diff --git a/packages/astro/client.d.ts b/packages/astro/client.d.ts
index c75ae7971..e489756f0 100644
--- a/packages/astro/client.d.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/client.d.ts
@@ -127,6 +127,11 @@ declare module 'astro:transitions/client' {
 	export const navigate: TransitionRouterModule['navigate'];
 }
 
+declare module 'astro:i18n' {
+	type I18nModule = typeof import('./dist/i18n/index.js');
+	export const getI18nBaseUrl: (locale: string) => string;
+}
+
 declare module 'astro:middleware' {
 	export * from 'astro/middleware/namespace';
 }
diff --git a/packages/astro/package.json b/packages/astro/package.json
index e335a6461..a3f4158e4 100644
--- a/packages/astro/package.json
+++ b/packages/astro/package.json
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@
       "default": "./dist/core/middleware/namespace.js"
     },
     "./transitions": "./dist/transitions/index.js",
-    "./transitions/router": "./dist/transitions/router.js"
+    "./transitions": "./dist/transitions/index.js",
+    "./i18n": "./dist/i18n/index.js"
   },
   "imports": {
     "#astro/*": "./dist/*.js"
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/@types/astro.ts b/packages/astro/src/@types/astro.ts
index 2217e76f2..674f2ba3f 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/@types/astro.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/@types/astro.ts
@@ -1330,6 +1330,68 @@ export interface AstroUserConfig {
 		 * ```
 		 */
 		optimizeHoistedScript?: boolean;
+
+		// TODO review with docs team before merging to `main`
+		/**
+		 * @docs
+		 * @name experimental.i18n
+		 * @type {object}
+		 * @version 3.*.*
+		 * @description
+		 *
+		 * Allows to configure the beaviour of the i18n routing
+		 */
+		i18n?: {
+			/**
+			 * @docs
+			 * @name experimental.i18n.defaultLocale
+			 * @type {string}
+			 * @version 3.*.*
+			 * @description
+			 *
+			 * The default locale of your website/application
+			 */
+			defaultLocale: string;
+			/**
+			 * @docs
+			 * @name experimental.i18n.locales
+			 * @type {string[]}
+			 * @version 3.*.*
+			 * @description
+			 *
+			 * A list of locales supported by the website.
+			 */
+			locales: string[];
+
+			/**
+			 * @docs
+			 * @name experimental.i18n.fallback
+			 * @type {Record<string, string[]>}
+			 * @version 3.*.*
+			 * @description
+			 *
+			 * The fallback system of the locales. By default, the fallback system affect the **content only**, and it doesn't
+			 * do any redirects.
+			 *
+			 * This means that when attempting to navigate to a page that hasn't been translated, Astro will pull the content
+			 * from the page of the default locale and render it. No redirects will happen.
+			 */
+			fallback?: Record<string, string[]>;
+
+			/**
+			 * @docs
+			 * @name experimental.i18n.detectBrowserLanguage
+			 * @type {boolean}
+			 * @version 3.*.*
+			 * @description
+			 *
+			 * Whether Astro should detect the language of the browser - usually using the `Accept-Language` header. This is a feature
+			 * that should be supported by the adapter. If detected, the adapter can decide to redirect the user to the localised version of the website.
+			 *
+			 * When set to `true`, you should make sure that the adapter you're using is able to provide this feature to you.
+			 */
+			detectBrowserLanguage: boolean;
+		};
 	};
 }
 
@@ -1790,6 +1852,11 @@ export type AstroFeatureMap = {
 	 * The adapter can emit static assets
 	 */
 	assets?: AstroAssetsFeature;
+
+	/**
+	 * List of features that orbit around the i18n routing
+	 */
+	i18n?: AstroInternalisationFeature;
 };
 
 export interface AstroAssetsFeature {
@@ -1804,6 +1871,13 @@ export interface AstroAssetsFeature {
 	isSquooshCompatible?: boolean;
 }
 
