diff --git a/check-needles.py b/check-needles.py
index edf3bc9e..d7a8fc2e 100755
--- a/check-needles.py
+++ b/check-needles.py
@@ -231,6 +231,13 @@ testtags.append("anaconda_part_device_sda")
 for lang in ("english", "russian", "chinese", "arabic", "japanese", "turkish", "french"):
     testtags.append(f"gis_lang_{lang}_select")
     testtags.append(f"gis_lang_{lang}_selected")
+# keyboard layout needles (only one for now, but maybe more later)
+for layout in ("french",):
+    testtags.append(f"anaconda_select_install_layout_{layout}_filtered")
+    testtags.append(f"anaconda_select_install_layout_{layout}_selected")
+    testtags.append(f"anaconda_webui_layout_{layout}_selected")
+    testtags.append(f"desktop_input_source_{layout}")
+    testtags.append(f"desktop_input_source_group_{layout}")
 # for Anaconda help related needles.
 testtags.extend(f"anaconda_help_{fsys}" for fsys in ('install_destination',
 'installation_progress', 'keyboard_layout', 'language_support', 'network_host_name',
diff --git a/lib/anaconda.pm b/lib/anaconda.pm
index 57d4fd91..349f6776 100644
--- a/lib/anaconda.pm
+++ b/lib/anaconda.pm
@@ -420,13 +420,6 @@ sub webui_create_user {
     sleep(2);
     send_key("tab");
     sleep(2);
-    # on 43.33 and later geofield is now filled here, so wipe it
-    send_key("ctrl-a");
-    sleep(2);
-    send_key("delete");
-    sleep(2);
-    type_very_safely($user_login);
-    sleep(2);
     send_key("tab");
     sleep(1);
     _type_user_password($user_password);
diff --git a/lib/utils.pm b/lib/utils.pm
index 51e57016..6f871a17 100644
--- a/lib/utils.pm
+++ b/lib/utils.pm
@@ -952,10 +952,10 @@ sub gnome_initial_setup {
             @nexts = grep { $_ ne 'software' } @nexts;
         }
         # if g-i-s ran before anaconda (as expected on the live + webui
-        # flow), anaconda forwards a g-i-s state file to the installed
-        # system, causing it to skip 'language' and 'keyboard' (meaning
-        # 'language' is turned into 'welcome' and 'keyboard' is really
-        # skipped)
+        # flow on F44+), anaconda forwards a g-i-s state file to the
+        # installed system, causing it to skip 'language' and 'keyboard'
+        # (meaning 'language' is turned into 'welcome' and 'keyboard'
+        # is really skipped)
         if (match_has_tag "start_setup") {
             # if we saw start_setup, that means 'language' was skipped
             # and we can assume 'keyboard' will also be skipped
@@ -1006,7 +1006,13 @@ sub gnome_initial_setup {
                 # in earlier GNOMEs we have to hit tab...
                 send_key_until_needlematch("gis_tz_search_active", "tab", 2);
                 wait_still_screen 3;
-                type_very_safely "washington-d";
+                # for install_default_upload we need to pick somewhere in
+                # US eastern...
