diff --git a/config/v11/typo3-113.php b/config/v11/typo3-113.php
index 5877b0f2b..3a926a12c 100644
--- a/config/v11/typo3-113.php
+++ b/config/v11/typo3-113.php
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@
     $services = $containerConfigurator->services();
     $services->set(\Ssch\TYPO3Rector\Rector\v11\v3\SubstituteMethodRmFromListOfGeneralUtilityRector::class);
     $services->set(\Ssch\TYPO3Rector\Rector\v11\v3\SwitchBehaviorOfArrayUtilityMethodsRector::class);
+    $services->set(\Ssch\TYPO3Rector\Rector\v11\v3\UseLanguageTypeForLanguageFieldColumnRector::class);
 };
diff --git a/src/Rector/v11/v3/UseLanguageTypeForLanguageFieldColumnRector.php b/src/Rector/v11/v3/UseLanguageTypeForLanguageFieldColumnRector.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..832865b9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Rector/v11/v3/UseLanguageTypeForLanguageFieldColumnRector.php
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Ssch\TYPO3Rector\Rector\v11\v3;
+
+use PhpParser\Node;
+use PhpParser\Node\Expr;
+use Ssch\TYPO3Rector\Rector\Tca\AbstractTcaRector;
+use Symplify\RuleDocGenerator\ValueObject\CodeSample\CodeSample;
+use Symplify\RuleDocGenerator\ValueObject\RuleDefinition;
+
+/**
+ * @changelog https://docs.typo3.org/c/typo3/cms-core/master/en-us/Changelog/11.3/Deprecation-94165-SysLanguageDatabaseTable.html
+ */
+final class UseLanguageTypeForLanguageFieldColumnRector extends AbstractTcaRector
+{
+    private ?string $languageField = null;
+
+    /**
+     * @codeCoverageIgnore
+     */
+    public function getRuleDefinition(): RuleDefinition
+    {
+        return new RuleDefinition(
+            'use the new TCA type language instead of foreign_table => sys_language for selecting a records',
+            [
+            new CodeSample(
+                <<<'CODE_SAMPLE'
+return [
+    'ctrl' => [
+        'languageField' => 'sys_language_uid',
+    ],
+    'columns' => [
+        'sys_language_uid' => [
+            'exclude' => 1,
+            'label' => 'Language',
+            'config' => [
+                'type' => 'select',
+                'renderType' => 'selectSingle',
+                'foreign_table' => 'sys_language',
+                'foreign_table_where' => 'ORDER BY sys_language.title',
+                'eval' => 'int',
+                'items' => [
+                    [$_LLL_general . ':LGL.allLanguages', -1],
+                    [$_LLL_general . ':LGL.default_value', 0]
+
+                ],
+            ],
+        ],
+    ],
+];
+CODE_SAMPLE
+                ,
+                <<<'CODE_SAMPLE'
+return [
+    'ctrl' => [
+        'languageField' => 'sys_language_uid',
+    ],
+    'columns' => [
+        'sys_language_uid' => [
+            'exclude' => 1,
+            'label' => 'Language',
+            'config' => [
+                'type' => 'language'
+            ],
+        ],
+    ],
+];
+CODE_SAMPLE
+            ),
+        
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    public function refactor(Node $node): ?Node
+    {
+        $this->hasAstBeenChanged = false;
+        if (! $this->isFullTcaDefinition($node)) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        $ctrl = $this->extractSubArrayByKey($node, 'ctrl');
+        if (null === $ctrl) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        $value = $this->extractArrayValueByKey($ctrl, 'languageField');
+
+        if (! $value instanceof Node\Scalar\String_) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        $this->languageField = $this->valueResolver->getValue($value);
+
+        if (null === $this->languageField) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        // we found a tca definition of a full table. Process it as a whole:
+        $columns = $this->extractSubArrayByKey($node, 'columns');
+        if (null !== $columns) {
+            $this->refactorColumnList($columns);
+        }
+
+        return $this->hasAstBeenChanged ? $node : null;
+    }
+
+    protected function refactorColumn(Expr $columnName, Expr $columnTca): void
+    {
+        $column = $this->valueResolver->getValue($columnName);
+
+        if ($column !== $this->languageField) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $configuration = $this->extractArrayItemByKey($columnTca, 'config');
+
+        if (null === $configuration) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $foreignTable = $this->extractArrayItemByKey($configuration->value, 'foreign_table');
+
+        if (null === $foreignTable) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (! $this->valueResolver->isValue($foreignTable->value, 'sys_language')) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $configuration->value = $this->nodeFactory->createArray([
+            'type' => 'language',
+        ]);
+
+        $this->hasAstBeenChanged = true;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Rector/v11/v3/UseLanguageTypeForLanguageFieldColumnRector/Fixture/skip_language_type.php.inc b/tests/Rector/v11/v3/UseLanguageTypeForLanguageFieldColumnRector/Fixture/skip_language_type.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9683f71c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Rector/v11/v3/UseLanguageTypeForLanguageFieldColumnRector/Fixture/skip_language_type.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<?php
+
