diff --git a/glanceclient/common/http.py b/glanceclient/common/http.py
index 8e80fe01..e8f1d4de 100644
--- a/glanceclient/common/http.py
+++ b/glanceclient/common/http.py
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ class HTTPClient(_BaseHTTPClient):
         self.endpoint = endpoint
         self.identity_headers = kwargs.get('identity_headers')
         self.auth_token = kwargs.get('token')
+        self.language_header = kwargs.get('language_header')
         if self.identity_headers:
             if self.identity_headers.get('X-Auth-Token'):
                 self.auth_token = self.identity_headers.get('X-Auth-Token')
@@ -136,6 +137,9 @@ class HTTPClient(_BaseHTTPClient):
         if self.auth_token:
             self.session.headers["X-Auth-Token"] = self.auth_token
 
+        if self.language_header:
+            self.session.headers["Accept-Language"] = self.language_header
+
         self.timeout = float(kwargs.get('timeout', 600))
 
         if self.endpoint.startswith("https"):
diff --git a/glanceclient/tests/unit/test_http.py b/glanceclient/tests/unit/test_http.py
index bab91e5c..f7830b7e 100644
--- a/glanceclient/tests/unit/test_http.py
+++ b/glanceclient/tests/unit/test_http.py
@@ -137,6 +137,28 @@ class TestClient(testtools.TestCase):
         for k, v in six.iteritems(identity_headers):
             self.assertEqual(v, headers[k])
 
+    def test_language_header_passed(self):
+        kwargs = {'language_header': 'nb_NO'}
+        http_client = http.HTTPClient(self.endpoint, **kwargs)
+
+        path = '/v2/images/my-image'
+        self.mock.get(self.endpoint + path)
+        http_client.get(path)
+
+        headers = self.mock.last_request.headers
+        self.assertEqual(kwargs['language_header'], headers['Accept-Language'])
+
+    def test_language_header_not_passed_no_language(self):
+        kwargs = {}
+        http_client = http.HTTPClient(self.endpoint, **kwargs)
+
+        path = '/v2/images/my-image'
+        self.mock.get(self.endpoint + path)
+        http_client.get(path)
+
+        headers = self.mock.last_request.headers
+        self.assertTrue('Accept-Language' not in headers)
+
     def test_connection_timeout(self):
         """Should receive an InvalidEndpoint if connection timeout."""
         def cb(request, context):
diff --git a/glanceclient/v1/client.py b/glanceclient/v1/client.py
index 066867dd..cc6fa6a5 100644
--- a/glanceclient/v1/client.py
+++ b/glanceclient/v1/client.py
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ class Client(object):
     :param string token: Token for authentication.
     :param integer timeout: Allows customization of the timeout for client
                             http requests. (optional)
+    :param string language_header: Set Accept-Language header to be sent in
+                                   requests to glance.
     """
 
     def __init__(self, endpoint=None, **kwargs):
diff --git a/glanceclient/v2/client.py b/glanceclient/v2/client.py
index e8f280ca..bca8318b 100644
--- a/glanceclient/v2/client.py
+++ b/glanceclient/v2/client.py
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ class Client(object):
     :param string token: Token for authentication.
     :param integer timeout: Allows customization of the timeout for client
                             http requests. (optional)
+    :param string language_header: Set Accept-Language header to be sent in
+                                   requests to glance.
     """
 
     def __init__(self, endpoint=None, **kwargs):