diff --git a/fluxer_app/src/app/I18n.ts b/fluxer_app/src/app/I18n.ts
index a08d19282..5590b892a 100644
--- a/fluxer_app/src/app/I18n.ts
+++ b/fluxer_app/src/app/I18n.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
 
 import {messages as messagesEnUS} from '@app/features/i18n/locales/en-US/messages.mjs';
+import {AppStorageKey} from '@app/features/platform/state/AppStorageKeys';
 import AppStorage from '@app/features/platform/state/PersistentStorage';
 import {getNativeLocaleIdentifier} from '@app/features/platform/types/Platform';
 import {Logger} from '@app/features/platform/utils/AppLogger';
@@ -145,7 +146,7 @@ function detectPreferredLocale(forceLocale?: string): LocaleCode {
 	if (forceLocale) {
 		return normalizeLocale(forceLocale);
 	}
-	const storedLocale = AppStorage.getItem('locale');
+	const storedLocale = AppStorage.getItem(AppStorageKey.I18N_CHOSEN_LOCALE);
 	if (storedLocale) {
 		return normalizeLocale(storedLocale);
 	}
@@ -166,7 +167,6 @@ function activateLocale(localeCode: LocaleCode, messages: Messages): void {
 		document.documentElement.lang = localeCode;
 	}
 	noteLocale(localeCode);
-	AppStorage.setItem('locale', localeCode);
 }
 
 export function ensureActiveLocale(): void {
@@ -208,10 +208,10 @@ export function applyLocaleChange(localeCode: string): LocaleCode {
 	const normalized = normalizeLocale(localeCode);
 	requestedLocale = normalized;
 	if (normalized === i18n.locale) {
-		AppStorage.setItem('locale', normalized);
+		AppStorage.setItem(AppStorageKey.I18N_CHOSEN_LOCALE, normalized);
 		return normalized;
 	}
-	AppStorage.setItem('locale', normalized);
+	AppStorage.setItem(AppStorageKey.I18N_CHOSEN_LOCALE, normalized);
 	void loadLocaleCatalog(normalized).catch((error) => {
 		logger.error(`Failed to apply locale ${normalized}`, error);
 	});
diff --git a/fluxer_app/src/features/platform/state/AppStorageKeys.ts b/fluxer_app/src/features/platform/state/AppStorageKeys.ts
index 03b6d413b..7769a5ddb 100644
--- a/fluxer_app/src/features/platform/state/AppStorageKeys.ts
+++ b/fluxer_app/src/features/platform/state/AppStorageKeys.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export const AppStorageKey = Object.freeze({
 	AUTH_SESSION_USER_ID: AuthSessionStorageKey.UserId,
 	BACKGROUND_ACCOUNT_PRESENCE: 'BackgroundAccountPresence',
 	DELETED_KEYS: 'fluxer:internal:deleted-keys',
+	I18N_CHOSEN_LOCALE: 'fluxer:i18n:chosen-locale',
 	MESSAGING_DRAFTS: 'Drafts',
 	MESSAGING_MESSAGE_EDIT: 'MessageEdit',
 	NOTIFICATION: 'Notification',
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ const GLOBAL_APP_STORAGE_KEY_LOOKUP: Readonly<Record<string, true>> = Object.fre
 	[AppStorageKey.AUTH_SESSION_TOKEN]: true,
 	[AppStorageKey.AUTH_SESSION_USER_ID]: true,
 	[AppStorageKey.BACKGROUND_ACCOUNT_PRESENCE]: true,
+	[AppStorageKey.I18N_CHOSEN_LOCALE]: true,
 	[AppStorageKey.THEME_LIBRARY_ENABLED_IDS]: true,
 	[AppStorageKey.THEME_LIBRARY_LOCAL_FILES]: true,
 	[AppStorageKey.THEME_LIBRARY_MIGRATED]: true,