diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 6e22a3ef3..b780d75ee 100755
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ $Source$
 
 2005-12-06 Marc Delisle  <lem9@users.sourceforge.net>
     * libraries/common.lib.php: bug #1374236, sorting order
+    * libraries/auth/cookie.auth.lib.php: bug #1374753, Language change on
+      login panel not propagated
 
 2005-12-06 Michal Čihař  <michal@cihar.com>
     * libraries/config.default.php: Modify default export configuration (RFE
diff --git a/libraries/auth/cookie.auth.lib.php b/libraries/auth/cookie.auth.lib.php
index bed780734..19298eb6b 100644
--- a/libraries/auth/cookie.auth.lib.php
+++ b/libraries/auth/cookie.auth.lib.php
@@ -476,6 +476,10 @@ function PMA_auth_set_user()
         if ( ! empty($GLOBALS['table']) ) {
             $url_params['table'] = $GLOBALS['table'];
         }
+        // Language change from the login panel needs to be remembered
+        if ( ! empty($GLOBALS['lang']) ) {
+            $url_params['lang'] = $GLOBALS['lang'];
+        }
         // any target to pass?
         if ( ! empty($GLOBALS['target']) && $GLOBALS['target'] != 'index.php' ) {
             $url_params['target'] = $GLOBALS['target'];