diff --git a/src/i18n/__tests__/perf.test.tsx b/src/i18n/__tests__/perf.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e16433b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/i18n/__tests__/perf.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+// @vitest-environment jsdom
+import React, { useState } from 'react';
+import { render, screen, act } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { LanguageProvider, useTranslation } from '../index';
+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
+
+describe('LanguageProvider Performance', () => {
+  it('should prevent consumers from re-rendering when provider re-renders but value is unchanged', async () => {
+    let renderCount = 0;
+
+    const Consumer = () => {
+      useTranslation();
+      renderCount++;
+      return <div data-testid="consumer">Consumer</div>;
+    };
+
+    const MemoizedConsumer = React.memo(Consumer);
+
+    const Wrapper = () => {
+      const [count, setCount] = useState(0);
+      return (
+        <div>
+          <button onClick={() => setCount(c => c + 1)}>Force Render</button>
+          <div data-testid="count">{count}</div>
+          <LanguageProvider>
+            <MemoizedConsumer />
+          </LanguageProvider>
+        </div>
+      );
+    };
+
+    render(<Wrapper />);
+
+    // Wait for effects to settle (language detection might trigger update)
+    await act(async () => {
+      await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
+    });
+
+    const initialRenderCount = renderCount;
+
+    // Force re-render of Wrapper, which causes re-render of LanguageProvider
+    const button = screen.getByText('Force Render');
+    await act(async () => {
+      button.click();
+    });
+
+    // After optimization, renderCount should not increase.
+    expect(renderCount).toBe(initialRenderCount);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/i18n/index.tsx b/src/i18n/index.tsx
index f51c923..7be82f7 100644
--- a/src/i18n/index.tsx
+++ b/src/i18n/index.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createContext, useContext, useState, useEffect, type ReactNode } from 'react';
+import { createContext, useContext, useState, useEffect, useMemo, useCallback, type ReactNode } from 'react';
 import { de, type Translations } from './de';
 import { en } from './en';
 
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ export function LanguageProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
     setIsInitialized(true);
   }, []);
 
-  const setLanguage = (lang: Language) => {
+  const setLanguage = useCallback((lang: Language) => {
     setLanguageState(lang);
     localStorage.setItem(STORAGE_KEY, lang);
     document.documentElement.lang = lang;
-  };
+  }, []);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (isInitialized) {
@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@ export function LanguageProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
     }
   }, [language, isInitialized]);
 
-  const value: LanguageContextType = {
+  const value = useMemo<LanguageContextType>(() => ({
     language,
     setLanguage,
     t: translations[language],
-  };
+  }), [language, setLanguage]);
 
   return (
     <LanguageContext.Provider value={value}>