+                my $city = "washington-d";
+                # ...but for keyboard layout tests, this is typed the same
+                # on all currently-tested layouts
+                $city = "berlin" if (get_var("LAYOUT"));
+                type_very_safely $city;
                 send_key "down";
                 send_key "ret";
             }
@@ -1030,6 +1036,11 @@ sub gnome_initial_setup {
         my $user_password = get_var("USER_PASSWORD") || "weakpassword";
         type_very_safely $user_login;
         wait_screen_change { assert_and_click "next_button"; };
+        if (get_var('LANGUAGE')) {
+            # check we typed the user name as expected (hence keyboard
+            # layout is the intended one)
+            assert_screen "gis_user_created";
+        }
         type_very_safely $user_password;
         # two tabs to get to the confirm box since GNOME 44
         type_string "\t\t";
diff --git a/needles/anaconda/identification/version_43-webui-french-20251010.json b/needles/anaconda/identification/version_43-webui-french-20251010.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7c503e67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/needles/anaconda/identification/version_43-webui-french-20251010.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+  "area": [
+    {
+      "ypos": 20,
+      "width": 176,
+      "height": 22,
+      "type": "match",
+      "xpos": 314
+    }
+  ],
+  "properties": [],
+  "tags": [
+    "version_43_ident"
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/needles/anaconda/identification/version_43-webui-french-20251010.png b/needles/anaconda/identification/version_43-webui-french-20251010.png
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diff --git a/needles/anaconda/webui/anaconda_webui_allow_root-20250625.json b/needles/anaconda/webui/anaconda_webui_allow_root-20250625.json
index 0fef5184..a8736f89 100644
--- a/needles/anaconda/webui/anaconda_webui_allow_root-20250625.json
+++ b/needles/anaconda/webui/anaconda_webui_allow_root-20250625.json
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
   ],
   "properties": [],
   "tags": [
-    "anaconda_webui_allow_root"
+    "anaconda_webui_allow_root",
+    "LANGUAGE-english"
   ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/needles/anaconda/webui/anaconda_webui_createuser_name.json b/needles/anaconda/webui/anaconda_webui_createuser_name.json
index ceb899a1..d6bc1be5 100644
--- a/needles/anaconda/webui/anaconda_webui_createuser_name.json
+++ b/needles/anaconda/webui/anaconda_webui_createuser_name.json
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
   ],
   "properties": [],
   "tags": [
-    "anaconda_webui_createuser_name"
+    "anaconda_webui_createuser_name",
+    "LANGUAGE-english"
   ]
 }
diff --git a/needles/anaconda/webui/french/anaconda_webui_allow_root_french-20251009.json b/needles/anaconda/webui/french/anaconda_webui_allow_root_french-20251009.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..20956c45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/needles/anaconda/webui/french/anaconda_webui_allow_root_french-20251009.json
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+  "area": [
+    {
+      "xpos": 269,
+      "ypos": 593,
+      "width": 166,
+      "type": "match",
+      "height": 21,
+      "click_point": {
+        "xpos": 11.5,
+        "ypos": 10.5
+      }
+    }
+  ],
+  "properties": [],
+  "tags": [
+    "LANGUAGE-french",
+    "anaconda_webui_allow_root"
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/needles/anaconda/webui/french/anaconda_webui_allow_root_french-20251009.png b/needles/anaconda/webui/french/anaconda_webui_allow_root_french-20251009.png
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diff --git a/needles/anaconda/webui/french/encrypt_data_french-webui-20251008.json b/needles/anaconda/webui/french/encrypt_data_french-webui-20251008.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2b965545
--- /dev/null
+++ b/needles/anaconda/webui/french/encrypt_data_french-webui-20251008.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+  "area": [
+    {
+      "type": "match",
+      "xpos": 271,
+      "height": 18,
+      "ypos": 254,
+      "width": 160
+    }
+  ],
+  "properties": [],
+  "tags": [
+    "ENV-DISTRI-fedora",
+    "LANGUAGE-french",
+    "anaconda_install_destination_encrypt_data"
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/needles/anaconda/webui/french/encrypt_data_french-webui-20251008.png b/needles/anaconda/webui/french/encrypt_data_french-webui-20251008.png
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index 00000000..cdc58ee8
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diff --git a/needles/anaconda/webui/french/encrypt_data_french-webui-alt-20251009.json b/needles/anaconda/webui/french/encrypt_data_french-webui-alt-20251009.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b41f29e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/needles/anaconda/webui/french/encrypt_data_french-webui-alt-20251009.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+  "area": [
