diff --git a/code/Subsite.php b/code/Subsite.php
index aa164d5..c8a4f2a 100644
--- a/code/Subsite.php
+++ b/code/Subsite.php
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class Subsite extends DataObject implements PermissionProvider {
 	);
 
 	static $defaults = array(
-		'IsPublic' => 1,
+		'IsPublic' => 1
 	);
 
 	static $searchable_fields = array(
@@ -103,6 +103,14 @@ class Subsite extends DataObject implements PermissionProvider {
 		}
 	}
 
+	public function getLanguage() {
+		if($this->getField('Language')) {
+			return $this->getField('Language');
+		} else {
+			return i18n::get_locale();
+		}
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Whenever a Subsite is written, rewrite the hostmap
 	 *