diff --git a/src/modules/ecore_imf/wayland/wayland_imcontext.c b/src/modules/ecore_imf/wayland/wayland_imcontext.c
index 1c92cca5e6..dd36f0fbb8 100644
--- a/src/modules/ecore_imf/wayland/wayland_imcontext.c
+++ b/src/modules/ecore_imf/wayland/wayland_imcontext.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ struct _WaylandIMContext
 
    char *preedit_text;
    char *preedit_commit;
+   char *language;
    Eina_List *preedit_attrs;
    int32_t preedit_cursor;
 
@@ -591,11 +592,17 @@ text_input_input_panel_state(void                 *data EINA_UNUSED,
 }
 
 static void
-text_input_language(void                 *data EINA_UNUSED,
+text_input_language(void                 *data,
                     struct wl_text_input *text_input EINA_UNUSED,
                     uint32_t              serial EINA_UNUSED,
-                    const char           *language EINA_UNUSED)
+                    const char           *language)
 {
+    WaylandIMContext *imcontext = (WaylandIMContext *)data;
+
+    if (imcontext->language)
+      free(imcontext->language);
+
+    imcontext->language = strdup(language ? language : "");
 }
 
 static void
@@ -646,6 +653,12 @@ wayland_im_context_del(Ecore_IMF_Context *ctx)
 
    EINA_LOG_DOM_INFO(_ecore_imf_wayland_log_dom, "context_del");
 
+   if (imcontext->language)
+     {
+        free(imcontext->language);
+        imcontext->language = NULL;
+     }
+
    if (imcontext->text_input)
      wl_text_input_destroy(imcontext->text_input);
 
@@ -951,6 +964,16 @@ wayland_im_context_input_panel_language_set(Ecore_IMF_Context *ctx,
      imcontext->content_hint &= ~WL_TEXT_INPUT_CONTENT_HINT_LATIN;
 }
 
+EAPI void
+wayland_im_context_input_panel_language_locale_get(Ecore_IMF_Context *ctx,
+                                                   char **locale)
+{
+   WaylandIMContext *imcontext = (WaylandIMContext *)ecore_imf_context_data_get(ctx);
+
+   if (locale)
+     *locale = strdup(imcontext->language ? imcontext->language : "");
+}
+
 WaylandIMContext *wayland_im_context_new (struct wl_text_input_manager *text_input_manager)
 {
    WaylandIMContext *context = calloc(1, sizeof(WaylandIMContext));
diff --git a/src/modules/ecore_imf/wayland/wayland_imcontext.h b/src/modules/ecore_imf/wayland/wayland_imcontext.h
index a76203f7f4..18925e5662 100644
--- a/src/modules/ecore_imf/wayland/wayland_imcontext.h
+++ b/src/modules/ecore_imf/wayland/wayland_imcontext.h
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ EAPI void wayland_im_context_input_hint_set(Ecore_IMF_Context *ctx,
 EAPI void wayland_im_context_input_panel_language_set(Ecore_IMF_Context *ctx,
                                                       Ecore_IMF_Input_Panel_Lang lang);
 
+EAPI void
+wayland_im_context_input_panel_language_locale_get(Ecore_IMF_Context *ctx,
+                                                   char **locale);
+
 WaylandIMContext *wayland_im_context_new        (struct wl_text_input_manager *text_input_manager);
 
 extern int _ecore_imf_wayland_log_dom;
diff --git a/src/modules/ecore_imf/wayland/wayland_module.c b/src/modules/ecore_imf/wayland/wayland_module.c
index 3a249967f7..7fc2474745 100644
--- a/src/modules/ecore_imf/wayland/wayland_module.c
+++ b/src/modules/ecore_imf/wayland/wayland_module.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ static Ecore_IMF_Context_Class wayland_imf_class =
    NULL,                                      /* input_panel_state_get */
    NULL,                                      /* input_panel_event_callback_add */
    NULL,                                      /* input_panel_event_callback_del */
-   NULL,                                      /* input_panel_language_locale_get */
+   wayland_im_context_input_panel_language_locale_get, /* input_panel_language_locale_get */
    NULL,                                      /* candidate_window_geometry_get */
    wayland_im_context_input_hint_set,         /* input_hint_set */
    NULL                                       /* bidi_direction_set */