+    {
+      "type": "match",
+      "xpos": 270,
+      "height": 18,
+      "ypos": 261,
+      "width": 163
+    }
+  ],
+  "properties": [],
+  "tags": [
+    "ENV-DISTRI-fedora",
+    "LANGUAGE-french",
+    "anaconda_install_destination_encrypt_data"
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/needles/anaconda/webui/french/encrypt_data_french-webui-alt-20251009.png b/needles/anaconda/webui/french/encrypt_data_french-webui-alt-20251009.png
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diff --git a/needles/anaconda/webui/french/install_done_french-webui-20251008.json b/needles/anaconda/webui/french/install_done_french-webui-20251008.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d8ea7745
--- /dev/null
+++ b/needles/anaconda/webui/french/install_done_french-webui-20251008.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  "area": [
+    {
+      "xpos": 431,
+      "ypos": 322,
+      "width": 162,
+      "height": 16,
+      "type": "match"
+    }
+  ],
+  "properties": [],
+  "tags": [
+    "LANGUAGE-french",
+    "anaconda_install_done"
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/needles/anaconda/webui/french/install_done_french-webui-20251008.png b/needles/anaconda/webui/french/install_done_french-webui-20251008.png
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diff --git a/needles/anaconda/webui/french/install_done_french-webui-alt-20251009.json b/needles/anaconda/webui/french/install_done_french-webui-alt-20251009.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..37596b65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/needles/anaconda/webui/french/install_done_french-webui-alt-20251009.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  "area": [
+    {
+      "height": 16,
+      "width": 162,
+      "ypos": 329,
+      "xpos": 432,
+      "type": "match"
+    }
+  ],
+  "properties": [],
+  "tags": [
+    "LANGUAGE-french",
+    "anaconda_install_done"
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/needles/anaconda/webui/french/install_done_french-webui-alt-20251009.png b/needles/anaconda/webui/french/install_done_french-webui-alt-20251009.png
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diff --git a/needles/anaconda/webui/french/user_created_french_webui-20251009.json b/needles/anaconda/webui/french/user_created_french_webui-20251009.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2d12ae91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/needles/anaconda/webui/french/user_created_french_webui-20251009.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  "area": [
+    {
+      "xpos": 563,
+      "type": "match",
+      "width": 40,
+      "ypos": 336,
+      "height": 17
+    }
+  ],
+  "properties": [],
+  "tags": [
+    "anaconda_install_user_created",
+    "LANGUAGE-french"
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/needles/anaconda/webui/french/user_created_french_webui-20251009.png b/needles/anaconda/webui/french/user_created_french_webui-20251009.png
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diff --git a/needles/anaconda/webui/french/webui_begin_installation_french-20251008.json b/needles/anaconda/webui/french/webui_begin_installation_french-20251008.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..45f80ed8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/needles/anaconda/webui/french/webui_begin_installation_french-20251008.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+  "area": [
+    {
+      "width": 193,
+      "ypos": 719,
+      "height": 15,
+      "xpos": 403,
+      "type": "match"
+    }
+  ],
+  "properties": [],
+  "tags": [
+    "ENV-DISTRI-fedora",
+    "LANGUAGE-french",
+    "anaconda_webui_begin_installation"
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/needles/anaconda/webui/french/webui_begin_installation_french-20251008.png b/needles/anaconda/webui/french/webui_begin_installation_french-20251008.png
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diff --git a/needles/anaconda/webui/french/webui_begin_installation_french-alt-20251009.json b/needles/anaconda/webui/french/webui_begin_installation_french-alt-20251009.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..46f973fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/needles/anaconda/webui/french/webui_begin_installation_french-alt-20251009.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+  "area": [
+    {
+      "type": "match",
+      "xpos": 403,
+      "height": 15,
+      "ypos": 674,
+      "width": 193
+    }
+  ],
+  "properties": [],
+  "tags": [
+    "ENV-DISTRI-fedora",
+    "LANGUAGE-french",
+    "anaconda_webui_begin_installation"
+  ]
+}
