diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/languages/edit.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/languages/edit.controller.js
index 3dc0845afc..6ee5a5bd7a 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/languages/edit.controller.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/languages/edit.controller.js
@@ -41,7 +41,14 @@
 
                 if($routeParams.create) {
                     vm.page.name = vm.labels.addLanguage;
-                    languageResource.getCultures().then(function(cultures) {
+                    languageResource.getCultures().then(function (culturesDictionary) {
+                        var cultures = [];
+                        angular.forEach(culturesDictionary, function (value, key) {
+                            cultures.push({
+                                name: key,
+                                displayName: value
+                            });
+                        });
                         vm.availableCultures = cultures;
                     });
                 }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/languages/edit.html b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/languages/edit.html
index 4e0f3aba60..d2b5ef6433 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/languages/edit.html
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/languages/edit.html
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
                             <select name="newLang"
                                     class="input-block-level"
                                     ng-model="vm.language.culture"
-                                    ng-options="key as value for (key, value) in vm.availableCultures"
+                                    ng-options="culture.name as culture.displayName for culture in vm.availableCultures"
                                     val-server-field="IsoCode"
                                     required></select>
                             <span class="help-inline" val-msg-for="newLang" val-toggle-msg="required">Required</span>