diff --git a/static/js/editor.js b/static/js/editor.js
index 550caf3a3..c3c65a1cf 100644
--- a/static/js/editor.js
+++ b/static/js/editor.js
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ pandora.ui.editor = function(data) {
             showLayers: Ox.clone(ui.showLayers),
             showUsers: pandora.site.annotations.showUsers,
             subtitles: data.subtitles,
+            subtitlesDefaultTrack: pandora.site.language,
             subtitlesLayer: data.subtitlesLayer,
             timeline: ui.videoTimeline,
             timelines: pandora.site.timelines,
diff --git a/static/js/player.js b/static/js/player.js
index 7630dccce..5028b76de 100644
--- a/static/js/player.js
+++ b/static/js/player.js
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ pandora.ui.player = function(data) {
             showTimeline: ui.showTimeline,
             smallTimelineURL: pandora.getMediaURL('/' + ui.item + '/timeline16p.jpg'),
             subtitles: data.subtitles,
+            subtitlesDefaultTrack: pandora.site.language,
             timeline: ui.videoTimeline,
             timelineTooltip: Ox._('timeline') + ' <span class="OxBright">' + Ox.SYMBOLS.SHIFT + 'T</span>',
             video: data.video,