diff --git a/src/system/helpers.cpp b/src/system/helpers.cpp
index de76cb728..70dd11838 100644
--- a/src/system/helpers.cpp
+++ b/src/system/helpers.cpp
@@ -944,3 +944,36 @@ std::string getJFFS2MountPoint(int mtdPos)
 	fclose(fd);
 	return "";
 }
+
+std::string Lang2ISO639_1(std::string& lang)
+{
+	std::string ret = "";
+	if ((lang == "deutsch") || (lang == "bayrisch") || (lang == "ch-baslerdeutsch") || (lang == "ch-berndeutsch"))
+		ret = "de";
+	else if (lang == "english")
+		ret = "en";
+	else if (lang == "nederlands")
+		ret = "nl";
+	else if (lang == "slovak")
+		ret = "sk";
+	else if (lang == "bosanski")
+		ret = "bs";
+	else if (lang == "czech")
+		ret = "cs";
+	else if (lang == "francais")
+		ret = "fr";
+	else if (lang == "italiano")
+		ret = "it";
+	else if (lang == "polski")
+		ret = "pl";
+	else if (lang == "portugues")
+		ret = "pt";
+	else if (lang == "russkij")
+		ret = "ru";
+	else if (lang == "suomi")
+		ret = "fi";
+	else if (lang == "svenska")
+		ret = "sv";
+
+	return ret;
+}
diff --git a/src/system/helpers.h b/src/system/helpers.h
index b6da33508..486d1e8e6 100644
--- a/src/system/helpers.h
+++ b/src/system/helpers.h
@@ -117,5 +117,6 @@ std::vector<std::string> split(const std::string &s, char delim);
 bool split_config_string(const std::string &str, std::map<std::string,std::string> &smap);
 
 std::string getJFFS2MountPoint(int mtdPos);
+std::string Lang2ISO639_1(std::string& lang);
 
 #endif