diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/card.jsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/card.jsx
index 6a306ed148..359dbbc207 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/card.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/card.jsx
@@ -188,11 +188,12 @@ export default class Card extends React.PureComponent {
     const interactive = card.get('type') !== 'link';
     const className   = classnames('status-card', { horizontal, compact, interactive });
     const title       = interactive ? <a className='status-card__title' href={card.get('url')} title={card.get('title')} rel='noopener noreferrer' target='_blank'><strong>{card.get('title')}</strong></a> : <strong className='status-card__title' title={card.get('title')}>{card.get('title')}</strong>;
+    const language    = card.get('language') || '';
     const ratio       = card.get('width') / card.get('height');
     const height      = (compact && !embedded) ? (width / (16 / 9)) : (width / ratio);
 
     const description = (
-      <div className='status-card__content'>
+      <div className='status-card__content' lang={language}>
         {title}
         {!(horizontal || compact) && <p className='status-card__description'>{trim(card.get('description') || '', maxDescription)}</p>}
         <span className='status-card__host'>{provider}</span>