diff --git a/src-tauri/resources/default_settings.json b/src-tauri/resources/default_settings.json
index a41e7c5..c7ec6b4 100644
--- a/src-tauri/resources/default_settings.json
+++ b/src-tauri/resources/default_settings.json
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@
       "default_binding": "Platform-specific: ctrl+space (Windows/Linux), alt+space (macOS)"
     }
   },
-  "push_to_talk": true
+  "push_to_talk": true,
+  "selected_language": "auto"
 }
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
index 414062f..11e4d7e 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ pub fn run() {
             shortcut::change_ptt_setting,
             shortcut::change_audio_feedback_setting,
             shortcut::change_translate_to_english_setting,
+            shortcut::change_selected_language_setting,
             trigger_update_check,
             commands::models::get_available_models,
             commands::models::get_model_info,
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/managers/transcription.rs b/src-tauri/src/managers/transcription.rs
index 5212f7e..bfd3e79 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/managers/transcription.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/managers/transcription.rs
@@ -178,7 +178,8 @@ impl TranscriptionManager {
 
         // Initialize parameters
         let mut params = FullParams::new(SamplingStrategy::default());
-        params.set_language(Some("auto"));
+        let language = Some(settings.selected_language.as_str());
+        params.set_language(language);
         params.set_print_special(false);
         params.set_print_progress(false);
         params.set_print_realtime(false);
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/settings.rs b/src-tauri/src/settings.rs
index 7b441ee..f46ff59 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/settings.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/settings.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ pub struct AppSettings {
     pub selected_output_device: Option<String>,
     #[serde(default = "default_translate_to_english")]
     pub translate_to_english: bool,
+    #[serde(default = "default_selected_language")]
+    pub selected_language: String,
 }
 
 fn default_model() -> String {
@@ -47,6 +49,11 @@ fn default_translate_to_english() -> bool {
     false
 }
 
+fn default_selected_language() -> String {
+    // Default to auto-detection for backward compatibility
+    "auto".to_string()
+}
+
 pub const SETTINGS_STORE_PATH: &str = "settings_store.json";
 
 pub fn get_default_settings() -> AppSettings {
@@ -91,6 +98,7 @@ pub fn get_default_settings() -> AppSettings {
         selected_microphone: None,
         selected_output_device: None,
         translate_to_english: false,
+        selected_language: "auto".to_string(),
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/shortcut.rs b/src-tauri/src/shortcut.rs
index 516a32e..82d54b6 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/shortcut.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/shortcut.rs
@@ -119,6 +119,14 @@ pub fn change_translate_to_english_setting(app: AppHandle, enabled: bool) -> Res
     Ok(())
 }
 
