diff --git a/docs/reference/plugin/external-link-icon.md b/docs/reference/plugin/external-link-icon.md
index 1918cb47ae..d7435abfd1 100644
--- a/docs/reference/plugin/external-link-icon.md
+++ b/docs/reference/plugin/external-link-icon.md
@@ -12,6 +12,43 @@ This plugin has been integrated into the default theme.
 npm i -D @vuepress/plugin-external-link-icon@next
 ```
 
+## Options
+
+### locales
+
+- Type: `Record<string, { openInNewWindow: string }>`
+
+- Details:
+
+  The a11y text of the external link icon in different locales.
+
+  If this option is not specified, it will fallback to default text.
+
+- Example:
+
+```js
+module.exports = {
+  plugins: [
+    [
+      '@vuepress/plugin-external-link-icon',
+      {
+        locales: {
+          '/': {
+            openInNewWindow: 'open in new window',
+          },
+          '/zh/': {
+            openInNewWindow: '在新窗口打开',
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    ],
+  ],
+}
+```
+
+- Also see:
+  - [Guide > I18n](../../guide/i18n.md)
+
 ## Frontmatter
 
 ### externalLinkIcon
diff --git a/docs/zh/reference/plugin/external-link-icon.md b/docs/zh/reference/plugin/external-link-icon.md
index 508d2e4022..c75b9db1b5 100644
--- a/docs/zh/reference/plugin/external-link-icon.md
+++ b/docs/zh/reference/plugin/external-link-icon.md
@@ -12,6 +12,43 @@
 npm i -D @vuepress/plugin-external-link-icon@next
 ```
 
+## 配置项
+
+### locales
+
+- 类型： `Record<string, { openInNewWindow: string }>`
+
+- 详情：
+
+  外部链接图标在不同 locales 下的 A11y 文字。
+
+  如果没有指定该配置项，它会降级使用默认文字。
+
+- 示例：
+
+```js
+module.exports = {
+  plugins: [
+    [
+      '@vuepress/plugin-external-link-icon',
+      {
+        locales: {
+          '/': {
+            openInNewWindow: 'open in new window',
+          },
+          '/zh/': {
+            openInNewWindow: '在新窗口打开',
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    ],
+  ],
+}
+```
+
+- 参考：
+  - [指南 > 多语言支持](../../guide/i18n.md)
+
 ## Frontmatter
 
 ### externalLinkIcon
diff --git a/packages/@vuepress/plugin-external-link-icon/src/client/clientAppEnhance.ts b/packages/@vuepress/plugin-external-link-icon/src/client/clientAppEnhance.ts
index 504bb1716e..42eb611f99 100644
--- a/packages/@vuepress/plugin-external-link-icon/src/client/clientAppEnhance.ts
+++ b/packages/@vuepress/plugin-external-link-icon/src/client/clientAppEnhance.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 import { defineClientAppEnhance } from '@vuepress/client'
+import { h } from 'vue'
+import type { ExternalLinkIconLocales } from '../shared'
 import { ExternalLinkIcon } from './components/ExternalLinkIcon'
 
+declare const __EXTERNAL_LINK_ICON_LOCALES__: ExternalLinkIconLocales
+
+const locales = __EXTERNAL_LINK_ICON_LOCALES__
+
 export default defineClientAppEnhance(({ app }) => {
-  app.component('ExternalLinkIcon', ExternalLinkIcon)
+  // wrap the `<ExternalLinkIcon />` component with plugin options
+  app.component('ExternalLinkIcon', h(ExternalLinkIcon, { locales }))
 })
diff --git a/packages/@vuepress/plugin-external-link-icon/src/client/components/ExternalLinkIcon.ts b/packages/@vuepress/plugin-external-link-icon/src/client/components/ExternalLinkIcon.ts
index bfe428d93d..8ffbff59f2 100644
--- a/packages/@vuepress/plugin-external-link-icon/src/client/components/ExternalLinkIcon.ts
+++ b/packages/@vuepress/plugin-external-link-icon/src/client/components/ExternalLinkIcon.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-import { h } from 'vue'
-import type { FunctionalComponent } from 'vue'
+import { useRouteLocale } from '@vuepress/client'
+import { computed, defineComponent, h } from 'vue'
+import type { PropType } from 'vue'
+import type { ExternalLinkIconLocales } from '../../shared'
 
 import '../styles/vars.css'
 import '../styles/external-link-icon.css'
@@ -30,7 +32,35 @@ const svg = h(
   ]
 )
 
