diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/core/NetClient.java b/core/src/mindustry/core/NetClient.java
index 8aaffa2eca..2b0e4322c0 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/core/NetClient.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/core/NetClient.java
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ public class NetClient implements ApplicationListener{
 
             ConnectPacket c = new ConnectPacket();
             c.name = player.name;
+            c.locale = Core.settings.getString("locale");
             c.mods = mods.getModStrings();
             c.mobile = mobile;
             c.versionType = Version.type;
diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/core/NetServer.java b/core/src/mindustry/core/NetServer.java
index 7ff3705925..73fcf3b8e4 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/core/NetServer.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/core/NetServer.java
@@ -195,6 +195,10 @@ public class NetServer implements ApplicationListener{
                 return;
             }
 
+            if(packet.locale == null){
+                packet.locale = "en_US";
+            }
+
             String ip = con.address;
 
             admins.updatePlayerJoined(uuid, ip, packet.name);
@@ -215,6 +219,7 @@ public class NetServer implements ApplicationListener{
             player.con.uuid = uuid;
             player.con.mobile = packet.mobile;
             player.name = packet.name;
+            player.locale = packet.locale;
             player.color.set(packet.color).a(1f);
 
             //save admin ID but don't overwrite it
diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/entities/comp/PlayerComp.java b/core/src/mindustry/entities/comp/PlayerComp.java
index 914c074d4d..efc82172ca 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/entities/comp/PlayerComp.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/entities/comp/PlayerComp.java
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ abstract class PlayerComp implements UnitController, Entityc, Syncc, Timerc, Dra
     boolean admin;
     @SyncLocal float mouseX, mouseY;
     String name = "noname";
+    String locale = "en";
     Color color = new Color();
 
     transient float deathTimer;
diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/net/Packets.java b/core/src/mindustry/net/Packets.java
index 91d5557e52..779be43b03 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/net/Packets.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/net/Packets.java
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ public class Packets{
         public int version;
         public String versionType;
         public Seq<String> mods;
-        public String name, uuid, usid;
+        public String name, locale, uuid, usid;
         public boolean mobile;
         public int color;
 
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ public class Packets{
             buffer.putInt(Version.build);
             TypeIO.writeString(buffer, versionType);
             TypeIO.writeString(buffer, name);
+            TypeIO.writeString(buffer, locale);
             TypeIO.writeString(buffer, usid);
 
             byte[] b = Base64Coder.decode(uuid);
@@ -190,6 +191,7 @@ public class Packets{
             version = buffer.getInt();
             versionType = TypeIO.readString(buffer);
             name = TypeIO.readString(buffer);
+            locale = TypeIO.readString(buffer);
             usid = TypeIO.readString(buffer);
             byte[] idbytes = new byte[16];
             buffer.get(idbytes);