diff --git a/src/modules/locale/Config.cpp b/src/modules/locale/Config.cpp
index 5a97339a8..c19569d43 100644
--- a/src/modules/locale/Config.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/locale/Config.cpp
@@ -175,7 +175,8 @@ Config::setCurrentLocation( const QString& regionName, const QString& zoneName )
     }
     else
     {
-        setCurrentLocation( QStringLiteral("America"), QStringLiteral("New_York") );
+        // Recursive, but America/New_York always exists.
+        setCurrentLocation( QStringLiteral( "America" ), QStringLiteral( "New_York" ) );
     }
 }
 
@@ -185,10 +186,66 @@ Config::setCurrentLocation( const CalamaresUtils::Locale::TZZone* location )
     if ( location != m_currentLocation )
     {
         m_currentLocation = location;
+        // Overwrite those settings that have not been made explicit.
+        auto newLocale = automaticLocaleConfiguration();
+        if ( !m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.explicit_lang )
+        {
+            m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.setLanguage( newLocale.language() );
+        }
+        if ( !m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.explicit_lc )
+        {
+            m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.lc_numeric = newLocale.lc_numeric;
+            m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.lc_time = newLocale.lc_time;
+            m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.lc_monetary = newLocale.lc_monetary;
+            m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.lc_paper = newLocale.lc_paper;
+            m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.lc_name = newLocale.lc_name;
+            m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.lc_address = newLocale.lc_address;
+            m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.lc_telephone = newLocale.lc_telephone;
+            m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.lc_measurement = newLocale.lc_measurement;
+            m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.lc_identification = newLocale.lc_identification;
+        }
         emit currentLocationChanged( m_currentLocation );
     }
 }
 
+
+LocaleConfiguration
+Config::automaticLocaleConfiguration() const
+{
+    return LocaleConfiguration::fromLanguageAndLocation(
+        QLocale().name(), supportedLocales(), currentLocation()->country() );
+}
+
+LocaleConfiguration
+Config::localeConfiguration() const
+{
+    return m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.isEmpty() ? automaticLocaleConfiguration() : m_selectedLocaleConfiguration;
+}
+
+void
+Config::setLanguageExplicitly( const QString& language )
+{
+    m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.setLanguage( language );
+    m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.explicit_lang = true;
+}
+
+void
+Config::setLCLocaleExplicitly( const QString& locale )
+{
+    // TODO: improve the granularity of this setting.
+    m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.lc_numeric = locale;
+    m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.lc_time = locale;
+    m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.lc_monetary = locale;
+    m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.lc_paper = locale;
+    m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.lc_name = locale;
+    m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.lc_address = locale;
+    m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.lc_telephone = locale;
+    m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.lc_measurement = locale;
+    m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.lc_identification = locale;
+    m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.explicit_lc = true;
+}
+
+
 void
 Config::setConfigurationMap( const QVariantMap& configurationMap )
 {
@@ -204,7 +261,7 @@ Calamares::JobList
 Config::createJobs()
 {
     Calamares::JobList list;
-    const CalamaresUtils::Locale::TZZone* location = nullptr;  // TODO: m_tzWidget->currentLocation();
+    const CalamaresUtils::Locale::TZZone* location = currentLocation();
 
     if ( location )
     {
diff --git a/src/modules/locale/Config.h b/src/modules/locale/Config.h
index 44e7c9142..ff9125c13 100644
--- a/src/modules/locale/Config.h
+++ b/src/modules/locale/Config.h
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 #ifndef LOCALE_CONFIG_H
 #define LOCALE_CONFIG_H
 
+#include "LocaleConfiguration.h"
+
 #include "Job.h"
 #include "locale/TimeZone.h"
 
@@ -35,7 +37,8 @@ class Config : public QObject
     Q_PROPERTY( CalamaresUtils::Locale::CStringListModel* zonesModel READ zonesModel CONSTANT FINAL )
     Q_PROPERTY( CalamaresUtils::Locale::CStringListModel* regionModel READ regionModel CONSTANT FINAL )
     Q_PROPERTY( const CalamaresUtils::Locale::CStringPairList& timezoneData READ timezoneData CONSTANT FINAL )
-    Q_PROPERTY( const CalamaresUtils::Locale::TZZone* currentLocation READ currentLocation WRITE setCurrentLocation NOTIFY currentLocationChanged )
+    Q_PROPERTY( const CalamaresUtils::Locale::TZZone* currentLocation READ currentLocation WRITE setCurrentLocation
+                    NOTIFY currentLocationChanged )
 
 public:
     Config( QObject* parent = nullptr );
@@ -60,11 +63,29 @@ public Q_SLOTS:
     /** @brief Sets a location by pointer
      *
      * Pointer should be within the same model as the widget uses.
+     * This can update the locale configuration -- the automatic one
+     * follows the current location, and otherwise only explicitly-set
+     * values will ignore changes to the location.
      */
     void setCurrentLocation( const CalamaresUtils::Locale::TZZone* location );
 
