diff --git a/AndroidManifest.xml b/AndroidManifest.xml
index 23bc975..0c2e6b3 100644
--- a/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
                   android:label="@string/application_name"
                   android:launchMode="singleTask"
                   android:alwaysRetainTaskState="true"
-                  android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden|keyboard|screenSize"
+                  android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden|keyboard|screenSize|locale"
                   android:theme="@style/BrowserTheme"
                   android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize" >
             <intent-filter>
diff --git a/src/com/android/browser/Controller.java b/src/com/android/browser/Controller.java
index 923dfed..0b49aff 100644
--- a/src/com/android/browser/Controller.java
+++ b/src/com/android/browser/Controller.java
@@ -604,6 +604,8 @@
 
     protected void onConfgurationChanged(Configuration config) {
         mConfigChanged = true;
+        // update the menu in case of a locale change
+        mActivity.invalidateOptionsMenu();
         if (mPageDialogsHandler != null) {
             mPageDialogsHandler.onConfigurationChanged(config);
         }