diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 00691382b..e3a8fc921 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ Rails.application.configure do
   config.good_job.shutdown_timeout = 25 # seconds
   config.good_job.enable_cron = true
   config.good_job.cron = { example: { cron: '0 * * * *', class: 'ExampleJob'  } }
+  config.good_job.dashboard_default_locale = :en
 
   # ...or all at once.
   config.good_job = {
@@ -262,6 +263,7 @@ Rails.application.configure do
         class: 'ExampleJob'
       },
     },
+    dashboard_default_locale: :en,
   }
 end
 ```
diff --git a/app/controllers/good_job/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/good_job/application_controller.rb
index ee146418a..8287010f5 100644
--- a/app/controllers/good_job/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/good_job/application_controller.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ module GoodJob
   class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
     protect_from_forgery with: :exception
 
-    around_action :switch_locale
+    around_action :use_good_job_locale
 
     content_security_policy do |policy|
       policy.default_src(:none) if policy.default_src(*policy.default_src).blank?
@@ -31,8 +31,21 @@ def default_url_options(options = {})
       { locale: I18n.locale }.merge(options)
     end
 
-    def switch_locale(&action)
+    def use_good_job_locale(&action)
+      @original_i18n_config = I18n.config
+      I18n.config = ::GoodJob::I18nConfig.new
       I18n.with_locale(current_locale, &action)
+    ensure
+      I18n.config = @original_i18n_config
+      @original_i18n_config = nil
+    end
+
+    def use_original_locale
+      prev_config = I18n.config
+      I18n.config = @original_i18n_config if @original_i18n_config
+      yield
+    ensure
+      I18n.config = prev_config
     end
 
     def current_locale
@@ -40,16 +53,9 @@ def current_locale
         request.GET['locale']
       elsif params[:locale]
         params[:locale]
-      elsif good_job_available_locales.exclude?(I18n.default_locale) && I18n.available_locales.include?(:en)
-        :en
       else
         I18n.default_locale
       end
     end
-
-    def good_job_available_locales
-      @_good_job_available_locales ||= GoodJob::Engine.root.join("config/locales").glob("*.yml").map { |path| File.basename(path, ".yml").to_sym }.uniq
-    end
-    helper_method :good_job_available_locales
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/controllers/good_job/cron_entries_controller.rb b/app/controllers/good_job/cron_entries_controller.rb
index 829403cbd..3b31eb2ea 100644
--- a/app/controllers/good_job/cron_entries_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/good_job/cron_entries_controller.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ def show
 
     def enqueue
       @cron_entry = CronEntry.find(params[:cron_key])
-      @cron_entry.enqueue(Time.current)
+      use_original_locale { @cron_entry.enqueue(Time.current) }
       redirect_back(fallback_location: cron_entries_path, notice: t(".notice"))
     end
 
diff --git a/app/helpers/good_job/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/good_job/application_helper.rb
index f88d8a587..091b5bca8 100644
--- a/app/helpers/good_job/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/good_job/application_helper.rb
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ def translate_hash(key, **options)
     end
 
     def translation_exists?(key, **options)
-      true if good_job_available_locales.include?(I18n.locale)
       I18n.exists?(scope_key_by_partial(key), **options)
     end
   end
diff --git a/app/models/good_job/i18n_config.rb b/app/models/good_job/i18n_config.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4eb4ac4af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/models/good_job/i18n_config.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module GoodJob
+  class I18nConfig < ::I18n::Config
+    BACKEND = I18n::Backend::Simple.new
+    AVAILABLE_LOCALES = GoodJob::Engine.root.join("config/locales").glob("*.yml").map { |path| File.basename(path, ".yml").to_sym }.uniq
+    AVAILABLE_LOCALES_SET = AVAILABLE_LOCALES.inject(Set.new) { |set, locale| set << locale.to_s << locale.to_sym }
+
+    def backend
+      BACKEND
+    end
+
+    def available_locales
+      AVAILABLE_LOCALES
