diff --git a/mythtv/libs/libmythbase/mythcorecontext.cpp b/mythtv/libs/libmythbase/mythcorecontext.cpp
index 69f42245436..f0709248ba3 100644
--- a/mythtv/libs/libmythbase/mythcorecontext.cpp
+++ b/mythtv/libs/libmythbase/mythcorecontext.cpp
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ class MythCoreContextPrivate : public QObject
 
     MythLocale *m_locale { nullptr };
     QString m_language;
+    QString m_audioLanguage;
 
     MythScheduler *m_scheduler { nullptr };
 
@@ -1792,6 +1793,40 @@ void MythCoreContext::ResetLanguage(void)
     d->m_language.clear();
 }
 
+/**
+ *  \brief Returns two character ISO-639 language descriptor for audio language.
+ *  \sa iso639_get_language_list()
+ */
+QString MythCoreContext::GetAudioLanguage(void)
+{
+    return GetAudioLanguageAndVariant().left(2);
+}
+
+/**
+ *  \brief Returns the user-set audio language and variant.
+ *
+ *   The string has the form ll or ll_vv, where ll is the two character
+ *   ISO-639 language code, and vv (which may not exist) is the variant.
+ *   Examples include en_AU, en_CA, en_GB, en_US, fr_CH, fr_DE, pt_BR, pt_PT.
+ */
+QString MythCoreContext::GetAudioLanguageAndVariant(void)
+{
+    if (d->m_audioLanguage.isEmpty())
+    {
+        auto menuLanguage = GetLanguageAndVariant();
+        d->m_audioLanguage = GetSetting("AudioLanguage", menuLanguage).toLower();
+
+        LOG(VB_AUDIO, LOG_DEBUG, LOC + QString("audio language:%1 menu language:%2")
+            .arg(d->m_audioLanguage).arg(menuLanguage));
+    }
+    return d->m_audioLanguage;
+}
+
+void MythCoreContext::ResetAudioLanguage(void)
+{
+    d->m_audioLanguage.clear();
+}
+
 void MythCoreContext::ResetSockets(void)
 {
     QMutexLocker locker(&d->m_sockLock);
diff --git a/mythtv/libs/libmythbase/mythcorecontext.h b/mythtv/libs/libmythbase/mythcorecontext.h
index 93b8d40807a..7c6dd8a64f5 100644
--- a/mythtv/libs/libmythbase/mythcorecontext.h
+++ b/mythtv/libs/libmythbase/mythcorecontext.h
@@ -236,6 +236,9 @@ class MBASE_PUBLIC MythCoreContext : public QObject, public MythObservable, publ
     QString GetLanguage(void);
     QString GetLanguageAndVariant(void);
     void ResetLanguage(void);
+    QString GetAudioLanguage(void);
+    QString GetAudioLanguageAndVariant(void);
+    void ResetAudioLanguage(void);
     void ResetSockets(void);
 
     using PlaybackStartCb = void (QObject::*)(void);
diff --git a/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/decoders/avformatdecoder.cpp b/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/decoders/avformatdecoder.cpp
index c13088e87a9..b0374b68df8 100644
--- a/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/decoders/avformatdecoder.cpp
+++ b/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/decoders/avformatdecoder.cpp
@@ -4394,8 +4394,8 @@ int AvFormatDecoder::AutoSelectAudioTrack(void)
                 ftype.push_back(i);
         }
 
-        // try to get the language track matching the frontend language.
-        QString language_key_convert = iso639_str2_to_str3(gCoreContext->GetLanguage());
+        // Try to get the language track for the preferred language for audio
+        QString language_key_convert = iso639_str2_to_str3(gCoreContext->GetAudioLanguage());
         uint language_key = iso639_str3_to_key(language_key_convert);
         uint canonical_key = iso639_key_to_canonical_key(language_key);
 
@@ -4422,8 +4422,8 @@ int AvFormatDecoder::AutoSelectAudioTrack(void)
         if (selTrack < 0)
             selTrack = filter_max_ch(m_ic, atracks, flang);
 
