diff --git a/Source/lang.cpp b/Source/lang.cpp
index 765d1527..d003862f 100644
--- a/Source/lang.cpp
+++ b/Source/lang.cpp
@@ -136,7 +136,8 @@ NLFString NLFStrings[NLF_STRINGS] = {
   {"^Giga", "G", BOTH_STATIC},
   {"^Font", "MS Shell Dlg", NONE_STATIC},
   {"^FontSize", "8", NONE_STATIC},
-  {"^RTL", "0", NONE_STATIC}
+  {"^RTL", "0", NONE_STATIC},
+  {"^Language", "English", NONE_STATIC}
 };
 
 // ==============
@@ -1012,6 +1013,9 @@ LanguageTable * CEXEBuild::LoadLangFile(char *filename) {
     warning_fl("%s language file version doesn't match. Using default English texts for missing strings.", nlf->m_szName);
   }
 
+  // set ^Language
+  nlf->m_szStrings[NLF_LANGUAGE] = strdup(nlf->m_szName);
+
   int temp;
 
   // Get font
diff --git a/Source/lang.h b/Source/lang.h
index 82dd1cfb..6bf2a416 100644
--- a/Source/lang.h
+++ b/Source/lang.h
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ enum {
   NLF_FONT = NLF_STRINGS_NO_SPECIAL,
   NLF_FONTSIZE,
   NLF_RTL,
+  NLF_LANGUAGE,
 
   NLF_STRINGS
 };