diff --git a/core/modules/views/src/EntityViewsData.php b/core/modules/views/src/EntityViewsData.php
index 61def5a..227e7ef 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/src/EntityViewsData.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/src/EntityViewsData.php
@@ -536,6 +536,8 @@ protected function processViewsDataForLanguage($table, FieldDefinitionInterface
       }
       if ($table == $this->entityType->getBaseTable() || $table == $this->entityType->getRevisionTable()) {
         $views_field['title'] = $this->t('Original language');
+        // Use the language handler for the original language.
+        $views_field['field']['id'] = 'language';
       }
     }
   }