diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/account_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/account_controller.ex
index 8e6d49168..2c97cadc2 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/account_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/account_controller.ex
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.AccountController do
       # Note: param name is indeed :discoverable (not an error)
       |> Maps.put_if_present(:is_discoverable, params[:discoverable])
       |> Maps.put_if_present(:birthday, params[:birthday])
+      |> Maps.put_if_present(:language, params[:language])
 
     # What happens here:
     #