diff --git a/src/state/persisted/schema.ts b/src/state/persisted/schema.ts
index 11204f3090..1381f66b5d 100644
--- a/src/state/persisted/schema.ts
+++ b/src/state/persisted/schema.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ const schema = z.object({
     contentLanguages: z.array(z.string()),
     /**
      * The language(s) the user is currently posting in, configured within the
-     * composer. Multiple languages are psearate by commas.
+     * composer. Multiple languages are separated by commas.
      *
      * BCP-47 2-letter language code without region.
      */
diff --git a/src/state/preferences/languages.tsx b/src/state/preferences/languages.tsx
index 14ba62dba9..5d4336814c 100644
--- a/src/state/preferences/languages.tsx
+++ b/src/state/preferences/languages.tsx
@@ -156,6 +156,10 @@ export function toPostLanguages(postLanguage: string): string[] {
   return postLanguage.split(',').filter(Boolean)
 }
 
+export function fromPostLanguages(languages: string[]): string {
+  return languages.filter(Boolean).join(',')
+}
+
 export function hasPostLanguage(postLanguage: string, code2: string): boolean {
   return toPostLanguages(postLanguage).includes(code2)
 }
diff --git a/src/view/com/composer/Composer.tsx b/src/view/com/composer/Composer.tsx
index a4e0bd06fb..82b0dc6e29 100644
--- a/src/view/com/composer/Composer.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/composer/Composer.tsx
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ import {
 import {useModalControls} from '#/state/modals'
 import {useRequireAltTextEnabled} from '#/state/preferences'
 import {
+  fromPostLanguages,
   toPostLanguages,
   useLanguagePrefs,
   useLanguagePrefsApi,
@@ -196,6 +197,25 @@ export const ComposePost = ({
   const [isPublishing, setIsPublishing] = useState(false)
   const [publishingStage, setPublishingStage] = useState('')
   const [error, setError] = useState('')
+  const [acceptedLanguageSuggestion, setAcceptedLanguageSuggestion] = useState<
+    string | null
+  >(null)
+
+  // NOTE(@elijaharita): if a temporary language suggestion has been accepted,
+  // show that as the post language instead of the one from langPrefs.
+  const currentLanguages = useMemo(
+    () =>
+      acceptedLanguageSuggestion
+        ? [acceptedLanguageSuggestion]
+        : toPostLanguages(langPrefs.postLanguage),
+    [acceptedLanguageSuggestion, langPrefs.postLanguage],
+  )
+
+  // This effect clears the temporary language suggestion if the post language
+  // is manually changed, so the user doesn't get stuck with the suggestion.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setAcceptedLanguageSuggestion(null)
+  }, [langPrefs.postLanguage])
 
   const [composerState, composerDispatch] = useReducer(
     composerReducer,
@@ -414,7 +434,7 @@ export const ComposePost = ({
           thread,
           replyTo: replyTo?.uri,
           onStateChange: setPublishingStage,
-          langs: toPostLanguages(langPrefs.postLanguage),
+          langs: currentLanguages,
         })
       ).uris[0]
 
@@ -490,7 +510,7 @@ export const ComposePost = ({
             isPartOfThread: thread.posts.length > 1,
             hasLink: !!post.embed.link,
             hasQuote: !!post.embed.quote,
-            langs: langPrefs.postLanguage,
+            langs: fromPostLanguages(currentLanguages),
             logContext: 'Composer',
           })
           index++
@@ -557,7 +577,7 @@ export const ComposePost = ({
     thread,
     canPost,
     isPublishing,
-    langPrefs.postLanguage,
+    currentLanguages,
     onClose,
     onPost,
     onPostSuccess,
@@ -656,6 +676,8 @@ export const ComposePost = ({
         text={activePost.richtext.text}
         // NOTE(@elijaharita): currently just choosing the first language if any exists
         replyToLanguage={replyTo?.langs?.[0]}
+        currentLanguages={currentLanguages}
+        onChange={setAcceptedLanguageSuggestion}
       />
       <ComposerPills
         isReply={!!replyTo}
@@ -678,6 +700,7 @@ export const ComposePost = ({
             type: 'add_post',
           })
         }}
+        currentLanguages={currentLanguages}
       />
     </>
   )
@@ -1289,6 +1312,7 @@ function ComposerFooter({
   onEmojiButtonPress,
   onSelectVideo,
   onAddPost,
+  currentLanguages,
 }: {
   post: PostDraft
   dispatch: (action: PostAction) => void
@@ -1297,6 +1321,7 @@ function ComposerFooter({
   onError: (error: string) => void
   onSelectVideo: (postId: string, asset: ImagePickerAsset) => void
   onAddPost: () => void
+  currentLanguages: string[]
 }) {
   const t = useTheme()
   const {_} = useLingui()
@@ -1450,7 +1475,7 @@ function ComposerFooter({
             <PlusIcon size="lg" />
           </Button>
         )}
-        <PostLanguageSelect />
+        <PostLanguageSelect currentLanguages={currentLanguages} />
         <CharProgress
           count={post.shortenedGraphemeLength}
           style={{width: 65}}
diff --git a/src/view/com/composer/select-language/PostLanguageSelect.tsx b/src/view/com/composer/select-language/PostLanguageSelect.tsx
index 6291e84224..f42db12458 100644
--- a/src/view/com/composer/select-language/PostLanguageSelect.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/composer/select-language/PostLanguageSelect.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@ import * as Menu from '#/components/Menu'
 import {Text} from '#/components/Typography'
 import {PostLanguageSelectDialog} from './PostLanguageSelectDialog'
 
