diff --git a/packages/core/language/src/shared/language.provider.ts b/packages/core/language/src/shared/language.provider.ts
index 735faa27a..4c790963c 100644
--- a/packages/core/language/src/shared/language.provider.ts
+++ b/packages/core/language/src/shared/language.provider.ts
@@ -29,9 +29,14 @@ const TIMEOUT_DURATION = 5000;
 /**
  * Make sure you only call this method in the root module of your application, most of the time called AppModule.
  */
-export function provideTranslation(loader?: Provider): EnvironmentProviders {
+export function provideTranslation(
+  defaultLanguage?: string | undefined,
+  loader?: Provider
+): EnvironmentProviders {
   return makeEnvironmentProviders([
-    importProvidersFrom(TranslateModule.forRoot(setTranslationConfig(loader))),
+    importProvidersFrom(
+      TranslateModule.forRoot(setTranslationConfig(loader, defaultLanguage))
+    ),
     {
       provide: APP_INITIALIZER,
       useFactory: (languageService: LanguageService) => () => {
@@ -53,9 +58,10 @@ export function provideTranslation(loader?: Provider): EnvironmentProviders {
 }
 
 export const setTranslationConfig = (
-  loader?: Provider
+  loader?: Provider,
+  defaultLanguage?: string
 ): TranslateModuleConfig => ({
-  defaultLanguage: 'fr',
+  defaultLanguage: defaultLanguage,
   loader: loader ?? DEFAULT_LANGUAGE_LOADER,
   missingTranslationHandler: {
     provide: MissingTranslationHandler,
diff --git a/packages/core/language/src/shared/language.service.ts b/packages/core/language/src/shared/language.service.ts
index e7d710d01..88abcef4d 100644
--- a/packages/core/language/src/shared/language.service.ts
+++ b/packages/core/language/src/shared/language.service.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,14 @@ export class LanguageService {
   readonly language$ = new BehaviorSubject<string>(undefined);
 
   constructor(public translate: TranslateService) {
+    if (
+      !this.translate.defaultLang ||
+      !this.matchLanguage(this.translate.defaultLang)
+    ) {
+      this.setBrowserLanguage();
+    }
+  }
+  private setBrowserLanguage() {
     this.language = this.translate.getBrowserLang();
     const lang = this.getLanguage();
     this.translate.setDefaultLang(lang);
@@ -18,11 +26,15 @@ export class LanguageService {
   }
 
   public getLanguage(): string {
-    return this.language.match(/en|fr/) ? this.language : 'en';
+    return this.matchLanguage(this.language) ? this.language : 'en';
+  }
+
+  private matchLanguage(lang: string): boolean {
+    return !!lang.match(/en|fr/);
   }
 
   public setLanguage(language: string) {
-    this.language = language.match(/en|fr/) ? language : 'en';
+    this.language = this.matchLanguage(language) ? language : 'en';
     combineLatest([
       this.translate.use(this.language),
       this.translate.reloadLang(this.language)