diff --git a/bitnami/moodle/3/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libmoodle.sh b/bitnami/moodle/3/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libmoodle.sh
index 39080c53031e..ab56e11e6993 100644
--- a/bitnami/moodle/3/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libmoodle.sh
+++ b/bitnami/moodle/3/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libmoodle.sh
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ moodle_install() {
     local -a moodle_install_args=(
         "${PHP_BIN_DIR}/php"
         "admin/cli/install.php"
-        "--lang=en"
+        "--lang=${MOODLE_LANG}"
         "--chmod=2775"
         "--wwwroot=http://localhost:${http_port}"
         "--dataroot=${MOODLE_DATA_DIR}"
diff --git a/bitnami/moodle/3/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/moodle-env.sh b/bitnami/moodle/3/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/moodle-env.sh
index 0a007a6f378e..33fea60bb85f 100644
--- a/bitnami/moodle/3/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/moodle-env.sh
+++ b/bitnami/moodle/3/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/moodle-env.sh
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ export MOODLE_HOST="${MOODLE_HOST:-}" # only used during the first initializatio
 export MOODLE_CRON_MINUTES="${MOODLE_CRON_MINUTES:-1}"
 export MOODLE_REVERSEPROXY="${MOODLE_REVERSEPROXY:-no}"
 export MOODLE_SSLPROXY="${MOODLE_SSLPROXY:-no}"
+export MOODLE_LANG="${MOODLE_LANG:-en}"
 
 # Moodle credentials
 export MOODLE_USERNAME="${MOODLE_USERNAME:-user}" # only used during the first initialization
diff --git a/bitnami/moodle/4/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libmoodle.sh b/bitnami/moodle/4/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libmoodle.sh
index 39080c53031e..ab56e11e6993 100644
--- a/bitnami/moodle/4/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libmoodle.sh
+++ b/bitnami/moodle/4/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libmoodle.sh
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ moodle_install() {
     local -a moodle_install_args=(
         "${PHP_BIN_DIR}/php"
         "admin/cli/install.php"
-        "--lang=en"
+        "--lang=${MOODLE_LANG}"
         "--chmod=2775"
         "--wwwroot=http://localhost:${http_port}"
         "--dataroot=${MOODLE_DATA_DIR}"
diff --git a/bitnami/moodle/4/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/moodle-env.sh b/bitnami/moodle/4/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/moodle-env.sh
index 0a007a6f378e..33fea60bb85f 100644
--- a/bitnami/moodle/4/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/moodle-env.sh
+++ b/bitnami/moodle/4/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/moodle-env.sh
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ export MOODLE_HOST="${MOODLE_HOST:-}" # only used during the first initializatio
 export MOODLE_CRON_MINUTES="${MOODLE_CRON_MINUTES:-1}"
 export MOODLE_REVERSEPROXY="${MOODLE_REVERSEPROXY:-no}"
 export MOODLE_SSLPROXY="${MOODLE_SSLPROXY:-no}"
+export MOODLE_LANG="${MOODLE_LANG:-en}"
 
 # Moodle credentials
 export MOODLE_USERNAME="${MOODLE_USERNAME:-user}" # only used during the first initialization
diff --git a/bitnami/moodle/README.md b/bitnami/moodle/README.md
index 0ed3471275a7..9aa2bfd9da62 100644
--- a/bitnami/moodle/README.md
+++ b/bitnami/moodle/README.md
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ Available environment variables:
 - `MOODLE_HOST`: Allows you to configure Moodle's wwwroot feature. Ex: example.com. By default it is a PHP superglobal variable. Default: **$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']**
 - `MOODLE_REVERSEPROXY`: Allows you to activate the reverseproxy feature of Moodle. Default: **no**
 - `MOODLE_SSLPROXY`: Allows you to activate the sslproxy feature of Moodle. Default: **no**
+- `MOODLE_LANG`: Allows you to set the default site language. Default: **en**
 
 ##### Use an existing database