diff --git a/app/views/layouts/default.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/default.html.erb
index e33c98c52..ac6718810 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/default.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/default.html.erb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <%= raw Danbooru.config.custom_html_header_content %>
   <%= yield :html_header %>
 </head>
-<body>
+<body lang="en">
   <header id="top">
     <%= render "news_updates/listing" %>
 
