diff --git a/app/validators/language_switcher_setting_validator.rb b/app/validators/language_switcher_setting_validator.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..efcaba4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/validators/language_switcher_setting_validator.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+class LanguageSwitcherSettingValidator
+  def initialize(opts = {})
+    @opts = opts
+  end
+
+  def valid_value?(val)
+    return true if val == "f"
+    SiteSetting.set_locale_from_cookie
+  end
+
+  def error_message
+    I18n.t("site_settings.errors.set_locale_cookie_requirements")
+  end
+end
diff --git a/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/language-switcher.gjs b/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/language-switcher.gjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..54b2994
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/language-switcher.gjs
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import Component from "@glimmer/component";
+import { fn } from "@ember/helper";
+import { action } from "@ember/object";
+import { service } from "@ember/service";
+import DButton from "discourse/components/d-button";
+import DropdownMenu from "discourse/components/dropdown-menu";
+import cookie from "discourse/lib/cookie";
+import DMenu from "float-kit/components/d-menu";
+
+export default class LanguageSwitcher extends Component {
+  @service site;
+  @service siteSettings;
+  @service router;
+
+  get localeOptions() {
+    return JSON.parse(this.siteSettings.available_locales).map(
+      ({ name, value }) => {
+        return {
+          label: name,
+          value,
+        };
+      }
+    );
+  }
+
+  @action
+  async changeLocale(locale) {
+    cookie("locale", locale);
+    this.dMenu.close();
+    // we need a hard refresh here for the locale to take effect
+    window.location.reload();
+  }
+
+  @action
+  onRegisterApi(api) {
+    this.dMenu = api;
+  }
+
+  <template>
+    <DMenu
+      @identifier="discourse-translator_language-switcher"
+      title="Language switcher"
+      @icon="language"
+      class="btn-flat btn-icon icon"
+      @onRegisterApi={{this.onRegisterApi}}
+    >
+      <:content>
+        <DropdownMenu as |dropdown|>
+          {{#each this.localeOptions as |option|}}
+            <dropdown.item
+              class="discourse-translator_locale-option"
+              data-menu-option-id={{option.value}}
+            >
+              <DButton
+                @translatedLabel={{option.label}}
+                @action={{fn this.changeLocale option.value}}
+              />
+            </dropdown.item>
+          {{/each}}
+        </DropdownMenu>
+      </:content>
+    </DMenu>
+  </template>
+}
diff --git a/assets/javascripts/discourse/initializers/extend-for-translate-button.js b/assets/javascripts/discourse/initializers/extend-for-translate-button.js
index cb820ef..44b75c4 100644
--- a/assets/javascripts/discourse/initializers/extend-for-translate-button.js
+++ b/assets/javascripts/discourse/initializers/extend-for-translate-button.js
@@ -1,20 +1,31 @@
 import { ajax } from "discourse/lib/ajax";
 import { popupAjaxError } from "discourse/lib/ajax-error";
+import { withSilencedDeprecations } from "discourse/lib/deprecated";
 import { withPluginApi } from "discourse/lib/plugin-api";
-import { withSilencedDeprecations } from "discourse-common/lib/deprecated";
 import { i18n } from "discourse-i18n";
+import LanguageSwitcher from "../components/language-switcher";
 import ToggleTranslationButton from "../components/post-menu/toggle-translation-button";
 import TranslatedPost from "../components/translated-post";
 
 function initializeTranslation(api) {
   const siteSettings = api.container.lookup("service:site-settings");
+  if (!siteSettings.translator_enabled) {
+    return;
+  }
+
   const currentUser = api.getCurrentUser();
 
-  if (!currentUser || !siteSettings.translator_enabled) {
-    return;
+  if (!currentUser && siteSettings.experimental_anon_language_switcher) {
+    api.headerIcons.add(
+      "discourse-translator_language-switcher",
+      LanguageSwitcher,
+      { before: ["search"] }
+    );
   }
 
-  customizePostMenu(api);
+  if (currentUser) {
+    customizePostMenu(api);
+  }
 }
 
 function customizePostMenu(api, container) {
diff --git a/assets/stylesheets/common/common.scss b/assets/stylesheets/common/common.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..202aec1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/stylesheets/common/common.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+[data-identifier="discourse-translator_language-switcher"]
+  .fk-d-menu__inner-content {
+  max-height: 50vh;
+}
diff --git a/config/locales/server.en.yml b/config/locales/server.en.yml
index 1950277..ff4ceb4 100644
--- a/config/locales/server.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/server.en.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ en:
     translator_azure_custom_subdomain: "Required if using a Virtual Network or Firewall for Azure Cognitive Services. Note: Only enter the custom subdomain not the full custom endpoint."
     restrict_translation_by_group: "Only allowed groups can translate"
     restrict_translation_by_poster_group: "Only allow translation of posts made by users in allowed groups. If empty, allow translations of posts from all users."
+    experimental_anon_language_switcher: "Enable experimental language switcher for anonymous users. This will allow anonymous users to switch between translated versions of Discourse and user-contributed content in topics."
+    errors:
+      set_locale_cookie_requirements: "The experimental language switcher for anonymous users requires the `set locale from cookie` site setting to be enabled."
   translator:
     failed: "The translator is unable to translate this content (%{source_locale}) to the default language of this site (%{target_locale})."
     not_supported: "This language is not supported by the translator."
diff --git a/config/settings.yml b/config/settings.yml
index 6ddc6c8..b17ece4 100644
--- a/config/settings.yml
+++ b/config/settings.yml
@@ -102,3 +102,7 @@ discourse_translator:
     default: ""
     client: true
     type: group_list
+  experimental_anon_language_switcher:
+    default: false
+    client: true
+    validator: "LanguageSwitcherSettingValidator"
diff --git a/plugin.rb b/plugin.rb
index 06b49f8..f74dc22 100644
--- a/plugin.rb
+++ b/plugin.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 enabled_site_setting :translator_enabled
 register_asset "stylesheets/common/post.scss"
+register_asset "stylesheets/common/common.scss"
 
 module ::DiscourseTranslator
   PLUGIN_NAME = "discourse-translator".freeze
diff --git a/spec/system/anon_language_switcher_spec.rb b/spec/system/anon_language_switcher_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4eaec31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/system/anon_language_switcher_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+RSpec.describe "Anonymous user language switcher", type: :system do
+  fab!(:japanese_user) { Fabricate(:user, locale: "ja") }
+  it "shows the correct language based on the selected language and login status" do
+    SWITCHER_SELECTOR = "button[data-identifier='discourse-translator_language-switcher']"
+
+    visit("/")
+    expect(page).not_to have_css(SWITCHER_SELECTOR)
+
+    SiteSetting.translator_enabled = true
+    SiteSetting.allow_user_locale = true
+    SiteSetting.set_locale_from_cookie = true
+    SiteSetting.experimental_anon_language_switcher = true
+    visit("/")
+    expect(page).to have_css(SWITCHER_SELECTOR)
+    expect(find(".nav-item_latest")).to have_content("Latest")
+
+    switcher = PageObjects::Components::DMenu.new(SWITCHER_SELECTOR)
+    switcher.expand
+    switcher.click_button("Español")
+    expect(find(".nav-item_latest")).to have_content("Recientes")
+
+    sign_in(japanese_user)
+    visit("/")
+    expect(find(".nav-item_latest")).to have_content("最新")
+  end
+end