diff --git a/modules/locale.eval.inc b/modules/locale.eval.inc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d057ec5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/locale.eval.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Contains Rules integration for the locale module needed during evaluation.
+ *
+ * @addtogroup rules
+ *
+ * @{
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Condition: Check if the node is published.
+ */
+function rules_condition_language_is($required_language) {
+  global $language;
+  return $language->language == $required_language;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @}
+ */
diff --git a/modules/locale.rules.inc b/modules/locale.rules.inc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2402ddf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/locale.rules.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Rules integration for the locale module.
+ *
+ * @addtogroup rules
+ *
+ * @{
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Implements hook_rules_file_info() on behalf of the locale module.
+ */
+function rules_locale_file_info() {
+  return array('modules/locale.eval');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Implements hook_rules_condition_info() on behalf of the locale module.
+ */
+function rules_locale_condition_info() {
+  $items['language_is'] = array(
+    'label' => t('Current interface language is'),
+    'base' => 'rules_condition_language_is',
+    'parameter' => array(
+      'language' => array(
+        'type' => 'text',
+        'label' => 'Enter the token that will be compared against the current interface language.',
+      ),
+    ),
+    'group' => t('Locale'),
+  );
+  return $items;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @}
+ */
diff --git a/rules.rules.inc b/rules.rules.inc
index 0595bd7..67b0f75 100644
--- a/rules.rules.inc
+++ b/rules.rules.inc
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ function rules_core_modules() {
   $modules = &$drupal_static_fast;
 
   if (!isset($modules)) {
-    $modules = array('data', 'entity', 'node', 'system', 'user', 'rules_core');
+    $modules = array('data', 'entity', 'locale', 'node', 'system', 'user', 'rules_core');
     foreach (array('comment', 'taxonomy', 'php', 'path') as $module) {
       if (module_exists($module)) {
         $modules[] = $module;