diff --git a/feed2toot/main.py b/feed2toot/main.py
index 1c70e03..a1f00b1 100644
--- a/feed2toot/main.py
+++ b/feed2toot/main.py
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ from feed2toot.plugins import activate_plugins
 from feed2toot.rss import populate_rss
 from feed2toot.sortentries import sort_entries
 
+
 class Main:
     '''Main class of Feed2toot'''
 
@@ -103,6 +104,15 @@ class Main:
                     sys.exit(0)
                 # sort entries and check if they were not previously sent
                 totweet = sort_entries(clioptions.all, cache, entries)
+                # get language of the feed
+                # language code should conform to ISO-639-1
+                if 'language' in feed['feed']['feed']:
+                    # Only the first two letters count ...
+                    language = feed['feed']['feed']['language'][:2]
+                else:
+                    language = 'en'
+                print("Language of feeds: {}".format(language))
+
                 for entry in totweet:
                     # populate rss with new entry to send
                     rss = populate_rss(entry)
@@ -111,8 +121,8 @@ class Main:
                     elements = re.findall(r"\{(.*?)\}",tweetformat)
                     # strip : from elements to allow string formating, eg. {title:.20}
                     for i,s in enumerate(elements):
-                         if s.find(':'):
-                             elements[i] = s.split(':')[0]
+                        if s.find(':'):
+                            elements[i] = s.split(':')[0]
                     fe = FilterEntry(elements, entry, options, feed['patterns'], feed['rssobject'], feed['feedname'])
                     entrytosend = fe.finalentry
                     if entrytosend:
@@ -120,7 +130,7 @@ class Main:
                         if clioptions.dryrun:
                             send_message_dry_run(config, entrytosend, finaltweet)
                         else:
-                            send_message(config, clioptions, options, entrytosend, finaltweet, cache, rss)
+                            send_message(config, clioptions, options, entrytosend, finaltweet, cache, rss, language)
                             # plugins
                             if plugins and entrytosend:
                                 activate_plugins(plugins, finaltweet)
diff --git a/feed2toot/message.py b/feed2toot/message.py
index ef431d6..5b212a2 100644
--- a/feed2toot/message.py
+++ b/feed2toot/message.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def send_message_dry_run(config, entrytosend, finaltweet):
     else:
         logging.debug('This rss entry did not meet pattern criteria. Should have not been sent')
 
-def send_message(config, clioptions, options, entrytosend, finaltweet, cache, rss):
+def send_message(config, clioptions, options, entrytosend, finaltweet, cache, rss, language):
     '''send message'''
     storeit = True
     if entrytosend and not clioptions.populate:
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ def send_message(config, clioptions, options, entrytosend, finaltweet, cache, rs
             visibility=config.get(
                 'mastodon', 'toot_visibility',
                 fallback='public')))
-        twp = TootPost(config, options, finaltweet)
+        twp = TootPost(config, options, finaltweet, language)
         storeit = twp.storeit()
     else:
         logging.debug('populating RSS entry {}'.format(rss['id']))
diff --git a/feed2toot/tootpost.py b/feed2toot/tootpost.py
index 9cf7d0d..a7743e9 100644
--- a/feed2toot/tootpost.py
+++ b/feed2toot/tootpost.py
@@ -21,12 +21,13 @@ from mastodon import Mastodon
 class TootPost:
     '''TootPost class'''
 
-    def __init__(self, config, options, toot):
+    def __init__(self, config, options, toot, lang):
         '''Constructore of the TootPost class'''
         self.config = config
         self.options = options
         self.store = True
         self.toot = toot
+        self.lang = lang
         self.main()
 
     def main(self):
@@ -39,9 +40,9 @@ class TootPost:
         toot_visibility = self.config.get('mastodon', 'toot_visibility', fallback='public')
         if 'custom' in self.options['media']:
             mediaid = mastodon.media_post(self.config['media']['custom'])
-            mastodon.status_post(self.toot, media_ids=[mediaid], visibility=toot_visibility)
+            mastodon.status_post(self.toot, media_ids=[mediaid], visibility=toot_visibility, language=self.lang)
         else:
-            mastodon.status_post(self.toot, visibility=toot_visibility)
+            mastodon.status_post(self.toot, visibility=toot_visibility, language=self.lang)
 
     def storeit(self):
         '''Indicate if the tweet should be stored or not'''