diff --git a/src/components/LanguageSelector/LanguageSelector.stories.tsx b/src/components/LanguageSelector/LanguageSelector.stories.tsx
index d09ab6dd61..8f75319fab 100644
--- a/src/components/LanguageSelector/LanguageSelector.stories.tsx
+++ b/src/components/LanguageSelector/LanguageSelector.stories.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-import React from 'react'
+import React, { useState } from 'react'
 import { LanguageSelector, LanguageDefinition } from './LanguageSelector'
+import { ComponentStory } from '@storybook/react'
 
 export default {
   title: 'Components/LanguageSelector',
   component: LanguageSelector,
   argTypes: {
+    displayLang: { control: 'string' },
     small: { control: 'boolean' },
   },
   parameters: {
@@ -19,6 +21,78 @@ Source: https://designsystem.digital.gov/components/language-selector/
     },
   },
 }
+
+const TwoLanguagesTemplate: ComponentStory<typeof LanguageSelector> = (
+  args
+) => {
+  const [lang, setLang] = useState<string | undefined>(args.displayLang)
+
+  const languagesDisplayProp: LanguageDefinition[] = [
+    {
+      label: '简体字',
+      label_local: 'Chinese - Simplified',
+      attr: 'zh',
+      on_click: () => {
+        setLang(`en`)
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      label: 'English',
+      attr: 'en',
+      on_click: () => {
+        setLang(`zh`)
+      },
+    },
+  ]
+
+  return <LanguageSelector langs={languagesDisplayProp} displayLang={lang} />
+}
+
+export const LanguagesDisplayPropSandbox = TwoLanguagesTemplate.bind({})
+LanguagesDisplayPropSandbox.args = {
+  displayLang: `en`,
+}
+
+const MoreThanTwoLanguagesTemplate: ComponentStory<typeof LanguageSelector> = (
+  args
+) => {
+  const [lang, setLang] = useState<string | undefined>(args.displayLang)
+
+  const languagesDisplayProp: LanguageDefinition[] = [
+    {
+      label: 'العربية',
+      label_local: 'Arabic',
+      attr: 'ar',
+      on_click: () => {
+        setLang(`ar`)
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      label: '简体字',
+      label_local: 'Chinese - Simplified',
+      attr: 'zh',
+      on_click: () => {
+        setLang(`zh`)
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      label: 'English',
+      attr: 'en',
+      on_click: () => {
+        setLang(`en`)
+      },
+    },
+  ]
+
+  return <LanguageSelector langs={languagesDisplayProp} displayLang={lang} />
+}
+
+export const LanguagesDisplayMoreThanTwoLanguagesPropSandbox =
+  MoreThanTwoLanguagesTemplate.bind({})
+LanguagesDisplayPropSandbox.args = {
+  displayLang: `en`,
+}
+
 type StorybookArguments = {
   small?: boolean
 }
diff --git a/src/components/LanguageSelector/LanguageSelector.tsx b/src/components/LanguageSelector/LanguageSelector.tsx
index 976c4141db..f8a01e6349 100644
--- a/src/components/LanguageSelector/LanguageSelector.tsx
+++ b/src/components/LanguageSelector/LanguageSelector.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import React, { useState } from 'react'
 import classnames from 'classnames'
-import { Menu } from '../header/Menu/Menu'
 import { LanguageSelectorButton } from './LanguageSelectorButton'
-import { Button } from '../Button/Button'
+import LanguageSelectorDropdown from './LanguageSelectorDropdown'
 
 export type LanguageDefinition = {
   label: string
@@ -11,11 +10,12 @@ export type LanguageDefinition = {
   on_click: string | (() => void)
 }
 
-type LanguageSelectorProps = {
+export type LanguageSelectorProps = {
   label?: string
   langs: LanguageDefinition[]
   small?: boolean
   className?: string
+  displayLang?: string
 }
 
 export const LanguageSelector = ({
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export const LanguageSelector = ({
   langs,
   small,
   className,
+  displayLang,
   ...divProps
 }: LanguageSelectorProps &
   JSX.IntrinsicElements['div']): React.ReactElement => {
@@ -34,66 +35,19 @@ export const LanguageSelector = ({
     className
   )
 
