diff --git a/apps/settings_menu.c b/apps/settings_menu.c
index 6cdf2626e0..5f5c29f1f4 100644
--- a/apps/settings_menu.c
+++ b/apps/settings_menu.c
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ void dac_line_in(bool enable);
 #include "alarm_menu.h"
 #endif
 
+/* This flag is set by dirbrowse() if a new language is loaded */
+bool language_changed;
+
 static bool car_adapter_mode(void)
 {
     return set_bool_options( str(LANG_CAR_ADAPTER_MODE),
@@ -873,7 +876,9 @@ static bool custom_cfg_browse(void)
 
 static bool language_browse(void)
 {
-    return rockbox_browse(ROCKBOX_DIR LANG_DIR, SHOW_LNG);
+    language_changed = false;
+    rockbox_browse(ROCKBOX_DIR LANG_DIR, SHOW_LNG);
+    return language_changed;
 }
 
 static bool voice_menus(void)
diff --git a/apps/tree.c b/apps/tree.c
index 8417e9a65e..afdef29228 100644
--- a/apps/tree.c
+++ b/apps/tree.c
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@
 #define BOOTFILE "archos.mod"
 #endif
 
+/* This flag is set by dirbrowse() if a new language is loaded.
+   It is defined in settings_menu.c */
+extern bool language_changed;
+
 /* a table for the know file types */
 static struct
 {
@@ -1179,6 +1183,8 @@ static bool dirbrowse(char *root, int *dirfilter)
                                 talk_init(); /* use voice of same language */
                                 splash(HZ, true, str(LANG_LANGUAGE_LOADED));
                                 restore = true;
+
+                                language_changed = true;
                             }
                             break;