+$_LLL_general = 'LLL:EXT:core/Resources/Private/Language/locallang_general.xlf';
+
+return [
+    'ctrl' => [
+        'languageField' => 'sys_language_uid',
+    ],
+    'columns' => [
+        'other_language_field' => [
+            'exclude' => 1,
+            'label' => $_LLL_general . ':LGL.language',
+            'config' => [
+                'type' => 'select',
+                'renderType' => 'selectSingle',
+                'foreign_table' => 'sys_language',
+                'foreign_table_where' => 'ORDER BY sys_language.title',
+                'eval' => 'int',
+                'items' => [
+                    [$_LLL_general . ':LGL.allLanguages', -1],
+                    [$_LLL_general . ':LGL.default_value', 0]
+
+                ],
+            ],
+        ],
+    ],
+];
+
+?>
diff --git a/tests/Rector/v11/v3/UseLanguageTypeForLanguageFieldColumnRector/Fixture/use_language_type.php.inc b/tests/Rector/v11/v3/UseLanguageTypeForLanguageFieldColumnRector/Fixture/use_language_type.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a5c77c7d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Rector/v11/v3/UseLanguageTypeForLanguageFieldColumnRector/Fixture/use_language_type.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+<?php
+
+$_LLL_general = 'LLL:EXT:core/Resources/Private/Language/locallang_general.xlf';
+
+return [
+    'ctrl' => [
+        'languageField' => 'sys_language_uid',
+    ],
+    'columns' => [
+        'sys_language_uid' => [
+            'exclude' => 1,
+            'label' => $_LLL_general . ':LGL.language',
+            'config' => [
+                'type' => 'select',
+                'renderType' => 'selectSingle',
+                'foreign_table' => 'sys_language',
+                'foreign_table_where' => 'ORDER BY sys_language.title',
+                'eval' => 'int',
+                'items' => [
+                    [$_LLL_general . ':LGL.allLanguages', -1],
+                    [$_LLL_general . ':LGL.default_value', 0]
+
+                ],
+            ],
+        ],
+    ],
+];
+
+?>
+-----
+<?php
+
+$_LLL_general = 'LLL:EXT:core/Resources/Private/Language/locallang_general.xlf';
+
+return [
+    'ctrl' => [
+        'languageField' => 'sys_language_uid',
+    ],
+    'columns' => [
+        'sys_language_uid' => [
+            'exclude' => 1,
+            'label' => $_LLL_general . ':LGL.language',
+            'config' => ['type' => 'language'],
+        ],
+    ],
+];
+
+?>
diff --git a/tests/Rector/v11/v3/UseLanguageTypeForLanguageFieldColumnRector/UseLanguageTypeForLanguageFieldColumnRectorTest.php b/tests/Rector/v11/v3/UseLanguageTypeForLanguageFieldColumnRector/UseLanguageTypeForLanguageFieldColumnRectorTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..04803f36b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Rector/v11/v3/UseLanguageTypeForLanguageFieldColumnRector/UseLanguageTypeForLanguageFieldColumnRectorTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Ssch\TYPO3Rector\Tests\Rector\v11\v3\UseLanguageTypeForLanguageFieldColumnRector;
+
+use Iterator;
+use Rector\Testing\PHPUnit\AbstractRectorTestCase;
+use Symplify\SmartFileSystem\SmartFileInfo;
+
+final class UseLanguageTypeForLanguageFieldColumnRectorTest extends AbstractRectorTestCase
+{
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider provideData()
+     */
+    public function test(SmartFileInfo $fileInfo): void
+    {
+        $this->doTestFileInfo($fileInfo);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return Iterator<SmartFileInfo>
+     */
+    public function provideData(): Iterator
+    {
+        return $this->yieldFilesFromDirectory(__DIR__ . '/Fixture');
+    }
+
+    public function provideConfigFilePath(): string
+    {
+        return __DIR__ . '/config/configured_rule.php';
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Rector/v11/v3/UseLanguageTypeForLanguageFieldColumnRector/config/configured_rule.php b/tests/Rector/v11/v3/UseLanguageTypeForLanguageFieldColumnRector/config/configured_rule.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..34daa4304
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Rector/v11/v3/UseLanguageTypeForLanguageFieldColumnRector/config/configured_rule.php
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Loader\Configurator\ContainerConfigurator;
+
+return static function (ContainerConfigurator $containerConfigurator): void {
+    $containerConfigurator->import(__DIR__ . '/../../../../../../config/config_test.php');
+
+    $services = $containerConfigurator->services();
+    $services->set(\Ssch\TYPO3Rector\Rector\v11\v3\UseLanguageTypeForLanguageFieldColumnRector::class);
+};
diff --git a/utils/generator/src/Command/Typo3GenerateCommand.php b/utils/generator/src/Command/Typo3GenerateCommand.php
index 319731b7c..6bc1e8492 100644
--- a/utils/generator/src/Command/Typo3GenerateCommand.php
+++ b/utils/generator/src/Command/Typo3GenerateCommand.php
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output): int
             '__Name__' => $recipe->getRectorName(),
             '__Test_Directory__' => $recipe->getTestDirectory(),
             '__Rst_File__' => $recipe->getUrlToRstFile(),
-            '__Description__' => $recipe->getDescription(),
+            '__Description__' => addslashes($recipe->getDescription()),
         ];
 
         $targetDirectory = getcwd();