diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index fe408683cf..bb5fe97661 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Changelog
  * Added `ancestor_of` API filter (Jaap Roes)
  * Added support for customising group management views (Jan Seifert)
  * Added `full_url` property to image renditions (Shreyash Srivastava)
+ * Added locale selector when choosing translatable snippets (Karl Hobley)
  * Fix: Invalid filter values for foreign key fields in the API now give an error instead of crashing (Tidjani Dia)
  * Fix: Ordering specified in `construct_explorer_page_queryset` hook is now taken into account again by the page explorer API (Andre Fonseca)
  * Fix: Deleting a page from its listing view no longer results in a 404 error (Tidjani Dia)
diff --git a/client/src/entrypoints/snippets/snippet-chooser.js b/client/src/entrypoints/snippets/snippet-chooser.js
index f3923ce32e..6a8ed5f50b 100644
--- a/client/src/entrypoints/snippets/snippet-chooser.js
+++ b/client/src/entrypoints/snippets/snippet-chooser.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import $ from 'jquery';
 
+/* global wagtailConfig */
+
 function createSnippetChooser(id, modelString) {
   const chooserElement = $('#' + id + '-chooser');
   const docTitle = chooserElement.find('.title');
@@ -53,9 +55,18 @@ function createSnippetChooser(id, modelString) {
       $('.action-choose', chooserElement).focus();
     },
     openChooserModal: () => {
+      let urlQuery = '';
+      if (wagtailConfig.ACTIVE_CONTENT_LOCALE) {
+        // The user is editing a piece of translated content.
+        // Pass the locale along as a request parameter. If this
+        // snippet is also translatable, the results will be
+        // pre-filtered by this locale.
+        urlQuery = '?locale=' + wagtailConfig.ACTIVE_CONTENT_LOCALE;
+      }
+
       // eslint-disable-next-line no-undef, new-cap
       ModalWorkflow({
-        url: chooserBaseUrl,
+        url: chooserBaseUrl + urlQuery,
         // eslint-disable-next-line no-undef
         onload: SNIPPET_CHOOSER_MODAL_ONLOAD_HANDLERS,
         responses: {
diff --git a/docs/releases/2.14.rst b/docs/releases/2.14.rst
index baf168f354..53973de91d 100644
--- a/docs/releases/2.14.rst
+++ b/docs/releases/2.14.rst
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Other features
  * Added ``ancestor_of`` API filter. See :ref:`apiv2_filter_by_tree_position`. (Jaap Roes)
  * Added support for customising group management views. See :ref:`customising_group_views`. (Jan Seifert)
  * Added ``full_url`` property to image renditions (Shreyash Srivastava)
+ * Added locale selector when choosing translatable snippets (Karl Hobley)
 
 Bug fixes
 ~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/wagtail/admin/templates/wagtailadmin/pages/create.html b/wagtail/admin/templates/wagtailadmin/pages/create.html
index 0790a5cc03..1b64a34bee 100644
--- a/wagtail/admin/templates/wagtailadmin/pages/create.html
+++ b/wagtail/admin/templates/wagtailadmin/pages/create.html
@@ -103,6 +103,13 @@
     {{ edit_handler.html_declarations }}
 
     <script>
+        // Set wagtailConfig.ACTIVE_CONTENT_LOCALE if this is a translated page
+        // This value may be used by JS widgets on the form
+        {% if locale %}
+            window.wagtailConfig = window.wagtailConfig || {};
+            window.wagtailConfig.ACTIVE_CONTENT_LOCALE = '{{ locale.language_code|escapejs }}';
+        {% endif %}
+
         $(function(){
             $('#page-edit-form .tab-content section.active input').first().trigger('focus');
 
diff --git a/wagtail/admin/templates/wagtailadmin/pages/edit.html b/wagtail/admin/templates/wagtailadmin/pages/edit.html
index d6e40551f8..481aff07fd 100644
--- a/wagtail/admin/templates/wagtailadmin/pages/edit.html
+++ b/wagtail/admin/templates/wagtailadmin/pages/edit.html
@@ -121,6 +121,13 @@
     {{ edit_handler.html_declarations }}
 
     <script>
+        // Set wagtailConfig.ACTIVE_CONTENT_LOCALE if this is a translated page
+        // This value may be used by JS widgets on the form
+        {% if locale %}
+            window.wagtailConfig = window.wagtailConfig || {};
+            window.wagtailConfig.ACTIVE_CONTENT_LOCALE = '{{ locale.language_code|escapejs }}';
+        {% endif %}
+
         $(function() {
             {% if publishing_will_cancel_workflow %}
             /* Make user confirm before publishing the page if it will cancel an ongoing workflow */
diff --git a/wagtail/snippets/static_src/wagtailsnippets/js/snippet-chooser-modal.js b/wagtail/snippets/static_src/wagtailsnippets/js/snippet-chooser-modal.js
index 417354a2f5..f49ea5c48f 100644
--- a/wagtail/snippets/static_src/wagtailsnippets/js/snippet-chooser-modal.js
+++ b/wagtail/snippets/static_src/wagtailsnippets/js/snippet-chooser-modal.js
@@ -13,13 +13,24 @@ SNIPPET_CHOOSER_MODAL_ONLOAD_HANDLERS = {
             });
         }
 