-export const ExternalLinkIcon: FunctionalComponent = (_, { slots }) =>
-  h('span', [svg, slots.default?.()])
+export const ExternalLinkIcon = defineComponent({
+  name: 'ExternalLinkIcon',
 
-ExternalLinkIcon.displayName = 'ExternalLinkIcon'
+  props: {
+    locales: {
+      type: Object as PropType<ExternalLinkIconLocales>,
+      required: false,
+      default: () => ({}),
+    },
+  },
+
+  setup(props) {
+    const routeLocale = useRouteLocale()
+    const locale = computed(
+      () =>
+        props.locales[routeLocale.value] ?? {
+          openInNewWindow: 'open in new window',
+        }
+    )
+    return () =>
+      h('span', [
+        svg,
+        h(
+          'span',
+          {
+            class: 'external-link-icon-sr-only',
+          },
+          locale.value.openInNewWindow
+        ),
+      ])
+  },
+})
diff --git a/packages/@vuepress/plugin-external-link-icon/src/client/styles/external-link-icon.css b/packages/@vuepress/plugin-external-link-icon/src/client/styles/external-link-icon.css
index e04d3f9e0d..3343aee5d5 100644
--- a/packages/@vuepress/plugin-external-link-icon/src/client/styles/external-link-icon.css
+++ b/packages/@vuepress/plugin-external-link-icon/src/client/styles/external-link-icon.css
@@ -5,3 +5,16 @@
   vertical-align: middle;
   top: -1px;
 }
+
+.external-link-icon-sr-only {
+  position: absolute;
+  width: 1px;
+  height: 1px;
+  padding: 0;
+  margin: -1px;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  border-width: 0;
+  user-select: none;
+}
diff --git a/packages/@vuepress/plugin-external-link-icon/src/node/externalLinkIconPlugin.ts b/packages/@vuepress/plugin-external-link-icon/src/node/externalLinkIconPlugin.ts
index ff5bc7d394..e4a86a60ba 100644
--- a/packages/@vuepress/plugin-external-link-icon/src/node/externalLinkIconPlugin.ts
+++ b/packages/@vuepress/plugin-external-link-icon/src/node/externalLinkIconPlugin.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,24 @@
 import type { Plugin } from '@vuepress/core'
 import type { MarkdownEnv } from '@vuepress/markdown'
 import { path } from '@vuepress/utils'
+import type { ExternalLinkIconLocales } from '../shared'
 
-export type ExternalLinkIconPluginOptions = Record<never, never>
+/**
+ * Options for @vuepress/plugin-external-link-icon
+ */
+export type ExternalLinkIconPluginOptions = {
+  locales?: ExternalLinkIconLocales
+}
 
-export const externalLinkIconPlugin: Plugin<ExternalLinkIconPluginOptions> = {
+export const externalLinkIconPlugin: Plugin<ExternalLinkIconPluginOptions> = ({
+  locales = {},
+}) => ({
   name: '@vuepress/plugin-external-link-icon',
 
