diff --git a/desktop-widgets/preferences/preferences_language.cpp b/desktop-widgets/preferences/preferences_language.cpp
index 07b60c3a3..ec4eed471 100644
--- a/desktop-widgets/preferences/preferences_language.cpp
+++ b/desktop-widgets/preferences/preferences_language.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ PreferencesLanguage::PreferencesLanguage() : AbstractPreferencesWidget(tr("Langu
 	QSortFilterProxyModel *filterModel = new QSortFilterProxyModel();
 	filterModel->setSourceModel(LanguageModel::instance());
 	filterModel->setFilterCaseSensitivity(Qt::CaseInsensitive);
-	ui->languageView->setModel(filterModel);
+	ui->languageDropdown->setModel(filterModel);
 	filterModel->sort(0);
 	connect(ui->languageFilter, &QLineEdit::textChanged,
 			filterModel, &QSortFilterProxyModel::setFilterFixedString);
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ void PreferencesLanguage::refreshSettings()
 	QSettings s;
 	s.beginGroup("Language");
 	ui->languageSystemDefault->setChecked(s.value("UseSystemLanguage", true).toBool());
-	QAbstractItemModel *m = ui->languageView->model();
+	QAbstractItemModel *m = ui->languageDropdown->model();
 	QModelIndexList languages = m->match(m->index(0, 0), Qt::UserRole, s.value("UiLanguage").toString());
 	if (languages.count())
-		ui->languageView->setCurrentIndex(languages.first());
+		ui->languageDropdown->setCurrentIndex(languages.first().row());
 	s.endGroup();
 }
 
@@ -44,12 +44,14 @@ void PreferencesLanguage::syncSettings()
 	QSettings s;
 	s.beginGroup("Language");
 	bool useSystemLang = s.value("UseSystemLanguage", true).toBool();
+	QAbstractItemModel *m = ui->languageDropdown->model();
+	QString currentText = m->data(m->index(ui->languageDropdown->currentIndex(),0), Qt::UserRole).toString();
 	if (useSystemLang != ui->languageSystemDefault->isChecked() ||
-	    (!useSystemLang && s.value("UiLanguage").toString() != ui->languageView->currentIndex().data(Qt::UserRole))) {
+	    (!useSystemLang && s.value("UiLanguage").toString() != currentText)) {
 		QMessageBox::warning(this, tr("Restart required"),
 			tr("To correctly load a new language you must restart Subsurface."));
 	}
 	s.setValue("UseSystemLanguage", ui->languageSystemDefault->isChecked());
-	s.setValue("UiLanguage", ui->languageView->currentIndex().data(Qt::UserRole));
+	s.setValue("UiLanguage", currentText);
 	s.endGroup();
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/desktop-widgets/preferences/prefs_language.ui b/desktop-widgets/preferences/prefs_language.ui
index 80671fca8..650d543f6 100644
--- a/desktop-widgets/preferences/prefs_language.ui
+++ b/desktop-widgets/preferences/prefs_language.ui
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>576</width>
+    <width>621</width>
     <height>523</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
    <item>
     <widget class="QGroupBox" name="language_group">
      <property name="sizePolicy">
-      <sizepolicy hsizetype="MinimumExpanding" vsizetype="Preferred">
+      <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Preferred">
        <horstretch>0</horstretch>
        <verstretch>0</verstretch>
       </sizepolicy>
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
+      <item>
+       <widget class="QComboBox" name="languageDropdown"/>
+      </item>
       <item>
        <spacer name="horizontalSpacer">
         <property name="orientation">
@@ -59,18 +62,54 @@
      </layout>
     </widget>
    </item>
-   <item>
-    <widget class="QListView" name="languageView">
-     <property name="sizePolicy">
-      <sizepolicy hsizetype="MinimumExpanding" vsizetype="MinimumExpanding">
-       <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-       <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-      </sizepolicy>
-     </property>
-    </widget>
-   </item>
+      <item>
+       <spacer name="verticalSpacer">
+        <property name="orientation">
+         <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
+        </property>
+        <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+         <size>
+          <width>20</width>
+          <height>20</height>
+         </size>
+        </property>
+       </spacer>
+      </item>
   </layout>
  </widget>
  <resources/>
- <connections/>
+ <connections>
+  <connection>
+   <sender>languageSystemDefault</sender>
+   <signal>toggled(bool)</signal>
+   <receiver>languageDropdown</receiver>
+   <slot>setDisabled(bool)</slot>
+   <hints>
+    <hint type="sourcelabel">
+     <x>73</x>
+     <y>273</y>
+    </hint>
+    <hint type="destinationlabel">
+     <x>179</x>
+     <y>273</y>
+    </hint>
+   </hints>
+  </connection>
+  <connection>
+   <sender>languageSystemDefault</sender>
+   <signal>toggled(bool)</signal>
+   <receiver>languageFilter</receiver>
+   <slot>setDisabled(bool)</slot>
+   <hints>
+    <hint type="sourcelabel">
+     <x>73</x>
+     <y>273</y>
+    </hint>
+    <hint type="destinationlabel">
+     <x>539</x>
+     <y>273</y>
+    </hint>
+   </hints>
+  </connection>
+ </connections>
 </ui>