diff --git a/src/localization/__tests__/resolveSystemLanguage.test.js b/src/localization/__tests__/resolveSystemLanguage.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7b052fe8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/localization/__tests__/resolveSystemLanguage.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+import { describe, expect, test } from 'vitest';
+
+import { resolveSystemLanguage } from '../index';
+import { languageCodes } from '../locales';
+
+describe('resolveSystemLanguage', () => {
+    describe('returns null for invalid input', () => {
+        test('empty string', () => {
+            expect(resolveSystemLanguage('', languageCodes)).toBeNull();
+        });
+
+        test('null', () => {
+            expect(resolveSystemLanguage(null, languageCodes)).toBeNull();
+        });
+
+        test('undefined', () => {
+            expect(resolveSystemLanguage(undefined, languageCodes)).toBeNull();
+        });
+
+        test('unsupported language', () => {
+            expect(resolveSystemLanguage('de-DE', languageCodes)).toBeNull();
+        });
+    });
+
+    describe('exact match', () => {
+        test('zh-CN matches zh-CN', () => {
+            expect(resolveSystemLanguage('zh-CN', languageCodes)).toBe('zh-CN');
+        });
+
+        test('zh-TW matches zh-TW', () => {
+            expect(resolveSystemLanguage('zh-TW', languageCodes)).toBe('zh-TW');
+        });
+
+        test('en matches en', () => {
+            expect(resolveSystemLanguage('en', languageCodes)).toBe('en');
+        });
+    });
+
+    describe('prefix match', () => {
+        test('ja-JP matches ja', () => {
+            expect(resolveSystemLanguage('ja-JP', languageCodes)).toBe('ja');
+        });
+
+        test('ko-KR matches ko', () => {
+            expect(resolveSystemLanguage('ko-KR', languageCodes)).toBe('ko');
+        });
+
+        test('fr-FR matches fr', () => {
+            expect(resolveSystemLanguage('fr-FR', languageCodes)).toBe('fr');
+        });
+
+        test('en-US matches en', () => {
+            expect(resolveSystemLanguage('en-US', languageCodes)).toBe('en');
+        });
+
+        test('es-MX matches es', () => {
+            expect(resolveSystemLanguage('es-MX', languageCodes)).toBe('es');
+        });
+
+        test('pt-BR matches pt', () => {
+            expect(resolveSystemLanguage('pt-BR', languageCodes)).toBe('pt');
+        });
+
+        test('ru-RU matches ru', () => {
+            expect(resolveSystemLanguage('ru-RU', languageCodes)).toBe('ru');
+        });
+    });
+
+    describe('Chinese region-aware mapping', () => {
+        test('zh-HK maps to zh-TW (traditional)', () => {
+            expect(resolveSystemLanguage('zh-HK', languageCodes)).toBe('zh-TW');
+        });
+
+        test('zh-MO maps to zh-TW (traditional)', () => {
+            expect(resolveSystemLanguage('zh-MO', languageCodes)).toBe('zh-TW');
+        });
+
+        test('zh-SG maps to zh-CN (simplified)', () => {
+            expect(resolveSystemLanguage('zh-SG', languageCodes)).toBe('zh-CN');
+        });
+
+        test('bare zh maps to zh-CN', () => {
+            expect(resolveSystemLanguage('zh', languageCodes)).toBe('zh-CN');
+        });
+
+        test('zh-Hant maps to zh-TW (traditional script tag)', () => {
+            expect(resolveSystemLanguage('zh-Hant', languageCodes)).toBe(
+                'zh-TW'
+            );
+        });
+
+        test('zh-Hans maps to zh-CN (simplified script tag)', () => {
+            expect(resolveSystemLanguage('zh-Hans', languageCodes)).toBe(
+                'zh-CN'
+            );
+        });
+
+        test('zh-Hant-HK maps to zh-TW (script + region)', () => {
+            expect(resolveSystemLanguage('zh-Hant-HK', languageCodes)).toBe(
+                'zh-TW'
+            );
+        });
+
+        test('zh-Hans-CN maps to zh-CN (script + region)', () => {
