diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/publish.html b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/publish.html
index 9e3499db6f..80c8cfd485 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/publish.html
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/publish.html
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@
                                   text="{{ variant.language.name }}"
                     />
                     <div>
-                            <strong ng-if="variant.language.isMandatory" class="umb-control-required">*</strong>
-
                             <span class="db umb-list-item__description umb-list-item__description--checkbox" ng-if="!publishVariantSelectorForm.publishVariantSelector.$invalid && !(variant.notifications && variant.notifications.length > 0)">
                                 <umb-variant-state variant="variant"></umb-variant-state>
                                 <span ng-if="variant.language.isMandatory"> - </span>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/save.html b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/save.html
index ef135b7b48..552f6003b0 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/save.html
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/save.html
@@ -29,10 +29,9 @@
                         />
 
                         <div>
-                                <strong ng-if="variant.language.isMandatory" class="umb-control-required">*</strong>
-
-                                <span class="db" ng-if="!saveVariantSelectorForm.$invalid && !(variant.notifications && variant.notifications.length > 0)">
-                                    <umb-variant-state class="umb-list-item__description umb-list-item__description--checkbox" variant="variant"></umb-variant-state>
+                                <span class="db umb-list-item__description umb-list-item__description--checkbox" ng-if="!saveVariantSelectorForm.$invalid && !(variant.notifications && variant.notifications.length > 0)">
+                                    <umb-variant-state variant="variant"></umb-variant-state>
+                                    <span ng-if="variant.language.isMandatory"> - <localize key="languages_mandatoryLanguage"></localize></span>
                                 </span>
 
                                 <span class="db" ng-messages="saveVariantSelectorForm.saveVariantSelector.$error" show-validation-on-submit>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/sendtopublish.html b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/sendtopublish.html
index ee20680089..ae8cd87484 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/sendtopublish.html
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/sendtopublish.html
@@ -24,10 +24,9 @@
                     />
 
                     <div>
-                        <strong ng-if="variant.language.isMandatory" class="umb-control-required">*</strong>
-
-                        <span class="db" ng-if="!publishVariantSelectorForm.publishVariantSelector.$invalid && !(variant.notifications && variant.notifications.length > 0)">
-                            <umb-variant-state class="umb-list-item__description umb-list-item__description--checkbox" variant="variant"></umb-variant-state>
+                        <span class="db umb-list-item__description umb-list-item__description--checkbox" ng-if="!publishVariantSelectorForm.publishVariantSelector.$invalid && !(variant.notifications && variant.notifications.length > 0)">
+                            <umb-variant-state variant="variant"></umb-variant-state>
+                            <span ng-if="variant.language.isMandatory"> - <localize key="languages_mandatoryLanguage"></localize></span>
                         </span>
 
                         <span class="db" ng-messages="publishVariantSelectorForm.publishVariantSelector.$error" show-validation-on-submit>