diff --git a/server/i18n/routes.js b/server/i18n/routes.js
index 4591b8c..1345db6 100644
--- a/server/i18n/routes.js
+++ b/server/i18n/routes.js
@@ -11,7 +11,12 @@ async function routes(fastify, options) {
       response.locale = fastify.i18n[request.params.locale];
     }
 
-    return response;
+    return reply.setCookie('lang', request.params.locale, {
+      path: '/',
+      expires: new Date('December 31, 9999'), // Don't expire
+      maxAge: new Date('December 31, 9999'),  // Both are set as a "just in case"
+      sameSite: true, // Prevents the cookie from being used outside of this site
+    }).send(response);
   });
 
   fastify.get('/locales/:locale/page/:page', async (request, reply) => {
diff --git a/server/index.js b/server/index.js
index 81bf788..48a6b0f 100644
--- a/server/index.js
+++ b/server/index.js
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ fastify.addHook('onRequest', async (request, reply) => {
       request.user = user;
     }
   }
+  if (typeof request.cookies.lang !== 'undefined') {
+    request.language = request.cookies.lang;
+  }
 });
 
 // Store i18n files in fastify object and register locales routes