+    end
+
+    def available_locales_set
+      AVAILABLE_LOCALES_SET
+    end
+
+    def default_locale
+      GoodJob.configuration.dashboard_default_locale
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/views/good_job/shared/_navbar.erb b/app/views/good_job/shared/_navbar.erb
index bc6c218aa..94898ea8a 100644
--- a/app/views/good_job/shared/_navbar.erb
+++ b/app/views/good_job/shared/_navbar.erb
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
           </a>
 
           <ul class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="localeOptions">
-            <% possible_locales = I18n.enforce_available_locales ? (good_job_available_locales & I18n.available_locales) : good_job_available_locales %>
+            <% possible_locales = I18n.available_locales %>
             <% possible_locales.reject { |locale| locale == I18n.locale }.each do |locale| %>
               <li><%= link_to locale, url_for(locale: locale), class: "dropdown-item" %></li>
             <% end %>
diff --git a/lib/good_job/configuration.rb b/lib/good_job/configuration.rb
index dc414fd61..ce808933d 100644
--- a/lib/good_job/configuration.rb
+++ b/lib/good_job/configuration.rb
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ class Configuration
     DEFAULT_ENABLE_CRON = false
     # Default to enabling LISTEN/NOTIFY
     DEFAULT_ENABLE_LISTEN_NOTIFY = true
+    # Default Dashboard I18n locale
+    DEFAULT_DASHBOARD_DEFAULT_LOCALE = :en
 
     def self.validate_execution_mode(execution_mode)
       raise ArgumentError, "GoodJob execution mode must be one of #{EXECUTION_MODES.join(', ')}. It was '#{execution_mode}' which is not valid." unless execution_mode.in?(EXECUTION_MODES)
@@ -346,6 +348,10 @@ def smaller_number_is_higher_priority
       rails_config[:smaller_number_is_higher_priority]
     end
 
+    def dashboard_default_locale
+      rails_config[:dashboard_default_locale] || DEFAULT_DASHBOARD_DEFAULT_LOCALE
+    end
+
     private
 
     def rails_config
diff --git a/spec/lib/good_job/configuration_spec.rb b/spec/lib/good_job/configuration_spec.rb
index 6e15ed45a..0e84a9be4 100644
--- a/spec/lib/good_job/configuration_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/good_job/configuration_spec.rb
@@ -280,4 +280,12 @@
       expect(configuration.smaller_number_is_higher_priority).to be true
     end
   end
+
+  describe '#dashboard_default_locale' do
+    it 'delegates to rails configuration' do
+      allow(Rails.application.config).to receive(:good_job).and_return({ dashboard_default_locale: :de })
+      configuration = described_class.new({})
+      expect(configuration.dashboard_default_locale).to eq :de
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/requests/good_job/cron_entries_controller_spec.rb b/spec/requests/good_job/cron_entries_controller_spec.rb
index afcc1966d..f53f6808e 100644
--- a/spec/requests/good_job/cron_entries_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/good_job/cron_entries_controller_spec.rb
@@ -30,4 +30,27 @@
       expect(response).to have_http_status(:found)
     end
   end
+
+  describe 'POST #enqueue' do
+    before do
+      allow(ExampleJob).to receive(:queue_adapter).and_return(GoodJob::Adapter.new(execution_mode: :external))
+    end
+
+    it 'enqueues a job' do
+      expect do
+        post good_job.enqueue_cron_entry_path(cron_key: 'example')
+      end.to change(GoodJob::Job, :count).by(1)
+      expect(response).to have_http_status(:found)
+    end
+
+    it 'uses the application I18n.default_locale' do
+      original_locale = I18n.default_locale
+      I18n.default_locale = :de
+
+      post good_job.enqueue_cron_entry_path(cron_key: 'example')
+      expect(GoodJob::Job.last.serialized_params).to include("locale" => "de")
+    ensure
+      I18n.default_locale = original_locale
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/test_app/config/application.rb b/spec/test_app/config/application.rb
index 3e6f9a555..1b4ef5234 100644
--- a/spec/test_app/config/application.rb
+++ b/spec/test_app/config/application.rb
@@ -23,5 +23,9 @@ class Application < Rails::Application
     config.log_level = :debug
 
     config.action_controller.include_all_helpers = false
+
+    # Set default locale to something not yet translated for GoodJob
+    # config.i18n.available_locales = [:pt]
+    # config.i18n.default_locale = :pt
   end
 end