diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/LdapSync.php b/app/Console/Commands/LdapSync.php
index 1856bf10f..c90c3c2a9 100755
--- a/app/Console/Commands/LdapSync.php
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/LdapSync.php
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ class LdapSync extends Command
                 $item['department'] = $results[$i][$ldap_result_dept][0] ?? '';
                 $item['manager'] = $results[$i][$ldap_result_manager][0] ?? '';
                 $item['location'] = $results[$i][$ldap_result_location][0] ?? '';
+                $item['locale'] = app()->getLocale();
 
                 // ONLY if you are using the "ldap_location" option *AND* you have an actual result
                 if ($ldap_result_location && $item['location']) {
diff --git a/app/Models/Ldap.php b/app/Models/Ldap.php
index dd3920b56..ecce46d82 100644
--- a/app/Models/Ldap.php
+++ b/app/Models/Ldap.php
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ class Ldap extends Model
         $item['department'] = $ldapattributes[$ldap_result_dept][0] ?? '';
         $item['manager'] = $ldapattributes[$ldap_result_manager][0] ?? '';
         $item['location'] = $ldapattributes[$ldap_result_location][0] ?? '';
+        $item['locale'] = app()->getLocale();
 
         return $item;
     }
@@ -239,7 +240,7 @@ class Ldap extends Model
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
      * @since [v3.0]
      * @param $ldapatttibutes
-     * @return array|bool
+     * @return User | bool
      */
     public static function createUserFromLdap($ldapatttibutes, $password)
     {
@@ -252,6 +253,7 @@ class Ldap extends Model
             $user->last_name = $item['lastname'];
             $user->username = $item['username'];
             $user->email = $item['email'];
+            $user->locale = $item['locale'];
             $user->password = $user->noPassword();
 
             if (Setting::getSettings()->ldap_pw_sync == '1') {