+  define: {
+    __EXTERNAL_LINK_ICON_LOCALES__: locales,
+  },
+
   clientAppEnhanceFiles: path.resolve(
     __dirname,
     '../client/clientAppEnhance.js'
@@ -44,4 +56,4 @@ export const externalLinkIconPlugin: Plugin<ExternalLinkIconPluginOptions> = {
       return result
     }
   },
-}
+})
diff --git a/packages/@vuepress/plugin-external-link-icon/src/shared/index.ts b/packages/@vuepress/plugin-external-link-icon/src/shared/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c9f6f047dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/@vuepress/plugin-external-link-icon/src/shared/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export * from './types'
diff --git a/packages/@vuepress/plugin-external-link-icon/src/shared/types.ts b/packages/@vuepress/plugin-external-link-icon/src/shared/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d1d214bcb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/@vuepress/plugin-external-link-icon/src/shared/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import type { LocaleConfig } from '@vuepress/shared'
+
+export type ExternalLinkIconLocales = LocaleConfig<{
+  openInNewWindow: string
+}>
diff --git a/packages/@vuepress/plugin-external-link-icon/tsconfig.cjs.json b/packages/@vuepress/plugin-external-link-icon/tsconfig.cjs.json
index 8ae90821dc..bcb0719155 100644
--- a/packages/@vuepress/plugin-external-link-icon/tsconfig.cjs.json
+++ b/packages/@vuepress/plugin-external-link-icon/tsconfig.cjs.json
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
     "rootDir": "./src",
     "outDir": "./lib"
   },
-  "include": ["./src/node"]
+  "include": ["./src/node", "./src/shared"]
 }
diff --git a/packages/@vuepress/plugin-external-link-icon/tsconfig.esm.json b/packages/@vuepress/plugin-external-link-icon/tsconfig.esm.json
index 91cd8e8620..98610e4b94 100644
--- a/packages/@vuepress/plugin-external-link-icon/tsconfig.esm.json
+++ b/packages/@vuepress/plugin-external-link-icon/tsconfig.esm.json
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
     "rootDir": "./src",
     "outDir": "./lib"
   },
-  "include": ["./src/client"]
+  "include": ["./src/client", "./src/shared"]
 }
diff --git a/packages/@vuepress/theme-default/src/client/clientAppEnhance.ts b/packages/@vuepress/theme-default/src/client/clientAppEnhance.ts
index a96b5e90c4..33b5cf8c6d 100644
--- a/packages/@vuepress/theme-default/src/client/clientAppEnhance.ts
+++ b/packages/@vuepress/theme-default/src/client/clientAppEnhance.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import { h } from 'vue'
 import Badge from './components/global/Badge.vue'
 import CodeGroup from './components/global/CodeGroup'
 import CodeGroupItem from './components/global/CodeGroupItem.vue'
-import ExternalLinkIcon from './components/global/ExternalLinkIcon.vue'
 import { useScrollPromise } from './composables'
 
 import './styles/index.scss'
@@ -13,10 +12,6 @@ export default defineClientAppEnhance(({ app, router }) => {
   app.component('CodeGroup', CodeGroup)
   app.component('CodeGroupItem', CodeGroupItem)
 
-  // override the `<ExternalLinkIcon>` provided by @vuepress/plugin-external-link-icon
-  delete app._context.components.ExternalLinkIcon
-  app.component('ExternalLinkIcon', ExternalLinkIcon)
-
   // compat with @vuepress/plugin-docsearch and @vuepress/plugin-search
   app.component('NavbarSearch', () => {
     const SearchComponent =
diff --git a/packages/@vuepress/theme-default/src/client/components/global/ExternalLinkIcon.vue b/packages/@vuepress/theme-default/src/client/components/global/ExternalLinkIcon.vue
deleted file mode 100644
index b01897a6ee..0000000000
--- a/packages/@vuepress/theme-default/src/client/components/global/ExternalLinkIcon.vue
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-<script setup lang="ts">
-import { ExternalLinkIcon as RawExternalLinkIcon } from '@vuepress/plugin-external-link-icon/lib/client'
-import { useThemeLocaleData } from '../../composables'
-
-const themeLocale = useThemeLocaleData()
-</script>
-
-<template>
-  <RawExternalLinkIcon>
-    <span class="sr-only">{{ themeLocale.openInNewWindow }}</span>
-  </RawExternalLinkIcon>
-</template>
diff --git a/packages/@vuepress/theme-default/src/client/styles/index.scss b/packages/@vuepress/theme-default/src/client/styles/index.scss
index 5e3046926a..7ee77d3a6e 100644
--- a/packages/@vuepress/theme-default/src/client/styles/index.scss
+++ b/packages/@vuepress/theme-default/src/client/styles/index.scss
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 @use 'navbar-dropdown';
 @use 'page';
 @use 'sidebar';
-@use 'sr-only';
 @use 'toc';
 @use 'transitions';
 
