diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-utils/src/__tests__/i18nUtils.test.ts b/packages/docusaurus-utils/src/__tests__/i18nUtils.test.ts
index 55c0b52e7c..3ebeeaa03d 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-utils/src/__tests__/i18nUtils.test.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-utils/src/__tests__/i18nUtils.test.ts
@@ -5,13 +5,15 @@
  * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
  */
 
-import path from 'path';
+import * as path from 'path';
 import {
   mergeTranslations,
   updateTranslationFileMessages,
   getPluginI18nPath,
   localizePath,
+  getCurrentLocaleConfig,
 } from '../i18nUtils';
+import type {I18n, I18nLocaleConfig} from '@docusaurus/types';
 
 describe('mergeTranslations', () => {
   it('works', () => {
@@ -179,3 +181,65 @@ describe('localizePath', () => {
     ).toBe('/baseUrl/');
   });
 });
+
+describe('getCurrentLocaleConfig', () => {
+  const localeConfigEn: I18nLocaleConfig = {
+    path: 'path',
+    direction: 'rtl',
+    htmlLang: 'en',
+    calendar: 'calendar',
+    label: 'EN',
+    translate: true,
+  };
+  const localeConfigFr: I18nLocaleConfig = {
+    path: 'path',
+    direction: 'rtl',
+    htmlLang: 'fr',
+    calendar: 'calendar',
+    label: 'FR',
+    translate: true,
+  };
+
+  function i18n(params: Partial<I18n>): I18n {
+    return {
+      defaultLocale: 'en',
+      localeConfigs: {},
+      locales: ['en'],
+      path: 'path',
+      currentLocale: 'en',
+      ...params,
+    };
+  }
+
+  it('returns single locale config', () => {
+    expect(
+      getCurrentLocaleConfig(
+        i18n({currentLocale: 'en', localeConfigs: {en: localeConfigEn}}),
+      ),
+    ).toEqual(localeConfigEn);
+  });
+
+  it('returns correct locale config among 2', () => {
+    expect(
+      getCurrentLocaleConfig(
+        i18n({
+          currentLocale: 'fr',
+          localeConfigs: {en: localeConfigEn, fr: localeConfigFr},
+        }),
+      ),
+    ).toEqual(localeConfigFr);
+  });
+
+  it('throws for locale config that does not exist', () => {
+    expect(() =>
+      getCurrentLocaleConfig(
+        i18n({
+          currentLocale: 'fr',
+          localeConfigs: {en: localeConfigEn},
+        }),
+      ),
+    ).toThrowErrorMatchingInlineSnapshot(
+      `"Can't find locale config for locale \`fr\`"`,
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-utils/src/i18nUtils.ts b/packages/docusaurus-utils/src/i18nUtils.ts
index 15723648d7..3c5f3d4f79 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-utils/src/i18nUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-utils/src/i18nUtils.ts
@@ -7,12 +7,14 @@
 
 import path from 'path';
 import _ from 'lodash';
+import logger from '@docusaurus/logger';
 import {DEFAULT_PLUGIN_ID} from './constants';
 import {normalizeUrl} from './urlUtils';
 import type {
   TranslationFileContent,
   TranslationFile,
   I18n,
+  I18nLocaleConfig,
 } from '@docusaurus/types';
 
 /**
@@ -112,3 +114,13 @@ export function localizePath({
   // Url paths; add a trailing slash so it's a valid base URL
   return normalizeUrl([originalPath, i18n.currentLocale, '/']);
 }
+
+export function getCurrentLocaleConfig(i18n: I18n): I18nLocaleConfig {
+  const localeConfig = i18n.localeConfigs[i18n.currentLocale];
+  if (!localeConfig) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `Can't find locale config for locale ${logger.code(i18n.currentLocale)}`,
+    );
+  }
+  return localeConfig;
+}
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-utils/src/index.ts b/packages/docusaurus-utils/src/index.ts
index a38a6def09..df4afbed78 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-utils/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-utils/src/index.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ export {
   updateTranslationFileMessages,
   getPluginI18nPath,
   localizePath,
+  getCurrentLocaleConfig,
 } from './i18nUtils';
 export {mapAsyncSequential, findAsyncSequential} from './jsUtils';
 export {