diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/gifv.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/gifv.jsx
index 1f0f99b464ec84374f6a25b71ed0d4d73f3f157f..9ec201c6cc18999cc8f80e1d5714dbeec044b5cb 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/gifv.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/gifv.jsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ export default class GIFV extends React.PureComponent {
   static propTypes = {
     src: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
     alt: PropTypes.string,
+    lang: PropTypes.string,
     width: PropTypes.number,
     height: PropTypes.number,
     onClick: PropTypes.func,
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ export default class GIFV extends React.PureComponent {
   };
 
   render () {
-    const { src, width, height, alt } = this.props;
+    const { src, width, height, alt, lang } = this.props;
     const { loading } = this.state;
 
     return (
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ export default class GIFV extends React.PureComponent {
             tabIndex='0'
             aria-label={alt}
             title={alt}
+            lang={lang}
             onClick={this.handleClick}
           />
         )}
@@ -58,6 +60,7 @@ export default class GIFV extends React.PureComponent {
           tabIndex='0'
           aria-label={alt}
           title={alt}
+          lang={lang}
           muted
           loop
           autoPlay
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/media_attachments.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/media_attachments.jsx
index 565a303301ed557a3f17838fdbba6eb8a9e62e2f..0e25e597342b52b7d4f5e229b73009d82eaf19f9 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/media_attachments.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/media_attachments.jsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export default class MediaAttachments extends ImmutablePureComponent {
 
   static propTypes = {
     status: ImmutablePropTypes.map.isRequired,
+    lang: PropTypes.string,
     height: PropTypes.number,
     width: PropTypes.number,
   };
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ export default class MediaAttachments extends ImmutablePureComponent {
   };
 
   render () {
-    const { status, width, height } = this.props;
+    const { status, lang, width, height } = this.props;
     const mediaAttachments = status.get('media_attachments');
 
     if (mediaAttachments.size === 0) {
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ export default class MediaAttachments extends ImmutablePureComponent {
             <Component
               src={audio.get('url')}
               alt={audio.get('description')}
+              lang={lang || status.get('language')}
               width={width}
               height={height}
               poster={audio.get('preview_url') || status.getIn(['account', 'avatar_static'])}
@@ -87,6 +89,7 @@ export default class MediaAttachments extends ImmutablePureComponent {
               blurhash={video.get('blurhash')}
               src={video.get('url')}
               alt={video.get('description')}
+              lang={lang || status.get('language')}
               width={width}
               height={height}
               inline
@@ -102,6 +105,7 @@ export default class MediaAttachments extends ImmutablePureComponent {
           {Component => (
             <Component
               media={mediaAttachments}
+              lang={lang || status.get('language')}
               sensitive={status.get('sensitive')}
               defaultWidth={width}
               height={height}
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/media_gallery.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/media_gallery.jsx
index 659a833754066b897d817f3301bf20bdabf9b08a..f869bd62d1b2b3845a542e57812d7e0d62ceb37e 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/media_gallery.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/media_gallery.jsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ class Item extends React.PureComponent {
 
   static propTypes = {
     attachment: ImmutablePropTypes.map.isRequired,
+    lang: PropTypes.string,
     standalone: PropTypes.bool,
     index: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
     size: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ class Item extends React.PureComponent {
   };
 
   render () {
-    const { attachment, index, size, standalone, displayWidth, visible } = this.props;
+    const { attachment, lang, index, size, standalone, displayWidth, visible } = this.props;
 
