diff --git a/resources/js/ext.uls.ime.js b/resources/js/ext.uls.ime.js
index 9422656a..ad422d76 100644
--- a/resources/js/ext.uls.ime.js
+++ b/resources/js/ext.uls.ime.js
@@ -95,7 +95,11 @@
 			} else {
 				return this.registry.enable;
 			}
-		}
+		},
+
+		getDefaultLanguage: function () {
+			return mw.config.get( 'wgContentLanguage' );
+		},
 	} );
 
 	// MediaWiki specific overrides for jquery.ime