+#[tauri::command]
+pub fn change_selected_language_setting(app: AppHandle, language: String) -> Result<(), String> {
+    let mut settings = settings::get_settings(&app);
+    settings.selected_language = language;
+    settings::write_settings(&app, settings);
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 fn _register_shortcut(app: &AppHandle, binding: ShortcutBinding) -> Result<(), String> {
     // Parse shortcut and return error if it fails
     let shortcut = match binding.current_binding.parse::<Shortcut>() {
diff --git a/src/components/settings/LanguageSelector.tsx b/src/components/settings/LanguageSelector.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5619322
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/settings/LanguageSelector.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,217 @@
+import React, { useState, useRef, useEffect } from "react";
+import { SettingContainer } from "../ui/SettingContainer";
+import ResetIcon from "../icons/ResetIcon";
+import { useSettings } from "../../hooks/useSettings";
+
+interface LanguageSelectorProps {
+  descriptionMode?: "inline" | "tooltip";
+  grouped?: boolean;
+}
+
+const LANGUAGES = [
+  { code: "auto", name: "Auto-detect" },
+  { code: "ar", name: "Arabic" },
+  { code: "bg", name: "Bulgarian" },
+  { code: "zh", name: "Chinese" },
+  { code: "hr", name: "Croatian" },
+  { code: "cs", name: "Czech" },
+  { code: "da", name: "Danish" },
+  { code: "nl", name: "Dutch" },
+  { code: "en", name: "English" },
+  { code: "et", name: "Estonian" },
+  { code: "fi", name: "Finnish" },
+  { code: "fr", name: "French" },
+  { code: "de", name: "German" },
+  { code: "el", name: "Greek" },
+  { code: "he", name: "Hebrew" },
+  { code: "hi", name: "Hindi" },
+  { code: "hu", name: "Hungarian" },
+  { code: "is", name: "Icelandic" },
+  { code: "id", name: "Indonesian" },
+  { code: "it", name: "Italian" },
+  { code: "ja", name: "Japanese" },
+  { code: "ko", name: "Korean" },
+  { code: "lv", name: "Latvian" },
+  { code: "lt", name: "Lithuanian" },
+  { code: "no", name: "Norwegian" },
+  { code: "fa", name: "Persian" },
+  { code: "pl", name: "Polish" },
+  { code: "pt", name: "Portuguese" },
+  { code: "ro", name: "Romanian" },
+  { code: "ru", name: "Russian" },
+  { code: "sr", name: "Serbian" },
+  { code: "sk", name: "Slovak" },
+  { code: "sl", name: "Slovenian" },
+  { code: "es", name: "Spanish" },
+  { code: "sv", name: "Swedish" },
+  { code: "th", name: "Thai" },
+  { code: "tr", name: "Turkish" },
+  { code: "uk", name: "Ukrainian" },
+  { code: "vi", name: "Vietnamese" },
+];
+
+export const LanguageSelector: React.FC<LanguageSelectorProps> = ({
+  descriptionMode = "tooltip",
+  grouped = false,
+}) => {
+  const { getSetting, updateSetting, resetSetting, isUpdating } = useSettings();
+  const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(false);
+  const [searchQuery, setSearchQuery] = useState("");
+  const dropdownRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const searchInputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
+
+  const selectedLanguage = getSetting("selected_language") || "auto";
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const handleClickOutside = (event: MouseEvent) => {
+      if (
+        dropdownRef.current &&
+        !dropdownRef.current.contains(event.target as Node)
+      ) {
+        setIsOpen(false);
+        setSearchQuery("");
+      }
+    };
+
+    document.addEventListener("mousedown", handleClickOutside);
+    return () => {
+      document.removeEventListener("mousedown", handleClickOutside);
+    };
+  }, []);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (isOpen && searchInputRef.current) {
+      searchInputRef.current.focus();
+    }
+  }, [isOpen]);
+
+  const filteredLanguages = LANGUAGES.filter(language =>
+    language.name.toLowerCase().includes(searchQuery.toLowerCase())
+  );
+
+  const selectedLanguageName = LANGUAGES.find(lang => lang.code === selectedLanguage)?.name || "Auto-detect";
+
+  const handleLanguageSelect = async (languageCode: string) => {
+    await updateSetting("selected_language", languageCode);
+    setIsOpen(false);
+    setSearchQuery("");
+  };
+
+  const handleReset = async () => {
+    await resetSetting("selected_language");
+  };
+
+  const handleToggle = () => {
+    if (isUpdating("selected_language")) return;
+    setIsOpen(!isOpen);
+  };
+
+  const handleSearchChange = (event: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
+    setSearchQuery(event.target.value);
+  };
+
+  const handleKeyDown = (event: React.KeyboardEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
+    if (event.key === "Enter" && filteredLanguages.length > 0) {
+      // Select first filtered language on Enter
+      handleLanguageSelect(filteredLanguages[0].code);
+    } else if (event.key === "Escape") {
+      setIsOpen(false);
+      setSearchQuery("");
+    }
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <SettingContainer
+      title="Language"
+      description="Select the language for speech recognition. Auto-detect will automatically determine the language, while selecting a specific language can improve accuracy for that language."
+      descriptionMode={descriptionMode}
+      grouped={grouped}
+    >
+      <div className="flex items-center space-x-1">
+        <div className="relative" ref={dropdownRef}>
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            className={`px-2 py-1 text-sm font-semibold bg-mid-gray/10 border border-mid-gray/80 rounded min-w-[200px] text-left flex items-center justify-between transition-all duration-150 ${
+              isUpdating("selected_language")
+                ? "opacity-50 cursor-not-allowed"
+                : "hover:bg-logo-primary/10 cursor-pointer hover:border-logo-primary"
+            }`}
+            onClick={handleToggle}
+            disabled={isUpdating("selected_language")}
+          >
+            <span className="truncate">{selectedLanguageName}</span>
+            <svg
+              className={`w-4 h-4 ml-2 transition-transform duration-200 ${
+                isOpen ? "transform rotate-180" : ""
+              }`}
+              fill="none"
+              stroke="currentColor"
+              viewBox="0 0 24 24"
+            >
+              <path
+                strokeLinecap="round"
+                strokeLinejoin="round"
+                strokeWidth={2}
+                d="M19 9l-7 7-7-7"
+              />
+            </svg>
+          </button>
+
+          {isOpen && !isUpdating("selected_language") && (
+            <div className="absolute top-full left-0 right-0 mt-1 bg-background border border-mid-gray/80 rounded shadow-lg z-50 max-h-60 overflow-hidden">
+              {/* Search input */}
+              <div className="p-2 border-b border-mid-gray/80">
+                <input
+                  ref={searchInputRef}
+                  type="text"
+                  value={searchQuery}
+                  onChange={handleSearchChange}
+                  onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
+                  placeholder="Search languages..."
+                  className="w-full px-2 py-1 text-sm bg-mid-gray/10 border border-mid-gray/40 rounded focus:outline-none focus:ring-1 focus:ring-logo-primary focus:border-logo-primary"
+                />
+              </div>
+
+              <div className="max-h-48 overflow-y-auto">
+                {filteredLanguages.length === 0 ? (
+                  <div className="px-2 py-2 text-sm text-mid-gray text-center">
+                    No languages found
+                  </div>
+                ) : (
+                  filteredLanguages.map((language) => (
+                    <button
+                      key={language.code}
+                      type="button"
+                      className={`w-full px-2 py-1 text-sm text-left hover:bg-logo-primary/10 transition-colors duration-150 ${
+                        selectedLanguage === language.code
+                          ? "bg-logo-primary/20 text-logo-primary font-semibold"
+                          : ""
+                      }`}
+                      onClick={() => handleLanguageSelect(language.code)}
+                    >
+                      <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
+                        <span className="truncate">{language.name}</span>
+                      </div>
+                    </button>
+                  ))
+                )}
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          )}
+        </div>
+        <button
+          className="px-2 py-1 hover:bg-logo-primary/30 active:bg-logo-primary/50 active:scale-95 rounded fill-text hover:cursor-pointer hover:border-logo-primary border border-transparent transition-all duration-150"
+          onClick={handleReset}
+          disabled={isUpdating("selected_language")}
+        >
+          <ResetIcon className="" />
+        </button>
+      </div>
+      {isUpdating("selected_language") && (
+        <div className="absolute inset-0 bg-mid-gray/10 rounded flex items-center justify-center">
+          <div className="w-4 h-4 border-2 border-logo-primary border-t-transparent rounded-full animate-spin"></div>
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </SettingContainer>
+  );
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/components/settings/Settings.tsx b/src/components/settings/Settings.tsx
index 9d31e16..b1a7283 100644
--- a/src/components/settings/Settings.tsx
+++ b/src/components/settings/Settings.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { AudioFeedback } from "./AudioFeedback";
 import { OutputDeviceSelector } from "./OutputDeviceSelector";
 import { HandyShortcut } from "./HandyShortcut";
 import { TranslateToEnglish } from "./TranslateToEnglish";
+import { LanguageSelector } from "./LanguageSelector";
 import { SettingsGroup } from "../ui/SettingsGroup";
 
