diff --git a/src/actions/i18n.actions.ts b/src/actions/i18n.actions.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ecf763
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/actions/i18n.actions.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+"use server"
+
+import { cookies } from "next/headers"
+
+import {
+  isLocale,
+  LOCALE_COOKIE_MAX_AGE_SECONDS,
+  LOCALE_COOKIE_NAME,
+  type Locale,
+} from "@/i18n/locales"
+
+export type SetLocaleActionResult =
+  | { success: true; locale: Locale }
+  | { success: false; error: "UNSUPPORTED_LOCALE" }
+
+export async function setLocaleAction(
+  requestedLocale: string,
+): Promise<SetLocaleActionResult> {
+  if (!isLocale(requestedLocale)) {
+    return { success: false, error: "UNSUPPORTED_LOCALE" }
+  }
+
+  const cookieStore = await cookies()
+  cookieStore.set(LOCALE_COOKIE_NAME, requestedLocale, {
+    path: "/",
+    sameSite: "lax",
+    maxAge: LOCALE_COOKIE_MAX_AGE_SECONDS,
+    httpOnly: true,
+    secure: process.env.NODE_ENV === "production",
+  })
+
+  return { success: true, locale: requestedLocale }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/(auth)/login/page.tsx b/src/app/(auth)/login/page.tsx
index 5c6b717..7321860 100644
--- a/src/app/(auth)/login/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(auth)/login/page.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { redirect } from "next/navigation"
 
+import { LanguageSwitcher } from "@/components/i18n/language-switcher"
 import { Card, CardContent, CardHeader, CardTitle } from "@/components/ui/card"
 import { getI18n } from "@/i18n/server"
 import { auth } from "@/lib/auth"
@@ -11,12 +12,18 @@ export default async function LoginPage() {
 
   if (session) redirect("/")
 
-  const { dictionary } = await getI18n()
+  const { dictionary, locale } = await getI18n()
   const copy = dictionary.login
 
   return (
     <div className="flex min-h-svh w-full items-center justify-center p-6 md:p-10">
-      <div className="w-full max-w-sm">
+      <div className="w-full max-w-sm space-y-3">
+        <div className="flex justify-end">
+          <LanguageSwitcher
+            activeLocale={locale}
+            copy={dictionary.common.languageSwitcher}
+          />
+        </div>
         <Card>
           <CardHeader>
             <CardTitle>
diff --git a/src/components/i18n/language-switcher.tsx b/src/components/i18n/language-switcher.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98eef6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/i18n/language-switcher.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+"use client"
+
+import { useRouter } from "next/navigation"
+import { useTransition } from "react"
+
+import { setLocaleAction } from "@/actions/i18n.actions"
+import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
+import {
+  DropdownMenu,
+  DropdownMenuContent,
+  DropdownMenuLabel,
+  DropdownMenuRadioGroup,
+  DropdownMenuRadioItem,
+  DropdownMenuTrigger,
+} from "@/components/ui/dropdown-menu"
+import { isLocale, type Locale, SUPPORTED_LOCALES } from "@/i18n/locales"
+import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"
+
+export type LanguageSwitcherCopy = {
+  label: string
+  options: Record<Locale, string>
+}
+
+type LanguageSwitcherProps = {
+  activeLocale: Locale
+  copy: LanguageSwitcherCopy
+  className?: string
+}
+
+export function LanguageSwitcher({
+  activeLocale,
+  copy,
+  className,
+}: LanguageSwitcherProps) {
+  const router = useRouter()
+  const [isPending, startTransition] = useTransition()
+  const activeLabel = copy.options[activeLocale]
+  const accessibleName = `${copy.label}: ${activeLabel}`
+
+  function handleLocaleChange(nextLocale: string) {
+    if (isPending || nextLocale === activeLocale || !isLocale(nextLocale)) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    startTransition(async () => {
+      const result = await setLocaleAction(nextLocale)
+
+      if (result.success) {
+        router.refresh()
+      }
+    })
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <DropdownMenu>
+      <DropdownMenuTrigger asChild>
+        <Button
+          aria-label={accessibleName}
+          className={cn("min-w-12", className)}
+          disabled={isPending}
+          size="xs"
+          type="button"
+          variant="outline"
+        >
+          {activeLocale.toUpperCase()}
+        </Button>
+      </DropdownMenuTrigger>
+      <DropdownMenuContent align="end">
+        <DropdownMenuLabel>{copy.label}</DropdownMenuLabel>
+        <DropdownMenuRadioGroup
+          onValueChange={handleLocaleChange}
+          value={activeLocale}
+        >
+          {SUPPORTED_LOCALES.map((locale) => (
+            <DropdownMenuRadioItem
+              disabled={isPending}
+              key={locale}
+              value={locale}
+            >
+              {copy.options[locale]}
+            </DropdownMenuRadioItem>
+          ))}
+        </DropdownMenuRadioGroup>
+      </DropdownMenuContent>
+    </DropdownMenu>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/src/components/layout/navbar.tsx b/src/components/layout/navbar.tsx
index 8e1b86d..d527145 100644
--- a/src/components/layout/navbar.tsx
+++ b/src/components/layout/navbar.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { redirect } from "next/navigation"
 
