1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/webapp/action_creators/global_actions.jsx b/webapp/action_creators/global_actions.jsx
index ab38532a6..7322f1150 100644
--- a/webapp/action_creators/global_actions.jsx
+++ b/webapp/action_creators/global_actions.jsx
@@ -264,6 +264,15 @@ export function newLocalizationSelected(locale) {
     }
 }
 
+export function loadBrowserLocale() {
+    let locale = (navigator.languages && navigator.languages.length > 0 ? navigator.languages[0] :
+        (navigator.language || navigator.userLanguage)).split('-')[0];
+    if (!I18n.getLanguages()[locale]) {
+        locale = 'en';
+    }
+    return newLocalizationSelected(locale);
+}
+
 export function viewLoggedIn() {
     AsyncClient.getChannels();
     AsyncClient.getChannelExtraInfo();