diff --git a/vita3k/gui-qt/include/gui-qt/gui_language.h b/vita3k/gui-qt/include/gui-qt/gui_language.h
index 3c09e45ee..531908ad4 100644
--- a/vita3k/gui-qt/include/gui-qt/gui_language.h
+++ b/vita3k/gui-qt/include/gui-qt/gui_language.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 #include <span>
 #include <string_view>
+#include <util/fs.h>
 
 class QApplication;
 
@@ -31,8 +32,8 @@ struct UiLanguageOption {
     std::string_view native_name;
 };
 
-std::span<const UiLanguageOption> ui_language_options();
-bool apply_ui_language(QApplication &app, std::string_view configured_tag);
+std::span<const UiLanguageOption> ui_language_options(fs::path &static_assets_path);
+bool apply_ui_language(QApplication &app, std::string_view configured_tag, fs::path &static_assets_path);
 QString language_name(std::string_view tag);
 
 } // namespace gui::i18n
diff --git a/vita3k/gui-qt/src/gui_language.cpp b/vita3k/gui-qt/src/gui_language.cpp
index 9ac0ac345..5da385aa3 100644
--- a/vita3k/gui-qt/src/gui_language.cpp
+++ b/vita3k/gui-qt/src/gui_language.cpp
@@ -61,19 +61,18 @@ const std::array<UiLanguageOption, 23> k_ui_languages = { {
 
 std::unique_ptr<QTranslator> s_translator;
 
-QStringList translation_search_paths() {
-    const QString app_dir = QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath();
+QStringList translation_search_paths(fs::path &static_assets_path) {
     return {
-        app_dir + QStringLiteral("/translations"),
-        app_dir + QStringLiteral("/../Resources/translations"),
+        QString::fromUtf8((static_assets_path / "translations").string().c_str()),
+        QString::fromUtf8((static_assets_path / "../Resources/translations").string().c_str()),
     };
 }
 
-QSet<QString> available_translation_tags() {
+QSet<QString> available_translation_tags(fs::path &static_assets_path) {
     const QString prefix = QStringLiteral("vita3k_");
 
     QSet<QString> tags;
-    for (const QString &path : translation_search_paths()) {
+    for (const QString &path : translation_search_paths(static_assets_path)) {
         const QDir dir(path);
         const auto entries = dir.entryList({ QStringLiteral("vita3k_*.qm"), QStringLiteral("vita3k_*.ts") }, QDir::Files);
         for (const QString &entry : entries) {
@@ -92,12 +91,12 @@ QSet<QString> available_translation_tags() {
 
 } // namespace
 
-std::span<const UiLanguageOption> ui_language_options() {
+std::span<const UiLanguageOption> ui_language_options(fs::path &static_assets_path) {
     static std::vector<UiLanguageOption> available_languages;
 
     available_languages.clear();
 
-    const QSet<QString> tags = available_translation_tags();
+    const QSet<QString> tags = available_translation_tags(static_assets_path);
     if (tags.isEmpty()) {
         available_languages.push_back(k_ui_languages.front());
         return available_languages;
@@ -124,7 +123,7 @@ QString language_name(std::string_view tag) {
     return QString::fromUtf8(tag.data(), static_cast<int>(tag.size()));
 }
 
-bool apply_ui_language(QApplication &app, std::string_view configured_tag) {
+bool apply_ui_language(QApplication &app, std::string_view configured_tag, fs::path &static_assets_path) {
     if (s_translator)
         app.removeTranslator(s_translator.get());
 
@@ -134,7 +133,7 @@ bool apply_ui_language(QApplication &app, std::string_view configured_tag) {
         ? QLocale::system()
         : QLocale(QString::fromUtf8(configured_tag.data(), static_cast<int>(configured_tag.size())));
 
-    for (const QString &path : translation_search_paths()) {
+    for (const QString &path : translation_search_paths(static_assets_path)) {
         if (s_translator->load(locale, QStringLiteral("vita3k"), QStringLiteral("_"), path)) {
             app.installTranslator(s_translator.get());
             return true;
diff --git a/vita3k/gui-qt/src/main_window.cpp b/vita3k/gui-qt/src/main_window.cpp
index f8d92d3b4..53966272f 100644
--- a/vita3k/gui-qt/src/main_window.cpp
+++ b/vita3k/gui-qt/src/main_window.cpp
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ bool MainWindow::handle_pending_app_launch_request() {
 }
 
 void MainWindow::apply_ui_language(const QString &locale_tag) {
-    gui::i18n::apply_ui_language(*qApp, locale_tag.toStdString());
+    gui::i18n::apply_ui_language(*qApp, locale_tag.toStdString(), emuenv.static_assets_path);
 }
 
 void MainWindow::init_current_user() {
diff --git a/vita3k/gui-qt/src/settings_dialog.cpp b/vita3k/gui-qt/src/settings_dialog.cpp
index 07dd434e9..c4e193960 100644
--- a/vita3k/gui-qt/src/settings_dialog.cpp
+++ b/vita3k/gui-qt/src/settings_dialog.cpp
@@ -530,7 +530,8 @@ void SettingsDialog::load_config() {
             : false);
     m_ui->ui_language_box->clear();
     m_ui->ui_language_box->addItem(tr("System Default"), QStringLiteral(""));
-    for (const auto &language : gui::i18n::ui_language_options()) {
+
+    for (const auto &language : gui::i18n::ui_language_options(emuenv.static_assets_path)) {
         const QString tag = QString::fromUtf8(language.tag.data(), static_cast<int>(language.tag.size()));
         const QString native_name = QString::fromUtf8(language.native_name.data(), static_cast<int>(language.native_name.size()));
         m_ui->ui_language_box->addItem(native_name, tag);
diff --git a/vita3k/main.cpp b/vita3k/main.cpp
index 020e539d7..961143f02 100644
--- a/vita3k/main.cpp
+++ b/vita3k/main.cpp
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         return InitConfigFailed;
     }
 
-    gui::i18n::apply_ui_language(app, cfg.user_lang);
+    gui::i18n::apply_ui_language(app, cfg.user_lang, emuenv.static_assets_path);
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
     {