diff --git a/Packages/Localization/README.md b/Packages/Localization/README.md
index 3f79dae..7be3a52 100644
--- a/Packages/Localization/README.md
+++ b/Packages/Localization/README.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ The server-side localization toolkit the platform's services build on: locale-ex
 | Role | Types |
 | --- | --- |
 | Lookup | `Localize`, a bundle-bound localizer that resolves a catalog key for an explicit locale |
-| Negotiation | `Negotiate`, which picks the best supported language from an `Accept-Language` header per RFC 9110 |
+| Negotiation | `Negotiate`, which picks the best supported language from an explicit request or an `Accept-Language` header per RFC 9110 |
 | Languages | `LanguageList`, the supported and default languages a bundle's String Catalog defines |
 | Diagnostics | `CatalogState`, the outcome of reading the catalog (`loaded`, `missing`, or `undecodable`) |
 
diff --git a/Packages/Localization/Sources/Public/Methods/Negotiate.swift b/Packages/Localization/Sources/Public/Methods/Negotiate.swift
index ee41bed..c18694e 100644
--- a/Packages/Localization/Sources/Public/Methods/Negotiate.swift
+++ b/Packages/Localization/Sources/Public/Methods/Negotiate.swift
@@ -24,18 +24,32 @@ public struct Negotiate: Sendable {
 
     // MARK: Methods
 
-    /// Picks the best supported language for the given `Accept-Language` header value.
+    /// Picks the best supported language for the given explicit request and `Accept-Language` header value.
     ///
     /// Invoked by calling the instance directly, for example `negotiate(acceptLanguage: header)`.
+    /// A `requested` language — a deliberate choice, such as a language switcher's query parameter — wins over the header when it matches a
+    /// supported language, on the same terms a header tag matches; an unsupported value is ignored, so it cannot select a language the catalog
+    /// does not serve.
+    ///
     /// The header is parsed into its language ranges, which are ordered by descending `q` weight as RFC 9110 prescribes: an entry without a weight
     /// counts as 1, entries weighted 0 are "not acceptable" and dropped, and equal weights keep the header order. Each tag is then matched against the
     /// supported languages in turn — first by an exact match, then by its primary language subtag, so `de-AT` resolves to a supported `de` — while the
     /// `*` wildcard accepts the default language. When the header is absent or matches nothing, the default language is returned.
-    /// - Parameter acceptLanguage: the raw `Accept-Language` header value, if any.
+    /// - Parameters:
+    ///   - requested: an explicitly requested language identifier, if any; it overrides the header when supported.
+    ///   - acceptLanguage: the raw `Accept-Language` header value, if any.
     /// - Returns: the identifier of the supported language to serve.
     public func callAsFunction(
+        requested: String? = nil,
         acceptLanguage language: String?
     ) -> String {
+        if
+            let requested,
+            let match = match(requested, in: list.all)
+        {
+            return match
+        }
+
         guard let language else {
             return list.default
         }
diff --git a/Packages/Localization/Tests/Cases/Public/Methods/NegotiateTests.swift b/Packages/Localization/Tests/Cases/Public/Methods/NegotiateTests.swift
index f7cb0bc..6adc16c 100644
--- a/Packages/Localization/Tests/Cases/Public/Methods/NegotiateTests.swift
+++ b/Packages/Localization/Tests/Cases/Public/Methods/NegotiateTests.swift
@@ -127,4 +127,44 @@ struct NegotiateTests {
         #expect(language == "en")
     }
 
+    @Test
+    func `honours a supported requested language over the header`() {
+        let language = negotiate(
+            requested: "de",
+            acceptLanguage: "en"
+        )
+
+        #expect(language == "de")
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    func `matches a regional requested language by its primary subtag`() {
+        let language = negotiate(
+            requested: "de-AT",
+            acceptLanguage: "en"
+        )
+
+        #expect(language == "de")
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    func `ignores an unsupported requested language`() {
+        let language = negotiate(
+            requested: "fr",
+            acceptLanguage: "de"
+        )
+
+        #expect(language == "de")
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    func `ignores an empty requested language`() {
+        let language = negotiate(
+            requested: "",
+            acceptLanguage: "de"
+        )
+
+        #expect(language == "de")
+    }
+
 }