diff --git a/platform/platform.android.ts b/platform/platform.android.ts
index bb800a486..15e09bf0a 100644
--- a/platform/platform.android.ts
+++ b/platform/platform.android.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export class device implements definition.device {
     private static _sdkVersion: string;
     private static _deviceType: string;
     private static _uuid: string;
+    private static _language: string;
 
     static get os(): string {
         return platformNames.android;
@@ -81,6 +82,16 @@ export class device implements definition.device {
         
         return device._uuid;
     }
+
+    static get language(): string {
+        if (!device._language) {
+            var context = application.android.context;
+            var locale = context.getResources().getConfiguration().locale;
+            device._language = locale.getDefault().toString();
+        }
+        
+        return device._language;
+    }
 }
 
 var mainScreenInfo: definition.ScreenMetrics;
diff --git a/platform/platform.d.ts b/platform/platform.d.ts
index c71b87e32..2b48a6e1b 100644
--- a/platform/platform.d.ts
+++ b/platform/platform.d.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ declare module "platform" {
          * Gets the uuid
          */
          static uuid: string;
+
+        /**
+         * Gets the preferred language. For example "en" or "en_US"
+         */
+        static language: string;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/platform/platform.ios.ts b/platform/platform.ios.ts
index b1d6dac6f..44e1ff22e 100644
--- a/platform/platform.ios.ts
+++ b/platform/platform.ios.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export class device implements definition.device {
     private static _osVersion: string;
     private static _sdkVersion: string;
     private static _deviceType: string;
+    private static _language: string;
 
     static get manufacturer(): string {
         return "Apple";
@@ -74,6 +75,15 @@ export class device implements definition.device {
 
         return app_uuid;
     }
+
+    static get language(): string {
+        if (!device._language) {
+            var languages = NSLocale.preferredLanguages();
+            device._language = languages[0];
+        }
+        
+        return device._language;
+    }
 }
 
 var mainScreenInfo: definition.ScreenMetrics = null;