+            expect(resolveSystemLanguage('zh-Hans-CN', languageCodes)).toBe(
+                'zh-CN'
+            );
+        });
+
+        test('zh-Hant-MO maps to zh-TW (script + traditional region)', () => {
+            expect(resolveSystemLanguage('zh-Hant-MO', languageCodes)).toBe(
+                'zh-TW'
+            );
+        });
+    });
+});
diff --git a/src/localization/cs.json b/src/localization/cs.json
index 97ec0e36..646f0137 100644
--- a/src/localization/cs.json
+++ b/src/localization/cs.json
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@
                 "devEndpoint": "Dev Endpoint",
                 "endpoint": "Endpoint",
                 "websocket": "WebSocket"
+            },
+            "language_detect": {
+                "title": "Detekován jazyk",
+                "description": "Váš systémový jazyk je {language}. Chcete na něj přepnout?"
             }
         },
         "feed": {
diff --git a/src/localization/en.json b/src/localization/en.json
index 61c1903a..1387c677 100644
--- a/src/localization/en.json
+++ b/src/localization/en.json
@@ -215,6 +215,10 @@
                 "devEndpoint": "Dev Endpoint",
                 "endpoint": "Endpoint",
                 "websocket": "WebSocket"
+            },
+            "language_detect": {
+                "title": "Language Detected",
+                "description": "Your system language appears to be {language}. Would you like to switch to it?"
             }
         },
         "feed": {
@@ -2680,7 +2684,7 @@
     "table": {
         "header_menu": {
             "reset_all": "Reset All",
-            "lock_column_order": "Lock Column Order"
+            "lock_column_order": "Lock Column"
         },
         "pagination": {
             "rows_per_page": "Rows per page",
diff --git a/src/localization/es.json b/src/localization/es.json
index 319020a1..215d0a12 100644
--- a/src/localization/es.json
+++ b/src/localization/es.json
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@
                 "devEndpoint": "Punto Final de Desarrollo",
                 "endpoint": "Punto Final",
                 "websocket": "WebSocket"
+            },
+            "language_detect": {
+                "title": "Idioma detectado",
+                "description": "El idioma de su sistema parece ser {language}. ¿Le gustaría cambiar a él?"
             }
         },
         "feed": {
diff --git a/src/localization/fr.json b/src/localization/fr.json
index 91cd7d43..d93cb3cd 100644
--- a/src/localization/fr.json
+++ b/src/localization/fr.json
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@
                 "devEndpoint": "Dev Endpoint",
                 "endpoint": "Endpoint",
                 "websocket": "WebSocket"
+            },
+            "language_detect": {
+                "title": "Langue détectée",
+                "description": "La langue de votre système semble être {language}. Souhaitez-vous y passer ?"
             }
         },
         "feed": {
diff --git a/src/localization/hu.json b/src/localization/hu.json
index 64109f5b..37d50c0e 100644
--- a/src/localization/hu.json
+++ b/src/localization/hu.json
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@
                 "devEndpoint": "Fejlesztői végpont",
                 "endpoint": "Végpont",
                 "websocket": "WebSocket"
+            },
+            "language_detect": {
+                "title": "Nyelv észlelve",
+                "description": "A rendszernyelv úgy tűnik, hogy {language}. Szeretne átváltani rá?"
             }
         },
         "feed": {
diff --git a/src/localization/index.js b/src/localization/index.js
index dccdb370..8e6995e0 100644
--- a/src/localization/index.js
+++ b/src/localization/index.js
@@ -4,29 +4,25 @@ const localizedStringsUrls = import.meta.glob('./*.json', {
     import: 'default'
 });
 