     let width  = 50;
     let height = 100;
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ class Item extends React.PureComponent {
     if (attachment.get('type') === 'unknown') {
       return (
         <div className={classNames('media-gallery__item', { standalone })} key={attachment.get('id')} style={{ left: left, top: top, right: right, bottom: bottom, width: `${width}%`, height: `${height}%` }}>
-          <a className='media-gallery__item-thumbnail' href={attachment.get('remote_url') || attachment.get('url')} style={{ cursor: 'pointer' }} title={attachment.get('description')} target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer'>
+          <a className='media-gallery__item-thumbnail' href={attachment.get('remote_url') || attachment.get('url')} style={{ cursor: 'pointer' }} title={attachment.get('description')} lang={lang} target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer'>
             <Blurhash
               hash={attachment.get('blurhash')}
               className='media-gallery__preview'
@@ -174,6 +175,7 @@ class Item extends React.PureComponent {
             sizes={sizes}
             alt={attachment.get('description')}
             title={attachment.get('description')}
+            lang={lang}
             style={{ objectPosition: `${x}% ${y}%` }}
             onLoad={this.handleImageLoad}
           />
@@ -188,6 +190,7 @@ class Item extends React.PureComponent {
             className='media-gallery__item-gifv-thumbnail'
             aria-label={attachment.get('description')}
             title={attachment.get('description')}
+            lang={lang}
             role='application'
             src={attachment.get('url')}
             onClick={this.handleClick}
@@ -227,6 +230,7 @@ class MediaGallery extends React.PureComponent {
     sensitive: PropTypes.bool,
     standalone: PropTypes.bool,
     media: ImmutablePropTypes.list.isRequired,
+    lang: PropTypes.string,
     size: PropTypes.object,
     height: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
     onOpenMedia: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
@@ -310,9 +314,8 @@ class MediaGallery extends React.PureComponent {
   }
 
   render () {
-    const { media, intl, sensitive, height, defaultWidth, standalone, autoplay } = this.props;
+    const { media, lang, intl, sensitive, height, defaultWidth, standalone, autoplay } = this.props;
     const { visible } = this.state;
-
     const width = this.state.width || defaultWidth;
 
     let children, spoilerButton;
@@ -333,9 +336,9 @@ class MediaGallery extends React.PureComponent {
     const uncached = media.every(attachment => attachment.get('type') === 'unknown');
 
     if (standalone && this.isFullSizeEligible()) {
-      children = <Item standalone autoplay={autoplay} onClick={this.handleClick} attachment={media.get(0)} displayWidth={width} visible={visible} />;
+      children = <Item standalone autoplay={autoplay} onClick={this.handleClick} attachment={media.get(0)} lang={lang} displayWidth={width} visible={visible} />;
     } else {
-      children = media.take(4).map((attachment, i) => <Item key={attachment.get('id')} autoplay={autoplay} onClick={this.handleClick} attachment={attachment} index={i} size={size} displayWidth={width} visible={visible || uncached} />);
+      children = media.take(4).map((attachment, i) => <Item key={attachment.get('id')} autoplay={autoplay} onClick={this.handleClick} attachment={attachment} index={i} lang={lang} size={size} displayWidth={width} visible={visible || uncached} />);
     }
 
     if (uncached) {
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/poll.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/poll.jsx
index 95a900c49f0cbd6f879c6a92750f163125af8387..7efedfe345c9dd1bbe7fe3feae42c44ca8393c3d 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/poll.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/poll.jsx
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class Poll extends ImmutablePureComponent {
 
   static propTypes = {
     poll: ImmutablePropTypes.map,
+    lang: PropTypes.string,
     intl: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
     disabled: PropTypes.bool,
     refresh: PropTypes.func,
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ class Poll extends ImmutablePureComponent {
   };
 
   renderOption (option, optionIndex, showResults) {
-    const { poll, disabled, intl } = this.props;
+    const { poll, lang, disabled, intl } = this.props;
     const pollVotesCount  = poll.get('voters_count') || poll.get('votes_count');
     const percent         = pollVotesCount === 0 ? 0 : (option.get('votes_count') / pollVotesCount) * 100;
     const leading         = poll.get('options').filterNot(other => other.get('title') === option.get('title')).every(other => option.get('votes_count') >= other.get('votes_count'));
@@ -159,6 +160,7 @@ class Poll extends ImmutablePureComponent {
               onKeyPress={this.handleOptionKeyPress}
               aria-checked={active}
               aria-label={option.get('title')}
+              lang={lang}
               data-index={optionIndex}
             />
           )}
@@ -175,6 +177,7 @@ class Poll extends ImmutablePureComponent {
 