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diff --git a/needles/anaconda/webui/french/webui_createuser_name_french-20251009.json b/needles/anaconda/webui/french/webui_createuser_name_french-20251009.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5ebd374d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/needles/anaconda/webui/french/webui_createuser_name_french-20251009.json
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+  "area": [
+    {
+      "ypos": 267,
+      "width": 241,
+      "xpos": 291,
+      "click_point": {
+        "xpos": 193.5,
+        "ypos": 20
+      },
+      "height": 36,
+      "type": "match"
+    }
+  ],
+  "properties": [],
+  "tags": [
+    "LANGUAGE-french",
+    "anaconda_webui_createuser_name"
+  ]
+}
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diff --git a/needles/anaconda/webui/french/webui_datetime_french-20251009.json b/needles/anaconda/webui/french/webui_datetime_french-20251009.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e2b2ac62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/needles/anaconda/webui/french/webui_datetime_french-20251009.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+  "area": [
+    {
+      "xpos": 273,
+      "type": "match",
+      "width": 127,
+      "ypos": 137,
+      "height": 23
+    }
+  ],
+  "properties": [],
+  "tags": [
+    "LANGUAGE-french",
+    "_ANACONDA_WEBUI",
+    "anaconda_webui_datetime"
+  ]
+}
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diff --git a/needles/anaconda/webui/french/webui_install_lang_french_filtered-20251008.json b/needles/anaconda/webui/french/webui_install_lang_french_filtered-20251008.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9b38424d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/needles/anaconda/webui/french/webui_install_lang_french_filtered-20251008.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  "area": [
+    {
+      "xpos": 462,
+      "ypos": 269,
+      "width": 115,
+      "height": 21,
+      "type": "match"
+    }
+  ],
+  "properties": [],
+  "tags": [
+    "LANGUAGE-french",
+    "anaconda_select_install_lang_filtered"
+  ]
+}
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diff --git a/needles/anaconda/webui/french/webui_install_lang_french_selected-20251008.json b/needles/anaconda/webui/french/webui_install_lang_french_selected-20251008.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..204841fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/needles/anaconda/webui/french/webui_install_lang_french_selected-20251008.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+  "area": [
+    {
+      "xpos": 463,
+      "ypos": 270,
+      "width": 114,
+      "height": 19,
+      "type": "match"
+    }
+  ],
+  "properties": [],
+  "tags": [
+    "LANGUAGE-french",
+    "anaconda_select_install_lang_filtered",
+    "anaconda_select_install_lang_selected"
+  ]
+}
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diff --git a/needles/anaconda/webui/french/webui_install_layout_french_filtered-20251008.json b/needles/anaconda/webui/french/webui_install_layout_french_filtered-20251008.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6fe7f135
--- /dev/null
+++ b/needles/anaconda/webui/french/webui_install_layout_french_filtered-20251008.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+  "area": [
+    {
+      "xpos": 461,
+      "ypos": 461,
+      "width": 122,
+      "height": 24,
+      "type": "match"
+    }
+  ],
+  "properties": [],
+  "tags": [
+    "anaconda_select_install_layout_french_filtered"
+  ]
+}
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diff --git a/needles/anaconda/webui/french/webui_install_layout_french_selected-20251008.json b/needles/anaconda/webui/french/webui_install_layout_french_selected-20251008.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b6446e14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/needles/anaconda/webui/french/webui_install_layout_french_selected-20251008.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+  "area": [
+    {
+      "xpos": 461,
+      "ypos": 475,
+      "width": 121,
+      "height": 20,
+      "type": "match"
+    }
+  ],
+  "properties": [],
+  "tags": [
+    "anaconda_webui_layout_french_selected"
+  ]
+}
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diff --git a/needles/anaconda/webui/french/webui_install_layout_input-20251008.json b/needles/anaconda/webui/french/webui_install_layout_input-20251008.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fedff75e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/needles/anaconda/webui/french/webui_install_layout_input-20251008.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+  "area": [
+    {
+      "xpos": 453,
+      "ypos": 348,
+      "width": 41,
+      "height": 59,
+      "type": "match",
+      "click_point": {
+        "xpos": 24.5,
+        "ypos": 43.5
+      }
+    }
+  ],
+  "properties": [],
+  "tags": [
