diff --git a/aleksis/core/static/js/vue/app.js b/aleksis/core/static/js/vue/app.js
index 1f4d505573a6dec58aa168d2d242c9a857039020..10ea680c12e75cb9731af764d0cc4ef535f5a7b1 100644
--- a/aleksis/core/static/js/vue/app.js
+++ b/aleksis/core/static/js/vue/app.js
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ const app = new Vue({
         django: window.django,
         // FIXME: maybe just use window.django in every component or find a suitable way to access this property everywhere
         showCacheAlert: false,
+        languageCode: JSON.parse(document.getElementById("current-language").textContent),
     }),
     components: {
         "cache-notification": CacheNotification,