diff --git a/django/views/i18n.py b/django/views/i18n.py
index 5b50f75d23..e2459cf957 100644
--- a/django/views/i18n.py
+++ b/django/views/i18n.py
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ def set_language(request):
     redirect to the page in the request (the 'next' parameter) without changing
     any state.
     """
-    next = request.GET.get('next', None)
+    next = request.POST.get('next', None)
+    if not next:
+        next = request.GET.get('next', None)
     if not next:
         next = request.META.get('HTTP_REFERER', None)
     if not next: