diff --git a/web/projects/marketplace/src/pages/list/item/item.component.html b/web/projects/marketplace/src/pages/list/item/item.component.html
index 4b3d5fb26..33b9d45e3 100644
--- a/web/projects/marketplace/src/pages/list/item/item.component.html
+++ b/web/projects/marketplace/src/pages/list/item/item.component.html
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
       {{ pkg.title }}
     </span>
     <span class="detail-description">
-      {{ pkg.description.short }}
+      {{ pkg.description.short | localize }}
     </span>
   </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/web/projects/marketplace/src/pages/list/item/item.module.ts b/web/projects/marketplace/src/pages/list/item/item.module.ts
index e6989b562..682f24de5 100644
--- a/web/projects/marketplace/src/pages/list/item/item.module.ts
+++ b/web/projects/marketplace/src/pages/list/item/item.module.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common'
 import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'
 import { RouterModule } from '@angular/router'
-import { SharedPipesModule, TickerComponent } from '@start9labs/shared'
+import { LocalizePipe, SharedPipesModule, TickerComponent } from '@start9labs/shared'
 import { ItemComponent } from './item.component'
 
 @NgModule({
   declarations: [ItemComponent],
   exports: [ItemComponent],
-  imports: [CommonModule, RouterModule, SharedPipesModule, TickerComponent],
+  imports: [CommonModule, RouterModule, SharedPipesModule, TickerComponent, LocalizePipe],
 })
 export class ItemModule {}
diff --git a/web/projects/marketplace/src/pages/show/about.component.ts b/web/projects/marketplace/src/pages/show/about.component.ts
index edbe5c5a5..a4f7a9135 100644
--- a/web/projects/marketplace/src/pages/show/about.component.ts
+++ b/web/projects/marketplace/src/pages/show/about.component.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import {
   output,
 } from '@angular/core'
 import { MarketplacePkgBase } from '../../types'
-import { CopyService, i18nPipe } from '@start9labs/shared'
+import { CopyService, i18nPipe, LocalizePipe } from '@start9labs/shared'
 import { DatePipe } from '@angular/common'
 import { MarketplaceItemComponent } from './item.component'
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ import { MarketplaceItemComponent } from './item.component'
     <div class="background-border box-shadow-lg shadow-color-light">
       <div class="box-container">
         <h2 class="additional-detail-title">{{ 'Description' | i18n }}</h2>
-        <p [innerHTML]="pkg().description.long"></p>
+        <p [innerHTML]="pkg().description.long | localize"></p>
       </div>
     </div>
   `,
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ import { MarketplaceItemComponent } from './item.component'
     }
   `,
   changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush,
-  imports: [MarketplaceItemComponent, DatePipe, i18nPipe],
+  imports: [MarketplaceItemComponent, DatePipe, i18nPipe, LocalizePipe],
 })
 export class MarketplaceAboutComponent {
   readonly copyService = inject(CopyService)
diff --git a/web/projects/shared/src/i18n/localize.pipe.ts b/web/projects/shared/src/i18n/localize.pipe.ts
index e9f439ec0..1ad76bb0b 100644
--- a/web/projects/shared/src/i18n/localize.pipe.ts
+++ b/web/projects/shared/src/i18n/localize.pipe.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { inject, Injectable, Pipe, PipeTransform } from '@angular/core'
 import { i18nService } from './i18n.service'
+import { I18N } from './i18n.providers'
 import { T } from '@start9labs/start-sdk'
 
 @Pipe({
@@ -9,8 +10,10 @@ import { T } from '@start9labs/start-sdk'
 @Injectable({ providedIn: 'root' })
 export class LocalizePipe implements PipeTransform {
   private readonly i18nService = inject(i18nService)
+  private readonly i18n = inject(I18N)
 
   transform(string: T.LocaleString): string {
+    this.i18n() // read signal to trigger change detection on language switch
     return this.i18nService.localize(string)
   }
 }