-  const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(false)
   const [langIndex, setLangIndex] = useState(false)
   if (langs.length > 2) {
-    const items = []
-    for (let i = 0; i < langs.length; i++) {
-      // eslint-disable-next-line security/detect-object-injection
-      const lang: LanguageDefinition = langs[i]
-      if (typeof lang.on_click === 'string') {
-        items.push(
-          <a href={lang.on_click} data-testid={lang.attr}>
-            <span lang={lang.attr}>
-              <strong>{lang.label}</strong>
-            </span>
-            {lang.label_local && ` (${lang.label_local})`}
-          </a>
-        )
-      } else {
-        items.push(
-          <Button
-            onClick={lang.on_click}
-            data-testid={lang.attr}
-            type="button"
-            unstyled>
-            <span lang={lang.attr}>
-              <strong>{lang.label}</strong>
-            </span>
-            {lang.label_local && ` (${lang.label_local})`}
-          </Button>
-        )
-      }
-    }
-    return (
-      <div className={classes} data-testid="languageSelector" {...divProps}>
-        <ul className="usa-language__primary usa-accordion">
-          <li className="usa-language__primary-item">
-            <LanguageSelectorButton
-              className={classes}
-              label={label || langs[0].label}
-              isOpen={isOpen}
-              onToggle={() => {
-                setIsOpen((prevIsOpen) => !prevIsOpen)
-              }}
-            />
-            <Menu
-              items={items}
-              isOpen={isOpen}
-              id="language-options"
-              type="language"
-            />
-          </li>
-        </ul>
-      </div>
-    )
+    const dropdownProps = { label, langs, small, displayLang }
+    return <LanguageSelectorDropdown {...dropdownProps} className={className} />
   } else {
     if (label) {
       console.warn(
         "LanguageSelector's label is not used when only two languages are available."
       )
     }
-    const curLang = langs[Number(langIndex)]
+    const curLang =
+      langs.find((langDef) => langDef.attr === displayLang) ||
+      langs[Number(langIndex)]
     const onClickString: string =
       typeof curLang.on_click === 'string' ? curLang.on_click : ''
     const onClick =
@@ -110,7 +64,7 @@ export const LanguageSelector = ({
           labelAttr={curLang.attr}
           onToggle={() => {
             onClick()
-            setLangIndex((prevLangIndex) => !prevLangIndex)
+            if (!displayLang) setLangIndex((prevLangIndex) => !prevLangIndex)
           }}
         />
       </div>
diff --git a/src/components/LanguageSelector/LanguageSelectorDropdown.tsx b/src/components/LanguageSelector/LanguageSelectorDropdown.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7b22236ca7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/LanguageSelector/LanguageSelectorDropdown.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+import React, { useState } from 'react'
+import { Menu } from '../header/Menu/Menu'
+import { LanguageSelectorButton } from './LanguageSelectorButton'
+import classnames from 'classnames'
+import { LanguageDefinition, LanguageSelectorProps } from './LanguageSelector'
+import { Button } from '../Button/Button'
+
+const generateMenuItems = (langs: LanguageDefinition[]) => {
+  return langs.map((lang, index) => {
+    const label = (
+      <>
+        <span lang={lang.attr}>
+          <strong>{lang.label}</strong>
+        </span>
+        {lang.label_local && ` (${lang.label_local})`}
+      </>
+    )
+    if (typeof lang.on_click === 'string') {
+      return (
+        <a key={index} href={lang.on_click} data-testid={lang.attr}>
+          {label}
+        </a>
+      )
+    } else {
+      return (
+        <Button
+          key={index}
+          onClick={lang.on_click}
+          data-testid={lang.attr}
+          type="button"
+          unstyled>
+          {label}
+        </Button>
+      )
+    }
+  })
+}
+
+const LanguageSelectorDropdown: React.FC<LanguageSelectorProps> = ({
+  label,
+  langs,
+  small,
+  className,
+  displayLang,
+  ...divProps
+}) => {
+  const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(false)
+
+  const classes = classnames(
+    'usa-language-container',
+    {
+      [`usa-language--small`]: small !== undefined,
+    },
+    className
+  )
+  const displayLabel = langs.find((langDef) => langDef.attr === displayLang)
+
+  return (
+    <div className={classes} data-testid="languageSelector" {...divProps}>
+      <ul className="usa-language__primary usa-accordion">
+        <li className="usa-language__primary-item">
+          <LanguageSelectorButton
+            className={classes}
+            label={displayLabel?.label || label || langs[0].label}
+            isOpen={isOpen}
+            onToggle={() => setIsOpen((prevIsOpen) => !prevIsOpen)}
+          />
+          <Menu
+            items={generateMenuItems(langs)}
+            isOpen={isOpen}
+            id="language-options"
+            type="language"
+          />
+        </li>
+      </ul>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
+export default LanguageSelectorDropdown