-        var searchUrl = $('form.snippet-search', modal.body).attr('action');
+        var searchForm$ = $('form.snippet-search', modal.body);
+        var searchUrl = searchForm$.attr('action');
         var request;
 
         function search() {
+            var data = {q: $('#id_q').val(), results: 'true'};
+
+            if (searchForm$.has('input[name="locale"]')) {
+                data['locale'] = $('input[name="locale"]', searchForm$).val();
+            }
+
+            if (searchForm$.has('#snippet-chooser-locale')) {
+                data['locale_filter'] = $('#snippet-chooser-locale', searchForm$).val();
+            }
+
             request = $.ajax({
                 url: searchUrl,
-                data: {q: $('#id_q').val(), results: 'true'},
+                data: data,
                 success: function(data, status) {
                     request = null;
                     $('#search-results').html(data);
diff --git a/wagtail/snippets/templates/wagtailsnippets/chooser/choose.html b/wagtail/snippets/templates/wagtailsnippets/chooser/choose.html
index 312382a396..1f424fc445 100644
--- a/wagtail/snippets/templates/wagtailsnippets/chooser/choose.html
+++ b/wagtail/snippets/templates/wagtailsnippets/chooser/choose.html
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
     {# Need to keep the form in the HTML, even if the snippet is not searchable #}
     {# This is to allow pagination links to be generated from the form action URL #}
     <form class="snippet-search search-bar" action="{% url 'wagtailsnippets:choose' model_opts.app_label model_opts.model_name %}" method="GET" novalidate>
+        {% if locale %}
+            <input type="hidden" name="locale" value="{{ locale.language_code }}">
+        {% endif %}
+
         {% if is_searchable %}
             <ul class="fields">
                 {% for field in search_form %}
@@ -14,6 +18,27 @@
                 <li class="submit"><input type="submit" value="{% trans 'Search' %}" class="button" /></li>
             </ul>
         {% endif %}
+
+        {% if locale_options %}
+            <ul class="fields">
+                <li class="col">
+                    <div class="field field-small">
+                        <select id="snippet-chooser-locale" name="lang">
+                            {% for locale_option in locale_options %}
+                                <option value="{{ locale_option.language_code }}"{% if locale_option == selected_locale %} selected{% endif %}>{{ locale_option.get_display_name }}</option>
+                            {% endfor %}
+                        </select>
+                        <script type="text/javascript">
+                            $(function() {
+                                $('#snippet-chooser-locale').change(function() {
+                                    $('form.snippet-search').submit();
+                                });
+                            });
+                        </script>
+                    </div>
+                </li>
+            </ul>
+        {% endif %}
     </form>
 
     <div id="search-results" class="listing snippets">
diff --git a/wagtail/snippets/templates/wagtailsnippets/snippets/create.html b/wagtail/snippets/templates/wagtailsnippets/snippets/create.html
index 223f3fc62f..faed75e87f 100644
--- a/wagtail/snippets/templates/wagtailsnippets/snippets/create.html
+++ b/wagtail/snippets/templates/wagtailsnippets/snippets/create.html
@@ -34,4 +34,13 @@
     {% include "wagtailadmin/pages/_editor_js.html" %}
     {{ edit_handler.form.media.js }}
     {{ edit_handler.html_declarations }}
+
+    <script>
+        // Set wagtailConfig.ACTIVE_CONTENT_LOCALE if this is a translated page
+        // This value may be used by JS widgets on the form
+        {% if locale %}
+            window.wagtailConfig = window.wagtailConfig || {};
+            window.wagtailConfig.ACTIVE_CONTENT_LOCALE = '{{ locale.language_code|escapejs }}';
+        {% endif %}
+    </script>
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/wagtail/snippets/templates/wagtailsnippets/snippets/edit.html b/wagtail/snippets/templates/wagtailsnippets/snippets/edit.html
index e7a132979b..74deb9bc07 100644
--- a/wagtail/snippets/templates/wagtailsnippets/snippets/edit.html
+++ b/wagtail/snippets/templates/wagtailsnippets/snippets/edit.html
@@ -51,4 +51,13 @@
     {% include "wagtailadmin/pages/_editor_js.html" %}
     {{ edit_handler.form.media.js }}
     {{ edit_handler.html_declarations }}
+
+    <script>
+        // Set wagtailConfig.ACTIVE_CONTENT_LOCALE if this is a translated page
+        // This value may be used by JS widgets on the form
+        {% if locale %}
+            window.wagtailConfig = window.wagtailConfig || {};
+            window.wagtailConfig.ACTIVE_CONTENT_LOCALE = '{{ locale.language_code|escapejs }}';
+        {% endif %}
+    </script>
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/wagtail/snippets/tests.py b/wagtail/snippets/tests.py
index 15fa053c95..fdb3d4cf59 100644
--- a/wagtail/snippets/tests.py
+++ b/wagtail/snippets/tests.py
@@ -1051,16 +1051,20 @@ class TestSnippetChoose(TestCase, WagtailTestUtils):
 