+import { LanguageSwitcher } from "@/components/i18n/language-switcher"
 import {
   DropdownMenu,
   DropdownMenuContent,
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   DropdownMenuSeparator,
   DropdownMenuTrigger,
 } from "@/components/ui/dropdown-menu"
+import { getI18n } from "@/i18n/server"
 import { auth } from "@/lib/auth"
 import { SIGN_IN_URL } from "@/lib/constants"
 
@@ -20,11 +22,17 @@ export default async function Navbar() {
 
   if (!session) redirect(SIGN_IN_URL)
 
+  const { dictionary, locale } = await getI18n()
+
   return (
     <nav className="flex items-center justify-between border-b p-4">
       <SidebarTrigger />
       <div className="flex items-center gap-4">
         <AddMenu />
+        <LanguageSwitcher
+          activeLocale={locale}
+          copy={dictionary.common.languageSwitcher}
+        />
         <div className="flex items-center gap-4">
           <DropdownMenu>
             <DropdownMenuTrigger>
diff --git a/src/i18n/dictionaries/en.ts b/src/i18n/dictionaries/en.ts
index f9c0d0e..ffe357d 100644
--- a/src/i18n/dictionaries/en.ts
+++ b/src/i18n/dictionaries/en.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,13 @@
 export const en = {
+  common: {
+    languageSwitcher: {
+      label: "Language",
+      options: {
+        en: "English",
+        es: "Spanish",
+      },
+    },
+  },
   login: {
     title: "Sign In",
     usernameLabel: "Username",
diff --git a/src/i18n/dictionaries/es.ts b/src/i18n/dictionaries/es.ts
index b22cbdd..dcaa0ce 100644
--- a/src/i18n/dictionaries/es.ts
+++ b/src/i18n/dictionaries/es.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 import type { Dictionary } from "./en"
 
 export const es = {
+  common: {
+    languageSwitcher: {
+      label: "Idioma",
+      options: {
+        en: "Inglés",
+        es: "Español",
+      },
+    },
+  },
   login: {
     title: "Iniciar sesión",
     usernameLabel: "Usuario",
diff --git a/src/i18n/locales.ts b/src/i18n/locales.ts
index 45989ab..2960b91 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales.ts
+++ b/src/i18n/locales.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ export type Locale = (typeof SUPPORTED_LOCALES)[number]
 export const FALLBACK_LOCALE: Locale = "en"
 export const DEFAULT_LOCALE_ENV_VAR = "STOCK_MANAGER_DEFAULT_LOCALE"
 export const LOCALE_COOKIE_NAME = "stock-manager-locale"
+export const LOCALE_COOKIE_MAX_AGE_SECONDS = 60 * 60 * 24 * 365
 
