diff --git a/code/CMSMain.php b/code/CMSMain.php
index ff36da37..5f3ea74f 100644
--- a/code/CMSMain.php
+++ b/code/CMSMain.php
@@ -1250,7 +1250,15 @@ JS;
     function LangSelector() {
 		$member = Member::currentUser(); //check to see if the current user can switch langs or not
 		if(Permission::checkMember($member, 'VIEW_LANGS')) {
-             return new LanguageDropdownField('LangSelector', 'Language', array(), 'SiteTree', 'Locale-English');
+			$dropdown = new LanguageDropdownField(
+				'LangSelector', 
+				'Language', 
+				array(), 
+				'SiteTree', 
+				'Locale-English'
+			);
+			$dropdown->setValue(Translatable::get_current_locale());
+			return $dropdown;
         }
         
         //user doesn't have permission to switch langs so just show a string displaying current language