diff --git a/packages/pxweb2/public/config/config.js b/packages/pxweb2/public/config/config.js
index 87ec89910..fff68fc5a 100644
--- a/packages/pxweb2/public/config/config.js
+++ b/packages/pxweb2/public/config/config.js
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ globalThis.PxWeb2Config = {
   baseApplicationPath: '/',
   apiUrl: 'https://api.scb.se/OV0104/v2beta/api/v2',
   maxDataCells: 150000,
+  tableViewer: {
+    selectionOnLanguageChange: 'keep', // Options: 'keep', 'reset'
+  },
   useDynamicContentInTitle: false,
   showBreadCrumbOnStartPage: false,
   specialCharacters: ['.', '..', ':', '-', '...', '*'],
diff --git a/packages/pxweb2/src/app/components/Presentation/Presentation.tsx b/packages/pxweb2/src/app/components/Presentation/Presentation.tsx
index 3f48d6014..035e336b3 100644
--- a/packages/pxweb2/src/app/components/Presentation/Presentation.tsx
+++ b/packages/pxweb2/src/app/components/Presentation/Presentation.tsx
@@ -147,7 +147,16 @@ export function Presentation({
         setInitialRun(false);
       }
     }
-  }, [tableId, selectedVBValues]);
+  }, [
+    tableId,
+    selectedVBValues,
+    pxTableMetadata,
+    hasLoadedInitialSelection,
+    isLoadingMetadata,
+    initialRun,
+    isMobile,
+    i18n.resolvedLanguage,
+  ]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     memoizedDataFetch();
diff --git a/packages/pxweb2/src/app/components/Selection/Selection.spec.tsx b/packages/pxweb2/src/app/components/Selection/Selection.spec.tsx
index e3e8b9eb8..fde81aef3 100644
--- a/packages/pxweb2/src/app/components/Selection/Selection.spec.tsx
+++ b/packages/pxweb2/src/app/components/Selection/Selection.spec.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import React from 'react';
-import { act } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { act, waitFor, render } from '@testing-library/react';
 import { vi } from 'vitest';
 
 import {
@@ -8,11 +8,45 @@ import {
 } from '../../util/testing-utils';
 import Selection from './Selection';
 import { AccessibilityProvider } from '../../context/AccessibilityProvider';
-import { TableDataContext } from '../../context/TableDataProvider';
+import {
+  TableDataContext,
+  TableDataProvider,
+} from '../../context/TableDataProvider';
+import { AppProvider } from '../../context/AppProvider';
+import { VariablesProvider } from '../../context/VariablesProvider';
+import { TablesService } from '@pxweb2/pxweb2-api-client';
+import { mockedConfig } from '../../../../test/setupTests';
+
+let mockResolvedLanguage = 'en';
+
+vi.mock('react-i18next', () => ({
+  useTranslation: () => ({
+    t: (key: string) => key,
+    i18n: {
+      changeLanguage: () => Promise.resolve(),
+      language: mockResolvedLanguage,
+      resolvedLanguage: mockResolvedLanguage,
+      dir: () => 'ltr',
+    },
+  }),
+  useRouteError: vi.fn(),
+  useLocation: vi.fn(),
+  useNavigate: vi.fn(() => vi.fn()),
+  initReactI18next: {
+    type: '3rdParty',
+    init: vi.fn(),
+  },
+}));
 
 describe('Selection', () => {
   mockTableService();
 
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    mockResolvedLanguage = 'en';
+    mockedConfig.tableViewer = { selectionOnLanguageChange: 'reset' };
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+  });
+
   it('should throw an error when triggered', () => {
     const TestComponent = () => {
       const context = React.useContext(TableDataContext);
@@ -54,4 +88,74 @@ describe('Selection', () => {
       throw new Error('Simulated error');
     }).toThrow('Simulated error');
   });
+
+  it('reloads default selection when language changes in reset mode', async () => {
+    const view = (
+      <AppProvider>
+        <VariablesProvider>
+          <TableDataProvider>
+            <AccessibilityProvider>
+              <Selection
+                openedWithKeyboard={false}
+                selectedNavigationView="none"
+                selectedTabId="1"
+                setSelectedNavigationView={vi.fn()}
+              />
+            </AccessibilityProvider>
+          </TableDataProvider>
+        </VariablesProvider>
+      </AppProvider>
+    );
+
+    const { rerender } = render(view);
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(TablesService.getDefaultSelection).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+
+    mockResolvedLanguage = 'sv';
+
+    rerender(view);
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(TablesService.getDefaultSelection).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('keeps current selection when language changes in keep mode', async () => {
+    mockedConfig.tableViewer = { selectionOnLanguageChange: 'keep' };
+
+    const view = (
+      <AppProvider>
+        <VariablesProvider>
+          <TableDataProvider>
+            <AccessibilityProvider>
+              <Selection
+                openedWithKeyboard={false}
+                selectedNavigationView="none"
+                selectedTabId="1"
+                setSelectedNavigationView={vi.fn()}
+              />
+            </AccessibilityProvider>
+          </TableDataProvider>
+        </VariablesProvider>
+      </AppProvider>
+    );
+
+    const { rerender } = render(view);
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(TablesService.getDefaultSelection).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+
+    mockResolvedLanguage = 'sv';
+
+    rerender(view);
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(TablesService.getMetadataById).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    expect(TablesService.getDefaultSelection).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/pxweb2/src/app/components/Selection/Selection.tsx b/packages/pxweb2/src/app/components/Selection/Selection.tsx
index 77a1b3183..31dd76be6 100644
--- a/packages/pxweb2/src/app/components/Selection/Selection.tsx
+++ b/packages/pxweb2/src/app/components/Selection/Selection.tsx
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import useApp from '../../context/useApp';
 import { NavigationItem } from '../../components/NavigationMenu/NavigationItem/NavigationItemType';
 import useAccessibility from '../../context/useAccessibility';
 import { problemMessage } from '../../util/problemMessage';
+import { getConfig } from '../../util/config/getConfig';
 import {
   getSelectedCodelists,
   updateSelectedCodelistForVariable,
@@ -233,6 +234,7 @@ export function Selection({
   setSelectedNavigationView,
   hideMenuRef,
 }: SelectionProps) {
+  const config = getConfig();
   const variables = useVariables();
   const app = useApp();
   const { isTablet } = useApp();
@@ -271,14 +273,22 @@ export function Selection({
       return;
     }
 