-async function fetchJson(url) {
-    const response = await fetch(url);
-    if (!response.ok) {
-        console.warn(`Failed to fetch localization: ${response.status}`);
-    }
-    return response.json();
-}
-
 async function getLocalizedStrings(code) {
     const fallbackUrl = localizedStringsUrls['./en.json'];
-    const localizedStringsUrl =
-        localizedStringsUrls[`./${code}.json`] || fallbackUrl;
+    const url = localizedStringsUrls[`./${code}.json`] || fallbackUrl;
 
-    let localizedStrings = {};
     try {
-        localizedStrings = await fetchJson(localizedStringsUrl);
+        const res = await fetch(url);
+        if (!res.ok) throw new Error(res.status);
+        return await res.json();
     } catch {
-        if (localizedStringsUrl !== fallbackUrl) {
-            localizedStrings = await fetchJson(fallbackUrl).catch(() => ({}));
+        if (url !== fallbackUrl) {
+            try {
+                const res = await fetch(fallbackUrl);
+                return await res.json();
+            } catch {
+                return {};
+            }
         }
+        return {};
     }
-
-    return localizedStrings;
 }
 
 const languageNames = import.meta.glob('./*.json', {
@@ -38,5 +34,45 @@ function getLanguageName(code) {
     return String(languageNames[`./${code}.json`] ?? code);
 }
 
