diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_qweb.py b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_qweb.py
index e3114470c24..b32662ab27c 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_qweb.py
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_qweb.py
@@ -442,8 +442,9 @@ class QWeb(orm.AbstractModel):
             init_lang = d.context.get('lang', 'en_US')
             lang = template_attributes['lang']
             d.context['lang'] = self.eval(lang, d) or lang
-            if not self.pool['res.lang'].search(d.cr, d.uid, [('code', '=', lang)], count=True, context=d.context):
-                _logger.info("'%s' is not a valid language code, is an empty field or is not installed, falling back to en_US", lang)
+            if not self.pool['res.lang'].search(d.cr, d.uid, [('code', '=', d.context['lang'])], count=True, context=d.context):
+                d.context['lang'] = qwebcontext.get('res_company') and qwebcontext.get('res_company').partner_id.lang or 'en_US'
+                _logger.info("'%s' is not a valid language code, is an empty field or is not installed, falling back to %s" % (lang_eval, d.context['lang']))
 
         d[0] = self.render_element(element, template_attributes, generated_attributes, d)
         cr = d.get('request') and d['request'].cr or None