diff --git a/django/conf/global_settings.py b/django/conf/global_settings.py
index 4c25da9942..6be789a853 100644
--- a/django/conf/global_settings.py
+++ b/django/conf/global_settings.py
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ LANGUAGES_BIDI = ("he", "ar", "fa")
 # If you set this to False, Django will make some optimizations so as not
 # to load the internationalization machinery.
 USE_I18N = True
-
 LOCALE_PATHS = ()
+LANGUAGE_COOKIE_NAME = 'django_language'
 
 # Not-necessarily-technical managers of the site. They get broken link
 # notifications and other various e-mails.
diff --git a/django/utils/translation/trans_real.py b/django/utils/translation/trans_real.py
index f8a39710b4..11fc3f0920 100644
--- a/django/utils/translation/trans_real.py
+++ b/django/utils/translation/trans_real.py
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ def get_language_from_request(request):
         if lang_code in supported and lang_code is not None and check_for_language(lang_code):
             return lang_code
 
-    lang_code = request.COOKIES.get('django_language')
+    lang_code = request.COOKIES.get(settings.LANGUAGE_COOKIE_NAME)
     if lang_code and lang_code in supported and check_for_language(lang_code):
         return lang_code
 
diff --git a/django/views/i18n.py b/django/views/i18n.py
index cd23ff8777..e420e3d7f7 100644
--- a/django/views/i18n.py
+++ b/django/views/i18n.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def set_language(request):
             if hasattr(request, 'session'):
                 request.session['django_language'] = lang_code
             else:
-                response.set_cookie('django_language', lang_code)
+                response.set_cookie(settings.LANGUAGE_COOKIE_NAME, lang_code)
     return response
 
 NullSource = """
diff --git a/docs/i18n.txt b/docs/i18n.txt
index 78404d4503..bb6cf74ded 100644
--- a/docs/i18n.txt
+++ b/docs/i18n.txt
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ following this algorithm:
 
     * First, it looks for a ``django_language`` key in the the current user's
       `session`_.
-    * Failing that, it looks for a cookie called ``django_language``.
+    * Failing that, it looks for a cookie that is named according to your ``LANGUAGE_COOKIE_NAME`` setting (the default name is: ``django_language``).
     * Failing that, it looks at the ``Accept-Language`` HTTP header. This
       header is sent by your browser and tells the server which language(s) you
       prefer, in order by priority. Django tries each language in the header
@@ -719,7 +719,8 @@ Activate this view by adding the following line to your URLconf::
 The view expects to be called via the ``POST`` method, with a ``language``
 parameter set in request. If session support is enabled, the view
 saves the language choice in the user's session. Otherwise, it saves the
-language choice in a ``django_language`` cookie.
+language choice in a cookie that is by default named ``django_language``
+(the name can be changed through the ``LANGUAGE_COOKIE_NAME`` setting).
 
 After setting the language choice, Django redirects the user, following this
 algorithm:
diff --git a/docs/settings.txt b/docs/settings.txt
index 8478e0ce96..ace893f1b5 100644
--- a/docs/settings.txt
+++ b/docs/settings.txt
@@ -579,6 +579,16 @@ in standard language format. For example, U.S. English is ``"en-us"``. See the
 
 .. _internationalization docs: ../i18n/
 
+LANGUAGE_COOKIE_NAME
+--------------------
+
+Default: ``'django_language'``
+
+The name of the cookie to use for the language cookie. This can be whatever
+you want (but should be different from SESSION_COOKIE_NAME). See the
+`internationalization docs`_ for details.
+
+
 LANGUAGES
 ---------
 
@@ -822,8 +832,8 @@ SESSION_COOKIE_NAME
 
 Default: ``'sessionid'``
 
-The name of the cookie to use for sessions. This can be whatever you want.
-See the `session docs`_.
+The name of the cookie to use for sessions. This can be whatever you want (but
+should be different from ``LANGUAGE_COOKIE_NAME``). See the `session docs`_.
 
 SESSION_COOKIE_PATH
 -------------------