+    "anaconda_select_install_layout_input"
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/needles/anaconda/webui/french/webui_install_layout_input-20251008.png b/needles/anaconda/webui/french/webui_install_layout_input-20251008.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..58567136
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diff --git a/needles/anaconda/webui/french/webui_installmethod_french-20251008.json b/needles/anaconda/webui/french/webui_installmethod_french-20251008.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..93c692e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/needles/anaconda/webui/french/webui_installmethod_french-20251008.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+  "area": [
+    {
+      "type": "match",
+      "xpos": 272,
+      "ypos": 129,
+      "width": 110,
+      "height": 23
+    }
+  ],
+  "properties": [],
+  "tags": [
+    "LANGUAGE-french",
+    "_ANACONDA_WEBUI",
+    "anaconda_webui_installmethod"
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/needles/anaconda/webui/french/webui_installmethod_french-20251008.png b/needles/anaconda/webui/french/webui_installmethod_french-20251008.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d99c303f
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diff --git a/needles/anaconda/webui/french/webui_layout_french_selected-20251008.json b/needles/anaconda/webui/french/webui_layout_french_selected-20251008.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6c1d480e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/needles/anaconda/webui/french/webui_layout_french_selected-20251008.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+  "area": [
+    {
+      "xpos": 438,
+      "ypos": 441,
+      "width": 41,
+      "height": 19,
+      "type": "match"
+    }
+  ],
+  "properties": [],
+  "tags": [
+    "anaconda_webui_layout_french_selected"
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/needles/anaconda/webui/french/webui_layout_french_selected-20251008.png b/needles/anaconda/webui/french/webui_layout_french_selected-20251008.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2d1a11a6
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diff --git a/needles/anaconda/webui/french/webui_layout_system_french-20251008.json b/needles/anaconda/webui/french/webui_layout_system_french-20251008.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b8ac7b54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/needles/anaconda/webui/french/webui_layout_system_french-20251008.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  "area": [
+    {
+      "xpos": 474,
+      "ypos": 442,
+      "width": 150,
+      "height": 17,
+      "type": "match"
+    }
+  ],
+  "properties": [],
+  "tags": [
+    "LANGUAGE-french",
+    "anaconda_webui_layout_system"
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/needles/anaconda/webui/french/webui_layout_system_french-20251008.png b/needles/anaconda/webui/french/webui_layout_system_french-20251008.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2e47d355
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diff --git a/needles/anaconda/webui/french/webui_next_french-20251008.json b/needles/anaconda/webui/french/webui_next_french-20251008.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5f0956fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/needles/anaconda/webui/french/webui_next_french-20251008.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  "area": [
+    {
+      "xpos": 403,
+      "ypos": 720,
+      "width": 50,
+      "height": 13,
+      "type": "match"
+    }
+  ],
+  "properties": [],
+  "tags": [
+    "LANGUAGE-french",
+    "anaconda_webui_next"
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/needles/anaconda/webui/french/webui_next_french-20251008.png b/needles/anaconda/webui/french/webui_next_french-20251008.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2d1a11a6
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diff --git a/needles/anaconda/webui/french/webui_next_french-alt-20251009.json b/needles/anaconda/webui/french/webui_next_french-alt-20251009.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e193b523
--- /dev/null
+++ b/needles/anaconda/webui/french/webui_next_french-alt-20251009.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  "area": [
+    {
+      "xpos": 403,
+      "type": "match",
+      "width": 50,
+      "ypos": 675,
+      "height": 13
+    }
+  ],
+  "properties": [],
+  "tags": [
+    "LANGUAGE-french",
+    "anaconda_webui_next"
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/needles/anaconda/webui/french/webui_next_french-alt-20251009.png b/needles/anaconda/webui/french/webui_next_french-alt-20251009.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aa88b410
