diff --git a/src/components/LayerUI.tsx b/src/components/LayerUI.tsx
index 8544bfe06..cf47f7338 100644
--- a/src/components/LayerUI.tsx
+++ b/src/components/LayerUI.tsx
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ const LayerUI = ({
                 }}
               >
                 <div>{actionManager.renderAction("toggleTheme")}</div>
-                {UIOptions.canvasActions.languageList !== false && (
+                {UIOptions.showLanguageList !== false && (
                   <div style={{ padding: "0 0.625rem" }}>
                     <LanguageList style={{ width: "100%" }} />
                   </div>
diff --git a/src/constants.ts b/src/constants.ts
index ca24012e8..dab82771f 100644
--- a/src/constants.ts
+++ b/src/constants.ts
@@ -155,7 +155,6 @@ export const DEFAULT_UI_OPTIONS: AppProps["UIOptions"] = {
     saveToActiveFile: true,
     toggleTheme: null,
     saveAsImage: true,
-    languageList: true,
   },
 };
 
diff --git a/src/packages/excalidraw/README.md b/src/packages/excalidraw/README.md
index e1d04618d..435900ffa 100644
--- a/src/packages/excalidraw/README.md
+++ b/src/packages/excalidraw/README.md
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ This prop sets the name of the drawing which will be used when exporting the dra
 
 #### `UIOptions`
 
-This prop can be used to customise UI of Excalidraw. Currently we support customising [`canvasActions`](#canvasActions) and [`dockedSidebarBreakpoint`](dockedSidebarBreakpoint). It accepts the below parameters
+This prop can be used to customise UI of Excalidraw. Currently we support customising [`canvasActions`](#canvasActions), [`dockedSidebarBreakpoint`](dockedSidebarBreakpoint), and ['showLanguageList`](showLanguageList). It accepts the below parameters
 
 <pre>
 { canvasActions: <a href="https://github.com/excalidraw/excalidraw/blob/master/src/types.ts#L208"> CanvasActions<a/> }
@@ -720,7 +720,6 @@ This prop can be used to customise UI of Excalidraw. Currently we support custom
 | `saveToActiveFile` | boolean | true | Implies whether to show `Save button` to save to current file |
 | `toggleTheme` | boolean &#124; null | null | Implies whether to show `Theme toggle`. When defined as `boolean`, takes precedence over [`props.theme`](#theme) to show `Theme toggle` |
 | `saveAsImage` | boolean | true | Implies whether to show `Save as image button` |
-| `languageList` | boolean | true | Implies whether to show the `Language Selector Dropdown list` |
 
 ##### `dockedSidebarBreakpoint`
 
@@ -728,6 +727,10 @@ This prop indicates at what point should we break to a docked, permanent sidebar
 
 ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/11256141/174664866-c698c3fa-197b-43ff-956c-d79852c7b326.png)
 
+### `showLanguageList`
+
+Boolean prop. If set to `true` the `language selector dropdown list` will be hidden in the app menu. If `false` or `undefined` the language dropdown will be rendered.
+
 #### `exportOpts`
 
 The below attributes can be set in `UIOptions.canvasActions.export` to customize the export dialog. If `UIOptions.canvasActions.export` is `false` the export button will not be rendered.
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index cbab0f0b4..ef9039077 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -303,6 +303,7 @@ export interface ExcalidrawProps {
   UIOptions?: {
     dockedSidebarBreakpoint?: number;
     canvasActions?: CanvasActions;
+    showLanguageList?: boolean;
   };
   detectScroll?: boolean;
   handleKeyboardGlobally?: boolean;
@@ -367,7 +368,6 @@ type CanvasActions = {
   saveToActiveFile?: boolean;
   toggleTheme?: boolean | null;
   saveAsImage?: boolean;
-  languageList?: boolean;
 };
 
 export type AppProps = Merge<
@@ -376,6 +376,7 @@ export type AppProps = Merge<
     UIOptions: {
       canvasActions: Required<CanvasActions> & { export: ExportOpts };
       dockedSidebarBreakpoint?: number;
+      showLanguageList?: boolean;
     };
     detectScroll: boolean;
     handleKeyboardGlobally: boolean;