-        // try to get best track for most preferred language
-        // Set by the "Guide Data" language prefs in Appearance.
+        // Try to get best track for most preferred language for audio.
+        // Set by the "Guide Data" "Audio Language" preference in Appearance.
         if (selTrack < 0)
         {
             auto it = m_languagePreference.begin();
@@ -4457,8 +4457,8 @@ int AvFormatDecoder::AutoSelectAudioTrack(void)
             }
         }
 
-        // could not select track based on user preferences (language)
-        // try to select the default track
+        // Could not select track based on user preferences (audio language)
+        // Try to select the default track
         if (selTrack < 0)
         {
             LOG(VB_AUDIO, LOG_INFO, LOC + "Trying to select default track");
@@ -4472,7 +4472,7 @@ int AvFormatDecoder::AutoSelectAudioTrack(void)
             }
         }
 
-        // try to get best track for any language
+        // Try to get best track for any language
         if (selTrack < 0)
         {
             LOG(VB_AUDIO, LOG_INFO, LOC +
diff --git a/mythtv/libs/libmythui/mythmainwindow.cpp b/mythtv/libs/libmythui/mythmainwindow.cpp
index 2677628e5cc..de9a74bd0d4 100644
--- a/mythtv/libs/libmythui/mythmainwindow.cpp
+++ b/mythtv/libs/libmythui/mythmainwindow.cpp
@@ -634,6 +634,7 @@ bool MythMainWindow::event(QEvent *Event)
 void MythMainWindow::LoadQtConfig()
 {
     gCoreContext->ResetLanguage();
+    gCoreContext->ResetAudioLanguage();
     GetMythUI()->ClearThemeCacheDir();
     QApplication::setStyle("Windows");
 }
diff --git a/mythtv/programs/mythfrontend/globalsettings.cpp b/mythtv/programs/mythfrontend/globalsettings.cpp
index 3254096d93c..b00ad99d348 100644
--- a/mythtv/programs/mythfrontend/globalsettings.cpp
+++ b/mythtv/programs/mythfrontend/globalsettings.cpp
@@ -3214,7 +3214,7 @@ static GlobalComboBoxSetting *MythLanguage()
 {
     auto *gc = new GlobalComboBoxSetting("Language");
 
-    gc->setLabel(AppearanceSettings::tr("Language"));
+    gc->setLabel(AppearanceSettings::tr("Menu Language"));
 
     QMap<QString, QString> langMap = MythTranslation::getLanguages();
     QStringList langs = langMap.values();
@@ -3237,6 +3237,36 @@ static GlobalComboBoxSetting *MythLanguage()
     return gc;
 }
 
+static GlobalComboBoxSetting *AudioLanguage()
+{
+    auto *gc = new GlobalComboBoxSetting("AudioLanguage");
+
+    gc->setLabel(AppearanceSettings::tr("Audio Language"));
+
+    QMap<QString, QString> langMap = MythTranslation::getLanguages();
+    QStringList langs = langMap.values();
+    langs.sort();
+    QString langCode = gCoreContext->GetSetting("AudioLanguage").toLower();
+
+    if (langCode.isEmpty())
+    {
+        auto menuLangCode = gCoreContext->GetSetting("Language").toLower();
+        langCode = menuLangCode.isEmpty() ? "en_US" : menuLangCode;
+    }
+
+    gc->clearSelections();
+
+    for (const auto & label : qAsConst(langs))
+    {
+        QString value = langMap.key(label);
+        gc->addSelection(label, value, (value.toLower() == langCode));
+    }
+
+    gc->setHelpText(AppearanceSettings::tr("Preferred language for the "
+                                           "audio track."));
+    return gc;
+}
+
 static void ISO639_fill_selections(MythUIComboBoxSetting *widget, uint i)
 {
     widget->clearSelections();
@@ -4784,6 +4814,7 @@ AppearanceSettings::AppearanceSettings()
     dates->setLabel(tr("Localization"));
 
     dates->addChild(MythLanguage());
+    dates->addChild(AudioLanguage());
     dates->addChild(ISO639PreferredLanguage(0));
     dates->addChild(ISO639PreferredLanguage(1));
     dates->addChild(MythDateFormatCB());