           <span
             className='poll__option__text translate'
+            lang={lang}
             dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: titleEmojified }}
           />
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.jsx
index 2e2d9663459f7168d66fa5532d44dbc2b551b227..a48230bafa962f5a09c5523ce42dc0f513520f46 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.jsx
@@ -417,6 +417,7 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
               <Component
                 src={attachment.get('url')}
                 alt={attachment.get('description')}
+                lang={status.get('language')}
                 poster={attachment.get('preview_url') || status.getIn(['account', 'avatar_static'])}
                 backgroundColor={attachment.getIn(['meta', 'colors', 'background'])}
                 foregroundColor={attachment.getIn(['meta', 'colors', 'foreground'])}
@@ -446,6 +447,7 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
                 blurhash={attachment.get('blurhash')}
                 src={attachment.get('url')}
                 alt={attachment.get('description')}
+                lang={status.get('language')}
                 width={this.props.cachedMediaWidth}
                 height={110}
                 inline
@@ -465,6 +467,7 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
             {Component => (
               <Component
                 media={status.get('media_attachments')}
+                lang={status.get('language')}
                 sensitive={status.get('sensitive')}
                 height={110}
                 onOpenMedia={this.handleOpenMedia}
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status_content.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status_content.jsx
index ece54621f5981a2ba06b54545b3bd09c8b2125a5..a1c38171f25ce6fca82865a88c17d3112c4d2b05 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status_content.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status_content.jsx
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ class StatusContent extends React.PureComponent {
     );
 
     const poll = !!status.get('poll') && (
-      <PollContainer pollId={status.get('poll')} />
+      <PollContainer pollId={status.get('poll')} lang={status.get('language')} />
     );
 
     if (status.get('spoiler_text').length > 0) {
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_gallery/components/media_item.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_gallery/components/media_item.jsx
index d6d60ebda71f99ce9094a183f255e33f615b8983..53b04acfd3fbedd111d21d53c878e236e16f8618 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_gallery/components/media_item.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_gallery/components/media_item.jsx
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ export default class MediaItem extends ImmutablePureComponent {
           <img
             src={attachment.get('preview_url') || attachment.getIn(['account', 'avatar_static'])}
             alt={attachment.get('description')}
+            lang={status.get('language')}
             onLoad={this.handleImageLoad}
           />
         );
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ export default class MediaItem extends ImmutablePureComponent {
           <img
             src={attachment.get('preview_url')}
             alt={attachment.get('description')}
+            lang={status.get('language')}
             style={{ objectPosition: `${x}% ${y}%` }}
             onLoad={this.handleImageLoad}
           />
@@ -105,6 +107,7 @@ export default class MediaItem extends ImmutablePureComponent {
             className='media-gallery__item-gifv-thumbnail'
             aria-label={attachment.get('description')}
             title={attachment.get('description')}
+            lang={status.get('language')}
             role='application'
             src={attachment.get('url')}
             onMouseEnter={this.handleMouseEnter}
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/audio/index.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/audio/index.jsx
index bf954c06d4d37ab54f65ebdad3b8370c712c05dd..9a9de02ae835e364c2487bb3fb1b4138162ffc44 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/audio/index.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/audio/index.jsx
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class Audio extends React.PureComponent {
   static propTypes = {
     src: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
     alt: PropTypes.string,
+    lang: PropTypes.string,
     poster: PropTypes.string,
     duration: PropTypes.number,
     width: PropTypes.number,
@@ -458,7 +459,7 @@ class Audio extends React.PureComponent {
   };
 
   render () {
-    const { src, intl, alt, editable, autoPlay, sensitive, blurhash } = this.props;
+    const { src, intl, alt, lang, editable, autoPlay, sensitive, blurhash } = this.props;
     const { paused, muted, volume, currentTime, duration, buffer, dragging, revealed } = this.state;
     const progress = Math.min((currentTime / duration) * 100, 100);
 
@@ -503,6 +504,7 @@ class Audio extends React.PureComponent {
           onKeyDown={this.handleAudioKeyDown}
           title={alt}
           aria-label={alt}
+          lang={lang}
         />
 
