diff --git a/app/live-preview/_components/CollectionArchive/PopulateByCollection/index.tsx b/app/live-preview/_components/CollectionArchive/PopulateByCollection/index.tsx
index ac259e095..b2f4a8f22 100644
--- a/app/live-preview/_components/CollectionArchive/PopulateByCollection/index.tsx
+++ b/app/live-preview/_components/CollectionArchive/PopulateByCollection/index.tsx
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ export const CollectionArchiveByCollection: React.FC<Props> = (props) => {
       }
     }
 
-    makeRequest()
+    void makeRequest()
 
     return () => {
       if (timer) clearTimeout(timer)
diff --git a/packages/next/src/layouts/Root/index.tsx b/packages/next/src/layouts/Root/index.tsx
index d1dcfb319..39abe6dc2 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/layouts/Root/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/next/src/layouts/Root/index.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import type { SanitizedConfig } from 'payload/types'
 import { translations } from '@payloadcms/translations/client'
 import { RootProvider, buildComponentMap } from '@payloadcms/ui'
 import '@payloadcms/ui/scss/app.scss'
-import { headers as getHeaders } from 'next/headers.js'
+import { headers as getHeaders, cookies as nextCookies } from 'next/headers.js'
 import { parseCookies } from 'payload/auth'
 import { createClientConfig } from 'payload/config'
 import { deepMerge } from 'payload/utilities'
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ export const RootLayout = async ({
 
   const lang =
     getRequestLanguage({
+      config,
       cookies,
       headers,
     }) ?? clientConfig.i18n.fallbackLanguage
@@ -50,6 +51,16 @@ export const RootLayout = async ({
     value: language,
   }))
 
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/require-await
+  async function switchLanguageServerAction(lang: string): Promise<void> {
+    'use server'
+    nextCookies().set({
+      name: `${config.cookiePrefix || 'payload'}-lng'`,
+      path: '/',
+      value: lang,
+    })
+  }
+
   const { componentMap, wrappedChildren } = buildComponentMap({
     DefaultCell,
     DefaultEditView,
@@ -67,6 +78,8 @@ export const RootLayout = async ({
           fallbackLang={clientConfig.i18n.fallbackLanguage}
           lang={lang}
           languageOptions={languageOptions}
+          // eslint-disable-next-line react/jsx-no-bind
+          switchLanguageServerAction={switchLanguageServerAction}
           translations={mergedTranslations[lang]}
         >
           {wrappedChildren}
diff --git a/packages/next/src/routes/rest/collections/create.ts b/packages/next/src/routes/rest/collections/create.ts
index aae5a0bfc..ffbf9df1c 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/routes/rest/collections/create.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/routes/rest/collections/create.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { getTranslation } from '@payloadcms/translations'
 import httpStatus from 'http-status'
 import { createOperation } from 'payload/operations'
 import { isNumber } from 'payload/utilities'
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ export const create: CollectionRouteHandler = async ({ collection, req }) => {
     {
       doc,
       message: req.t('general:successfullyCreated', {
-        label: collection.config.labels.singular,
+        label: getTranslation(collection.config.labels.singular, req.i18n),
       }),
     },
     {
diff --git a/packages/next/src/utilities/createPayloadRequest.ts b/packages/next/src/utilities/createPayloadRequest.ts
index 7118b1266..c71030fb5 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/utilities/createPayloadRequest.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/utilities/createPayloadRequest.ts
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ export const createPayloadRequest = async ({
   }
 
   const language = getRequestLanguage({
+    config,
     cookies,
     headers: request.headers,
   })
diff --git a/packages/next/src/utilities/getNextI18n.ts b/packages/next/src/utilities/getNextI18n.ts
index 9b49321a7..25a7d2a52 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/utilities/getNextI18n.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/utilities/getNextI18n.ts
@@ -7,19 +7,16 @@ import { cookies, headers } from 'next/headers.js'
 
 import { getRequestLanguage } from './getRequestLanguage.js'
 
