diff --git a/config/description.exs b/config/description.exs
index 6c13bde31..f317c4e34 100644
--- a/config/description.exs
+++ b/config/description.exs
@@ -3523,5 +3523,27 @@ config :pleroma, :config_description, [
         suggestion: [100_000]
       }
     ]
+  },
+  %{
+    group: :pleroma,
+    key: Pleroma.Language.LanguageDetector,
+    type: :group,
+    description: "Language detection providers",
+    children: [
+      %{
+        key: :provider,
+        type: :module,
+        suggestions: [
+          Pleroma.Language.LanguageDetector.Fasttext
+        ]
+      },
+      %{
+        group: {:subgroup, Pleroma.Language.LanguageDetector.Fasttext},
+        key: :model,
+        label: "fastText language detection model",
+        type: :string,
+        suggestions: ["/usr/share/fasttext/lid.176.bin"]
+      }
+    ]
   }
 ]
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/application_requirements.ex b/lib/pleroma/application_requirements.ex
index 819245481..ff22f835b 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/application_requirements.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/application_requirements.ex
@@ -188,7 +188,27 @@ defmodule Pleroma.ApplicationRequirements do
         false
       end
 
-    if Enum.all?([preview_proxy_commands_status | filter_commands_statuses], & &1) do
+    language_detector_commands_status =
+      if Pleroma.Language.LanguageDetector.missing_dependencies() == [] do
+        true
+      else
+        Logger.error(
+          "The following dependencies required by the currently enabled " <>
+            "language detection provider are not installed: " <>
+            inspect(Pleroma.Language.LanguageDetector.missing_dependencies())
+        )
+
+        false
+      end
+
+    if Enum.all?(
+         [
+           preview_proxy_commands_status,
+           language_detector_commands_status
+           | filter_commands_statuses
+         ],
+         & &1
+       ) do
       :ok
     else
       {:error,
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/language/language_detector.ex b/lib/pleroma/language/language_detector.ex
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3901a8b90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/pleroma/language/language_detector.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# Pleroma: A lightweight social networking server
+# Copyright © 2017-2022 Pleroma Authors <https://pleroma.social/>
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+
+defmodule Pleroma.Language.LanguageDetector do
+  @words_threshold 4
+
+  def missing_dependencies do
+    provider = get_provider()
+
+    if provider do
+      provider.missing_dependencies()
+    else
+      nil
+    end
+  end
+
+  def detect(text) do
+    provider = get_provider()
+
+    {:ok, text} = text |> FastSanitize.strip_tags()
+    word_count = text |> String.split(~r/\s+/) |> Enum.count()
+
+    if word_count < @words_threshold or !provider or !provider.configured? do
+      nil
+    else
+      provider.detect(text)
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp get_provider() do
+    Pleroma.Config.get([__MODULE__, :provider])
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/language/language_detector/fasttext.ex b/lib/pleroma/language/language_detector/fasttext.ex
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d479d2125
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/pleroma/language/language_detector/fasttext.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+# Pleroma: A lightweight social networking server
+# Copyright © 2017-2022 Pleroma Authors <https://pleroma.social/>
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+
+defmodule Pleroma.Language.LanguageDetector.Fasttext do
+  import Pleroma.Web.Utils.Guards, only: [not_empty_string: 1]
+
+  alias Pleroma.Language.LanguageDetector.Provider
+
+  @behaviour Provider
+
+  @impl Provider
+  def missing_dependencies do
+    if Pleroma.Utils.command_available?("fasttext") do
+      []
+    else
+      ["fasttext"]
+    end
+  end
+
+  @impl Provider
+  def configured?, do: not_empty_string(get_model())
+
+  @impl Provider
+  def detect(text) do
+    text_path = Path.join(System.tmp_dir!(), "fasttext-#{Ecto.UUID.generate()}")
+
+    File.write(text_path, text)
+
+    detected_language =
+      case System.cmd("fasttext", ["predict", get_model(), text_path]) do
+        {"__label__" <> language, _} ->
+          language |> String.trim()
+
+        _ ->
+          nil
+      end
+
+    File.rm(text_path)
+
+    detected_language
+  end
+
+  defp get_model do
+    Pleroma.Config.get([__MODULE__, :model])
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/language/language_detector/provider.ex b/lib/pleroma/language/language_detector/provider.ex
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..08e7c8eef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/pleroma/language/language_detector/provider.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# Pleroma: A lightweight social networking server
+# Copyright © 2017-2022 Pleroma Authors <https://pleroma.social/>
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+
+defmodule Pleroma.Language.LanguageDetector.Provider do
+  @callback missing_dependencies() :: [String.t()]
+
+  @callback configured?() :: boolean()
+
+  @callback detect(text :: String.t()) :: String.t() | nil
+end
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/activity_draft.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/activity_draft.ex
index 4b7d28f5c..7728c6bcb 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/activity_draft.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/activity_draft.ex
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 defmodule Pleroma.Web.CommonAPI.ActivityDraft do
   alias Pleroma.Activity
   alias Pleroma.Conversation.Participation
+  alias Pleroma.Language.LanguageDetector
   alias Pleroma.Object
   alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Builder
   alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Visibility
@@ -241,13 +242,15 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.CommonAPI.ActivityDraft do
   end
 
   defp language(draft) do
-    language = draft.params[:language]
+    language =
+      with language <- draft.params[:language],
+           true <- good_locale_code?(language) do
+        language
+      else
+        _ -> LanguageDetector.detect(draft.full_payload)
+      end
 
-    if good_locale_code?(language) do
-      %__MODULE__{draft | language: language}
-    else
-      draft
-    end
+    %__MODULE__{draft | language: language}
   end
 
   defp object(draft) do