diff --git a/js/about/preferences.js b/js/about/preferences.js
index c0ff208b0e7..79e3e50a4e8 100644
--- a/js/about/preferences.js
+++ b/js/about/preferences.js
@@ -1849,6 +1849,7 @@ class AboutPreferences extends React.Component {
     aboutActions.changeSetting(key, value)
     if (key === settings.HARDWARE_ACCELERATION_ENABLED ||
         key === settings.DO_NOT_TRACK ||
+        key === settings.LANGUAGE ||
         key === settings.PDFJS_ENABLED || key === settings.TORRENT_VIEWER_ENABLED ||
         key === settings.SMOOTH_SCROLL_ENABLED || key === settings.SEND_CRASH_REPORTS) {
       ipc.send(messages.PREFS_RESTART, key, value)