diff --git a/include/pgettext.php b/include/pgettext.php
index 4f8db43d47..f72cbb08a7 100644
--- a/include/pgettext.php
+++ b/include/pgettext.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ require_once("include/dba.php");
  *
  * Get the language setting directly from system variables, bypassing get_config()
  * as database may not yet be configured.
- * 
+ *
  * If possible, we use the value from the browser.
  *
  */
@@ -21,22 +21,22 @@ if(! function_exists('get_browser_language')) {
 function get_browser_language() {
 
 	if (x($_SERVER,'HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE')) {
-	    // break up string into pieces (languages and q factors)
-    	preg_match_all('/([a-z]{1,8}(-[a-z]{1,8})?)\s*(;\s*q\s*=\s*(1|0\.[0-9]+))?/i', 
+		// break up string into pieces (languages and q factors)
+		preg_match_all('/([a-z]{1,8}(-[a-z]{1,8})?)\s*(;\s*q\s*=\s*(1|0\.[0-9]+))?/i',
 			$_SERVER['HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE'], $lang_parse);
 
-    	if (count($lang_parse[1])) {
-        	// create a list like "en" => 0.8
-        	$langs = array_combine($lang_parse[1], $lang_parse[4]);
-    	
-        	// set default to 1 for any without q factor
-        	foreach ($langs as $lang => $val) {
-            	if ($val === '') $langs[$lang] = 1;
-        	}
+		if (count($lang_parse[1])) {
+			// create a list like "en" => 0.8
+			$langs = array_combine($lang_parse[1], $lang_parse[4]);
 
-        	// sort list based on value	
-        	arsort($langs, SORT_NUMERIC);
-    	}
+			// set default to 1 for any without q factor
+			foreach ($langs as $lang => $val) {
+				if ($val === '') $langs[$lang] = 1;
+			}
+
+			// sort list based on value
+			arsort($langs, SORT_NUMERIC);
+		}
 	}
 
 	if(isset($langs) && count($langs)) {
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ if(! function_exists('load_translation_table')) {
  * load string translation table for alternate language
  *
  * first plugin strings are loaded, then globals
- * 
+ *
  * @param string $lang language code to load
  */
 function load_translation_table($lang) {
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ function load_translation_table($lang) {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	
+
 	if(file_exists("view/$lang/strings.php")) {
 		include("view/$lang/strings.php");
 	}
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ function tt($singular, $plural, $count){
 		$k = $f($count);
 		return is_array($t)?$t[$k]:$t;
 	}
-	
+
 	if ($count!=1){
 		return $plural;
 	} else {
@@ -153,11 +153,34 @@ function tt($singular, $plural, $count){
 	}
 }}
 
-// provide a fallback which will not collide with 
-// a function defined in any language file 
+// provide a fallback which will not collide with
+// a function defined in any language file
 
 if(! function_exists('string_plural_select_default')) {
 function string_plural_select_default($n) {
 	return ($n != 1);
 }}
 
+
+/**
+ * Return installed languages as associative array
+ * [
+ * 		lang => lang,
+ * 		...
+ * ]
+ */
+function get_avaiable_languages() {
+	$lang_choices = array();
+	$langs = glob('view/*/strings.php'); /**/
+
+	if(is_array($langs) && count($langs)) {
+		if(! in_array('view/en/strings.php',$langs))
+			$langs[] = 'view/en/';
+		asort($langs);
+		foreach($langs as $l) {
+			$t = explode("/",$l);
+			$lang_choices[$t[1]] = $t[1];
+		}
+	}
+	return $lang_choices;
+}
diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index 02316e1e95..9fe248e8e2 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -102,13 +102,13 @@ session_start();
  * Language was set earlier, but we can over-ride it in the session.
  * We have to do it here because the session was just now opened.
  */
-
-if(array_key_exists('system_language',$_POST)) {
-	if(strlen($_POST['system_language']))
-		$_SESSION['language'] = $_POST['system_language'];
-	else
-		unset($_SESSION['language']);
+if (x($_SESSION,'authenticated') && !x($_SESSION,'language')) {
+	// we didn't loaded user data yet, but we need user language
+	$r = q("SELECT language FROM user WHERE uid=%d", intval($_SESSION['uid']));
+	$_SESSION['language'] = $lang;
+	if (count($r)>0) $_SESSION['language'] = $r[0]['language'];
 }
+
 if((x($_SESSION,'language')) && ($_SESSION['language'] !== $lang)) {
 	$lang = $_SESSION['language'];
 	load_translation_table($lang);
diff --git a/mod/admin.php b/mod/admin.php
index 0b38ae5668..5a2ccf8932 100644
--- a/mod/admin.php
+++ b/mod/admin.php
@@ -603,18 +603,7 @@ function admin_page_site_post(&$a){
 function admin_page_site(&$a) {
 