-export const getNextI18n = async ({
+export const getNextI18n = ({
   config,
   language,
 }: {
   config: SanitizedConfig
   language?: string
-}): Promise<I18n> => {
-  const i18n = initI18n({
+}): I18n =>
+  initI18n({
     config: config.i18n,
     context: 'client',
-    language: language || getRequestLanguage({ cookies: cookies(), headers: headers() }),
+    language: language || getRequestLanguage({ config, cookies: cookies(), headers: headers() }),
     translations,
   })
-
-  return i18n
-}
diff --git a/packages/next/src/utilities/getRequestLanguage.ts b/packages/next/src/utilities/getRequestLanguage.ts
index b7fe90b5f..0d962b8b6 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/utilities/getRequestLanguage.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/utilities/getRequestLanguage.ts
@@ -1,24 +1,27 @@
 import type { ReadonlyRequestCookies } from 'next/dist/server/web/spec-extension/adapters/request-cookies.js'
+import type { SanitizedConfig } from 'packages/payload/src/exports/types.js'
 
 import { matchLanguage } from '@payloadcms/translations'
 
 type GetRequestLanguageArgs = {
+  config: SanitizedConfig
   cookies: Map<string, string> | ReadonlyRequestCookies
   defaultLanguage?: string
   headers: Request['headers']
 }
 
 export const getRequestLanguage = ({
+  config,
   cookies,
   defaultLanguage = 'en',
   headers,
 }: GetRequestLanguageArgs): string => {
   const acceptLanguage = headers.get('Accept-Language')
-  const cookieLanguage = cookies.get('lng')
+  const cookieLanguage = cookies.get(`${config.cookiePrefix || 'payload'}-lng'`)
 
   const reqLanguage =
-    acceptLanguage ||
     (typeof cookieLanguage === 'string' ? cookieLanguage : cookieLanguage?.value) ||
+    acceptLanguage ||
     defaultLanguage
 
   return matchLanguage(reqLanguage)
diff --git a/packages/next/src/utilities/initPage.ts b/packages/next/src/utilities/initPage.ts
index eb4999918..940000bdd 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/utilities/initPage.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/utilities/initPage.ts
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export const initPage = async ({
     localization && localization.defaultLocale ? localization.defaultLocale : 'en'
   const localeCode = localeParam || defaultLocale
   const locale = localization && findLocaleFromCode(localization, localeCode)
-  const language = getRequestLanguage({ cookies, headers })
+  const language = getRequestLanguage({ config: payload.config, cookies, headers })
 
   const i18n = initI18n({
     config: payload.config.i18n,
diff --git a/packages/next/src/views/Account/Settings/index.tsx b/packages/next/src/views/Account/Settings/index.tsx
index cc7c23cc8..5a1d8812b 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/views/Account/Settings/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/next/src/views/Account/Settings/index.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export const Settings: React.FC<{
 }> = (props) => {
   const { className } = props
 
-  const { i18n, languageOptions, t } = useTranslation()
+  const { i18n, languageOptions, switchLanguage, t } = useTranslation()
 