+export interface AstroInternalisationFeature {
+	/**
+	 * Wether the adapter is able to detect the language of the browser, usually using the `Accept-Language` header.
+	 */
+	detectBrowserLanguage?: SupportsKind;
+}
+
 export interface AstroAdapter {
 	name: string;
 	serverEntrypoint?: string;
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/core/config/schema.ts b/packages/astro/src/core/config/schema.ts
index 4ac40d4c5..88c83a1e2 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/core/config/schema.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/core/config/schema.ts
@@ -271,6 +271,43 @@ export const AstroConfigSchema = z.object({
 				.boolean()
 				.optional()
 				.default(ASTRO_CONFIG_DEFAULTS.experimental.optimizeHoistedScript),
+			i18n: z.optional(
+				z
+					.object({
+						defaultLocale: z.string(),
+						locales: z.string().array(),
+						fallback: z.record(z.string(), z.string().array()).optional(),
+						detectBrowserLanguage: z.boolean().optional().default(false),
+					})
+					.optional()
+					.refine((i18n) => {
+						if (i18n) {
+							const { defaultLocale, locales, fallback } = i18n;
+							if (locales.includes(defaultLocale)) {
+								return {
+									message: `The default locale \`${defaultLocale}\` is not present in the \`i18n.locales\` array.`,
+								};
+							}
+							if (fallback) {
+								for (const [fallbackKey, fallbackArray] of Object.entries(fallback)) {
+									if (!locales.includes(fallbackKey)) {
+										return {
+											message: `The locale \`${fallbackKey}\` key in the \`i18n.fallback\` record doesn't exist in the \`i18n.locales\` array.`,
+										};
+									}
+
+									for (const fallbackArrayKey of fallbackArray) {
+										if (!locales.includes(fallbackArrayKey)) {
+											return {
+												message: `The locale \`${fallbackArrayKey}\` value in the \`i18n.fallback\` record doesn't exist in the \`i18n.locales\` array.`,
+											};
+										}
+									}
+								}
+							}
+						}
+					})
+			),
 		})
 		.strict(
 			`Invalid or outdated experimental feature.\nCheck for incorrect spelling or outdated Astro version.\nSee https://docs.astro.build/en/reference/configuration-reference/#experimental-flags for a list of all current experiments.`
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/i18n/index.ts b/packages/astro/src/i18n/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f32ec8e23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/astro/src/i18n/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import type { AstroConfig } from '../@types/astro.js';
+import type { Logger } from '../core/logger/core.js';
+
+/**
+ * The base URL
+ */
+export function getI18nBaseUrl(locale: string, config: AstroConfig, logger: Logger) {
+	const base = config.base;
+
+	if (!config.experimental.i18n) {
+		logger.error('i18n', "The project isn't using i18n features, no need to use this function.");
+		return base ? `/${base}/` : '/';
+	}
+
+	if (base) {
+		logger.debug('i18n', 'The project has a base directory, using it.');
+		return `${base}/${locale}/`;
+	} else {
+		return `/${locale}/`;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/i18n/vite-plugin-i18n.ts b/packages/astro/src/i18n/vite-plugin-i18n.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9f504ea07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/astro/src/i18n/vite-plugin-i18n.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import * as vite from 'vite';
+import type { AstroSettings } from '../@types/astro.js';
+import type { Logger } from '../core/logger/core.js';
+
+const virtualModuleId = 'astro:i18n';
+const resolvedVirtualModuleId = '\0' + virtualModuleId;
+
+type AstroInternalization = {
+	settings: AstroSettings;
+	logger: Logger;
+};
+
+export default function astroInternalization({ settings }: AstroInternalization): vite.Plugin {
+	return {
+		name: 'astro:i18n',
+		load(id) {
+			if (id === resolvedVirtualModuleId) {
+				return `
+					import { getI18nBaseUrl as getI18nBaseUrlInternal } from "astro/i18n";
+								
+					export getI18nBaseUrl = (locale) => getI18nBaseUrlInternal(locale, ${settings.config});
+				`;
+			}
+		},
+	};
+}
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/integrations/astroFeaturesValidation.ts b/packages/astro/src/integrations/astroFeaturesValidation.ts
index 3231b1577..a26f42afb 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/integrations/astroFeaturesValidation.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/integrations/astroFeaturesValidation.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ const ALL_UNSUPPORTED: Required<AstroFeatureMap> = {
 	staticOutput: UNSUPPORTED,
 	hybridOutput: UNSUPPORTED,
 	assets: UNSUPPORTED_ASSETS_FEATURE,
+	i18n: {
+		detectBrowserLanguage: UNSUPPORTED,
+	},
 };
 
 type ValidationResult = {
diff --git a/packages/astro/test/units/i18n/getI18nBaseUrl.test.js b/packages/astro/test/units/i18n/getI18nBaseUrl.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b4c5a32f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/astro/test/units/i18n/getI18nBaseUrl.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import { getI18nBaseUrl } from '../../../dist/i18n/index.js';
+import { expect } from 'chai';
+import { Logger } from '../../../dist/core/logger/core.js';
+
+const logger = new Logger();
+describe('getI18nBaseUrl', () => {
+	it('should correctly return the URL with the base', () => {
+		/**
+		 *
+		 * @type {import("../../../dist/@types").AstroUserConfig}
+		 */
+		const config = {
+			base: '/blog',
+			experimental: {
+				i18n: {
+					defaultLocale: 'en',
+					locales: ['en', 'es'],
+				},
+			},
+		};
+
+		expect(getI18nBaseUrl('en', config, logger)).to.eq('/blog/en/');
+		expect(getI18nBaseUrl('es', config, logger)).to.eq('/blog/es/');
+	});
+
+	it('should correctly return the URL without base', () => {
+		/**
+		 *
+		 * @type {import("../../../dist/@types").AstroUserConfig}
+		 */
+		const config = {
+			experimental: {
+				i18n: {
+					defaultLocale: 'en',
+					locales: ['en', 'es'],
+				},
+			},
+		};
+
+		expect(getI18nBaseUrl('en', config, logger)).to.eq('/en/');
+		expect(getI18nBaseUrl('es', config, logger)).to.eq('/es/');
+	});
+});