diff --git a/components/publish/PublishLanguagePicker.vue b/components/publish/PublishLanguagePicker.vue
index 6e58d524..c8827d45 100644
--- a/components/publish/PublishLanguagePicker.vue
+++ b/components/publish/PublishLanguagePicker.vue
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ let { modelValue } = $defineModel<{
 }>()
 
 const { t } = useI18n()
+const userSettings = useUserSettings()
 
 const languageKeyword = $ref('')
 
@@ -17,9 +18,22 @@ const fuse = new Fuse(languagesNameList, {
 const languages = $computed(() =>
   languageKeyword.trim()
     ? fuse.search(languageKeyword).map(r => r.item)
-    : [...languagesNameList].sort(({ code: a }, { code: b }) => {
-        return a === modelValue ? -1 : b === modelValue ? 1 : a.localeCompare(b)
-      }),
+    : [...languagesNameList].filter(entry => !userSettings.value.disabledTranslationLanguages.includes(entry.code))
+        .sort(({ code: a }, { code: b }) => {
+          return a === modelValue ? -1 : b === modelValue ? 1 : a.localeCompare(b)
+        }),
+)
+
+const preferredLanguages = computed(() => {
+  const result = []
+  for (const langCode of userSettings.value.disabledTranslationLanguages) {
+    const completeLang = languagesNameList.find(listEntry => listEntry.code === langCode)
+    if (completeLang)
+      result.push(completeLang)
+  }
+  return result
+},
+
 )
 
 function chooseLanguage(language: string) {
@@ -38,6 +52,18 @@ function chooseLanguage(language: string) {
       >
     </div>
     <div max-h-40vh overflow-auto>
+      <template v-if="!languageKeyword.trim()">
+        <CommonDropdownItem
+          v-for="{ code, nativeName, name } in preferredLanguages"
+          :key="code"
+          :text="nativeName"
+          :description="name"
+          :checked="code === modelValue"
+          @click="chooseLanguage(code)"
+        />
+        <hr class="border-base ">
+      </template>
+
       <CommonDropdownItem
         v-for="{ code, nativeName, name } in languages"
         :key="code"