diff --git a/src/Email.php b/src/Email.php
index 7579218..0cacbb0 100644
--- a/src/Email.php
+++ b/src/Email.php
@@ -312,10 +312,10 @@ class Email implements InternalEmailInterface {
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
-  public function setBodyEntity(EntityInterface $entity, $view_mode = 'full') {
+  public function setBodyEntity(EntityInterface $entity, $view_mode = 'full', $langcode = NULL) {
     $this->valid(self::PHASE_PRE_RENDER);
     $build = $this->entityTypeManager->getViewBuilder($entity->getEntityTypeId())
-      ->view($entity, $view_mode);
+      ->view($entity, $view_mode, $langcode);
     $this->setBody($build);
     return $this;
   }
diff --git a/src/EmailInterface.php b/src/EmailInterface.php
index 697759d..8b02df0 100644
--- a/src/EmailInterface.php
+++ b/src/EmailInterface.php
@@ -195,10 +195,13 @@ interface EmailInterface extends BaseEmailInterface {
    *   The entity to render.
    * @param string $view_mode
    *   (optional) The view mode that should be used to render the entity.
+   * @param string $langcode
+   *   (optional) For which language the entity should be rendered, defaults to
+   *   the current content language.
    *
    * @return $this
    */
-  public function setBodyEntity(EntityInterface $entity, $view_mode = 'full');
+  public function setBodyEntity(EntityInterface $entity, $view_mode = 'full', $langcode = NULL);
 
   /**
    * Gets the unrendered email body array.
diff --git a/src/Plugin/EmailBuilder/SimplenewsNewsletterEmailBuilder.php b/src/Plugin/EmailBuilder/SimplenewsNewsletterEmailBuilder.php
index da634ac..e7dffcd 100644
--- a/src/Plugin/EmailBuilder/SimplenewsNewsletterEmailBuilder.php
+++ b/src/Plugin/EmailBuilder/SimplenewsNewsletterEmailBuilder.php
@@ -74,7 +74,9 @@ class SimplenewsNewsletterEmailBuilder extends SimplenewsEmailBuilderBase {
    */
   public function build(EmailInterface $email) {
     parent::build($email);
-    $email->setBodyEntity($email->getParam('issue'), 'email_html')
+
+    $subscriber = $email->getParam('simplenews_subscriber');
+    $email->setBodyEntity($email->getParam('issue'), 'email_html', $subscriber->getLangcode())
       ->addTextHeader('Precedence', 'bulk')
       ->setVariable('opt_out_hidden', !$email->getEntity()->isAccessible());