 export function isLocale(value: unknown): value is Locale {
   return (
diff --git a/tests/e2e/language-switcher.spec.ts b/tests/e2e/language-switcher.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e61bb89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/language-switcher.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+import { expect, type Page, test } from "@playwright/test"
+
+async function setLocaleCookie(
+  page: Page,
+  locale: "en" | "es",
+  baseURL?: string,
+) {
+  await page.context().addCookies([
+    {
+      name: "stock-manager-locale",
+      value: locale,
+      url: baseURL ?? "http://127.0.0.1:3100",
+    },
+  ])
+}
+
+async function expectLocaleCookie(page: Page, locale: "en" | "es") {
+  await expect
+    .poll(async () => {
+      const cookies = await page.context().cookies()
+      return cookies.find((cookie) => cookie.name === "stock-manager-locale")
+        ?.value
+    })
+    .toBe(locale)
+}
+
+async function signInAsAdmin(page: Page, baseURL?: string) {
+  await setLocaleCookie(page, "en", baseURL)
+  await page.goto("/login")
+  await page.getByLabel("Username").fill("admin")
+  await page.getByLabel("Password").fill("admin-password")
+  await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Sign In" }).click()
+  await expect(page).toHaveURL("/")
+}
+
+test.describe("language switcher", () => {
+  test("switches the login page language in place through the locale cookie", async ({
+    baseURL,
+    page,
+  }) => {
+    await setLocaleCookie(page, "en", baseURL)
+
+    await page.goto("/login")
+
+    await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/login$/)
+    await expect(page.locator("html")).toHaveAttribute("lang", "en")
+    await expect(page.getByRole("heading", { name: "Sign In" })).toBeVisible()
+
+    await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Language: English" }).click()
+
+    const options = page.getByRole("menuitemradio")
+    await expect(options).toHaveCount(2)
+    await expect(
+      page.getByRole("menuitemradio", { name: "English" }),
+    ).toBeVisible()
+    await page.getByRole("menuitemradio", { name: "Spanish" }).click()
+
+    await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/login$/)
+    await expect(page.locator("html")).toHaveAttribute("lang", "es")
+    await expect(
+      page.getByRole("heading", { name: "Iniciar sesión" }),
+    ).toBeVisible()
+    await expect(page.getByLabel("Usuario")).toBeVisible()
+    await expect(page.getByLabel("Contraseña")).toBeVisible()
+    await expect(
+      page.getByRole("button", { name: "Iniciar sesión" }),
+    ).toBeVisible()
+    await expectLocaleCookie(page, "es")
+  })
+
+  test("switches the authenticated dashboard language from the navbar", async ({
+    baseURL,
+    page,
+  }) => {
+    await signInAsAdmin(page, baseURL)
+
+    await expect(page.locator("html")).toHaveAttribute("lang", "en")
+    await expect(page.getByRole("heading", { name: "Dashboard" })).toBeVisible()
+    await expect(page.getByText("E2E Admin")).toBeVisible()
+
+    await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Language: English" }).click()
+    await page.getByRole("menuitemradio", { name: "Spanish" }).click()
+
+    await expect(page).toHaveURL("/")
+    await expect(page.locator("html")).toHaveAttribute("lang", "es")
+    await expect(
+      page.getByRole("heading", { name: "Panel de control" }),
+    ).toBeVisible()
+    await expect(page.getByText("E2E Admin")).toBeVisible()
+    await expect(page.getByText("admin@example.test")).toBeVisible()
+    await expectLocaleCookie(page, "es")
+  })
+})
diff --git a/tests/unit/actions/i18n.actions.test.ts b/tests/unit/actions/i18n.actions.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb88cbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/actions/i18n.actions.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest"
+
+import { LOCALE_COOKIE_MAX_AGE_SECONDS } from "@/i18n/locales"
+
+const headersMocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  cookieSet: vi.fn(),
+  cookies: vi.fn(),
+}))
+
+vi.mock("next/headers", () => ({
+  cookies: headersMocks.cookies,
+}))
+
+import { setLocaleAction } from "@/actions/i18n.actions"
+
+describe("setLocaleAction", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    headersMocks.cookieSet.mockReset()
+    headersMocks.cookies.mockReset()
+    headersMocks.cookies.mockResolvedValue({
+      set: headersMocks.cookieSet,
+    })
+  })
+
+  it("writes a validated supported locale to the locale cookie", async () => {
+    const result = await setLocaleAction("es")
+
+    expect(result).toEqual({ success: true, locale: "es" })
+    expect(headersMocks.cookies).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
+    expect(headersMocks.cookieSet).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      "stock-manager-locale",
+      "es",
+      {
+        path: "/",
+        sameSite: "lax",
+        maxAge: LOCALE_COOKIE_MAX_AGE_SECONDS,
+        httpOnly: true,
+        secure: false,
+      },
+    )
+  })
+
+  it("rejects unsupported locales without writing a cookie", async () => {
+    const result = await setLocaleAction("fr")
+
+    expect(result).toEqual({ success: false, error: "UNSUPPORTED_LOCALE" })
+    expect(headersMocks.cookies).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(headersMocks.cookieSet).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+})
diff --git a/tests/unit/i18n/dictionaries.test.ts b/tests/unit/i18n/dictionaries.test.ts
index 2f732e2..8a4ad8e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/i18n/dictionaries.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/i18n/dictionaries.test.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,24 @@ describe("i18n dictionaries", () => {
     })
   })
 
+  it("provides localized language switcher copy for English and Spanish", () => {
+    expect(getDictionary("en").common.languageSwitcher).toEqual({
+      label: "Language",
+      options: {
+        en: "English",
+        es: "Spanish",
+      },
+    })
+
+    expect(getDictionary("es").common.languageSwitcher).toEqual({
+      label: "Idioma",
+      options: {
+        en: "Inglés",
+        es: "Español",
+      },
+    })
+  })
+
   it("keeps dashboard home dictionary keys aligned across locales", () => {
     expect(getDictionary("en").dashboardHome).toEqual({
       heading: "Dashboard",
diff --git a/tests/unit/i18n/locales.test.ts b/tests/unit/i18n/locales.test.ts
index 362cfc8..74a8d9f 100644
--- a/tests/unit/i18n/locales.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/i18n/locales.test.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
   DEFAULT_LOCALE_ENV_VAR,
   FALLBACK_LOCALE,
   isLocale,
+  LOCALE_COOKIE_MAX_AGE_SECONDS,
   LOCALE_COOKIE_NAME,
   resolveDefaultLocale,
   resolveLocale,
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ describe("i18n locales", () => {
     expect(FALLBACK_LOCALE).toBe("en")
     expect(DEFAULT_LOCALE_ENV_VAR).toBe("STOCK_MANAGER_DEFAULT_LOCALE")
     expect(LOCALE_COOKIE_NAME).toBe("stock-manager-locale")
+    expect(LOCALE_COOKIE_MAX_AGE_SECONDS).toBe(60 * 60 * 24 * 365)
   })
 
   it("accepts only exact supported locale codes", () => {