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diff --git a/needles/anaconda/webui/french/webui_passphrase_french-20251010.json b/needles/anaconda/webui/french/webui_passphrase_french-20251010.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d6ce9c88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/needles/anaconda/webui/french/webui_passphrase_french-20251010.json
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+  "area": [
+    {
+      "ypos": 409,
+      "width": 90,
+      "height": 62,
+      "type": "match",
+      "xpos": 305,
+      "click_point": {
+        "xpos": 45,
+        "ypos": 45
+      }
+    }
+  ],
+  "properties": [],
+  "tags": [
+    "LANGUAGE-french",
+    "anaconda_webui_passphrase"
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/needles/anaconda/webui/french/webui_passphrase_french-20251010.png b/needles/anaconda/webui/french/webui_passphrase_french-20251010.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e8143d9a
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diff --git a/needles/anaconda/webui/webui_datetime-20250801.json b/needles/anaconda/webui/webui_datetime-20250801.json
index cd3203aa..723e071d 100644
--- a/needles/anaconda/webui/webui_datetime-20250801.json
+++ b/needles/anaconda/webui/webui_datetime-20250801.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
   "properties": [],
   "tags": [
     "_ANACONDA_WEBUI",
-    "anaconda_webui_datetime"
+    "anaconda_webui_datetime",
+    "LANGUAGE-english"
   ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/needles/gnome/desktop_input_source_first_menu-20251008.json b/needles/gnome/desktop_input_source_first_menu-20251008.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..663a546e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/needles/gnome/desktop_input_source_first_menu-20251008.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+  "area": [
+    {
+      "xpos": 884,
+      "ypos": 175,
+      "width": 16,
+      "height": 79,
+      "type": "match",
+      "click_point": {
+        "xpos": 7,
+        "ypos": 11.5
+      }
+    }
+  ],
+  "properties": [],
+  "tags": [
+    "desktop_input_source_first_menu"
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/needles/gnome/desktop_input_source_first_menu-20251008.png b/needles/gnome/desktop_input_source_first_menu-20251008.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..101e8a4d
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diff --git a/needles/gnome/desktop_input_source_remove-20251008.json b/needles/gnome/desktop_input_source_remove-20251008.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c45cf045
--- /dev/null
+++ b/needles/gnome/desktop_input_source_remove-20251008.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+  "area": [
+    {
+      "xpos": 810,
+      "ypos": 350,
+      "width": 61,
+      "height": 21,
+      "type": "match"
+    }
+  ],
+  "properties": [],
+  "tags": [
+    "desktop_input_source_remove"
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/needles/gnome/desktop_input_source_remove-20251008.png b/needles/gnome/desktop_input_source_remove-20251008.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c959f88f
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diff --git a/needles/gnome/french/desktop_input_source_french-20251008.json b/needles/gnome/french/desktop_input_source_french-20251008.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3278ea0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/needles/gnome/french/desktop_input_source_french-20251008.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+  "area": [
+    {
+      "xpos": 333,
+      "ypos": 320,
+      "width": 89,
+      "height": 20,
+      "type": "match"
+    }
+  ],
+  "properties": [],
+  "tags": [
+    "desktop_input_source_french"
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/needles/gnome/french/desktop_input_source_french-20251008.png b/needles/gnome/french/desktop_input_source_french-20251008.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5918ad27
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diff --git a/needles/gnome/french/desktop_input_source_group_french-20251008.json b/needles/gnome/french/desktop_input_source_group_french-20251008.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..29fe8f48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/needles/gnome/french/desktop_input_source_group_french-20251008.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+  "area": [
+    {
+      "xpos": 453,
+      "ypos": 424,
+      "width": 115,
+      "height": 18,
+      "type": "match"
+    }
+  ],
+  "properties": [],
+  "tags": [
+    "desktop_input_source_group_french"
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/needles/gnome/french/desktop_input_source_group_french-20251008.png b/needles/gnome/french/desktop_input_source_group_french-20251008.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b1e3da31