         <div className={classNames('spoiler-button', { 'spoiler-button--hidden': revealed || editable })}>
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/components/detailed_status.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/components/detailed_status.jsx
index 064231ffe33a3784e80443396743a6436dff4ff5..f9ff57261c9a40a9f24590e6c276bacfa752be25 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/components/detailed_status.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/components/detailed_status.jsx
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ class DetailedStatus extends ImmutablePureComponent {
           <Audio
             src={attachment.get('url')}
             alt={attachment.get('description')}
+            lang={status.get('language')}
             duration={attachment.getIn(['meta', 'original', 'duration'], 0)}
             poster={attachment.get('preview_url') || status.getIn(['account', 'avatar_static'])}
             backgroundColor={attachment.getIn(['meta', 'colors', 'background'])}
@@ -161,6 +162,7 @@ class DetailedStatus extends ImmutablePureComponent {
             blurhash={attachment.get('blurhash')}
             src={attachment.get('url')}
             alt={attachment.get('description')}
+            lang={status.get('language')}
             width={300}
             height={150}
             inline
@@ -176,6 +178,7 @@ class DetailedStatus extends ImmutablePureComponent {
             standalone
             sensitive={status.get('sensitive')}
             media={status.get('media_attachments')}
+            lang={status.get('language')}
             height={300}
             onOpenMedia={this.props.onOpenMedia}
             visible={this.props.showMedia}
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/audio_modal.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/audio_modal.jsx
index c46fefce89d17bb9448dc07f9e27013eb3dc09ec..a2fa8c49c308d3d0ff352003f57c341581ed1cde 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/audio_modal.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/audio_modal.jsx
@@ -7,15 +7,17 @@ import ImmutablePureComponent from 'react-immutable-pure-component';
 import Footer from 'mastodon/features/picture_in_picture/components/footer';
 
 const mapStateToProps = (state, { statusId }) => ({
+  language: state.getIn(['statuses', statusId, 'language']),
   accountStaticAvatar: state.getIn(['accounts', state.getIn(['statuses', statusId, 'account']), 'avatar_static']),
 });
 
-export default @connect(mapStateToProps)
+export default @connect(mapStateToProps, null, null, { forwardRef: true })
 class AudioModal extends ImmutablePureComponent {
 
   static propTypes = {
     media: ImmutablePropTypes.map.isRequired,
     statusId: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+    language: PropTypes.string,
     accountStaticAvatar: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
     options: PropTypes.shape({
       autoPlay: PropTypes.bool,
@@ -25,7 +27,7 @@ class AudioModal extends ImmutablePureComponent {
   };
 
   render () {
-    const { media, accountStaticAvatar, statusId, onClose } = this.props;
+    const { media, language, accountStaticAvatar, statusId, onClose } = this.props;
     const options = this.props.options || {};
 
     return (
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ class AudioModal extends ImmutablePureComponent {
           <Audio
             src={media.get('url')}
             alt={media.get('description')}
+            lang={language}
             duration={media.getIn(['meta', 'original', 'duration'], 0)}
             height={150}
             poster={media.get('preview_url') || accountStaticAvatar}
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/compare_history_modal.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/compare_history_modal.jsx
index ecccc8f7df586b31d043c5896d814bbeb06fde5a..cbb1567b70056e024d3e419dd17b3a22984bd386 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/compare_history_modal.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/compare_history_modal.jsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import RelativeTimestamp from 'mastodon/components/relative_timestamp';
 import MediaAttachments from 'mastodon/components/media_attachments';
 
 const mapStateToProps = (state, { statusId }) => ({
+  language: state.getIn(['statuses', statusId, 'language']),
   versions: state.getIn(['history', statusId, 'items']),
 });
 
@@ -30,11 +31,12 @@ class CompareHistoryModal extends React.PureComponent {
     onClose: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     index: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
     statusId: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+    language: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
     versions: ImmutablePropTypes.list.isRequired,
   };
 
   render () {
-    const { index, versions, onClose } = this.props;
+    const { index, versions, language, onClose } = this.props;
     const currentVersion = versions.get(index);
 
     const emojiMap = currentVersion.get('emojis').reduce((obj, emoji) => {
@@ -65,12 +67,12 @@ class CompareHistoryModal extends React.PureComponent {
           <div className='status__content'>
             {currentVersion.get('spoiler_text').length > 0 && (
               <React.Fragment>
-                <div className='translate' dangerouslySetInnerHTML={spoilerContent} />
+                <div className='translate' dangerouslySetInnerHTML={spoilerContent} lang={language} />
                 <hr />
               </React.Fragment>
             )}
 
