diff --git a/specs/fixtures/issues/2255/app.vue b/specs/fixtures/issues/2255/app.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7911f88bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/specs/fixtures/issues/2255/app.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<template>
+  <div>
+    <NuxtLayout>
+      <NuxtPage></NuxtPage>
+    </NuxtLayout>
+  </div>
+</template>
diff --git a/specs/fixtures/issues/2255/i18n.config.ts b/specs/fixtures/issues/2255/i18n.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2ce25f1ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/specs/fixtures/issues/2255/i18n.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+export default defineI18nConfig(() => ({
+  legacy: false,
+  locale: 'en',
+  messages: {
+    en: {
+      welcome: 'Welcome'
+    },
+    fr: {
+      welcome: 'Bienvenue'
+    }
+  }
+}))
diff --git a/specs/fixtures/issues/2255/layouts/default.vue b/specs/fixtures/issues/2255/layouts/default.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..56a8b72d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/specs/fixtures/issues/2255/layouts/default.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<template>
+  <div>
+    <slot />
+  </div>
+</template>
diff --git a/specs/fixtures/issues/2255/nuxt.config.ts b/specs/fixtures/issues/2255/nuxt.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7fb6c98e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/specs/fixtures/issues/2255/nuxt.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+// https://nuxt.com/docs/api/configuration/nuxt-config
+export default defineNuxtConfig({
+  devtools: { enabled: true },
+  modules: ['@nuxtjs/i18n'],
+  i18n: {
+    locales: [
+      {
+        code: 'en',
+        name: 'English'
+      },
+      {
+        code: 'fr',
+        name: 'Français'
+      }
+    ],
+    strategy: 'prefix_except_default',
+    defaultLocale: 'en',
+    // debug: true,
+    detectBrowserLanguage: {
+      useCookie: true,
+      cookieKey: 'i18n_redirected',
+      redirectOn: 'root' // recommended
+    }
+  }
+})
diff --git a/specs/fixtures/issues/2255/package.json b/specs/fixtures/issues/2255/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9f543d6f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/specs/fixtures/issues/2255/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+  "name": "nuxt3-test-issues-2255",
+  "private": true,
+  "scripts": {
+    "build": "nuxt build",
+    "dev": "nuxt dev",
+    "generate": "nuxt generate",
+    "preview": "nuxt preview"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@nuxtjs/i18n": "latest",
+    "nuxt": "latest"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/specs/fixtures/issues/2255/pages/index.vue b/specs/fixtures/issues/2255/pages/index.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..296ecbf08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/specs/fixtures/issues/2255/pages/index.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<script setup>
+const { locale, locales } = useI18n()
+const switchLocalePath = useSwitchLocalePath()
+const availableLocales = computed(() => {
+  return locales.value.filter(i => i.code !== locale.value)
+})
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div>
+    <NuxtLink
+      :id="locale.code"
+      v-for="locale in availableLocales"
+      :key="locale.code"
+      :to="switchLocalePath(locale.code)"
+      >{{ locale.name }}</NuxtLink
+    >
+  </div>
+
+  <p id="msg">{{ $t('welcome') }}</p>
+</template>
diff --git a/specs/issues/2255.spec.ts b/specs/issues/2255.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a9f525d37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/specs/issues/2255.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import { test, expect, describe } from 'vitest'
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url'
+import { URL } from 'node:url'
+import { setup, url, createPage } from '../utils'
+import { getText } from '../helper'
+
+describe('#2255', async () => {
+  await setup({
+    rootDir: fileURLToPath(new URL(`../fixtures/issues/2255`, import.meta.url))
+  })
+
+  test('redirect with browser language locale', async () => {
+    const home = url('/')
+    const page = await createPage(undefined, { locale: 'fr' })
+    await page.goto(home)
+
+    expect(await getText(page, '#msg')).toEqual('Bienvenue')
+  })
+
+  test('redirect with accept language header', async () => {
+    const home = url('/')
+    const page = await createPage(undefined, { extraHTTPHeaders: { 'Accept-Language': 'fr' } })
+    await page.goto(home)
+
+    expect(await getText(page, '#msg')).toEqual('Bienvenue')
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/runtime/internal.ts b/src/runtime/internal.ts
index a7b41236e..96dfbed99 100644
--- a/src/runtime/internal.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/internal.ts
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ export function getBrowserLocale(options: Required<NuxtI18nInternalOptions>, con
     if (navigator.languages) {
       // get browser language either from navigator if running on client side, or from the headers
       ret = findBrowserLocale(options.__normalizedLocales, navigator.languages as string[])
-      __DEBUG__ && console.log('getBrowserLocale navigator.languages', navigator.languages)
+      __DEBUG__ && console.log('getBrowserLocale (navigator.languages, ret) -', navigator.languages, ret)
     }
   } else if (process.server) {
     const header = useRequestHeaders(['accept-language'])
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ export function getBrowserLocale(options: Required<NuxtI18nInternalOptions>, con
     const accept = header['accept-language']
     if (accept) {
       ret = findBrowserLocale(options.__normalizedLocales, parseAcceptLanguage(accept))
+      __DEBUG__ && console.log('getBrowserLocale ret', ret)
     }
   }
 
@@ -470,7 +471,7 @@ export function detectBrowserLanguage<Context extends NuxtApp = NuxtApp>(
     return { locale: finalLocale, stat: true, from: localeFrom }
   }
 
-  if (localeFrom === 'navigator_or_header' && finalLocale) {
+  if ((localeFrom === 'navigator_or_header' || localeFrom === 'cookie') && finalLocale) {
     return { locale: finalLocale, stat: true, from: localeFrom }
   }