-    //  If the table has changed, or the language has changed, we need to reload the default selection
+    const isTableChanged = prevTableId === '' || prevTableId !== selectedTabId;
+    const languageChanged = prevLang !== i18n.resolvedLanguage;
+    const shouldResetSelectionOnLanguageChange =
+      config.tableViewer?.selectionOnLanguageChange !== 'keep';
+
+    // If table changes, selection should always be reset to initial selection.
+    // If language changes, resetting is controlled by config.
     if (
-      prevTableId === '' ||
-      prevTableId !== selectedTabId ||
-      prevLang !== i18n.resolvedLanguage
+      isTableChanged ||
+      (languageChanged && shouldResetSelectionOnLanguageChange)
     ) {
       variables.setHasLoadedInitialSelection(false);
       shouldGetInitialSelection = true;
+    }
+
+    if (isTableChanged || languageChanged) {
       setPrevTableId(selectedTabId);
       setPrevLang(i18n.resolvedLanguage ?? '');
     }
diff --git a/packages/pxweb2/src/app/context/TableDataProvider.tsx b/packages/pxweb2/src/app/context/TableDataProvider.tsx
index 16e7d4139..ca988582e 100644
--- a/packages/pxweb2/src/app/context/TableDataProvider.tsx
+++ b/packages/pxweb2/src/app/context/TableDataProvider.tsx
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import {
 } from './TableDataProviderUtils';
 import { problemMessage } from '../util/problemMessage';
 import { PivotType } from './PivotType';
+import { getConfig } from '../util/config/getConfig';
 
 // Define types for the context state and provider props
 export interface TableDataContextType {
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ const TableDataContext = createContext<TableDataContextType | undefined>({
 });
 
 const TableDataProvider: React.FC<TableDataProviderProps> = ({ children }) => {
+  const config = getConfig();
   const [isInitialized] = useState(true);
   // Data (metadata) that reflects variables and values selected by user right now. Used as data source for the table
   const [data, setData] = useState<PxTable | undefined>(undefined);
@@ -337,7 +339,12 @@ const TableDataProvider: React.FC<TableDataProviderProps> = ({ children }) => {
         accumulatedData?.metadata.language.toLowerCase() !==
         i18n.language.toLowerCase()
       ) {
-        variablesSelection = { selection: [] }; // If language is changed we shall fetch data with the default selection.
+        const shouldResetSelectionOnLanguageChange =
+          config.tableViewer?.selectionOnLanguageChange !== 'keep';
+
+        if (shouldResetSelectionOnLanguageChange) {
+          variablesSelection = { selection: [] }; // If language is changed we shall fetch data with the default selection.
+        }
       }
 
       const pxTable: PxTable = await fetchFromApi(
@@ -353,7 +360,11 @@ const TableDataProvider: React.FC<TableDataProviderProps> = ({ children }) => {
       setAccumulatedData(structuredClone(pxTable));
       // }
     },
-    [accumulatedData?.metadata.language, initializeStubAndHeading],
+    [
+      accumulatedData?.metadata.language,
+      config.tableViewer?.selectionOnLanguageChange,
+      initializeStubAndHeading,
+    ],
   );
 
   /**
diff --git a/packages/pxweb2/src/app/util/config/configType.ts b/packages/pxweb2/src/app/util/config/configType.ts
index 783d29b57..0aa09e12e 100644
--- a/packages/pxweb2/src/app/util/config/configType.ts
+++ b/packages/pxweb2/src/app/util/config/configType.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ export type Config = {
   baseApplicationPath: string;
   apiUrl: string;
   maxDataCells: number;
+  tableViewer?: {
+    selectionOnLanguageChange?: 'reset' | 'keep';
+  };
   useDynamicContentInTitle: boolean;
   showBreadCrumbOnStartPage: boolean;
   specialCharacters: string[];
diff --git a/packages/pxweb2/test/setupTests.ts b/packages/pxweb2/test/setupTests.ts
index e6a1c354f..0070d27a3 100644
--- a/packages/pxweb2/test/setupTests.ts
+++ b/packages/pxweb2/test/setupTests.ts
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ export const mockedConfig: Config = {
   baseApplicationPath: '/',
   apiUrl: '',
   maxDataCells: 100000,
+  tableViewer: {
+    selectionOnLanguageChange: 'reset',
+  },
+  useDynamicContentInTitle: false,
   showBreadCrumbOnStartPage: true,
   specialCharacters: ['.', '..', ':', '-', '...', '*'],
   variableFilterExclusionList: {