diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitinformationconfigwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitinformationconfigwidget.cpp
index 0ec65f95dbf..3d35900acdb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitinformationconfigwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitinformationconfigwidget.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #include <utils/pathchooser.h>
 #include <utils/environmentdialog.h>
 
+#include <QCheckBox>
 #include <QComboBox>
 #include <QDialog>
 #include <QDialogButtonBox>
@@ -412,8 +413,16 @@ void DeviceInformationConfigWidget::currentDeviceChanged()
 KitEnvironmentConfigWidget::KitEnvironmentConfigWidget(Kit *workingCopy, const KitInformation *ki) :
     KitConfigWidget(workingCopy, ki),
     m_summaryLabel(new QLabel),
-    m_manageButton(new QPushButton)
+    m_manageButton(new QPushButton),
+    m_mainWidget(new QWidget)
 {
+    auto *layout = new QVBoxLayout;
+    layout->addWidget(m_summaryLabel);
+    if (Utils::HostOsInfo::isWindowsHost())
+        initMSVCOutputSwitch(layout);
+
+    m_mainWidget->setLayout(layout);
+
     refresh();
     m_manageButton->setText(tr("Change..."));
     connect(m_manageButton, &QAbstractButton::clicked,
@@ -422,7 +431,7 @@ KitEnvironmentConfigWidget::KitEnvironmentConfigWidget(Kit *workingCopy, const K
 
 QWidget *KitEnvironmentConfigWidget::mainWidget() const
 {
-    return m_summaryLabel;
+    return m_mainWidget;
 }
 
 QString KitEnvironmentConfigWidget::displayName() const
@@ -452,6 +461,15 @@ void KitEnvironmentConfigWidget::makeReadOnly()
 QList<Utils::EnvironmentItem> KitEnvironmentConfigWidget::currentEnvironment() const
 {
     QList<Utils::EnvironmentItem> changes = EnvironmentKitInformation::environmentChanges(m_kit);
+
+    if (Utils::HostOsInfo::isWindowsHost()) {
+        const Utils::EnvironmentItem forceMSVCEnglishItem("VSLANG", "1033");
+        if (changes.indexOf(forceMSVCEnglishItem) >= 0) {
+            m_vslangCheckbox->setCheckState(Qt::Checked);
+            changes.removeAll(forceMSVCEnglishItem);
+        }
+    }
+
     Utils::sort(changes, [](const Utils::EnvironmentItem &lhs, const Utils::EnvironmentItem &rhs)
                          { return QString::localeAwareCompare(lhs.name, rhs.name) < 0; });
     return changes;
@@ -464,7 +482,7 @@ void KitEnvironmentConfigWidget::editEnvironmentChanges()
     Utils::EnvironmentDialog::Polisher polisher = [expander](QWidget *w) {
         Core::VariableChooser::addSupportForChildWidgets(w, expander);
     };
-    const QList<Utils::EnvironmentItem>
+    QList<Utils::EnvironmentItem>
             changes = Utils::EnvironmentDialog::getEnvironmentItems(&ok,
                                                                     m_summaryLabel,
                                                                     currentEnvironment(),
@@ -473,6 +491,12 @@ void KitEnvironmentConfigWidget::editEnvironmentChanges()
     if (!ok)
         return;
 
+    if (Utils::HostOsInfo::isWindowsHost()) {
+        const Utils::EnvironmentItem forceMSVCEnglishItem("VSLANG", "1033");
+        if (m_vslangCheckbox->isChecked() && changes.indexOf(forceMSVCEnglishItem) < 0)
+            changes.append(forceMSVCEnglishItem);
+    }
+
     EnvironmentKitInformation::setEnvironmentChanges(m_kit, changes);
 }
 
@@ -481,5 +505,21 @@ QWidget *KitEnvironmentConfigWidget::buttonWidget() const
     return m_manageButton;
 }
 
+void KitEnvironmentConfigWidget::initMSVCOutputSwitch(QVBoxLayout *layout)
+{
+    m_vslangCheckbox = new QCheckBox(tr("Force English MSVC compiler output (VSLANG=1033)"));
+    layout->addWidget(m_vslangCheckbox);
+    connect(m_vslangCheckbox, &QCheckBox::toggled, this, [this](bool checked) {
+        QList<Utils::EnvironmentItem> changes
+                = EnvironmentKitInformation::environmentChanges(m_kit);
+        const Utils::EnvironmentItem forceMSVCEnglishItem("VSLANG", "1033");
+        if (!checked && changes.indexOf(forceMSVCEnglishItem) >= 0)
+            changes.removeAll(forceMSVCEnglishItem);
+        if (checked && changes.indexOf(forceMSVCEnglishItem) < 0)
+            changes.append(forceMSVCEnglishItem);
+        EnvironmentKitInformation::setEnvironmentChanges(m_kit, changes);
+    });
+}
+
 } // namespace Internal
 } // namespace ProjectExplorer
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitinformationconfigwidget.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitinformationconfigwidget.h
index f7fddaa2121..5fb6016d8cb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitinformationconfigwidget.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitinformationconfigwidget.h
@@ -33,10 +33,12 @@
 #include <utils/environment.h>
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
+class QCheckBox;
 class QComboBox;
 class QLabel;
 class QPlainTextEdit;
 class QPushButton;
+class QVBoxLayout;
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
 
 namespace Utils { class PathChooser; }
@@ -182,8 +184,12 @@ private:
     void editEnvironmentChanges();
     QList<Utils::EnvironmentItem> currentEnvironment() const;
 
+    void initMSVCOutputSwitch(QVBoxLayout *layout);
+
     QLabel *m_summaryLabel;
     QPushButton *m_manageButton;
+    QCheckBox *m_vslangCheckbox;
+    QWidget *m_mainWidget;
 };
 
 } // namespace Internal