diff --git a/api/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/translation/GlobalTranslator.java b/api/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/translation/GlobalTranslator.java
index 537c754278..df5b18464f 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/translation/GlobalTranslator.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/translation/GlobalTranslator.java
@@ -25,12 +25,17 @@
 
 import java.util.Locale;
 import net.kyori.adventure.audience.Audience;
+import net.kyori.adventure.audience.ForwardingAudience;
+import net.kyori.adventure.identity.Identity;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.TranslatableComponent;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.renderer.TranslatableComponentRenderer;
 import net.kyori.examination.Examinable;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.ApiStatus;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
+
+import static java.util.Objects.requireNonNull;
 
 /**
  * A global source of translations. The global source is the default source used by adventure platforms
@@ -75,6 +80,25 @@ public interface GlobalTranslator extends Translator, Examinable {
     return GlobalTranslatorImpl.INSTANCE.renderer;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Renders a component using the {@link #renderer() global renderer}.
+   *
+   * <p>The locale will be determined using the
+   * {@link #localeOverride(Audience) locale override} or determined using the
+   * {@link Identity#LOCALE locale pointer}.</p>
+   *
+   * @param component the component to render
+   * @param audience the audience to extract the locale from
+   * @return the rendered component
+   * @since 4.22.0
+   */
+  static @NotNull Component render(final @NotNull Component component, final @NotNull Audience audience) {
+    Locale locale = translator().localeOverride(requireNonNull(audience, "audience"));
+    if (locale == null) locale = audience.getOrDefault(Identity.LOCALE, null);
+    if (locale == null) return component;
+    return render(component, locale);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Renders a component using the {@link #renderer() global renderer}.
    *
@@ -115,4 +139,24 @@ public interface GlobalTranslator extends Translator, Examinable {
    * @since 4.0.0
    */
   boolean removeSource(final @NotNull Translator source);
+
+  /**
+   * Sets an override for the locale of the audience when fetched using {@link #localeOverride(Audience)}.
+   *
+   * @param audience the audience, may be a {@link ForwardingAudience} to set the override for all members in the audience
+   * @param locale the locale to set, or {@code null} to remove the override
+   * @see #localeOverride(Audience)
+   * @since 4.22.0
+   */
+  void overrideLocale(final @NotNull Audience audience, final @Nullable Locale locale);
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the override locale for an audience that will be used in {@link #render(Component, Audience)}.
+   *
+   * @param audience the audience member
+   * @return the locale, if any
+   * @see #overrideLocale(Audience, Locale)
+   * @since 4.22.0
+   */
+  @Nullable Locale localeOverride(final @NotNull Audience audience);
 }
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/translation/GlobalTranslatorImpl.java b/api/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/translation/GlobalTranslatorImpl.java
index ef9172cea1..749f09441b 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/translation/GlobalTranslatorImpl.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/translation/GlobalTranslatorImpl.java
@@ -26,9 +26,14 @@
 import java.text.MessageFormat;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Locale;
+import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.UUID;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
+import net.kyori.adventure.audience.Audience;
+import net.kyori.adventure.audience.ForwardingAudience;
+import net.kyori.adventure.identity.Identity;
 import net.kyori.adventure.key.Key;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.TranslatableComponent;
@@ -45,6 +50,7 @@ final class GlobalTranslatorImpl implements GlobalTranslator {
   static final GlobalTranslatorImpl INSTANCE = new GlobalTranslatorImpl();
   final TranslatableComponentRenderer<Locale> renderer = TranslatableComponentRenderer.usingTranslationSource(this);
   private final Set<Translator> sources = Collections.newSetFromMap(new ConcurrentHashMap<>());
+  private final Map<UUID, Locale> localeOverrides = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
 
   private GlobalTranslatorImpl() {
   }
@@ -80,6 +86,14 @@ public boolean removeSource(final @NotNull Translator source) {
     return TriState.FALSE;
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public boolean canTranslate(final @NotNull String key, final @NotNull Locale locale) {
+    for (final Translator source : this.sources) {
+      if (source.canTranslate(key, locale)) return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
   @Override
   public @Nullable MessageFormat translate(final @NotNull String key, final @NotNull Locale locale) {
     requireNonNull(key, "key");
@@ -102,6 +116,30 @@ public boolean removeSource(final @NotNull Translator source) {
     return null;
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public void overrideLocale(final @NotNull Audience audience, final @Nullable Locale locale) {
+    if (requireNonNull(audience, "audience") instanceof ForwardingAudience) {
+      for (final Audience single : ((ForwardingAudience) audience).audiences()) {
+        this.overrideLocale(single, locale);
+      }
+    } else {
+      audience.get(Identity.UUID).ifPresent(uuid -> {
+        if (locale == null) {
+          this.localeOverrides.remove(uuid);
+        } else {
+          this.localeOverrides.put(uuid, locale);
+        }
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public @Nullable Locale localeOverride(final @NotNull Audience audience) {
+    final UUID uuid = requireNonNull(audience, "audience").getOrDefault(Identity.UUID, null);
+    if (uuid == null) return null;
+    return this.localeOverrides.get(uuid);
+  }
+
   @Override
   public @NotNull Stream<? extends ExaminableProperty> examinableProperties() {
     return Stream.of(ExaminableProperty.of("sources", this.sources));