   return (
     <div className={[baseClass, className].filter(Boolean).join(' ')}>
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@ export const Settings: React.FC<{
         <Label htmlFor="language-select" label={t('general:language')} />
         <ReactSelect
           inputId="language-select"
-          // TODO(i18n): wire up onChange / changeLanguage fn
-          // onChange={({ value }) => i18n.changeLanguage(value)}
+          onChange={async ({ value }) => {
+            await switchLanguage(value)
+          }}
           options={languageOptions}
           value={languageOptions.find((language) => language.value === i18n.language)}
         />
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/auth/cookies.ts b/packages/payload/src/auth/cookies.ts
index 60e587733..5d2adc302 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/auth/cookies.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/auth/cookies.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ type GetCookieExpirationArgs = {
   */
   seconds: number
 }
-const getCookieExpiration = ({ seconds = 7200 }: GetCookieExpirationArgs) => {
+export const getCookieExpiration = ({ seconds = 7200 }: GetCookieExpirationArgs) => {
   const currentTime = new Date()
   currentTime.setSeconds(currentTime.getSeconds() + seconds)
   return currentTime
diff --git a/packages/translations/package.json b/packages/translations/package.json
index c61431872..4a006a296 100644
--- a/packages/translations/package.json
+++ b/packages/translations/package.json
@@ -12,20 +12,37 @@
     "prepublishOnly": "pnpm clean && pnpm turbo build"
   },
   "publishConfig": {
-    "access": "public"
+    "access": "public",
+    "exports": {
+      ".": {
+        "import": "./dist/exports/index.ts",
+        "require": "./dist/exports/index.ts",
+        "types": "./dist/exports/*.d.ts"
+      },
+      "./api": {
+        "import": "./dist/_generatedFiles_/api/index.ts",
+        "require": "./dist/_generatedFiles_/api/index.ts",
+        "types": "./dist/_generatedFiles_/exports/*.d.ts"
+      },
+      "./client": {
+        "import": "./dist/_generatedFiles_/client/index.ts",
+        "require": "./dist/_generatedFiles_/client/index.ts",
+        "types": "./dist/_generatedFiles_/exports/*.d.ts"
+      }
+    }
   },
   "exports": {
     ".": {
-      "import": "./dist/exports/index.js",
-      "require": "./dist/exports/index.js"
+      "import": "./src/exports/index.ts",
+      "require": "./src/exports/index.ts"
     },
     "./api": {
-      "import": "./dist/_generatedFiles_/api/index.js",
-      "require": "./dist/_generatedFiles_/api/index.js"
+      "import": "./src/_generatedFiles_/api/index.ts",
+      "require": "./src/_generatedFiles_/api/index.ts"
     },
     "./client": {
-      "import": "./dist/_generatedFiles_/client/index.js",
-      "require": "./dist/_generatedFiles_/client/index.js"
+      "import": "./src/_generatedFiles_/client/index.ts",
+      "require": "./src/_generatedFiles_/client/index.ts"
     }
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/translations/src/types.ts b/packages/translations/src/types.ts
index 8b981f8e1..202fadb21 100644
--- a/packages/translations/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/translations/src/types.ts
@@ -5,11 +5,7 @@ export type LanguageTranslations = {
 }
 
 export type Translations = {
-  [language: string]:
-    | {
-        $schema: string
-      }
-    | LanguageTranslations
+  [language: string]: LanguageTranslations
 }
 
 export type TFunction = (key: string, options?: Record<string, any>) => string
diff --git a/packages/translations/src/utilities/init.ts b/packages/translations/src/utilities/init.ts
index ba8dab4ad..b6e0f9b77 100644
--- a/packages/translations/src/utilities/init.ts
+++ b/packages/translations/src/utilities/init.ts
@@ -228,12 +228,7 @@ function memoize(fn: Function, keys: string[]) {
 }
 
 export const initI18n: InitI18n = memoize(
-  ({
-    config,
-    context,
-    language = 'en',
-    translations: incomingTranslations,
-  }: Parameters<InitI18n>[0]) => {
+  ({ config, language = 'en', translations: incomingTranslations }: Parameters<InitI18n>[0]) => {
     const { t, translations } = initTFunction({
       config,
       language: language || config.fallbackLanguage,
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/elements/Localizer/LocalizerLabel/index.tsx b/packages/ui/src/elements/Localizer/LocalizerLabel/index.tsx
index e36f0e96e..f8ef7fc0e 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/elements/Localizer/LocalizerLabel/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/elements/Localizer/LocalizerLabel/index.tsx
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ export const LocalizerLabel: React.FC<{
 }> = (props) => {
   const { ariaLabel, className } = props
   const locale = useLocale()
-  const { t } = useTranslation()
-  const { i18n } = useTranslation()
+  const { i18n, t } = useTranslation()
 
