diff --git a/app/views/diary_entry/_diary_entry.html.erb b/app/views/diary_entry/_diary_entry.html.erb
index 17078a8bb..8991e1d54 100644
--- a/app/views/diary_entry/_diary_entry.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/diary_entry/_diary_entry.html.erb
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 <b><%= link_to h(diary_entry.title), :action => 'view', :display_name => diary_entry.user.display_name, :id => diary_entry.id %></b><br />
+<div xml:lang="<%= diary_entry.language_code %>" lang="<%= diary_entry.language_code %>">
 <%= htmlize(diary_entry.body) %>
+</div>
 <% if diary_entry.latitude and diary_entry.longitude %>
 <%= render :partial => "location", :object => diary_entry %>
 <br />