diff --git a/stackalytics/dashboard/decorators.py b/stackalytics/dashboard/decorators.py
index 27b027a30..0724b3ef3 100644
--- a/stackalytics/dashboard/decorators.py
+++ b/stackalytics/dashboard/decorators.py
@@ -247,6 +247,13 @@ def record_filter(ignore=None):
                     record_ids, _filter_records_by_days(start_date, end_date,
                                                         memory_storage_inst))
 
+            # filtering by non-indexed attributes goes last
+            language = params['language']
+            if language:
+                record_ids = (
+                    set(memory_storage_inst.get_record_ids_by_languages(
+                        record_ids, language)))
+
             kwargs['record_ids'] = record_ids
             kwargs['records'] = memory_storage_inst.get_records(record_ids)
 
@@ -454,6 +461,9 @@ def templated(template=None, return_code=200):
                 ctx['user_inst'] = vault.get_user_from_runtime_storage(
                     ctx['user_id'])
 
+            ctx['language'] = parameters.get_single_parameter(
+                kwargs, 'language')
+
             ctx['page_title'] = helpers.make_page_title(
                 ctx['project_type_inst'],
                 ctx.get('release'), ctx.get('module_inst'),
diff --git a/stackalytics/dashboard/memory_storage.py b/stackalytics/dashboard/memory_storage.py
index ee29bbac3..da2d63ee0 100644
--- a/stackalytics/dashboard/memory_storage.py
+++ b/stackalytics/dashboard/memory_storage.py
@@ -188,6 +188,14 @@ class CachedMemoryStorage(MemoryStorage):
     def get_first_record_day(self):
         return min(self.day_index.keys())
 
+    def get_record_ids_by_languages(self, record_ids, languages):
+        # special case: filter by attribute not covered by index
+        for record in self.get_records(record_ids):
+            lng = record.value
+            if lng:
+                if lng.lower() in languages:
+                    yield record.record_id
+
 
 def get_memory_storage(memory_storage_type):
     if memory_storage_type == MEMORY_STORAGE_CACHED:
diff --git a/stackalytics/dashboard/parameters.py b/stackalytics/dashboard/parameters.py
index cae6cd7f6..fff7074f2 100644
--- a/stackalytics/dashboard/parameters.py
+++ b/stackalytics/dashboard/parameters.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ METRIC_TO_RECORD_TYPE = {
 
 FILTER_PARAMETERS = ['release', 'project_type', 'module', 'company', 'user_id',
                      'metric', 'start_date', 'end_date', 'blueprint_id',
-                     'core_in']
+                     'core_in', 'language']
 
 DEFAULT_RECORDS_LIMIT = 10
 DEFAULT_STATIC_ACTIVITY_SIZE = 100
diff --git a/stackalytics/dashboard/templates/overview.html b/stackalytics/dashboard/templates/overview.html
index ff60b37ac..1c9e03a5c 100644
--- a/stackalytics/dashboard/templates/overview.html
+++ b/stackalytics/dashboard/templates/overview.html
@@ -127,6 +127,39 @@
 
 {% block right_frame %}
 
+    {% if show_languages_breakdown %}
+    <div id="language_container">
+    {% if language %}
+        <div class="drop" style="margin-top: 16px;">
+            <label for="language_selector" title="One of available languages">Language</label>
+            <input type="hidden" id="language_selector" style="width: 200px" data-placeholder="Select language"/>
+        </div>
+        <script>
+            $(document).ready(function () {
+                initSingleSelector("language", makeURI("/api/1.0/languages"), {allowClear: true});
+            });
+        </script>
+    {% else %}
+    <h2>Languages</h2>
+
+    <div id="language_chart" style="width: 100%; height: 350px; margin-bottom: 1em;"></div>
+
+    <table id="language_table" class="display">
+        <thead>
+            <tr>
+                <th>#</th>
+                <th>Language</th>
+                <th>Translations</th>
+            </tr>
+        </thead>
+        <tbody>
+        </tbody>
+    </table>
+    {% endif %}
+    <div class="spacer"></div>
+    </div>
+    {% endif %}
+
     {% if show_module_breakdown %}
     <div id="module_container">
     <h2>Contribution by modules</h2>
@@ -179,27 +212,6 @@
     </div>
     {% endif %}
 
-    {% if show_languages_breakdown %}
-    <div id="language_container">
-    <h2>Languages</h2>
-
-    <div id="language_chart" style="width: 100%; height: 350px; margin-bottom: 1em;"></div>
-
-    <table id="language_table" class="display">
-        <thead>
-            <tr>
-                <th>#</th>
-                <th>Language</th>
-                <th>Translations</th>
-            </tr>
-        </thead>
-        <tbody>
-        </tbody>
-    </table>
-    <div class="spacer"></div>
-    </div>
-    {% endif %}
-
     {% if show_contribution_on_right %}
         {{ contribution_summary.show_contribution_summary(show_all=False) }}
         {{ show_report_links(module, company, user_id) }}
diff --git a/stackalytics/dashboard/web.py b/stackalytics/dashboard/web.py
index 069d31aed..a72ae6ba1 100644
--- a/stackalytics/dashboard/web.py
+++ b/stackalytics/dashboard/web.py
@@ -403,12 +403,26 @@ def get_bpd(records, **kwargs):
     return result
 
 
+@app.route('/api/1.0/languages')
+@decorators.exception_handler()
+@decorators.response()
+@decorators.cached(ignore=['language'])
+@decorators.jsonify()
+@decorators.record_filter(ignore=['language'])
+def get_languages_json(record_ids, **kwargs):
+    memory_storage = vault.get_memory_storage()
+    languages = set(r.value for r in memory_storage.get_records(record_ids))
+
+    return [{'id': c.lower().replace('&', ''), 'text': c}
+            for c in sorted(languages)]
+
+
 @app.route('/api/1.0/stats/languages')
 @decorators.exception_handler()
 @decorators.response()
 @decorators.cached()
 @decorators.jsonify('stats')
-@decorators.record_filter()
+@decorators.record_filter(ignore=['language'])
 def get_languages(records, **kwargs):
     result = []
     languages = collections.defaultdict(int)