diff --git a/inline_entity_form.module b/inline_entity_form.module
index ecfe927..095a083 100644
--- a/inline_entity_form.module
+++ b/inline_entity_form.module
@@ -224,6 +224,9 @@ function inline_entity_form_field_widget_form(&$form, &$form_state, $field, $ins
   // Add entity type specific CSS.
   _inline_entity_form_attach_css($controller->css(), $element['#attached']['css']);
 
+  // Add a validator for setting the inline entities language.
+  $form['#validate'][] = 'inline_entity_form_update_language_validate';
+
   // Initialize the IEF array in form state.
   if (empty($form_state['inline_entity_form'][$ief_id])) {
     $form_state['inline_entity_form'][$ief_id] = array(
@@ -471,6 +474,32 @@ function inline_entity_form_field_widget_form(&$form, &$form_state, $field, $ins
 }
 
 /**
+ * Validation callback for forms holding an inline entity form.
+ *
+ * Sets the inline entities language to the language selected on the form.
+ */
+function inline_entity_form_update_language_validate(&$form, &$form_state) {
+  // Ignore the procedure if there was no language selection or if the neutral
+  // language was selected.
+  if (empty($form_state['values']['language']) || $form_state['values']['language'] == LANGUAGE_NONE) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // Iterate the inline entities and set their language.
+  foreach ($form_state['inline_entity_form'] as &$ief) {
+    foreach ($ief['entities'] as &$entity) {
+      // Ignore entities which already have some language defined.
+      if (!empty($entity['entity']->language) && $entity['entity']->language != LANGUAGE_NONE) {
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      $entity['entity']->language = $form_state['values']['language'];
+      $entity['needs_save'] = TRUE;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+/**
  * Wraps and returns the entity form provided by the passed-in controller.
  *
  * @param $controller