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diff --git a/needles/gnome/french/gis_lang_french_selected-20251008.json b/needles/gnome/french/gis_lang_french_selected-20251008.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..71b130ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/needles/gnome/french/gis_lang_french_selected-20251008.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+  "area": [
+    {
+      "xpos": 234,
+      "ypos": 424,
+      "width": 92,
+      "height": 20,
+      "type": "match"
+    }
+  ],
+  "properties": [],
+  "tags": [
+    "gis_lang_french_selected"
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/needles/gnome/french/gis_lang_french_selected-20251008.png b/needles/gnome/french/gis_lang_french_selected-20251008.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b20368f2
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diff --git a/needles/gnome/french/gis_tz_search_active_french-20251008.json b/needles/gnome/french/gis_tz_search_active_french-20251008.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..541c5ca9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/needles/gnome/french/gis_tz_search_active_french-20251008.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  "area": [
+    {
+      "height": 41,
+      "ypos": 191,
+      "width": 33,
+      "type": "match",
+      "xpos": 282
+    }
+  ],
+  "properties": [],
+  "tags": [
+    "LANGUAGE-french",
+    "gis_tz_search_active"
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/needles/gnome/french/gis_tz_search_active_french-20251008.png b/needles/gnome/french/gis_tz_search_active_french-20251008.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..094ab611
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diff --git a/needles/gnome/french/gis_user_created_french-20251008.json b/needles/gnome/french/gis_user_created_french-20251008.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..168d159c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/needles/gnome/french/gis_user_created_french-20251008.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  "area": [
+    {
+      "xpos": 658,
+      "ypos": 132,
+      "width": 86,
+      "height": 27,
+      "type": "match"
+    }
+  ],
+  "properties": [],
+  "tags": [
+    "LANGUAGE-french",
+    "gis_user_created"
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/needles/gnome/french/gis_user_created_french-20251008.png b/needles/gnome/french/gis_user_created_french-20251008.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6c35f81b
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diff --git a/needles/gnome/french/next_button_french-20251008.json b/needles/gnome/french/next_button_french-20251008.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3104c859
--- /dev/null
+++ b/needles/gnome/french/next_button_french-20251008.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  "area": [
+    {
+      "xpos": 945,
+      "ypos": 48,
+      "width": 57,
+      "height": 15,
+      "type": "match"
+    }
+  ],
+  "properties": [],
+  "tags": [
+    "LANGUAGE-french",
+    "next_button"
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/needles/gnome/french/next_button_french-20251008.png b/needles/gnome/french/next_button_french-20251008.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b20368f2
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diff --git a/needles/gnome/french/next_button_inactive_french-20251008.json b/needles/gnome/french/next_button_inactive_french-20251008.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0560670a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/needles/gnome/french/next_button_inactive_french-20251008.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  "area": [
+    {
+      "height": 20,
+      "width": 59,
+      "ypos": 45,
+      "xpos": 944,
+      "type": "match"
+    }
+  ],
+  "properties": [],
+  "tags": [
+    "LANGUAGE-french",
+    "next_button_inactive"
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/needles/gnome/french/next_button_inactive_french-20251008.png b/needles/gnome/french/next_button_inactive_french-20251008.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..95fd9214
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diff --git a/needles/gnome/gis_user_created_qwerty-20251009.json b/needles/gnome/gis_user_created_qwerty-20251009.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..02fe92b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/needles/gnome/gis_user_created_qwerty-20251009.json
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+  "area": [
+    {
+      "xpos": 343,
+      "ypos": 137,
+      "width": 95,
+      "height": 30,
+      "type": "match"
+    }
+  ],
+  "properties": [],
+  "tags": [
+    "LANGUAGE-english",
+    "LANGUAGE-japanese",
+    "LANGUAGE-russian",
+    "gis_user_created"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/needles/gnome/gis_user_created_qwerty-20251009.png b/needles/gnome/gis_user_created_qwerty-20251009.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..37b1c62a
