diff --git a/header.php b/header.php
index 2a8e98c..e396aaa 100644
--- a/header.php
+++ b/header.php
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@
 	<link rel="profile" href="http://gmpg.org/xfn/11">
 	<link rel="pingback" href="<?php bloginfo('pingback_url'); ?>">
 	<?php wp_head(); ?>
-
 </head>
+<?php $currentLanguage = apply_filters('wpml_current_language', null); ?>
 
-<body <?php body_class(); ?>>
+<body <?php body_class(); ?> current-language="<?php echo $currentLanguage ?? ""  ?>">
 	<?php
 	do_action('tailpress_site_before');
 	global $post;
