diff --git a/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini b/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini
index e528c62dcd..042324bedc 100644
--- a/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini
+++ b/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini
@@ -741,6 +741,8 @@ continue = Continue
 cancel = Cancel
 language = Language
 language.title = Default language
+language.description = This language will be saved to your account and be used as the default after you log in.
+language.localization_project = Help us translate Forgejo into your language! <a href="%s">Learn more</a>.
 ui = Theme
 hints = Hints
 additional_repo_units_hint = Suggest to enable additional repository units
diff --git a/templates/user/settings/appearance.tmpl b/templates/user/settings/appearance.tmpl
index c1d7ac2ccc..3e60b5cbcd 100644
--- a/templates/user/settings/appearance.tmpl
+++ b/templates/user/settings/appearance.tmpl
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@
 		</h4>
 		<div class="ui attached segment">
 			<form class="ui form" action="{{.Link}}/language" method="post">
+				<div class="tw-mb-4">
+					{{ctx.Locale.Tr "settings.language.description"}}
+				</div>
 				{{.CsrfTokenHtml}}
 				<div class="field">
 					<div class="ui language selection dropdown" id="language">
@@ -60,6 +63,9 @@
 						</div>
 					</div>
 				</div>
+				<div class="tw-mb-4">
+					{{ctx.Locale.Tr "settings.language.localization_project" "https://forgejo.org/docs/latest/developer/localization/"}}
+				</div>
 				<div class="field">
 					<button class="ui primary button">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "settings.update_language"}}</button>
 				</div>
diff --git a/tests/integration/user_test.go b/tests/integration/user_test.go
index d875c2f8ff..ae6d6a48c0 100644
--- a/tests/integration/user_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/user_test.go
@@ -380,6 +380,9 @@ func TestUserHints(t *testing.T) {
 
 			_, hintChecked := htmlDoc.Find(`input[name="enable_repo_unit_hints"]`).Attr("checked")
 			assert.Equal(t, enabled, hintChecked)
+
+			link, _ := htmlDoc.Find("form[action='/user/settings/appearance/language'] a").Attr("href")
+			assert.EqualValues(t, "https://forgejo.org/docs/latest/developer/localization/", link)
 		}
 
 		t.Run("view", func(t *testing.T) {