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diff --git a/needles/kde/french/login_sddm_input_french-20251009.json b/needles/kde/french/login_sddm_input_french-20251009.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..08ac54f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/needles/kde/french/login_sddm_input_french-20251009.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+  "area": [
+    {
+      "xpos": 377,
+      "ypos": 451,
+      "width": 81,
+      "height": 17,
+      "type": "match"
+    }
+  ],
+  "properties": [],
+  "tags": [
+    "DESKTOP-kde",
+    "LANGUAGE-french",
+    "graphical_login",
+    "graphical_login_input",
+    "login_screen"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/needles/kde/french/login_sddm_input_french-20251009.png b/needles/kde/french/login_sddm_input_french-20251009.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b486f3ce
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diff --git a/templates.fif.json b/templates.fif.json
index b5424040..7dcf37e2 100644
--- a/templates.fif.json
+++ b/templates.fif.json
@@ -1531,6 +1531,24 @@
                 "USER_LOGIN": "qwerty"
             }
         },
+        "install_european_language_webui": {
+            "profile_groups": {
+                "workstation-lives": 40
+            },
+            "profiles": {
+                "fedora-KDE-live-iso-x86_64-*-64bit": 40
+            },
+            "settings": {
+                "ENCRYPT_PASSWORD": "weakpassword",
+                "HDDSIZEGB": "15",
+                "LANGUAGE": "french",
+                "NO_UEFI_POST": "1",
+                "LAYOUT": "french",
+                "POSTINSTALL": "_console_login",
+                "QEMU_DISABLE_SNAPSHOTS": "1",
+                "USER_LOGIN": "qwerty"
+            }
+        },
         "install_iscsi": {
             "profile_groups": {
                 "server-dvd-3arch": 40
diff --git a/tests/_boot_to_anaconda.pm b/tests/_boot_to_anaconda.pm
index 901b7726..70ad1195 100644
--- a/tests/_boot_to_anaconda.pm
+++ b/tests/_boot_to_anaconda.pm
@@ -225,6 +225,33 @@ sub run {
             # appropriate language, here
             assert_and_click "anaconda_select_install_lang_filtered";
             assert_screen "anaconda_select_install_lang_selected", 10;
+            my $layout = get_var('LAYOUT');
+            if (get_var('_ANACONDA_WEBUI') && $layout) {
+                assert_screen ["anaconda_webui_layout_${layout}_selected", "anaconda_webui_layout_system", "anaconda_select_install_layout_input"];
+                unless (match_has_tag "anaconda_webui_layout_${layout}_selected") {
+                    wait_screen_change { click_lastmatch; };
+                    if (match_has_tag "anaconda_webui_layout_system") {
+                        # GNOME input settings: add the layout we want, remove the default
+                        assert_and_click "desktop_add_input_source";
+                        assert_and_click "desktop_input_source_group_${layout}";
+                        assert_and_click "desktop_input_source_${layout}";
+                        send_key "ret";
+                        wait_still_screen 3;
+                        assert_and_click "desktop_input_source_first_menu";
+                        assert_and_click "desktop_input_source_remove";
+                        wait_still_screen 3;
+                        send_key "alt-f4";
+                    }
+                    if (match_has_tag "anaconda_select_install_layout_input") {
+                        # webui native layout selection; search and pick
+                        my $totype = $layout;
+                        $totype = 'fran' if ($layout eq 'french');
+                        type_very_safely $totype;
+                        assert_and_click "anaconda_select_install_layout_${layout}_filtered";
+                    }
+                    assert_screen "anaconda_webui_layout_${layout}_selected";
+                }
+            }
             assert_and_click ["anaconda_select_install_lang_continue", "anaconda_webui_next"];
 
             # wait 180 secs for hub or Rawhide warning dialog to appear
diff --git a/tests/_do_install_and_reboot.pm b/tests/_do_install_and_reboot.pm
index 8b895d1e..7f5e3101 100644
--- a/tests/_do_install_and_reboot.pm
+++ b/tests/_do_install_and_reboot.pm
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ sub _set_root_password {
 
 sub _set_root_password_webui {
     my $root_password = get_var("ROOT_PASSWORD", "weakpassword");
+    # hit tab till we can see the button, it may be off screen
+    send_key_until_needlematch("anaconda_webui_allow_root", "tab", 3, 3);
     # Click the radio button, then get focus and fill the fields.
     assert_and_click("anaconda_webui_allow_root");
     sleep(1);