 export const Settings: React.FC = () => {
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ export const Settings: React.FC = () => {
         <PushToTalk descriptionMode="tooltip" grouped={true} />
         <AudioFeedback descriptionMode="tooltip" grouped={true} />
         <OutputDeviceSelector descriptionMode="tooltip" grouped={true} />
+        <LanguageSelector descriptionMode="tooltip" grouped={true} />
         <TranslateToEnglish descriptionMode="tooltip" grouped={true} />
         <AlwaysOnMicrophone descriptionMode="tooltip" grouped={true} />
       </SettingsGroup>
diff --git a/src/hooks/useSettings.ts b/src/hooks/useSettings.ts
index e1170ae..7931b33 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useSettings.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useSettings.ts
@@ -194,6 +194,11 @@ export const useSettings = (): UseSettingsReturn => {
               enabled: value,
             });
             break;
+          case "selected_language":
+            await invoke("change_selected_language_setting", {
+              language: value,
+            });
+            break;
           case "bindings":
             // Handle bindings separately - they use their own invoke methods
             break;
@@ -237,6 +242,7 @@ export const useSettings = (): UseSettingsReturn => {
         selected_microphone: "Default",
         selected_output_device: "Default",
         translate_to_english: false,
+        selected_language: "auto",
       };
 
       const defaultValue = defaults[key];
diff --git a/src/lib/types.ts b/src/lib/types.ts
index e8314c1..ff90867 100644
--- a/src/lib/types.ts
+++ b/src/lib/types.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ export const SettingsSchema = z.object({
   selected_microphone: z.string().nullable().optional(),
   selected_output_device: z.string().nullable().optional(),
   translate_to_english: z.boolean(),
+  selected_language: z.string(),
 });
 
 export const BindingResponseSchema = z.object({