diff --git a/app/build.gradle.kts b/app/build.gradle.kts
index 93b349d50e..2a34676662 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -145,6 +145,11 @@ android {
         buildConfig = true
     }
 
+    // https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/resources/app-languages?hl=en#auto-localeconfig
+    androidResources {
+        generateLocaleConfig = true
+    }
+
     namespace = "com.lagradost.cloudstream3"
 }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/CommonActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/CommonActivity.kt
index 4a75ef147d..a52392a206 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/CommonActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/CommonActivity.kt
@@ -21,8 +21,10 @@ import androidx.activity.result.contract.ActivityResultContracts
 import androidx.annotation.MainThread
 import androidx.annotation.StringRes
 import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
+import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatDelegate
 import androidx.appcompat.widget.SearchView
 import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat
+import androidx.core.os.LocaleListCompat
 import androidx.core.view.children
 import androidx.preference.PreferenceManager
 import com.google.android.gms.cast.framework.CastSession
@@ -206,6 +208,12 @@ object CommonActivity {
         Locale.setDefault(locale)
         config.setLocale(locale)
 
+        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.TIRAMISU) {
+            // initial step for android 13+ language per-app support
+            // https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/resources/app-languages
+            AppCompatDelegate.setApplicationLocales(LocaleListCompat.create(locale))
+        }
+
         if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.N)
             context.createConfigurationContext(config)
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/ui/settings/SettingsGeneral.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/ui/settings/SettingsGeneral.kt
index 03a9432b17..93b26128b7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/ui/settings/SettingsGeneral.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/ui/settings/SettingsGeneral.kt
@@ -2,31 +2,34 @@ package com.lagradost.cloudstream3.ui.settings
 
 import android.content.Context
 import android.net.Uri
+import android.os.Build.VERSION
+import android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES
 import android.os.Bundle
 import android.view.View
 import android.widget.Toast
 import androidx.appcompat.app.AlertDialog
+import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatDelegate
 import androidx.core.os.ConfigurationCompat
 import androidx.preference.PreferenceFragmentCompat
 import androidx.preference.PreferenceManager
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty
-import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.APIHolder.allProviders
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.AcraApplication
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.AcraApplication.Companion.getKey
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.AcraApplication.Companion.setKey
+import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.APIHolder.allProviders
+import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.app
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.CommonActivity
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.CommonActivity.showToast
-import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.MainActivity
-import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.R
-import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.app
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.databinding.AddRemoveSitesBinding
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.databinding.AddSiteInputBinding
+import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.MainActivity
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.mvvm.logError
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.mvvm.safe
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.network.initClient
+import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.R
+import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.ui.settings.Globals.beneneCount
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.ui.settings.Globals.EMULATOR
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.ui.settings.Globals.TV
-import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.ui.settings.Globals.beneneCount
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.ui.settings.SettingsFragment.Companion.getPref
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.ui.settings.SettingsFragment.Companion.hideOn
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.ui.settings.SettingsFragment.Companion.setPaddingBottom
@@ -51,7 +54,12 @@ import java.util.Locale
 fun getCurrentLocale(context: Context): String {
     val conf = context.resources.configuration
 
-    return ConfigurationCompat.getLocales(conf)?.get(0)?.toLanguageTag() ?: "en"
+    return if (VERSION.SDK_INT >= VERSION_CODES.TIRAMISU)
+        // initial step for android 13+ language per-app support
+        // https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/resources/app-languages
+        AppCompatDelegate.getApplicationLocales().get(0)?.toLanguageTag() ?: "en"
+    else
+        ConfigurationCompat.getLocales(conf)?.get(0)?.toLanguageTag() ?: "en"
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/resources.properties b/app/src/main/res/resources.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..63b46f93ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/resources.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+unqualifiedResLocale=en
\ No newline at end of file