+    /** @brief The currently selected location (timezone)
+     *
+     * The location is a pointer into the date that timezoneData() returns.
+     * It is possible to return nullptr, if no location has been picked yet.
+     */
     const CalamaresUtils::Locale::TZZone* currentLocation() const { return m_currentLocation; }
 
+    /// locale configuration (LC_* and LANG) based solely on the current location.
+    LocaleConfiguration automaticLocaleConfiguration() const;
+    /// locale configuration that takes explicit settings into account
+    LocaleConfiguration localeConfiguration() const;
+
+    /// Set a language by user-choice, overriding future location changes
+    void setLanguageExplicitly( const QString& language );
+    /// Set LC (formats) by user-choice, overriding future location changes
+    void setLCLocaleExplicitly( const QString& locale );
+
 signals:
     void currentLocationChanged( const CalamaresUtils::Locale::TZZone* location );
 
@@ -80,6 +101,16 @@ private:
     /// The location, points into the timezone data
     const CalamaresUtils::Locale::TZZone* m_currentLocation = nullptr;
 
+    /** @brief Specific locale configurations
+     *
+     * "Automatic" locale configuration based on the location (e.g.
+     * Europe/Amsterdam means Dutch language and Dutch locale) leave
+     * this empty; if the user explicitly sets something, then
+     * this configuration is non-empty and takes precedence over the
+     * automatic location settings (so a user in Amsterdam can still
+     * pick Ukranian settings, for instance).
+     */
+    LocaleConfiguration m_selectedLocaleConfiguration;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/modules/locale/LocalePage.cpp b/src/modules/locale/LocalePage.cpp
index abb4b63bc..d09d38540 100644
--- a/src/modules/locale/LocalePage.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/locale/LocalePage.cpp
@@ -137,8 +137,7 @@ LocalePage::updateLocaleLabels()
     m_localeChangeButton->setText( tr( "&Change..." ) );
     m_formatsChangeButton->setText( tr( "&Change..." ) );
 
-    LocaleConfiguration lc
-        = m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.isEmpty() ? guessLocaleConfiguration() : m_selectedLocaleConfiguration;
+    LocaleConfiguration lc = m_config->localeConfiguration();
     auto labels = prettyLocaleStatus( lc );
     m_localeLabel->setText( labels.first );
     m_formatsLabel->setText( labels.second );
@@ -163,8 +162,7 @@ LocalePage::prettyStatus() const
     QString status;
     status += tr( "Set timezone to %1/%2.<br/>" ).arg( m_regionCombo->currentText() ).arg( m_zoneCombo->currentText() );
 
-    LocaleConfiguration lc
-        = m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.isEmpty() ? guessLocaleConfiguration() : m_selectedLocaleConfiguration;
+    LocaleConfiguration lc = m_config->localeConfiguration();
     auto labels = prettyLocaleStatus( lc );
     status += labels.first + "<br/>";
     status += labels.second + "<br/>";
@@ -176,8 +174,7 @@ LocalePage::prettyStatus() const
 QMap< QString, QString >
 LocalePage::localesMap()
 {
-    return m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.isEmpty() ? guessLocaleConfiguration().toMap()
-                                                   : m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.toMap();
+    return m_config->localeConfiguration().toMap();
 }
 
 
@@ -185,21 +182,8 @@ void
 LocalePage::onActivate()
 {
     m_regionCombo->setFocus();
-    if ( m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.isEmpty() || !m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.explicit_lang )
-    {
-        auto newLocale = guessLocaleConfiguration();
-        m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.setLanguage( newLocale.language() );
-        updateGlobalLocale();
-        updateLocaleLabels();
-    }
-}
-
-
-LocaleConfiguration
-LocalePage::guessLocaleConfiguration() const
-{
-    return LocaleConfiguration::fromLanguageAndLocation(
-        QLocale().name(), m_config->supportedLocales(), m_config->currentLocation()->country() );
+    updateGlobalLocale();
+    updateLocaleLabels();
 }
 
