diff --git a/android/app/src/main/assets/public/main.js b/android/app/src/main/assets/public/main.js
index c00574ed..2c1d5d29 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/assets/public/main.js
+++ b/android/app/src/main/assets/public/main.js
@@ -4364,19 +4364,41 @@ async function switchSettingsTab(tabName) {
 }
 
 async function populateLanguageDropdown() {
-    let sel = document.getElementById("settings-language");
-    if (!sel) return;
+    let container = document.getElementById("settings-language");
+    let optionsContainer = document.getElementById("settings-language-options");
+    let display = document.getElementById("settings-language-display");
+    if (!container || !optionsContainer || !display) return;
     try {
         let path = window.location.pathname.replace("/login/index.html", "/").replace("index.html", "");
         let res = await fetchAsync(`${path}blah/index.json`);
         let json = JSON.parse(res);
-        sel.innerHTML = "";
+        optionsContainer.innerHTML = "";
+        
+        window._langDropdownListener = window._langDropdownListener || ((e) => {
+            let cont = document.getElementById("settings-language");
+            if (cont && !cont.contains(e.target)) {
+                cont.classList.remove('open');
+            }
+        });
+        document.removeEventListener('click', window._langDropdownListener);
+        document.addEventListener('click', window._langDropdownListener);
+
         for (let code in json) {
-            let opt = document.createElement("option");
-            opt.value = code;
-            opt.textContent = json[code].native + " (" + json[code].english + ")";
-            if (code === lang) opt.selected = true;
-            sel.appendChild(opt);
+            let opt = document.createElement("div");
+            opt.className = "custom-select-option";
+            let text = json[code].native + " (" + json[code].english + ")";
+            opt.textContent = text;
+            if (code === lang) {
+                opt.classList.add("selected");
+                display.textContent = text;
+                display.classList.remove("blah");
+            }
+            opt.onclick = () => {
+                display.textContent = text;
+                container.classList.remove("open");
+                changeLanguage(code);
+            };
+            optionsContainer.appendChild(opt);
         }
     } catch (e) {
         console.error("Failed to load languages", e);
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/assets/public/screens.js b/android/app/src/main/assets/public/screens.js
index d0b90b22..bdbcad05 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/assets/public/screens.js
+++ b/android/app/src/main/assets/public/screens.js
@@ -415,10 +415,15 @@ var appearanceSettings = `
     <herotitle><blah>title.appearance</blah></herotitle>
     <br>
     <div class="input-group">
-        <label for="settings-language"><blah>title.language</blah></label>
-        <select id="settings-language" onchange="changeLanguage(this.value)" style="border-radius: 0.8rem; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05); margin: var(--button-margin); padding: var(--button-margin); padding-left: calc(var(--button-margin) * 2); padding-right: 1.5rem; height: var(--button-height); display: flex; cursor: pointer; align-items: center; justify-content: flex-start; border: var(--border-width) solid var(--light-border-color); color: var(--text-color); font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; appearance: none; outline: none;">
-            <option value="" class="blah">title.loading</option>
-        </select>
+        <label><blah>title.language</blah></label>
+        <div class="custom-select" id="settings-language">
+            <div class="custom-select-value" onclick="this.parentElement.classList.toggle('open')">
+                <span id="settings-language-display" class="blah">title.loading</span>
+                ${ICONS.chevronDown({ className: "chevron", style: "width: 1.2rem; height: 1.2rem; opacity: 0.7;" })}
+            </div>
+            <div class="custom-select-options" id="settings-language-options">
+            </div>
+        </div>
     </div>
 </div>
 `;
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/assets/public/style.css b/android/app/src/main/assets/public/style.css
index af2ff9c7..723ecf4b 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/assets/public/style.css
+++ b/android/app/src/main/assets/public/style.css
@@ -1181,3 +1181,98 @@ input:checked + .toggle-slider:before {