-export function PostLanguageSelect() {
+export function PostLanguageSelect({
+  currentLanguages: currentLanguagesProp,
+}: {
+  currentLanguages?: string[]
+}) {
   const {_} = useLingui()
   const langPrefs = useLanguagePrefs()
   const setLangPrefs = useLanguagePrefsApi()
@@ -27,6 +31,9 @@ export function PostLanguageSelect() {
     new Set([...langPrefs.postLanguageHistory, langPrefs.postLanguage]),
   )
 
+  const currentLanguages =
+    currentLanguagesProp ?? toPostLanguages(langPrefs.postLanguage)
+
   if (
     dedupedHistory.length === 1 &&
     dedupedHistory[0] === langPrefs.postLanguage
@@ -34,7 +41,10 @@ export function PostLanguageSelect() {
     return (
       <>
         <LanguageBtn onPress={languageDialogControl.open} />
-        <PostLanguageSelectDialog control={languageDialogControl} />
+        <PostLanguageSelectDialog
+          control={languageDialogControl}
+          currentLanguages={currentLanguages}
+        />
       </>
     )
   }
@@ -43,7 +53,9 @@ export function PostLanguageSelect() {
     <>
       <Menu.Root>
         <Menu.Trigger label={_(msg`Select post language`)}>
-          {({props}) => <LanguageBtn {...props} />}
+          {({props}) => (
+            <LanguageBtn currentLanguages={currentLanguages} {...props} />
+          )}
         </Menu.Trigger>
         <Menu.Outer>
           <Menu.Group>
@@ -59,7 +71,7 @@ export function PostLanguageSelect() {
                   onPress={() => setLangPrefs.setPostLanguage(historyItem)}>
                   <Menu.ItemText>{langName}</Menu.ItemText>
                   <Menu.ItemRadio
-                    selected={historyItem === langPrefs.postLanguage}
+                    selected={currentLanguages.includes(historyItem)}
                   />
                 </Menu.Item>
               )
@@ -77,17 +89,25 @@ export function PostLanguageSelect() {
         </Menu.Outer>
       </Menu.Root>
 
-      <PostLanguageSelectDialog control={languageDialogControl} />
+      <PostLanguageSelectDialog
+        control={languageDialogControl}
+        currentLanguages={currentLanguages}
+      />
     </>
   )
 }
 
-function LanguageBtn(props: Omit<ButtonProps, 'label' | 'children'>) {
+function LanguageBtn(
+  props: Omit<ButtonProps, 'label' | 'children'> & {
+    currentLanguages?: string[]
+  },
+) {
   const {_} = useLingui()
   const langPrefs = useLanguagePrefs()
   const t = useTheme()
 
   const postLanguagesPref = toPostLanguages(langPrefs.postLanguage)
+  const currentLanguages = props.currentLanguages ?? postLanguagesPref
 
   return (
     <Button
@@ -106,7 +126,7 @@ function LanguageBtn(props: Omit<ButtonProps, 'label' | 'children'>) {
       {({pressed, hovered}) => {
         const color =
           pressed || hovered ? t.palette.primary_300 : t.palette.primary_500
-        if (postLanguagesPref.length > 0) {
+        if (currentLanguages.length > 0) {
           return (
             <Text
               style={[
@@ -117,7 +137,7 @@ function LanguageBtn(props: Omit<ButtonProps, 'label' | 'children'>) {
                 {maxWidth: 100},
               ]}
               numberOfLines={1}>
-              {postLanguagesPref
+              {currentLanguages
                 .map(lang => codeToLanguageName(lang, langPrefs.appLanguage))
                 .join(', ')}
             </Text>
diff --git a/src/view/com/composer/select-language/PostLanguageSelectDialog.tsx b/src/view/com/composer/select-language/PostLanguageSelectDialog.tsx
index 1137415e63..dff719f387 100644
--- a/src/view/com/composer/select-language/PostLanguageSelectDialog.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/composer/select-language/PostLanguageSelectDialog.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {languageName} from '#/locale/helpers'
 import {type Language, LANGUAGES, LANGUAGES_MAP_CODE2} from '#/locale/languages'
 import {isNative, isWeb} from '#/platform/detection'
 import {
+  toPostLanguages,
   useLanguagePrefs,
   useLanguagePrefsApi,
 } from '#/state/preferences/languages'
@@ -22,8 +23,12 @@ import {TimesLarge_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as XIcon} from '#/components/icons/Ti
 import {Text} from '#/components/Typography'
 
