diff --git a/ts/test-mock/bootstrap.ts b/ts/test-mock/bootstrap.ts
index d8734a632cf..f06ae0ec175 100644
--- a/ts/test-mock/bootstrap.ts
+++ b/ts/test-mock/bootstrap.ts
@@ -260,6 +260,15 @@ export class Bootstrap {
     return path.join(this.storagePath, 'logs');
   }
 
+  public get ephemeralConfigPath(): string {
+    assert(
+      this.storagePath !== undefined,
+      'Bootstrap has to be initialized first, see: bootstrap.init()'
+    );
+
+    return path.join(this.storagePath, 'ephemeral.json');
+  }
+
   public getBackupPath(fileName: string): string {
     assert(
       this.backupPath !== undefined,
diff --git a/ts/test-mock/settings/language_test.ts b/ts/test-mock/settings/language_test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..81d33ead866
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ts/test-mock/settings/language_test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+// Copyright 2023 Signal Messenger, LLC
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+
+import createDebug from 'debug';
+
+import type { Locator } from 'playwright/test';
+import { expect } from 'playwright/test';
+import { writeFile } from 'fs/promises';
+import * as durations from '../../util/durations';
+import type { App } from '../playwright';
+import { Bootstrap } from '../bootstrap';
+
+export const debug = createDebug('mock:test:language');
+
+describe('language', function (this: Mocha.Suite) {
+  this.timeout(durations.MINUTE);
+
+  let bootstrap: Bootstrap;
+  let app: App;
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    bootstrap = new Bootstrap();
+    await bootstrap.init();
+
+    // Note: We need to use the `localeOverride` config directly because you
+    // cannot restart an electron app in a puppeteer test
+    await writeFile(
+      bootstrap.ephemeralConfigPath,
+      JSON.stringify({
+        localeOverride: 'ar',
+      })
+    );
+
+    app = await bootstrap.link();
+  });
+
+  afterEach(async function (this: Mocha.Context) {
+    if (!bootstrap) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    await bootstrap.maybeSaveLogs(this.currentTest, app);
+    await app.close();
+    await bootstrap.teardown();
+  });
+
+  it('renders correctly with a locale override', async () => {
+    const window = await app.getWindow();
+
+    debug('must have correct html attributes');
+    await expect(window.locator(':root')).toHaveAttribute('lang', 'ar');
+    await expect(window.locator(':root')).toHaveAttribute('dir', 'rtl');
+
+    function getLeftBound(locator: Locator): Promise<number> {
+      return locator.evaluate(element => {
+        return element.getBoundingClientRect().left;
+      });
+    }
+
+    debug('must be rendered in correct order');
+    const navTabsLeft = await getLeftBound(window.locator('.NavTabs'));
+    const leftPaneLeft = await getLeftBound(window.locator('#LeftPane'));
+    const emptyInboxLeft = await getLeftBound(
+      window.locator('.Inbox__conversation-stack')
+    );
+
+    expect(navTabsLeft).toBeGreaterThan(leftPaneLeft);
+    expect(leftPaneLeft).toBeGreaterThan(emptyInboxLeft);
+  });
+});