diff --git a/contrib/i2pd.conf b/contrib/i2pd.conf
index 8cc98e34..43cf7ddd 100644
--- a/contrib/i2pd.conf
+++ b/contrib/i2pd.conf
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ port = 7070
 # user = i2pd
 # pass = changeme
 ## Select webconsole language
-## Currently supported english (default), afrikaans, armenian, german, russian,
-## turkmen, ukrainian and uzbek languages
+## Currently supported english (default), afrikaans, armenian, french, german,
+## russian, turkmen, ukrainian and uzbek languages
 # lang = english
 
 [httpproxy]
diff --git a/i18n/French.cpp b/i18n/French.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d41d215b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/i18n/French.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+/*
+* Copyright (c) 2022, The PurpleI2P Project
+*
+* This file is part of Purple i2pd project and licensed under BSD3
+*
+* See full license text in LICENSE file at top of project tree
+*/
+
+#include <map>
+#include <vector>
+#include <string>
+#include <memory>
+#include "I18N.h"
+
+// French localization file
+
+namespace i2p
+{
+namespace i18n
+{
+namespace french // language namespace
+{
+	// language name in lowercase
+	static std::string language = "french";
+
+	// See for language plural forms here:
+	// https://localization-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/l10n/pluralforms.html
+	static int plural (int n) {
+		return n != 1 ? 1 : 0;
+	}
+
+	static std::map<std::string, std::string> strings
+	{
+		{"KiB", "Kio"},
+		{"MiB", "Mio"},
+		{"GiB", "Gio"},
+		{"building", "En construction"},
+		{"failed", "echoué"},
+		{"expiring", "expiré"},
+		{"established", "établi"},
+		{"unknown", "inconnu"},
+		{"exploratory", "exploratoire"},
+		{"<b>i2pd</b> webconsole", "Console web <b>i2pd</b>"},
+		{"Main page", "Page principale"},
+		{"Router commands", "Commandes du routeur"},
+		{"Local Destinations", "Destinations locales"},
+		{"Tunnels", "Tunnels"},
+		{"Transit Tunnels", "Tunnels transitoires"},
+		{"I2P tunnels", "Tunnels I2P"},
+		{"SAM sessions", "Sessions SAM"},
+		{"ERROR", "ERREUR"},
+		{"OK", "OK"},
+		{"Firewalled", "Derrière un pare-feu"},
+		{"Error", "Erreur"},
+		{"Offline", "Hors ligne"},
+		{"Uptime", "Temps de fonctionnement"},
+		{"Network status", "État du réseau"},
+		{"Network status v6", "État du réseau v6"},
+		{"Stopping in", "Arrêt dans"},
+		{"Family", "Famille"},
+		{"Tunnel creation success rate", "Taux de succès de création de tunnels"},
+		{"Received", "Reçu"},
+		{"KiB/s", "kio/s"},
+		{"Sent", "Envoyé"},
+		{"Transit", "Transit"},
+		{"Hidden content. Press on text to see.", "Contenu caché. Cliquez sur le texte pour regarder."},
+		{"Router Ident", "Identifiant du routeur"},
+		{"Router Family", "Famille du routeur"},
+		{"Version", "Version"},
+		{"Our external address", "Notre adresse externe"},
+		{"Client Tunnels", "Tunnels clients"},
+		{"Services", "Services"},
+		{"Enabled", "Activé"},
+		{"Disabled", "Désactivé"},
+		{"Encrypted B33 address", "Adresse B33 chiffrée"},
+		{"Domain", "Domaine"},
+		{"<b>Note:</b> result string can be used only for registering 2LD domains (example.i2p). For registering subdomains please use i2pd-tools.", "<b>Note:</b> La chaîne résultante peut seulement être utilisée pour enregistrer les domaines 2LD (exemple.i2p). Pour enregistrer des sous-domaines, veuillez utiliser i2pd-tools."},
+		{"Address", "Adresse"},
+		{"ms", "ms"},
+		{"Outbound tunnels", "Tunnels sortants"},
+		{"Destination", "Destination"},
+		{"Local Destination", "Destination locale"},
+		{"", ""},
+	};
+
+	static std::map<std::string, std::vector<std::string>> plurals
+	{
+		{"days", {"jour", "jours"}},
+		{"hours", {"heure", "heures"}},
+		{"minutes", {"minute", "minutes"}},
+		{"seconds", {"seconde", "secondes"}},
+		{"", {"", ""}},
+	};
+
+	std::shared_ptr<const i2p::i18n::Locale> GetLocale()
+	{
+		return std::make_shared<i2p::i18n::Locale>(language, strings, plurals, [] (int n)->int { return plural(n); });
+	}
+
+} // language
+} // i18n
+} // i2p
diff --git a/i18n/I18N_langs.h b/i18n/I18N_langs.h
index c8e88e9a..f3fc6691 100644
--- a/i18n/I18N_langs.h
+++ b/i18n/I18N_langs.h
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ namespace i18n
 	namespace afrikaans { std::shared_ptr<const i2p::i18n::Locale> GetLocale (); }
 	namespace armenian  { std::shared_ptr<const i2p::i18n::Locale> GetLocale (); }
 	namespace english   { std::shared_ptr<const i2p::i18n::Locale> GetLocale (); }
+	namespace french    { std::shared_ptr<const i2p::i18n::Locale> GetLocale (); }
 	namespace german    { std::shared_ptr<const i2p::i18n::Locale> GetLocale (); }
 	namespace russian   { std::shared_ptr<const i2p::i18n::Locale> GetLocale (); }
 	namespace turkmen   { std::shared_ptr<const i2p::i18n::Locale> GetLocale (); }
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ namespace i18n
 		{ "afrikaans", {"Afrikaans", "af", i2p::i18n::afrikaans::GetLocale} },
 		{ "armenian", {"հայերէն", "hy", i2p::i18n::armenian::GetLocale} },
 		{ "english", {"English", "en", i2p::i18n::english::GetLocale} },
+		{ "french", {"Français", "fr", i2p::i18n::french::GetLocale} },
 		{ "german", {"Deutsch", "de", i2p::i18n::german::GetLocale} },
 		{ "russian", {"русский язык", "ru", i2p::i18n::russian::GetLocale} },
 		{ "turkmen", {"türkmen dili", "tk", i2p::i18n::turkmen::GetLocale} },