-            <div className='status__content__text status__content__text--visible translate' dangerouslySetInnerHTML={content} />
+            <div className='status__content__text status__content__text--visible translate' dangerouslySetInnerHTML={content} lang={language} />
 
             {!!currentVersion.get('poll') && (
               <div className='poll'>
@@ -82,6 +84,7 @@ class CompareHistoryModal extends React.PureComponent {
                       <span
                         className='poll__option__text translate'
                         dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: emojify(escapeTextContentForBrowser(option.get('title')), emojiMap) }}
+                        lang={language}
                       />
                     </li>
                   ))}
@@ -89,7 +92,7 @@ class CompareHistoryModal extends React.PureComponent {
               </div>
             )}
 
-            <MediaAttachments status={currentVersion} />
+            <MediaAttachments status={currentVersion} lang={language} />
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/image_loader.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/image_loader.jsx
index 92aeef5c4f6a437a3ab10a9f39eeb0a1e939f43d..9093eab28e78ab8704d604375822bbb77d77ef30 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/image_loader.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/image_loader.jsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export default class ImageLoader extends PureComponent {
 
   static propTypes = {
     alt: PropTypes.string,
+    lang: PropTypes.string,
     src: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
     previewSrc: PropTypes.string,
     width: PropTypes.number,
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ export default class ImageLoader extends PureComponent {
 
   static defaultProps = {
     alt: '',
+    lang: '',
     width: null,
     height: null,
   };
@@ -129,7 +131,7 @@ export default class ImageLoader extends PureComponent {
   };
 
   render () {
-    const { alt, src, width, height, onClick } = this.props;
+    const { alt, lang, src, width, height, onClick } = this.props;
     const { loading } = this.state;
 
     const className = classNames('image-loader', {
@@ -154,6 +156,7 @@ export default class ImageLoader extends PureComponent {
         ) : (
           <ZoomableImage
             alt={alt}
+            lang={lang}
             src={src}
             onClick={onClick}
             width={width}
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/media_modal.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/media_modal.jsx
index 1cda8de044e16a46584ce6b7ef2558de448b7106..086da8cf5eab004e8d4870663f2380d8ca4d8ad7 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/media_modal.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/media_modal.jsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import ReactSwipeableViews from 'react-swipeable-views';
 import ImmutablePropTypes from 'react-immutable-proptypes';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import Video from 'mastodon/features/video';
+import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
 import { defineMessages, injectIntl } from 'react-intl';
 import IconButton from 'mastodon/components/icon_button';
@@ -20,7 +21,12 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
   next: { id: 'lightbox.next', defaultMessage: 'Next' },
 });
 
-export default @injectIntl
+const mapStateToProps = (state, { statusId }) => ({
+  language: state.getIn(['statuses', statusId, 'language']),
+});
+
+export default @connect(mapStateToProps, null, null, { forwardRef: true })
+@injectIntl
 class MediaModal extends ImmutablePureComponent {
 
   static propTypes = {
@@ -129,7 +135,7 @@ class MediaModal extends ImmutablePureComponent {
   };
 
   render () {
-    const { media, statusId, intl, onClose } = this.props;
+    const { media, language, statusId, intl, onClose } = this.props;
     const { navigationHidden } = this.state;
 
     const index = this.getIndex();
@@ -149,6 +155,7 @@ class MediaModal extends ImmutablePureComponent {
             width={width}
             height={height}
             alt={image.get('description')}
+            lang={language}
             key={image.get('url')}
             onClick={this.toggleNavigation}
             zoomButtonHidden={this.state.zoomButtonHidden}
@@ -171,6 +178,7 @@ class MediaModal extends ImmutablePureComponent {
             onCloseVideo={onClose}
             detailed
             alt={image.get('description')}
+            lang={language}
             key={image.get('url')}
           />
         );
@@ -182,6 +190,7 @@ class MediaModal extends ImmutablePureComponent {
             height={height}
             key={image.get('preview_url')}
             alt={image.get('description')}
+            lang={language}
             onClick={this.toggleNavigation}
           />
         );
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/video_modal.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/video_modal.jsx
index abaccbe985d78ca353589cdb92305b06dd577521..1737d52dbad8f993cf74f4bde4eda0c53cb632b3 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/video_modal.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/video_modal.jsx
@@ -2,15 +2,22 @@ import React from 'react';
 import ImmutablePropTypes from 'react-immutable-proptypes';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import Video from 'mastodon/features/video';
+import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import ImmutablePureComponent from 'react-immutable-pure-component';
 import Footer from 'mastodon/features/picture_in_picture/components/footer';
 import { getAverageFromBlurhash } from 'mastodon/blurhash';
 