     def setUp(self):
         self.login()
+        self.url_args = ['tests', 'advert']
 
     def get(self, params=None):
         return self.client.get(reverse('wagtailsnippets:choose',
-                                       args=('tests', 'advert')),
+                                       args=self.url_args),
                                params or {})
 
     def test_simple(self):
         response = self.get()
         self.assertTemplateUsed(response, 'wagtailsnippets/chooser/choose.html')
 
+        # Check locale filter doesn't exist normally
+        self.assertNotIn('<select id="snippet-chooser-locale" name="lang">', response.json()['html'])
+
     def test_ordering(self):
         """
         Listing should be ordered by PK if no ordering has been set on the model
@@ -1083,6 +1087,30 @@ class TestSnippetChoose(TestCase, WagtailTestUtils):
     def test_not_searchable(self):
         self.assertFalse(self.get().context['is_searchable'])
 
+    @override_settings(WAGTAIL_I18N_ENABLED=True)
+    def test_filter_by_locale(self):
+        self.url_args = ['snippetstests', 'translatablesnippet']
+        fr_locale = Locale.objects.create(language_code="fr")
+
+        TranslatableSnippet.objects.create(text="English snippet")
+        TranslatableSnippet.objects.create(text="French snippet", locale=fr_locale)
+
+        response = self.get()
+
+        # Check the filter is added
+        self.assertIn('<select id="snippet-chooser-locale" name="lang">', response.json()['html'])
+
+        # Check both snippets are shown
+        self.assertEqual(len(response.context['items']), 2)
+        self.assertEqual(response.context['items'][0].text, "English snippet")
+        self.assertEqual(response.context['items'][1].text, "French snippet")
+
+        # Now test with a locale selected
+        response = self.get({'locale': 'en'})
+
+        self.assertEqual(len(response.context['items']), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(response.context['items'][0].text, "English snippet")
+
 
 class TestSnippetChooseWithSearchableSnippet(TestCase, WagtailTestUtils):
     def setUp(self):
diff --git a/wagtail/snippets/views/chooser.py b/wagtail/snippets/views/chooser.py
index 7c93eddb1a..ad5923a281 100644
--- a/wagtail/snippets/views/chooser.py
+++ b/wagtail/snippets/views/chooser.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from django.utils.translation import gettext as _
 
 from wagtail.admin.forms.search import SearchForm
 from wagtail.admin.modal_workflow import render_modal_workflow
+from wagtail.core.models import Locale, TranslatableMixin
 from wagtail.search.backends import get_search_backend
 from wagtail.search.index import class_is_indexed
 from wagtail.snippets.views.snippets import get_snippet_model_from_url_params
@@ -22,6 +23,24 @@ def choose(request, app_label, model_name):
     if not items.ordered:
         items = items.order_by('pk')
 
+    # Filter by locale
+    locale = None
+    locale_filter = None
+    selected_locale = None
+    if issubclass(model, TranslatableMixin):
+        # 'locale' is the Locale of the object that this snippet is being chosen for
+        if request.GET.get('locale'):
+            locale = get_object_or_404(Locale, language_code=request.GET['locale'])
+
+        # 'locale_filter' is the current value of the "Locale" selector in the UI
+        if request.GET.get('locale_filter'):
+            locale_filter = get_object_or_404(Locale, language_code=request.GET['locale_filter'])
+
+        selected_locale = locale_filter or locale
+
+        if selected_locale:
+            items = items.filter(locale=selected_locale)
+
     # Search
     is_searchable = class_is_indexed(model)
     is_searching = False
@@ -54,6 +73,9 @@ def choose(request, app_label, model_name):
             'items': paginated_items,
             'query_string': search_query,
             'is_searching': is_searching,
+            'locale': locale,
+            'locale_filter': locale_filter,
+            'selected_locale': selected_locale,
         })
 
     return render_modal_workflow(
@@ -66,6 +88,10 @@ def choose(request, app_label, model_name):
             'search_form': search_form,
             'query_string': search_query,
             'is_searching': is_searching,
+            'locale': locale,
+            'locale_filter': locale_filter,
+            'selected_locale': selected_locale,
+            'locale_options': Locale.objects.all() if issubclass(model, TranslatableMixin) else [],
         }, json_data={'step': 'choose'}
     )