diff --git a/searx/templates/oscar/base.html b/searx/templates/oscar/base.html
index 839619976..2ccadd700 100644
--- a/searx/templates/oscar/base.html
+++ b/searx/templates/oscar/base.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {% from 'oscar/macros.html' import icon %}
 <!DOCTYPE html>
-<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en" xml:lang="en"{% if rtl %} dir="rtl"{% endif %}>
+<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="{{ preferences.get_value('locale') }}" xml:lang="{{ preferences.get_value('locale') }}"{% if rtl %} dir="rtl"{% endif %}>
 <head>
     <meta charset="UTF-8" />
     <meta name="description" content="searx - a privacy-respecting, hackable metasearch engine" />