diff --git a/packages/@vuepress/theme-default/src/client/styles/sr-only.scss b/packages/@vuepress/theme-default/src/client/styles/sr-only.scss
deleted file mode 100644
index 33e25b30eb..0000000000
--- a/packages/@vuepress/theme-default/src/client/styles/sr-only.scss
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-.sr-only {
-  position: absolute;
-  width: 1px;
-  height: 1px;
-  padding: 0;
-  margin: -1px;
-  overflow: hidden;
-  clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
-  white-space: nowrap;
-  border-width: 0;
-  user-select: none;
-}
diff --git a/packages/@vuepress/theme-default/src/node/defaultTheme.ts b/packages/@vuepress/theme-default/src/node/defaultTheme.ts
index e789ef752d..df6312a24f 100644
--- a/packages/@vuepress/theme-default/src/node/defaultTheme.ts
+++ b/packages/@vuepress/theme-default/src/node/defaultTheme.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   resolveContainerPluginOptionsForCodeGroup,
   resolveContainerPluginOptionsForCodeGroupItem,
   resolveContainerPluginOptionsForDetails,
+  resolveExternalLinkIconPluginOptions,
   resolveGitPluginOptions,
   resolveMediumZoomPluginOptions,
 } from './utils'
@@ -108,7 +109,10 @@ export const defaultTheme: Theme<DefaultThemeOptions> = (
         '@vuepress/container',
         resolveContainerPluginOptionsForCodeGroupItem(themePlugins),
       ],
-      ['@vuepress/external-link-icon', themePlugins.externalLinkIcon !== false],
+      [
+        '@vuepress/external-link-icon',
+        resolveExternalLinkIconPluginOptions(themePlugins, localeOptions),
+      ],
       ['@vuepress/git', resolveGitPluginOptions(themePlugins, localeOptions)],
       ['@vuepress/medium-zoom', resolveMediumZoomPluginOptions(themePlugins)],
       ['@vuepress/nprogress', themePlugins.nprogress !== false],
diff --git a/packages/@vuepress/theme-default/src/node/utils/index.ts b/packages/@vuepress/theme-default/src/node/utils/index.ts
index 17cd5b4e68..9e8de92dd5 100644
--- a/packages/@vuepress/theme-default/src/node/utils/index.ts
+++ b/packages/@vuepress/theme-default/src/node/utils/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 export * from './assignDefaultLocaleOptions'
 export * from './resolveActiveHeaderLinksPluginOptions'
 export * from './resolveContainerPluginOptions'
+export * from './resolveExternalLinkIconPluginOptions'
 export * from './resolveGitPluginOptions'
 export * from './resolveMediumZoomPluginOptions'
diff --git a/packages/@vuepress/theme-default/src/node/utils/resolveExternalLinkIconPluginOptions.ts b/packages/@vuepress/theme-default/src/node/utils/resolveExternalLinkIconPluginOptions.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..18304a889b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/@vuepress/theme-default/src/node/utils/resolveExternalLinkIconPluginOptions.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import type { ExternalLinkIconPluginOptions } from '@vuepress/plugin-external-link-icon'
+import type { DefaultThemeData, DefaultThemePluginsOptions } from '../../shared'
+
+/**
+ * Resolve options for @vuepress/plugin-external-link-icon
+ */
+export const resolveExternalLinkIconPluginOptions = (
+  themePlugins: DefaultThemePluginsOptions,
+  localeOptions: DefaultThemeData
+): ExternalLinkIconPluginOptions | boolean => {
+  if (themePlugins?.externalLinkIcon === false) {
+    return false
+  }
+
+  return {
+    locales: Object.entries(localeOptions.locales || {}).reduce(
+      (result, [key, value]) => {
+        result[key] = {
+          openInNewWindow:
+            value.openInNewWindow ?? localeOptions.openInNewWindow,
+        }
+        return result
+      },
+      {}
+    ),
+  }
+}