   return (
     <div
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/forms/fields/Relationship/index.tsx b/packages/ui/src/forms/fields/Relationship/index.tsx
index cf2684ec6..ec0e0c59f 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/forms/fields/Relationship/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/forms/fields/Relationship/index.tsx
@@ -37,18 +37,18 @@ const Relationship: React.FC<RelationshipFieldProps> = (props) => {
     Description,
     Error,
     Label,
+    allowCreate = true,
     className,
+    hasMany,
+    isSortable = true,
     path: pathFromProps,
     readOnly,
+    relationTo,
     required,
+    sortOptions,
     style,
     validate,
     width,
-    relationTo,
-    hasMany,
-    sortOptions,
-    isSortable = true,
-    allowCreate = true,
   } = props
 
   const config = useConfig()
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/forms/fields/Select/index.tsx b/packages/ui/src/forms/fields/Select/index.tsx
index 637879144..08fa496d2 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/forms/fields/Select/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/forms/fields/Select/index.tsx
@@ -36,18 +36,18 @@ export const Select: React.FC<SelectFieldProps> = (props) => {
     Error,
     Label: LabelFromProps,
     className,
+    hasMany = false,
+    isClearable = true,
+    isSortable = true,
     label,
     onChange: onChangeFromProps,
+    options: optionsFromProps = [],
     path: pathFromProps,
     readOnly,
     required,
     style,
     validate,
     width,
-    options: optionsFromProps = [],
-    hasMany = false,
-    isClearable = true,
-    isSortable = true,
   } = props
 
   const Label = LabelFromProps || <LabelComp label={label} required={required} />
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/forms/fields/Textarea/index.tsx b/packages/ui/src/forms/fields/Textarea/index.tsx
index 8bd08f68d..f861d0797 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/forms/fields/Textarea/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/forms/fields/Textarea/index.tsx
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ const Textarea: React.FC<TextareaFieldProps> = (props) => {
     path: pathFromProps,
     placeholder,
     required,
+    rows,
     rtl,
     style,
     validate,
     width,
-    rows,
   } = props
 
   const Label = LabelFromProps || <LabelComp label={label} required={required} />
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/providers/FieldComponentsProvider/index.tsx b/packages/ui/src/providers/FieldComponentsProvider/index.tsx
index cf05b1aa9..5daa32c9e 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/providers/FieldComponentsProvider/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/providers/FieldComponentsProvider/index.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 'use client'
+import type { FieldTypes } from 'payload/config.js'
+
 import React, { createContext, useContext } from 'react'
 
 import { fieldComponents } from '../../forms/fields/index.js'
-import { FieldTypes } from 'payload/config.js'
 
 export type IFieldComponentsContext = FieldTypes
 
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/providers/Root/index.tsx b/packages/ui/src/providers/Root/index.tsx
index a16d2ea8f..f603af567 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/providers/Root/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/providers/Root/index.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import { ClientFunctionProvider } from '../ClientFunction/index.js'
 import { ComponentMapProvider } from '../ComponentMapProvider/index.js'
 import { ConfigProvider } from '../Config/index.js'
 import { DocumentEventsProvider } from '../DocumentEvents/index.js'
+import { FieldComponentsProvider } from '../FieldComponentsProvider/index.js'
 import { LocaleProvider } from '../Locale/index.js'
 import { ParamsProvider } from '../Params/index.js'
 import { PreferencesProvider } from '../Preferences/index.js'
@@ -27,7 +28,6 @@ import { RouteCache } from '../RouteCache/index.js'
 import { SearchParamsProvider } from '../SearchParams/index.js'
 import { ThemeProvider } from '../Theme/index.js'
 import { TranslationProvider } from '../Translation/index.js'
-import { FieldComponentsProvider } from '../FieldComponentsProvider/index.js'
 
 type Props = {
   children: React.ReactNode
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ type Props = {
   fallbackLang: ClientConfig['i18n']['fallbackLanguage']
   lang: string
   languageOptions: LanguageOptions
+  switchLanguageServerAction?: (lang: string) => Promise<void>
   translations: LanguageTranslations
 }
 
