diff --git a/inline_entity_form.module b/inline_entity_form.module
index c1a7d82..f5ac06c 100644
--- a/inline_entity_form.module
+++ b/inline_entity_form.module
@@ -412,6 +412,15 @@ function inline_entity_form_field_widget_form(&$form, &$form_state, $field, $ins
   // Get the langcode of the parent entity.
   $parent_langcode = entity_language($element['#entity_type'], $element['#entity']);
 
+  // Load language for new entity.
+  if (module_exists('entity_translation')) {
+    $handler = entity_translation_get_handler($element['#entity_type'], $element['#entity']);
+    if ($handler->isNewEntity()) {
+      $handler->entityFormLanguageWidget($form, $form_state);
+      $parent_langcode = $form['language']['#default_value'];
+    }
+  }
+
   // Assign a unique identifier to each IEF widget.
   // Since $parents can get quite long, sha1() ensures that every id has
   // a consistent and relatively short length while maintaining uniqueness.