+/**
+ * @param {string} systemLanguage - BCP-47 code from AppApi.CurrentLanguage()
+ * @param {string[]} codes - supported language codes
+ * @returns {string | null} matched language code, or null
+ */
+function resolveSystemLanguage(systemLanguage, codes) {
+    if (!systemLanguage) return null;
+
+    // Exact match (e.g. zh-CN → zh-CN)
+    if (codes.includes(systemLanguage)) {
+        return systemLanguage;
+    }
+
+    const lang = systemLanguage.split('-')[0];
+
+    // Chinese: script-tag and region-aware mapping
+    // BCP-47 forms: zh-CN, zh-TW, zh-Hant, zh-Hans, zh-Hant-HK, zh-Hans-CN, etc.
+    if (lang === 'zh') {
+        const parts = systemLanguage.split('-').slice(1); // everything after 'zh'
+        const hasHant = parts.includes('Hant');
+        const hasHans = parts.includes('Hans');
+        const traditionalRegions = ['TW', 'HK', 'MO'];
+        const hasTraditionalRegion = parts.some((p) =>
+            traditionalRegions.includes(p)
+        );
+
+        if (hasHant || hasTraditionalRegion) {
+            return codes.includes('zh-TW') ? 'zh-TW' : null;
+        }
+        if (hasHans) {
+            return codes.includes('zh-CN') ? 'zh-CN' : null;
+        }
+        // Bare 'zh' or unknown region (e.g. zh-SG) → simplified
+        return codes.includes('zh-CN') ? 'zh-CN' : null;
+    }
+
+    // Generic prefix match (e.g. ja-JP → ja)
+    return codes.find((code) => code.split('-')[0] === lang) ?? null;
+}
+
 export * from './locales';
-export { getLanguageName, getLocalizedStrings };
+export { getLanguageName, getLocalizedStrings, resolveSystemLanguage };
diff --git a/src/localization/ja.json b/src/localization/ja.json
index e6025efa..730c5b9f 100644
--- a/src/localization/ja.json
+++ b/src/localization/ja.json
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@
                 "devEndpoint": "開発者用エンドポイント",
                 "endpoint": "エンドポイント",
                 "websocket": "ウェブソケット"
+            },
+            "language_detect": {
+                "title": "言語を検出しました",
+                "description": "システム言語は {language} のようです。切り替えますか？"
             }
         },
         "feed": {
diff --git a/src/localization/ko.json b/src/localization/ko.json
index c5c9b8f3..885159ea 100644
--- a/src/localization/ko.json
+++ b/src/localization/ko.json
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@
                 "devEndpoint": "개발자용 API",
                 "endpoint": "Endpoint",
                 "websocket": "WebSocket"
+            },
+            "language_detect": {
+                "title": "언어 감지됨",
+                "description": "시스템 언어가 {language}인 것 같습니다. 전환하시겠습니까?"
             }
         },
         "feed": {
diff --git a/src/localization/pl.json b/src/localization/pl.json
index abce5108..4876fd96 100644
--- a/src/localization/pl.json
+++ b/src/localization/pl.json
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@
                 "devEndpoint": "Tryb deweloperski",
                 "endpoint": "Endpoint",
                 "websocket": "WebSocket"
+            },
+            "language_detect": {
+                "title": "Wykryto język",
+                "description": "Język systemu to {language}. Czy chcesz na niego przełączyć?"
             }
         },
         "feed": {
diff --git a/src/localization/pt.json b/src/localization/pt.json
index 6dcf87c8..020fdaa3 100644
--- a/src/localization/pt.json
+++ b/src/localization/pt.json
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@
                 "devEndpoint": "Dev Endpoint",
                 "endpoint": "Ponto final",
                 "websocket": "WebSocket"
+            },
+            "language_detect": {
+                "title": "Idioma detectado",
+                "description": "O idioma do seu sistema parece ser {language}. Gostaria de mudar para ele?"
             }
         },
         "feed": {
diff --git a/src/localization/ru.json b/src/localization/ru.json
index 2ea7c67d..7d1b4200 100644
--- a/src/localization/ru.json
+++ b/src/localization/ru.json
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@
                 "devEndpoint": "Разработчик",
                 "endpoint": "Endpoint",
                 "websocket": "WebSocket"
+            },
+            "language_detect": {
+                "title": "Обнаружен язык",
+                "description": "Язык вашей системы — {language}. Хотите переключиться на него?"
             }
         },
         "feed": {
diff --git a/src/localization/th.json b/src/localization/th.json
index 788c8761..aece2ba8 100644
--- a/src/localization/th.json
+++ b/src/localization/th.json
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@
                 "devEndpoint": "Dev Endpoint",
                 "endpoint": "Endpoint",
                 "websocket": "WebSocket"
+            },
+            "language_detect": {
+                "title": "ตรวจพบภาษา",
+                "description": "ภาษาของระบบของคุณดูเหมือนจะเป็น {language} คุณต้องการเปลี่ยนไปใช้หรือไม่?"
             }
         },
         "feed": {
diff --git a/src/localization/vi.json b/src/localization/vi.json
index 8eea2cc9..9992ccda 100644
--- a/src/localization/vi.json
+++ b/src/localization/vi.json
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@
                 "devEndpoint": "Dev Endpoint",
                 "endpoint": "Endpoint",
                 "websocket": "WebSocket"
+            },
+            "language_detect": {
+                "title": "Đã phát hiện ngôn ngữ",
+                "description": "Ngôn ngữ hệ thống của bạn có vẻ là {language}. Bạn có muốn chuyển sang không?"
             }
         },
         "feed": {
diff --git a/src/localization/zh-CN.json b/src/localization/zh-CN.json
index 38f6dfda..1ca06dc5 100644
--- a/src/localization/zh-CN.json
+++ b/src/localization/zh-CN.json
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@
                 "devEndpoint": "自定义 API 接口",
                 "endpoint": "接口地址",
                 "websocket": "WebSocket"
+            },
+            "language_detect": {
+                "title": "检测到语言",
+                "description": "您的系统语言似乎是 {language}。是否切换到该语言？"
             }
         },
         "feed": {
diff --git a/src/localization/zh-TW.json b/src/localization/zh-TW.json
index fb2042d7..d519cb1b 100644
--- a/src/localization/zh-TW.json
+++ b/src/localization/zh-TW.json
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@
                 "devEndpoint": "開發介面",
                 "endpoint": "Endpoint",
                 "websocket": "WebSocket"
+            },
+            "language_detect": {
+                "title": "偵測到語言",
+                "description": "您的系統語言似乎是 {language}。是否切換到該語言？"
             }
         },
         "feed": {
diff --git a/src/plugins/i18n.js b/src/plugins/i18n.js
index 28b98b38..559e6c1c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/i18n.js
+++ b/src/plugins/i18n.js
@@ -28,4 +28,17 @@ async function updateLocalizedStrings() {
     await loadLocalizedStrings(i18n.global.locale.value);
 }
 