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ export const RootProvider: React.FC<Props> = ({
   fallbackLang,
   lang,
   languageOptions,
+  switchLanguageServerAction,
   translations,
 }) => {
   const { ModalContainer, ModalProvider } = facelessUIImport || {
@@ -66,6 +68,7 @@ export const RootProvider: React.FC<Props> = ({
                   fallbackLang={fallbackLang}
                   lang={lang}
                   languageOptions={languageOptions}
+                  switchLanguageServerAction={switchLanguageServerAction}
                   translations={translations}
                 >
                   <WindowInfoProvider
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/providers/Translation/index.tsx b/packages/ui/src/providers/Translation/index.tsx
index 035695d8c..860a89db2 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/providers/Translation/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/providers/Translation/index.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 'use client'
-import type { I18n, LanguageTranslations, Translations } from '@payloadcms/translations'
+import type { I18n, LanguageTranslations } from '@payloadcms/translations'
 import type { ClientConfig } from 'payload/types'
 
 import { t } from '@payloadcms/translations'
 import React, { createContext, useContext } from 'react'
 
+import { useRouteCache } from '../RouteCache/index.js'
+
 export type LanguageOptions = {
   label: string
   value: string
@@ -13,6 +15,7 @@ export type LanguageOptions = {
 const Context = createContext<{
   i18n: I18n
   languageOptions: LanguageOptions
+  switchLanguage?: (lang: string) => Promise<void>
   t: (key: string, vars?: Record<string, any>) => string
 }>({
   i18n: {
@@ -22,23 +25,49 @@ const Context = createContext<{
     translations: {},
   },
   languageOptions: undefined,
+  switchLanguage: undefined,
   t: (key) => key,
 })
 
-export const TranslationProvider: React.FC<{
+type Props = {
   children: React.ReactNode
   fallbackLang: ClientConfig['i18n']['fallbackLanguage']
   lang: string
   languageOptions: LanguageOptions
+  switchLanguageServerAction: (lang: string) => Promise<void>
   translations: LanguageTranslations
-}> = ({ children, fallbackLang, lang, languageOptions, translations }) => {
-  const nextT = (key: string, vars?: Record<string, any>): string =>
+}
+
+export const TranslationProvider: React.FC<Props> = ({
+  children,
+  fallbackLang,
+  lang,
+  languageOptions,
+  switchLanguageServerAction,
+  translations,
+}) => {
+  const { clearRouteCache } = useRouteCache()
+
+  const nextT = (key: string, vars?: Record<string, unknown>): string =>
     t({
       key,
       translations,
       vars,
     })
 
+  const switchLanguage = React.useCallback(
+    async (lang: string) => {
+      try {
+        await switchLanguageServerAction(lang)
+        clearRouteCache()
+      } catch (error) {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+        console.error(`Error loading language: "${lang}"`, error)
+      }
+    },
+    [switchLanguageServerAction, clearRouteCache],
+  )
+
   return (
     <Context.Provider
       value={{
@@ -46,9 +75,12 @@ export const TranslationProvider: React.FC<{
           fallbackLanguage: fallbackLang,
           language: lang,
           t: nextT,
-          translations: translations as Translations,
+          translations: {
+            [lang]: translations,
+          },
         },
         languageOptions,
+        switchLanguage,
         t: nextT,
       }}
     >
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/templates/Default/index.tsx b/packages/ui/src/templates/Default/index.tsx
index 8a94c8697..17b98a62c 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/templates/Default/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/templates/Default/index.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, { Fragment } from 'react'
+import React from 'react'
 
 import type { Props } from './types.js'