-export default class VideoModal extends ImmutablePureComponent {
+const mapStateToProps = (state, { statusId }) => ({
+  language: state.getIn(['statuses', statusId, 'language']),
+});
+
+export default @connect(mapStateToProps, null, null, { forwardRef: true })
+class VideoModal extends ImmutablePureComponent {
 
   static propTypes = {
     media: ImmutablePropTypes.map.isRequired,
     statusId: PropTypes.string,
+    language: PropTypes.string,
     options: PropTypes.shape({
       startTime: PropTypes.number,
       autoPlay: PropTypes.bool,
@@ -31,7 +38,7 @@ export default class VideoModal extends ImmutablePureComponent {
   }
 
   render () {
-    const { media, statusId, onClose } = this.props;
+    const { media, statusId, language, onClose } = this.props;
     const options = this.props.options || {};
 
     return (
@@ -49,6 +56,7 @@ export default class VideoModal extends ImmutablePureComponent {
             autoFocus
             detailed
             alt={media.get('description')}
+            lang={language}
           />
         </div>
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/zoomable_image.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/zoomable_image.jsx
index 3b2bb02861686f3ef4df8c5e7da97655fbe64de8..7faba4c101aeee299bd1737ec72f1ff9c3f8e206 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/zoomable_image.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/zoomable_image.jsx
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ class ZoomableImage extends React.PureComponent {
 
   static propTypes = {
     alt: PropTypes.string,
+    lang: PropTypes.string,
     src: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
     width: PropTypes.number,
     height: PropTypes.number,
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ class ZoomableImage extends React.PureComponent {
 
   static defaultProps = {
     alt: '',
+    lang: '',
     width: null,
     height: null,
   };
@@ -403,7 +405,7 @@ class ZoomableImage extends React.PureComponent {
   };
 
   render () {
-    const { alt, src, width, height, intl } = this.props;
+    const { alt, lang, src, width, height, intl } = this.props;
     const { scale, lockTranslate } = this.state;
     const overflow = scale === MIN_SCALE ? 'hidden' : 'scroll';
     const zoomButtonShouldHide = this.state.navigationHidden || this.props.zoomButtonHidden || this.state.zoomMatrix.rate <= MIN_SCALE ? 'media-modal__zoom-button--hidden' : '';
@@ -431,6 +433,7 @@ class ZoomableImage extends React.PureComponent {
             ref={this.setImageRef}
             alt={alt}
             title={alt}
+            lang={lang}
             src={src}
             width={width}
             height={height}
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/video/index.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/video/index.jsx
index 8d63394aaf5430dd20e4d21b2ff5e342b7321418..dc722a7a77f4b375b91e61e24c827de326aea9b1 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/video/index.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/video/index.jsx
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ class Video extends React.PureComponent {
     frameRate: PropTypes.string,
     src: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
     alt: PropTypes.string,
+    lang: PropTypes.string,
     width: PropTypes.number,
     height: PropTypes.number,
     sensitive: PropTypes.bool,
@@ -524,7 +525,7 @@ class Video extends React.PureComponent {
   }
 
   render () {
-    const { preview, src, inline, onOpenVideo, onCloseVideo, intl, alt, detailed, sensitive, editable, blurhash, autoFocus } = this.props;
+    const { preview, src, inline, onOpenVideo, onCloseVideo, intl, alt, lang, detailed, sensitive, editable, blurhash, autoFocus } = this.props;
     const { containerWidth, currentTime, duration, volume, buffer, dragging, paused, fullscreen, hovered, muted, revealed } = this.state;
     const progress = Math.min((currentTime / duration) * 100, 100);
     const playerStyle = {};
@@ -585,6 +586,7 @@ class Video extends React.PureComponent {
           tabIndex='0'
           aria-label={alt}
           title={alt}
+          lang={lang}
           width={width}
           height={height}
           volume={volume}