 	/* Installed langs */
-	$lang_choices = array();
-	$langs = glob('view/*/strings.php'); /**/
-
-	if(is_array($langs) && count($langs)) {
-		if(! in_array('view/en/strings.php',$langs))
-			$langs[] = 'view/en/';
-		asort($langs);
-		foreach($langs as $l) {
-			$t = explode("/",$l);
-			$lang_choices[$t[1]] = $t[1];
-		}
-	}
+	$lang_choices = get_avaiable_languages();
 
 	if (strlen(get_config('system','directory_submit_url')) AND
 		!strlen(get_config('system','directory'))) {
diff --git a/mod/settings.php b/mod/settings.php
index 6601858ee4..77a5755855 100644
--- a/mod/settings.php
+++ b/mod/settings.php
@@ -386,6 +386,8 @@ function settings_post(&$a) {
 	$username         = ((x($_POST,'username'))   ? notags(trim($_POST['username']))     : '');
 	$email            = ((x($_POST,'email'))      ? notags(trim($_POST['email']))        : '');
 	$timezone         = ((x($_POST,'timezone'))   ? notags(trim($_POST['timezone']))     : '');
+	$language         = ((x($_POST,'language'))   ? notags(trim($_POST['language']))     : '');
+
 	$defloc           = ((x($_POST,'defloc'))     ? notags(trim($_POST['defloc']))       : '');
 	$openid           = ((x($_POST,'openid_url')) ? notags(trim($_POST['openid_url']))   : '');
 	$maxreq           = ((x($_POST,'maxreq'))     ? intval($_POST['maxreq'])             : 0);
@@ -532,7 +534,15 @@ function settings_post(&$a) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	$r = q("UPDATE `user` SET `username` = '%s', `email` = '%s', `openid` = '%s', `timezone` = '%s',  `allow_cid` = '%s', `allow_gid` = '%s', `deny_cid` = '%s', `deny_gid` = '%s', `notify-flags` = %d, `page-flags` = %d, `default-location` = '%s', `allow_location` = %d, `maxreq` = %d, `expire` = %d, `openidserver` = '%s', `def_gid` = %d, `blockwall` = %d, `hidewall` = %d, `blocktags` = %d, `unkmail` = %d, `cntunkmail` = %d  WHERE `uid` = %d",
+
+	$r = q("UPDATE `user` SET `username` = '%s', `email` = '%s',
+				`openid` = '%s', `timezone` = '%s',
+				`allow_cid` = '%s', `allow_gid` = '%s', `deny_cid` = '%s', `deny_gid` = '%s',
+				`notify-flags` = %d, `page-flags` = %d, `default-location` = '%s',
+				`allow_location` = %d, `maxreq` = %d, `expire` = %d, `openidserver` = '%s',
+				`def_gid` = %d, `blockwall` = %d, `hidewall` = %d, `blocktags` = %d,
+				`unkmail` = %d, `cntunkmail` = %d, `language` = '%s'
+			WHERE `uid` = %d",
 			dbesc($username),
 			dbesc($email),
 			dbesc($openid),
@@ -554,11 +564,15 @@ function settings_post(&$a) {
 			intval($blocktags),
 			intval($unkmail),
 			intval($cntunkmail),
+			dbesc($language),
 			intval(local_user())
 	);
 	if($r)
 		info( t('Settings updated.') . EOL);
 
+	// clear session language
+	unset($_SESSION['language']);
+
 	$r = q("UPDATE `profile`
 		SET `publish` = %d,
 		`name` = '%s',
@@ -985,6 +999,7 @@ function settings_content(&$a) {
 	$email      = $a->user['email'];
 	$nickname   = $a->user['nickname'];
 	$timezone   = $a->user['timezone'];
+	$language   = $a->user['language'];
 	$notify     = $a->user['notify-flags'];
 	$defloc     = $a->user['default-location'];
 	$openid     = $a->user['openid'];
@@ -1168,6 +1183,8 @@ function settings_content(&$a) {
 	else
 		$public_post_link = '&public=1';
 
+	/* Installed langs */
+	$lang_choices = get_avaiable_languages();
 
