diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 77164eec8..2be8d1ebd 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 0.8.4: (Future)
 Other fixes:
+ - Qt: Add dummy English translation file (fixes mgba.io/i/1469)
  - VFS: Fix directory node listing on some filesystems
 
 0.8.3: (2020-08-03)
diff --git a/src/platform/qt/SettingsView.cpp b/src/platform/qt/SettingsView.cpp
index 8ea4b6076..86cc25631 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/SettingsView.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/qt/SettingsView.cpp
@@ -303,6 +303,9 @@ SettingsView::SettingsView(ConfigController* controller, InputController* inputC
 			continue;
 		}
 		QLocale locale(name.remove(QString("%0-").arg(binaryName)).remove(".qm"));
+		if (locale.language() == QLocale::English) {
+			continue;
+		}
 		m_ui.languages->addItem(locale.nativeLanguageName(), locale);
 		if (locale.bcp47Name() == QLocale().bcp47Name()) {
 			m_ui.languages->setCurrentIndex(m_ui.languages->count() - 1);
diff --git a/src/platform/qt/ts/mgba-en.ts b/src/platform/qt/ts/mgba-en.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bf4711add
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/platform/qt/ts/mgba-en.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE TS>
+<TS version="2.1" language="en" sourcelanguage="en_US">
+</TS>