diff --git a/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.js b/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.js
index bfd1acb6..5ad1709c 100644
--- a/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.js
+++ b/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.js
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ const PostStatusForm = {
         poll: this.statusPoll || {},
         mediaDescriptions: this.statusMediaDescriptions || {},
         visibility: this.statusScope || this.suggestedVisibility(),
-        language: this.statusLanguage || postLanguage,
+        language: this.statusLanguage || this.suggestedLanguage(),
         contentType: statusContentType
       }
     }