diff --git a/frontend/src/App.vue b/frontend/src/App.vue
index e999ee6..2da2609 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/App.vue
@@ -65,7 +65,13 @@ export default {
     MultiChatDialog,
   },
   created() {
-    this.$i18n.locale = this.$store.getters.language;
+    const code = this.$store.getters.language;
+    const loc = this.$i18n.locale;
+    if (loc && typeof loc === 'object' && 'value' in loc) {
+      loc.value = code;
+    } else {
+      this.$i18n.locale = code;
+    }
   },
 };
 </script>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/AppHeader.vue b/frontend/src/components/AppHeader.vue
index 835bfb1..c10d11c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/AppHeader.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/AppHeader.vue
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
               @change="onUiLanguageChange($event.target.value)"
             >
               <option v-for="opt in uiLocaleOptions" :key="opt.value" :value="opt.value">
-                {{ $t(opt.labelTr) }}
+                {{ opt.nativeLabel }}
               </option>
             </select>
           </label>
@@ -48,11 +48,12 @@ export default {
   name: 'AppHeader',
   data() {
     return {
+      /** Endonyme: jede Sprache bezeichnet sich in ihrer eigenen Sprache. */
       uiLocaleOptions: [
-        { value: 'de', labelTr: 'settings.personal.language.de' },
-        { value: 'en', labelTr: 'settings.personal.language.en' },
-        { value: 'ceb', labelTr: 'settings.personal.language.ceb' },
-        { value: 'es', labelTr: 'settings.personal.language.es' },
+        { value: 'de', nativeLabel: 'Deutsch' },
+        { value: 'en', nativeLabel: 'English' },
+        { value: 'ceb', nativeLabel: 'Sinugboanon' },
+        { value: 'es', nativeLabel: 'Español' },
       ],
     };
   },
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ export default {
         return;
       }
       await this.$store.dispatch('setLanguage', code);
+      this.applyI18nLocale(code);
       if (!this.isLoggedIn || !this.user?.id) {
         return;
       }
@@ -107,6 +109,19 @@ export default {
         console.warn('AppHeader: profile language could not be synced', err);
       }
     },
+    /** UI sofort auf neue Sprache umstellen, ohne Seiten-Reload (nur reaktives i18n). */
+    applyI18nLocale(code) {
+      const g = this.$i18n;
+      if (!g) {
+        return;
+      }
+      const loc = g.locale;
+      if (loc && typeof loc === 'object' && 'value' in loc) {
+        loc.value = code;
+      } else {
+        g.locale = code;
+      }
+    },
   },
 };
 </script>
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/index.js b/frontend/src/i18n/index.js
index 23ea99e..de46af3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/index.js
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/index.js
@@ -195,11 +195,20 @@ const i18n = createI18n({
   messages
 });
 
-// Überwache Änderungen der Sprache im Store und aktualisiere i18n entsprechend
+function setGlobalLocale(next) {
+  const loc = i18n.global.locale;
+  if (loc && typeof loc === 'object' && 'value' in loc) {
+    loc.value = next;
+  } else {
+    i18n.global.locale = next;
+  }
+}
+
+// Überwache Änderungen der Sprache im Store und aktualisiere i18n (ohne Seiten-Reload)
 store.watch(
   (state) => state.language,
   (newLanguage) => {
-    i18n.global.locale.value = newLanguage;
+    setGlobalLocale(newLanguage);
   }
 );