     0% { transform: scale(0); }
     100% { transform: scale(1); }
 }
+
+/* Custom Select */
+.custom-select {
+    position: relative;
+    border-radius: 0.8rem;
+    background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
+    margin: var(--button-margin);
+    height: var(--button-height);
+    display: flex;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    align-items: center;
+    border: var(--border-width) solid var(--light-border-color);
+    color: var(--text-color);
+    width: calc(100% - (var(--button-margin) * 2));
+    outline: none;
+    user-select: none;
+    z-index: 2; /* to appear above other elements if necessary */
+}
+
+.custom-select-value {
+    padding: var(--button-margin);
+    padding-left: calc(var(--button-margin) * 2);
+    padding-right: 1.5rem;
+    width: 100%;
+    display: flex;
+    justify-content: space-between;
+    align-items: center;
+}
+
+.custom-select-value span {
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
+}
+
+.custom-select .chevron {
+    transition: transform 0.2s ease;
+}
+
+.custom-select.open .chevron {
+    transform: rotate(180deg);
+}
+
+.custom-select-options {
+    position: absolute;
+    top: calc(100% + 0.4rem);
+    left: 0;
+    width: 100%;
+    background-color: var(--main-bg-color);
+    border: var(--border-width) solid var(--light-border-color);
+    border-radius: 0.8rem;
+    max-height: 15rem;
+    overflow-y: auto;
+    z-index: 100;
+    opacity: 0;
+    visibility: hidden;
+    transform: translateY(-10px);
+    transition: all 0.2s ease;
+    box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
+    padding: 0.4rem;
+    pointer-events: none;
+}
+
+.custom-select.open .custom-select-options {
+    opacity: 1;
+    visibility: visible;
+    transform: translateY(0);
+    pointer-events: auto;
+}
+
+.custom-select-option {
+    padding: var(--button-margin) calc(var(--button-margin) * 2);
+    height: var(--button-height);
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    border-radius: 0.8rem;
+    background-color: transparent;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    transition: background-color 0.2s;
+    text-align: left;
+    margin-bottom: 0.2rem;
+}
+
+.custom-select-option:last-child {
+    margin-bottom: 0;
+}
+
+.custom-select-option:hover {
+    background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
+}
+
+.custom-select-option.selected {
+    background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
+    font-weight: bold;
+}
diff --git a/webroot/main.js b/webroot/main.js
index c00574ed..2c1d5d29 100644
--- a/webroot/main.js
+++ b/webroot/main.js
@@ -4364,19 +4364,41 @@ async function switchSettingsTab(tabName) {
 }
 
 async function populateLanguageDropdown() {
-    let sel = document.getElementById("settings-language");
-    if (!sel) return;
+    let container = document.getElementById("settings-language");
+    let optionsContainer = document.getElementById("settings-language-options");
+    let display = document.getElementById("settings-language-display");
+    if (!container || !optionsContainer || !display) return;
     try {
         let path = window.location.pathname.replace("/login/index.html", "/").replace("index.html", "");
         let res = await fetchAsync(`${path}blah/index.json`);
         let json = JSON.parse(res);
-        sel.innerHTML = "";
+        optionsContainer.innerHTML = "";
+        
+        window._langDropdownListener = window._langDropdownListener || ((e) => {
+            let cont = document.getElementById("settings-language");
+            if (cont && !cont.contains(e.target)) {
+                cont.classList.remove('open');
+            }
+        });
+        document.removeEventListener('click', window._langDropdownListener);
+        document.addEventListener('click', window._langDropdownListener);
+
         for (let code in json) {
-            let opt = document.createElement("option");
-            opt.value = code;
-            opt.textContent = json[code].native + " (" + json[code].english + ")";
-            if (code === lang) opt.selected = true;
-            sel.appendChild(opt);
+            let opt = document.createElement("div");
+            opt.className = "custom-select-option";
+            let text = json[code].native + " (" + json[code].english + ")";
+            opt.textContent = text;
+            if (code === lang) {
+                opt.classList.add("selected");
+                display.textContent = text;
+                display.classList.remove("blah");
+            }
+            opt.onclick = () => {
