diff --git a/Tusker/Screens/Search/MastodonSearchController.swift b/Tusker/Screens/Search/MastodonSearchController.swift
index d227d0dc..d766647b 100644
--- a/Tusker/Screens/Search/MastodonSearchController.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Screens/Search/MastodonSearchController.swift
@@ -65,12 +65,13 @@ class MastodonSearchController: UISearchController {
             searchText.isEmpty || $0.contains(searchText)
         }))
         
-        // TODO: use default language from preferences
         var langSuggestions = [String]()
-        if searchText.isEmpty || "language:en".contains(searchText) {
-            langSuggestions.append("language:en")
+        let defaultLanguage = searchResultsController.mastodonController.accountPreferences.serverDefaultLanguage ?? "en"
+        let languageToken = "language:\(defaultLanguage)"
+        if searchText.isEmpty || languageToken.contains(searchText) {
+            langSuggestions.append(languageToken)
         }
-        if searchText != "en",
+        if searchText != defaultLanguage,
            let match = languageRegex.firstMatch(in: searchText, range: NSRange(location: 0, length: searchText.utf16.count)) {
             let identifier = (searchText as NSString).substring(with: match.range(at: 1))
             if #available(iOS 16.0, *) {