diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f992af5..0bd8ad5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ theme:
   - netlify
 ```
 
-Add redirections:
+### Add redirections
 
 ```yaml
 netlify:
@@ -29,3 +29,18 @@ netlify:
       status: 301 # optional
       force: true # optional
 ```
+
+### Enable redirect by language
+
+```yaml
+netlify:
+  redirect_by_language: true # false by default
+```
+
+It generate the following redirect:
+
+```
+/  /fr/    302!    Language=fr
+```
+
+> The language can be specified in the cookie `nf_lang`, so you can override the default behavior with JavaScript.
diff --git a/layouts/page.netlify_redirects.twig b/layouts/page.netlify_redirects.twig
index ba741fc..2342bf4 100644
--- a/layouts/page.netlify_redirects.twig
+++ b/layouts/page.netlify_redirects.twig
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
 {{ url(redirect.from, {'canonical': false}) }}    {{ url(redirect.to, {'canonical': false}) }}{% if redirect.status is defined %}    {{ redirect.status }}{% if redirect.force is defined and redirect.force %}!{% endif %}{% endif ~%}
   {%- endfor ~%}
 {%- endif -%}
-{#{%- if site.languages > 1 ~%}
+{%- if site.netlify.redirect_by_language|default(false) and site.languages > 1 ~%}
 # Language redirects
   {%- for language in site.languages|filter(l => l.code != site.language) ~%}
 /  /{{ language.code }}/    302!    Language={{ language.code }}
   {%- endfor -%}
-{%- endif -%}#}
\ No newline at end of file
+{%- endif -%}
\ No newline at end of file