diff --git a/src/c3nav/access/static/access/css/c3nav-access.css b/src/c3nav/access/static/access/css/c3nav-access.css
index 3cf2f285..b765dd68 100644
--- a/src/c3nav/access/static/access/css/c3nav-access.css
+++ b/src/c3nav/access/static/access/css/c3nav-access.css
@@ -9,3 +9,19 @@ h1 {
 .login .container {
     max-width:420px;
 }
+
+
+footer {
+    text-align:center;
+}
+.languages {
+    margin-bottom:0;
+    height:2px;
+}
+.languages button {
+    text-transform:none;
+    font-weight:normal;
+    margin-top:0 !important;
+    border-width:0 !important;
+    padding:0;
+}
diff --git a/src/c3nav/access/templates/access/base.html b/src/c3nav/access/templates/access/base.html
index d8a088f5..71060762 100644
--- a/src/c3nav/access/templates/access/base.html
+++ b/src/c3nav/access/templates/access/base.html
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
         <h1>c3nav access control</h1>
         {% block content %}
         {% endblock %}
+
+        {% include 'site/footer.html' %}
     </div>
 
     {% compress js %}
diff --git a/src/c3nav/settings.py b/src/c3nav/settings.py
index e79c8722..d0ee5dd7 100644
--- a/src/c3nav/settings.py
+++ b/src/c3nav/settings.py
@@ -205,11 +205,6 @@ template_loaders = (
     'django.template.loaders.filesystem.Loader',
     'django.template.loaders.app_directories.Loader',
 )
-if not DEBUG:
-    template_loaders = (
-        ('django.template.loaders.cached.Loader', template_loaders),
-    )
-
 TEMPLATES = [
     {
         'BACKEND': 'django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates',
@@ -220,6 +215,7 @@ TEMPLATES = [
                 'django.template.context_processors.debug',
                 'django.template.context_processors.i18n',
                 'django.template.context_processors.request',
+                'django.template.context_processors.request',
                 'django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth',
                 'django.contrib.messages.context_processors.messages',
             ],
@@ -227,6 +223,11 @@ TEMPLATES = [
         },
     },
 ]
+if not DEBUG:
+    template_loaders = (
+        ('django.template.loaders.cached.Loader', template_loaders),
+    )
+
 
 STATICFILES_FINDERS = (
     'django.contrib.staticfiles.finders.FileSystemFinder',
diff --git a/src/c3nav/site/static/site/css/c3nav.css b/src/c3nav/site/static/site/css/c3nav.css
index aa266d98..17fcac04 100644
--- a/src/c3nav/site/static/site/css/c3nav.css
+++ b/src/c3nav/site/static/site/css/c3nav.css
@@ -278,3 +278,15 @@ footer {
         padding-bottom: 18px;
     }
 }
+
+.languages {
+    margin-bottom:0;
+    height:2px;
+}
+.languages button {
+    text-transform:none;
+    font-weight:normal;
+    margin-top:0 !important;
+    border-width:0 !important;
+    padding:0;
+}
diff --git a/src/c3nav/site/templates/site/base.html b/src/c3nav/site/templates/site/base.html
index 284e131d..fb138cf6 100644
--- a/src/c3nav/site/templates/site/base.html
+++ b/src/c3nav/site/templates/site/base.html
@@ -22,25 +22,7 @@
         {% block content %}
         {% endblock %}
 
-        <footer>
-            <a href="https://github.com/c3nav/c3nav">GitHub</a>
-            - <a href="https://twitter.com/c3nav">Twitter</a>
-            – <a href="{% url 'editor.index' %}">{% trans 'Editor' %}</a>
-            – <a href="/api/">{% trans 'API' %}</a>
-            {% if full_access or access_list %}
-                <br><small>
-                {% if full_access %}
-                    {% trans 'full access unlocked' %}
-                {% else %}
-                    {% blocktrans count count=access_list|length %}
-                    {{ count }} one area unlocked
-                    {% plural %}
-                    {{ count }} areas unlocked
-                    {% endblocktrans %}
-                {% endif %}
-                </small>
-            {% endif %}
-        </footer>
+        {% include 'site/footer.html' %}
     </div>
 
     {% compress js %}
diff --git a/src/c3nav/site/templates/site/footer.html b/src/c3nav/site/templates/site/footer.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6db55cac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/c3nav/site/templates/site/footer.html
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+{% load i18n %}
+
+<footer>
+    <a href="https://github.com/c3nav/c3nav">GitHub</a>
+    – <a href="https://twitter.com/c3nav">Twitter</a>
+    – <a href="{% url 'editor.index' %}">{% trans 'Editor' %}</a>
+    – <a href="/api/">{% trans 'API' %}</a>
+    <form action="{% url 'set_language' %}" method="post" class="languages">
+        {% csrf_token %}
+        <input name="next" type="hidden" value="{{ request.path }}" />
+        {% get_available_languages as LANGUAGES %}
+        {% get_language_info_list for LANGUAGES as languages %}
+        {% for language in languages %}
+            {% if not forloop.first %}–{% endif %}
+            <button type="submit" name="language" value="{{ language.code }}" class="btn btn-link btn-xs">
+                {{ language.name_local }}
+            </button>
+        {% endfor %}
+    </form>
+    {% if full_access or access_list %}
+        <br><small>
+        {% if full_access %}
+            {% trans 'full access unlocked' %}
+        {% else %}
+            {% blocktrans count count=access_list|length %}
+            {{ count }} one area unlocked
+            {% plural %}
+            {{ count }} areas unlocked
+            {% endblocktrans %}
+        {% endif %}
+        </small>
+    {% endif %}
+</footer>
diff --git a/src/c3nav/urls.py b/src/c3nav/urls.py
index e9d7f1c5..9b56feaf 100644
--- a/src/c3nav/urls.py
+++ b/src/c3nav/urls.py
@@ -11,5 +11,6 @@ urlpatterns = [
     url(r'^editor/', include(c3nav.editor.urls)),
     url(r'^api/', include(c3nav.api.urls, namespace='api')),
     url(r'^admin/', admin.site.urls),
+    url(r'^locales/', include('django.conf.urls.i18n')),
     url(r'^', include(c3nav.site.urls)),
 ]