diff --git a/src/lib/plugin/kpluginmetadata.cpp b/src/lib/plugin/kpluginmetadata.cpp
--- a/src/lib/plugin/kpluginmetadata.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/plugin/kpluginmetadata.cpp
@@ -190,8 +190,13 @@
 
 QJsonValue KPluginMetaData::readTranslatedValue(const QJsonObject &jo, const QString &key, const QJsonValue &defaultValue)
 {
+    // If a language is set set per application the "LANGUAGE" env is set
+    auto it = jo.constFind(key + QLatin1Char('[') + QLatin1String(qgetenv("LANGUAGE")) + QLatin1Char(']'));
+    if (it != jo.constEnd()) {
+        return it.value();
+    }
     QString languageWithCountry = QLocale().name();
-    auto it = jo.constFind(key + QLatin1Char('[') + languageWithCountry + QLatin1Char(']'));
+    it = jo.constFind(key + QLatin1Char('[') + languageWithCountry + QLatin1Char(']'));
     if (it != jo.constEnd()) {
         return it.value();
     }