 	$o .= replace_macros($stpl, array(
 		'$ptitle' 	=> t('Account Settings'),
@@ -1190,6 +1207,7 @@ function settings_content(&$a) {
 		'$username' => array('username',  t('Full Name:'), $username,''),
 		'$email' 	=> array('email', t('Email Address:'), $email, '', '', '', 'email'),
 		'$timezone' => array('timezone_select' , t('Your Timezone:'), select_timezone($timezone), ''),
+		'$language' => array('language', t('Your Language:'), $language, t('Set the language we use to show you friendica interface and to send you emails'), $lang_choices),
 		'$defloc'	=> array('defloc', t('Default Post Location:'), $defloc, ''),
 		'$allowloc' => array('allow_location', t('Use Browser Location:'), ($a->user['allow_location'] == 1), ''),
 
@@ -1245,7 +1263,7 @@ function settings_content(&$a) {
 		'$notify8'  => array('notify8', t('You are poked/prodded/etc. in a post'), ($notify & NOTIFY_POKE), NOTIFY_POKE, ''),
 
         '$desktop_notifications' => array('desktop_notifications', t('Activate desktop notifications') , false, t('Show desktop popup on new notifications')),
-                
+
 		'$email_textonly' => array('email_textonly', t('Text-only notification emails'),
 									get_pconfig(local_user(),'system','email_textonly'),
 									t('Send text only notification emails, without the html part')),
diff --git a/view/templates/settings.tpl b/view/templates/settings.tpl
index 26c44f91c3..c385284570 100644
--- a/view/templates/settings.tpl
+++ b/view/templates/settings.tpl
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 {{include file="field_input.tpl" field=$email}}
 {{include file="field_password.tpl" field=$password4}}
 {{include file="field_custom.tpl" field=$timezone}}
+{{include file="field_select.tpl" field=$language}}
 {{include file="field_input.tpl" field=$defloc}}
 {{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$allowloc}}
 
@@ -147,7 +148,7 @@
 (function(){
     var elm = $("#id_{{$desktop_notifications.0}}_onoff");
     var ckbox = $("#id_{{$desktop_notifications.0}}");
-    
+
     if (getNotificationPermission() === 'granted') {
         ckbox.val(1);
         elm.find(".off").addClass("hidden");
@@ -156,18 +157,18 @@
 	if (getNotificationPermission() === null) {
 		elm.parent(".field.yesno").hide();
 	}
-    
+
     $("#id_{{$desktop_notifications.0}}_onoff").on("click", function(e){
-        
+
         if (Notification.permission === 'granted') {
             localStorage.setItem('notification-permissions', ckbox.val()==1 ? 'granted' : 'denied');
         } else if (Notification.permission === 'denied') {
             localStorage.setItem('notification-permissions', 'denied');
-            
+
             ckbox.val(0);
             elm.find(".on").addClass("hidden");
             elm.find(".off").removeClass("hidden");
-            
+
         } else if (Notification.permission === 'default') {
             Notification.requestPermission(function(choice) {
                 if (choice === 'granted') {
@@ -181,10 +182,10 @@
                 }
             });
         }
-		
+
 		//console.log(getNotificationPermission());
-		
-        
+
+
     })
 })();
 </script>
diff --git a/view/theme/decaf-mobile/templates/settings.tpl b/view/theme/decaf-mobile/templates/settings.tpl
index 6196f80a3c..94a8d55422 100644
--- a/view/theme/decaf-mobile/templates/settings.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/decaf-mobile/templates/settings.tpl
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 {{include file="field_input.tpl" field=$email}}
 {{include file="field_password.tpl" field=$password4}}
 {{include file="field_custom.tpl" field=$timezone}}
+{{include file="field_select.tpl" field=$language}}
 {{include file="field_input.tpl" field=$defloc}}
 {{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$allowloc}}
 
diff --git a/view/theme/frost-mobile/templates/settings.tpl b/view/theme/frost-mobile/templates/settings.tpl
index cd9e1d3161..e3a636a840 100644
--- a/view/theme/frost-mobile/templates/settings.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/frost-mobile/templates/settings.tpl
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 {{include file="field_input.tpl" field=$email}}
 {{include file="field_password.tpl" field=$password4}}
 {{include file="field_custom.tpl" field=$timezone}}
+{{include file="field_select.tpl" field=$language}}
 {{include file="field_input.tpl" field=$defloc}}
 {{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$allowloc}}