diff --git a/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/django.po b/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/django.po
index 54816bc..34dbc4f 100644
--- a/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/django.po
+++ b/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/django.po
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2020-01-16 13:53+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2020-02-07 10:21+0100\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
@@ -559,6 +559,7 @@ msgstr[1] ""
 
 #: bla/lib/python3.7/site-packages/django/forms/formsets.py:371
 #: bla/lib/python3.7/site-packages/django/forms/formsets.py:373
+#: bla/lib/python3.7/site-packages/wagtailorderable/modeladmin/mixins.py:82
 msgid "Order"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1358,11 +1359,11 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Page '{0}' copied."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: config/settings/base.py:219
+#: config/settings/base.py:219 mpicms/templates/wagtailadmin/pages/edit.html:64
 msgid "English"
 msgstr "Englisch"
 
-#: config/settings/base.py:220
+#: config/settings/base.py:220 mpicms/templates/wagtailadmin/pages/edit.html:67
 msgid "German"
 msgstr "Deutsch"
 
@@ -1375,7 +1376,7 @@ msgstr "Kontakt"
 msgid "Information"
 msgstr "Information"
 
-#: mpicms/base/blocks.py:28 mpicms/base/mixins.py:89
+#: mpicms/base/blocks.py:28 mpicms/base/mixins.py:92
 msgid "Editor"
 msgstr "Editor"
 
@@ -1408,15 +1409,15 @@ msgstr "Menü"
 msgid "Show table of content"
 msgstr "Generiere Inhaltsverzeichnis"
 
-#: mpicms/base/mixins.py:78
+#: mpicms/base/mixins.py:81
 msgid "Page not available in "
 msgstr "Seite nicht verfügbar in "
 
-#: mpicms/base/mixins.py:91 mpicms/personal/wagtail_hooks.py:78
+#: mpicms/base/mixins.py:94 mpicms/personal/wagtail_hooks.py:78
 msgid "Contacts"
 msgstr "Kontakte"
 
-#: mpicms/base/mixins.py:92
+#: mpicms/base/mixins.py:95
 msgid "Sidebar Content"
 msgstr "Inhalt der Seitenleiste"
 
@@ -1457,27 +1458,27 @@ msgstr "Grundseite"
 msgid "root pages"
 msgstr "Grundseiten"
 
-#: mpicms/base/models.py:108
+#: mpicms/base/models.py:109
 msgid "homepage"
 msgstr "Startseite"
 
-#: mpicms/base/models.py:109
+#: mpicms/base/models.py:110
 msgid "homepages"
 msgstr "Startseiten"
 
-#: mpicms/base/models.py:119
+#: mpicms/base/models.py:121
 msgid "wiki page"
 msgstr "Wikiseite"
 
-#: mpicms/base/models.py:120
+#: mpicms/base/models.py:122
 msgid "wiki pages"
 msgstr "Wikiseiten"
 
-#: mpicms/base/models.py:130
+#: mpicms/base/models.py:132
 msgid "Phonelist"
 msgstr "Telefonliste"
 
-#: mpicms/base/models.py:131
+#: mpicms/base/models.py:133
 msgid "Phonelists"
 msgstr "Telefonlisten"
 
@@ -1774,6 +1775,10 @@ msgstr "Abonniert"
 msgid "Not subscribed"
 msgstr "Nicht Abonniert"
 
+#: mpicms/templates/wagtailadmin/pages/edit.html:7
+msgid "Input language"
+msgstr "Eingabesprache"
+
 #: mpicms/templates/wagtailusers/users/index.html:5
 msgid "Users"
 msgstr ""
diff --git a/mpicms/templates/wagtailadmin/pages/edit.html b/mpicms/templates/wagtailadmin/pages/edit.html
index be8b615..b99f79c 100644
--- a/mpicms/templates/wagtailadmin/pages/edit.html
+++ b/mpicms/templates/wagtailadmin/pages/edit.html
@@ -1,9 +1,71 @@
 {% extends "wagtailadmin/pages/edit.html" %}
+{% load i18n %}
+
+{%block content %}
+{{ block.super }}
+<div class="current-input-language">
+{% trans "Input language" %}: <span class="current-input-language-text"></span>
+</div>
+{% endblock %}
+
 {% block extra_css %}
 {{ block.super }}
 <style>
 .fieldname-markdown textarea {
 	font-family: monospace;
 }
+
+div.current-input-language {
+	position: fixed;
+	background: white;
+	top: 0px;
+	left: 0px;
+	width: 188px;
+	font-size: smaller;
+	z-index: 50;
+	display: none;
+	padding: 4px;
+	border: 2px solid black
+}
+
+.current-input-language-text {
+	color: red;
+	font-size: 100%
+}
+
 </style>
 {% endblock %}
+
+{% block extra_js %}
+{{ block.super }}
+<script type="text/javascript">
+
+$(document).ready(function() {
+
+	function languageFocusIn(event) {
+		language=event.data
+		target=$(event.target)
+
+		if (language) {
+			if (target.is("textarea, .public-DraftEditor-content")) {
+				console.log("languageFocusIn: accept target", target)
+				$(".current-input-language-text").text(language)
+				$("div.current-input-language").show()
+			} else {
+				console.log("languageFocusIn: dont accept target", target)
+				$("div.current-input-language").hide()
+			}
+		} else {
+				$("div.current-input-language").hide()
+		}
+	}
+
+	$("div#body_en-list, div#sidebar_en-list").
+		focusin("{% trans "English" %}", languageFocusIn).
+		focusout(null, languageFocusIn)
+	$("div#body_de-list, div#sidebar_de-list").
+		focusin("{% trans "German" %}", languageFocusIn).
+		focusout(null, languageFocusIn)
+});
+</script>
+{% endblock %}