diff --git a/allianceauth/authentication/templates/public/lang_select.html b/allianceauth/authentication/templates/public/lang_select.html
index 90a135d3..6556ad24 100644
--- a/allianceauth/authentication/templates/public/lang_select.html
+++ b/allianceauth/authentication/templates/public/lang_select.html
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         <select onchange="this.form.submit()" class="form-control" id="lang-select" name="language">
             {% get_language_info_list for LANGUAGES as languages %}
             {% for language in languages %}
-                <option value="{{ language.code }}"{% if language.code == LANGUAGE_CODE %} selected="selected"{% endif %}>
+                <option lang="{{ language.code }}" value="{{ language.code }}"{% if language.code == LANGUAGE_CODE %} selected="selected"{% endif %}>
                     {{ language.name_local|capfirst }} ({{ language.code }})
                 </option>
             {% endfor %}
diff --git a/allianceauth/templates/allianceauth/base.html b/allianceauth/templates/allianceauth/base.html
index f82e7124..6a62d8ba 100644
--- a/allianceauth/templates/allianceauth/base.html
+++ b/allianceauth/templates/allianceauth/base.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 {% load navactive %}
 {% load auth_notifications %}
 <!DOCTYPE html>
-<html lang="en">
+<html lang="{{ LANGUAGE_CODE }}">
     <head>
         <meta charset="utf-8">
         <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
