diff --git a/src/App.vue b/src/App.vue
index e853f392..f215f248 100644
--- a/src/App.vue
+++ b/src/App.vue
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export default {
         const App = this;
 
         (async function() {
-            const locale = App.getPreferenceString("hl", "en");
+            const locale = App.getPreferenceString("hl", App.defaultLangage);
             if (window.i18n.global.locale.value !== locale) {
                 if (!window.i18n.global.availableLocales.includes(locale)) {
                     const messages = await import("@/locales/" + locale + ".json").then(module => module.default);
diff --git a/src/components/Preferences.vue b/src/components/Preferences.vue
index 37822521..8364938c 100644
--- a/src/components/Preferences.vue
+++ b/src/components/Preferences.vue
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ export default {
             this.showComments = this.getPreferenceBoolean("comments", true);
             this.minimizeDescription = this.getPreferenceBoolean("minimizeDescription", false);
             this.watchHistory = this.getPreferenceBoolean("watchHistory", false);
-            this.selectedLanguage = this.getPreferenceString("hl", "en");
+            this.selectedLanguage = this.getPreferenceString("hl", this.defaultLangage);
             this.enabledCodecs = this.getPreferenceString("enabledCodecs", "av1,vp9,avc").split(",");
             this.disableLBRY = this.getPreferenceBoolean("disableLBRY", false);
             this.proxyLBRY = this.getPreferenceBoolean("proxyLBRY", false);
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ export default {
                 if (
                     this.getPreferenceString("theme", "dark") !== this.selectedTheme ||
                     this.getPreferenceBoolean("watchHistory", false) != this.watchHistory ||
-                    this.getPreferenceString("hl", "en") !== this.selectedLanguage ||
+                    this.getPreferenceString("hl", this.defaultLangage) !== this.selectedLanguage ||
                     this.getPreferenceString("enabledCodecs", "av1,vp9,avc") !== this.enabledCodecs.join(",")
                 )
                     shouldReload = true;
diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index 3c9c57a9..677f040b 100644
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -210,6 +210,18 @@ const mixin = {
                 return false;
             }
         },
+        defaultLangage() {
+            const languages = window.navigator.languages;
+            for (let i = 0; i < languages.length; i++) {
+                try {
+                    require("@/locales/" + languages[i] + ".json");
+                    return languages[i];
+                } catch {
+                    continue;
+                }
+            }
+            return "en";
+        },
     },
 };