-export { i18n, loadLocalizedStrings, updateLocalizedStrings };
+/**
+ * Translate a single key using a specific locale without switching global UI language.
+ *
+ * @param {string} locale
+ * @param {string} key
+ * @param {import('vue-i18n').NamedValue=} params
+ * @returns {Promise<string>}
+ */
+async function tForLocale(locale, key, params = {}) {
+    await loadLocalizedStrings(locale);
+    return i18n.global.t(key, params, { locale });
+}
+
+export { i18n, loadLocalizedStrings, tForLocale, updateLocalizedStrings };
diff --git a/src/stores/settings/appearance.js b/src/stores/settings/appearance.js
index 7426e86d..2deb4957 100644
--- a/src/stores/settings/appearance.js
+++ b/src/stores/settings/appearance.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import {
 } from '../../shared/utils/base/ui';
 import { computeTrustLevel, getNameColour } from '../../shared/utils';
 import { database } from '../../services/database';
-import { languageCodes } from '../../localization';
+
 import { loadLocalizedStrings } from '../../plugins';
 import { useFeedStore } from '../feed';
 import { useGameLogStore } from '../gameLog';
@@ -262,19 +262,15 @@ export const useAppearanceSettingsStore = defineStore(
                 )
             ]);
 
-            if (!appLanguageConfig) {
-                const result = await AppApi.CurrentLanguage();
-
-                const lang = result.split('-')[0];
-
-                for (const ref of languageCodes) {
-                    const refLang = ref.split('_')[0];
-                    if (refLang === lang) {
-                        await changeAppLanguage(ref);
-                    }
-                }
-            } else {
+            if (appLanguageConfig) {
                 await changeAppLanguage(appLanguageConfig);
+            } else {
+                // First launch: load en in-memory only, do NOT persist.
+                // Login.vue detectAndPromptLanguage() will handle first-time language selection.
+                await loadLocalizedStrings('en');
+                appLanguage.value = 'en';
+                locale.value = 'en';
+                changeHtmlLangAttribute('en');
             }
 
             themeMode.value = initThemeMode;
diff --git a/src/views/Login/Login.vue b/src/views/Login/Login.vue
index 6e572125..80614659 100644
--- a/src/views/Login/Login.vue
+++ b/src/views/Login/Login.vue
@@ -202,9 +202,12 @@
     import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n';
     import { z } from 'zod';
 
-    import { useAppearanceSettingsStore, useAuthStore, useVrcStatusStore, useVRCXUpdaterStore } from '../../stores';
-    import { getLanguageName, languageCodes } from '../../localization';
+    import { useAppearanceSettingsStore, useAuthStore, useModalStore, useVrcStatusStore, useVRCXUpdaterStore } from '../../stores';
+    import { getLanguageName, languageCodes, resolveSystemLanguage } from '../../localization';
+    import { tForLocale } from '../../plugins';
     import { openExternalLink } from '../../shared/utils';
+
+    import configRepository from '../../services/config';
     import { useUserDisplay } from '../../composables/useUserDisplay';
     import { watchState } from '../../services/watchState';
 
@@ -221,6 +224,7 @@
     const appearanceSettingsStore = useAppearanceSettingsStore();
     const { appLanguage } = storeToRefs(appearanceSettingsStore);
     const { changeAppLanguage } = appearanceSettingsStore;
+    const modalStore = useModalStore();
 
     const vrcStatusStore = useVrcStatusStore();
 
@@ -311,12 +315,80 @@
             }
         }
     );
+    let isActive = true;
+    let isLanguagePromptOpen = false;
+
+    async function detectAndPromptLanguage() {
+        try {
+            const savedLanguage = await configRepository.getString('VRCX_appLanguage');
+            if (savedLanguage || !isActive) return;
+
+            const systemLanguage = await AppApi.CurrentLanguage();
+            if (!systemLanguage || !isActive) return;
+
+            const matchedCode = resolveSystemLanguage(systemLanguage, languageCodes);
+
+            if (!matchedCode || matchedCode === 'en') {
+                if (isActive) await changeAppLanguage('en');
+                return;
+            }
+
+            const languageName = getLanguageName(matchedCode);
+            const [
+                promptTitle,
+                promptDescription,
+                promptConfirmText,
+                promptCancelText
+            ] = await Promise.all([
+                tForLocale(matchedCode, 'view.login.language_detect.title'),
+                tForLocale(
+                    matchedCode,
+                    'view.login.language_detect.description',
+                    {
+                        language: languageName
+                    }
+                ),
+                tForLocale(matchedCode, 'dialog.alertdialog.confirm'),
+                tForLocale(matchedCode, 'dialog.alertdialog.cancel')
+            ]);
+
+            isLanguagePromptOpen = true;
+            const { ok } = await modalStore.confirm({
+                title: promptTitle,
+                description: promptDescription,
+                confirmText: promptConfirmText,
+                cancelText: promptCancelText
+            });
+            isLanguagePromptOpen = false;
+
+            if (!isActive) return;
+
+            // Re-check: user may have manually switched language while the dialog was open
+            const currentLanguage = await configRepository.getString('VRCX_appLanguage');
+            if (currentLanguage || !isActive) return;
+
+            if (ok) {
+                await changeAppLanguage(matchedCode);
+            } else {
+                await changeAppLanguage('en');
+            }
+        } catch (error) {
+            isLanguagePromptOpen = false;
+            console.error('Language detection failed:', error);
+        }
+    }
 
     onBeforeMount(async () => {
         updateSavedCredentials();
+        detectAndPromptLanguage();
     });
 
     onBeforeUnmount(() => {
+        isActive = false;
+        if (isLanguagePromptOpen) {
+            modalStore.handleCancel();
+            isLanguagePromptOpen = false;
+        }
         resetForm({
             values: {
                 username: '',