 
@@ -207,7 +191,7 @@ void
 LocalePage::updateGlobalLocale()
 {
     auto* gs = Calamares::JobQueue::instance()->globalStorage();
-    const QString bcp47 = m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.toBcp47();
+    const QString bcp47 = m_config->localeConfiguration().toBcp47();
     gs->insert( "locale", bcp47 );
 }
 
@@ -236,28 +220,6 @@ LocalePage::updateGlobalStorage()
     }
 #endif
 
-    // Preserve those settings that have been made explicit.
-    auto newLocale = guessLocaleConfiguration();
-    if ( !m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.isEmpty() && m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.explicit_lang )
-    {
-        newLocale.setLanguage( m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.language() );
-    }
-    if ( !m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.isEmpty() && m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.explicit_lc )
-    {
-        newLocale.lc_numeric = m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.lc_numeric;
-        newLocale.lc_time = m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.lc_time;
-        newLocale.lc_monetary = m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.lc_monetary;
-        newLocale.lc_paper = m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.lc_paper;
-        newLocale.lc_name = m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.lc_name;
-        newLocale.lc_address = m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.lc_address;
-        newLocale.lc_telephone = m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.lc_telephone;
-        newLocale.lc_measurement = m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.lc_measurement;
-        newLocale.lc_identification = m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.lc_identification;
-    }
-    newLocale.explicit_lang = m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.explicit_lang;
-    newLocale.explicit_lc = m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.explicit_lc;
-
-    m_selectedLocaleConfiguration = newLocale;
     updateLocaleLabels();
 }
 
@@ -324,17 +286,13 @@ void
 LocalePage::changeLocale()
 {
     LCLocaleDialog* dlg
-        = new LCLocaleDialog( m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.isEmpty() ? guessLocaleConfiguration().language()
-                                                                      : m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.language(),
-                              m_config->supportedLocales(),
-                              this );
+        = new LCLocaleDialog( m_config->localeConfiguration().language(), m_config->supportedLocales(), this );
     dlg->exec();
     if ( dlg->result() == QDialog::Accepted && !dlg->selectedLCLocale().isEmpty() )
     {
-        m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.setLanguage( dlg->selectedLCLocale() );
-        m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.explicit_lang = true;
-        this->updateGlobalLocale();
-        this->updateLocaleLabels();
+        m_config->setLanguageExplicitly( dlg->selectedLCLocale() );
+        updateGlobalLocale();
+        updateLocaleLabels();
     }
 
     dlg->deleteLater();
@@ -345,26 +303,12 @@ void
 LocalePage::changeFormats()
 {
     LCLocaleDialog* dlg
-        = new LCLocaleDialog( m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.isEmpty() ? guessLocaleConfiguration().lc_numeric
-                                                                      : m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.lc_numeric,
-                              m_config->supportedLocales(),
-                              this );
+        = new LCLocaleDialog( m_config->localeConfiguration().lc_numeric, m_config->supportedLocales(), this );
     dlg->exec();
     if ( dlg->result() == QDialog::Accepted && !dlg->selectedLCLocale().isEmpty() )
     {
-        // TODO: improve the granularity of this setting.
-        m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.lc_numeric = dlg->selectedLCLocale();
-        m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.lc_time = dlg->selectedLCLocale();
-        m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.lc_monetary = dlg->selectedLCLocale();
-        m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.lc_paper = dlg->selectedLCLocale();
-        m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.lc_name = dlg->selectedLCLocale();
-        m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.lc_address = dlg->selectedLCLocale();
-        m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.lc_telephone = dlg->selectedLCLocale();
-        m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.lc_measurement = dlg->selectedLCLocale();
-        m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.lc_identification = dlg->selectedLCLocale();
-        m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.explicit_lc = true;
-
-        this->updateLocaleLabels();
+        m_config->setLCLocaleExplicitly( dlg->selectedLCLocale() );
+        updateLocaleLabels();
     }
 
     dlg->deleteLater();
diff --git a/src/modules/locale/LocalePage.h b/src/modules/locale/LocalePage.h
index 3d4b1d03f..9690c4d97 100644
--- a/src/modules/locale/LocalePage.h
+++ b/src/modules/locale/LocalePage.h
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ public:
     void onActivate();
 
 private:
-    LocaleConfiguration guessLocaleConfiguration() const;
-
     /// @brief Non-owning pointer to the ViewStep's config
     Config* m_config;
 
@@ -85,7 +83,6 @@ private:
     QLabel* m_formatsLabel;
     QPushButton* m_formatsChangeButton;
 
-    LocaleConfiguration m_selectedLocaleConfiguration;
 
     bool m_blockTzWidgetSet;
 };