diff --git a/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
index 6e16d1945f..67ca92a0d0 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     <meta charset='utf-8' />
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, maximum-scale=1, user-scalable=no" />
     <meta name="theme" content="<%= user_theme %>">
+    <meta name="locale" content="<%= Setting.default_locale %>">
     <title><%= content_for?(:title) ? yield(:title) : Setting.app_name %></title>
     <meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-capable" content="no">
     <meta content='True' name='HandheldFriendly' />