 export function PostLanguageSelectDialog({
+  /** Optionally can be passed to show different values than what is saved in
+   * langPrefs. */
+  currentLanguages,
   control,
 }: {
+  currentLanguages?: string[]
   control: Dialog.DialogControlProps
 }) {
   const {height} = useWindowDimensions()
@@ -40,13 +45,13 @@ export function PostLanguageSelectDialog({
       nativeOptions={{minHeight: height - insets.top}}>
       <Dialog.Handle />
       <ErrorBoundary renderError={renderErrorBoundary}>
-        <DialogInner />
+        <DialogInner currentLanguages={currentLanguages} />
       </ErrorBoundary>
     </Dialog.Outer>
   )
 }
 
-export function DialogInner() {
+export function DialogInner({currentLanguages}: {currentLanguages?: string[]}) {
   const control = Dialog.useDialogContext()
   const [headerHeight, setHeaderHeight] = useState(0)
 
@@ -63,8 +68,11 @@ export function DialogInner() {
   }, [])
 
   const langPrefs = useLanguagePrefs()
+  const postLanguagesPref =
+    currentLanguages ?? toPostLanguages(langPrefs.postLanguage)
+
   const [checkedLanguagesCode2, setCheckedLanguagesCode2] = useState<string[]>(
-    langPrefs.postLanguage.split(',') || [langPrefs.primaryLanguage],
+    postLanguagesPref || [langPrefs.primaryLanguage],
   )
   const [search, setSearch] = useState('')
 
diff --git a/src/view/com/composer/select-language/SuggestedLanguage.tsx b/src/view/com/composer/select-language/SuggestedLanguage.tsx
index 431787cea1..f0dea410bd 100644
--- a/src/view/com/composer/select-language/SuggestedLanguage.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/composer/select-language/SuggestedLanguage.tsx
@@ -6,11 +6,7 @@ import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react'
 import lande from 'lande'
 
 import {code3ToCode2Strict, codeToLanguageName} from '#/locale/helpers'
-import {
-  toPostLanguages,
-  useLanguagePrefs,
-  useLanguagePrefsApi,
-} from '#/state/preferences/languages'
+import {useLanguagePrefs} from '#/state/preferences/languages'
 import {atoms as a, useTheme} from '#/alf'
 import {Button, ButtonText} from '#/components/Button'
 import {Earth_Stroke2_Corner2_Rounded as EarthIcon} from '#/components/icons/Globe'
@@ -23,16 +19,19 @@ const cancelIdle = globalThis.cancelIdleCallback || clearTimeout
 export function SuggestedLanguage({
   text,
   replyToLanguage: replyToLanguageProp,
+  currentLanguages,
+  onChange,
 }: {
   text: string
   replyToLanguage?: string
+  currentLanguages: string[]
+  onChange: (language: string | null) => void
 }) {
   const replyToLanguage = cleanUpLanguage(replyToLanguageProp)
   const [suggestedLanguage, setSuggestedLanguage] = useState<
     string | undefined
   >(text.length === 0 ? replyToLanguage : undefined)
   const langPrefs = useLanguagePrefs()
-  const setLangPrefs = useLanguagePrefsApi()
   const t = useTheme()
   const {_} = useLingui()
 
@@ -60,10 +59,7 @@ export function SuggestedLanguage({
     return () => cancelIdle(idle)
   }, [text, replyToLanguage])
 
-  if (
-    suggestedLanguage &&
-    !toPostLanguages(langPrefs.postLanguage).includes(suggestedLanguage)
-  ) {
+  if (suggestedLanguage && !currentLanguages.includes(suggestedLanguage)) {
     const suggestedLanguageName = codeToLanguageName(
       suggestedLanguage,
       langPrefs.appLanguage,
@@ -96,7 +92,7 @@ export function SuggestedLanguage({
           color="secondary"
           size="small"
           variant="solid"
-          onPress={() => setLangPrefs.setPostLanguage(suggestedLanguage)}
+          onPress={() => onChange(suggestedLanguage)}
           label={_(msg`Change post language to ${suggestedLanguageName}`)}>
           <ButtonText>
             <Trans>Yes</Trans>