diff --git a/includes/ScribuntoContentHandler.php b/includes/ScribuntoContentHandler.php
index 35112f8e..5998b5f4 100644
--- a/includes/ScribuntoContentHandler.php
+++ b/includes/ScribuntoContentHandler.php
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ class ScribuntoContentHandler extends CodeContentHandler {
 			$html .= $parserOutput->getRawText();
 		} else {
 			$parserOutput = new ParserOutput();
+			$parserOutput->setLanguage( $parserOptions->getTargetLanguage() ?? $docTitle->getPageLanguage() );
 		}
 
 		if ( $docTitle ) {