+                display.textContent = text;
+                container.classList.remove("open");
+                changeLanguage(code);
+            };
+            optionsContainer.appendChild(opt);
         }
     } catch (e) {
         console.error("Failed to load languages", e);
diff --git a/webroot/screens.js b/webroot/screens.js
index d0b90b22..bdbcad05 100644
--- a/webroot/screens.js
+++ b/webroot/screens.js
@@ -415,10 +415,15 @@ var appearanceSettings = `
     <herotitle><blah>title.appearance</blah></herotitle>
     <br>
     <div class="input-group">
-        <label for="settings-language"><blah>title.language</blah></label>
-        <select id="settings-language" onchange="changeLanguage(this.value)" style="border-radius: 0.8rem; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05); margin: var(--button-margin); padding: var(--button-margin); padding-left: calc(var(--button-margin) * 2); padding-right: 1.5rem; height: var(--button-height); display: flex; cursor: pointer; align-items: center; justify-content: flex-start; border: var(--border-width) solid var(--light-border-color); color: var(--text-color); font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; appearance: none; outline: none;">
-            <option value="" class="blah">title.loading</option>
-        </select>
+        <label><blah>title.language</blah></label>
+        <div class="custom-select" id="settings-language">
+            <div class="custom-select-value" onclick="this.parentElement.classList.toggle('open')">
+                <span id="settings-language-display" class="blah">title.loading</span>
+                ${ICONS.chevronDown({ className: "chevron", style: "width: 1.2rem; height: 1.2rem; opacity: 0.7;" })}
+            </div>
+            <div class="custom-select-options" id="settings-language-options">
+            </div>
+        </div>
     </div>
 </div>
 `;
diff --git a/webroot/style.css b/webroot/style.css
index af2ff9c7..723ecf4b 100644
--- a/webroot/style.css
+++ b/webroot/style.css
@@ -1181,3 +1181,98 @@ input:checked + .toggle-slider:before {
     0% { transform: scale(0); }
     100% { transform: scale(1); }
 }
+
+/* Custom Select */
+.custom-select {
+    position: relative;
+    border-radius: 0.8rem;
+    background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
+    margin: var(--button-margin);
+    height: var(--button-height);
+    display: flex;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    align-items: center;
+    border: var(--border-width) solid var(--light-border-color);
+    color: var(--text-color);
+    width: calc(100% - (var(--button-margin) * 2));
+    outline: none;
+    user-select: none;
+    z-index: 2; /* to appear above other elements if necessary */
+}
+
+.custom-select-value {
+    padding: var(--button-margin);
+    padding-left: calc(var(--button-margin) * 2);
+    padding-right: 1.5rem;
+    width: 100%;
+    display: flex;
+    justify-content: space-between;
+    align-items: center;
+}
+
+.custom-select-value span {
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
+}
+
+.custom-select .chevron {
+    transition: transform 0.2s ease;
+}
+
+.custom-select.open .chevron {
+    transform: rotate(180deg);
+}
+
+.custom-select-options {
+    position: absolute;
+    top: calc(100% + 0.4rem);
+    left: 0;
+    width: 100%;
+    background-color: var(--main-bg-color);
+    border: var(--border-width) solid var(--light-border-color);
+    border-radius: 0.8rem;
+    max-height: 15rem;
+    overflow-y: auto;
+    z-index: 100;
+    opacity: 0;
+    visibility: hidden;
+    transform: translateY(-10px);
+    transition: all 0.2s ease;
+    box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
+    padding: 0.4rem;
+    pointer-events: none;
+}
+
+.custom-select.open .custom-select-options {
+    opacity: 1;
+    visibility: visible;
+    transform: translateY(0);
+    pointer-events: auto;
+}
+
+.custom-select-option {
+    padding: var(--button-margin) calc(var(--button-margin) * 2);
+    height: var(--button-height);
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    border-radius: 0.8rem;
+    background-color: transparent;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    transition: background-color 0.2s;
+    text-align: left;
+    margin-bottom: 0.2rem;
+}
+
+.custom-select-option:last-child {
+    margin-bottom: 0;
+}
+
+.custom-select-option:hover {
+    background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
+}
+
+.custom-select-option.selected {
+    background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
+    font-weight: bold;
+}