diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 304ccf9..0dc86a7 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ Rosetta can be configured via the following parameters, to be defined in your pr
* ``ROSETTA_REQUIRES_AUTH``: Require authentication for all Rosetta views. Defaults to ``True``.
* ``ROSETTA_POFILE_WRAP_WIDTH``: Sets the line-length of the edited PO file. Set this to ``0`` to mimic ``makemessage``'s ``--no-wrap`` option. Defaults to ``78``.
* ``ROSETTA_STORAGE_CLASS``: See the note below on Storages. Defaults to ``rosetta.storage.CacheRosettaStorage``
+* ``ROSETTA_ENABLE_REFLANG``: See the note below on Reference Language. Defaults to ``False``.
********
Storages
@@ -85,6 +86,18 @@ If you wish to grant editing access to other users:
1. Create a 'translators' group in your admin interface
2. Add the user you wish to grant translating rights to this group
+******************
+Reference Language
+******************
+
+If this option is enabled, a selector will appear on the translation page allowing you to choose
+a reference language. A reference language will allow you to display your ``msgid`` in a laguage
+that has already been translated. For example, if you already have a translation in French, a
+translator that only knows French and Spanish (but not English) could select French as a reference
+language to perform a "second hand" translation.
+
+The last row of the reference language selector, "MSGID", is to directly display ``msgid``.
+
*****
Usage
*****
diff --git a/rosetta/conf/settings.py b/rosetta/conf/settings.py
index 967afaf..af5894f 100644
--- a/rosetta/conf/settings.py
+++ b/rosetta/conf/settings.py
@@ -51,3 +51,5 @@ POFILE_WRAP_WIDTH = getattr(settings, 'ROSETTA_POFILE_WRAP_WIDTH', 78)
# Storage class to handle temporary data storage
STORAGE_CLASS = getattr(settings, 'ROSETTA_STORAGE_CLASS', 'rosetta.storage.CacheRosettaStorage')
+
+ENABLE_REFLANG = getattr(settings, 'ROSETTA_ENABLE_REFLANG', False)
diff --git a/rosetta/templates/rosetta/pofile.html b/rosetta/templates/rosetta/pofile.html
index 86c6e55..63353fa 100644
--- a/rosetta/templates/rosetta/pofile.html
+++ b/rosetta/templates/rosetta/pofile.html
@@ -39,11 +39,13 @@