diff --git a/surfsense_web/lib/apis/podcasts-api.service.ts b/surfsense_web/lib/apis/podcasts-api.service.ts
index bd7bb784e..2e13d63cc 100644
--- a/surfsense_web/lib/apis/podcasts-api.service.ts
+++ b/surfsense_web/lib/apis/podcasts-api.service.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { z } from "zod";
 import {
+	languageOptions,
 	type PodcastSpec,
 	podcastDetail,
 	updateSpecRequest,
@@ -60,6 +61,12 @@ class PodcastsApiService {
 		return baseApiService.get(`${BASE}/voices${qs}`, voiceOptionList);
 	};
 
+	// The languages the active provider can offer; the brief form renders
+	// exactly this list and only opens free entry when the backend allows it.
+	listLanguages = async () => {
+		return baseApiService.get(`${BASE}/languages`, languageOptions);
+	};
+
 	// A short audio sample of a voice, cached server-side per voice.
 	previewVoice = async (voiceId: string) => {
 		return baseApiService.getBlob(`${BASE}/voices/${encodeURIComponent(voiceId)}/preview`);