diff --git a/core/ui/PageControls/language.tid b/core/ui/PageControls/language.tid
index 8abc7b126..d2e54120d 100644
--- a/core/ui/PageControls/language.tid
+++ b/core/ui/PageControls/language.tid
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ $(languagePluginTitle)$/icon
 </$list>
 </$button>
 <$reveal state=<<qualify "$:/state/popup/language">> type="popup" position="below" animate="yes">
-<div class="tc-drop-down">
+<div class="tc-drop-down tc-drop-down-language-chooser">
 <$linkcatcher to="$:/language">
 <$list filter="[[$:/languages/en-GB]] [plugin-type[language]sort[title]]">
 <$link>
diff --git a/themes/tiddlywiki/vanilla/base.tid b/themes/tiddlywiki/vanilla/base.tid
index 4a4269b31..2a16abcd6 100644
--- a/themes/tiddlywiki/vanilla/base.tid
+++ b/themes/tiddlywiki/vanilla/base.tid
@@ -918,6 +918,11 @@ canvas.tc-edit-bitmapeditor  {
 	width: 1em;
 }
 
+.tc-drop-down-language-chooser img {
+	width: 2em;
+	vertical-align: baseline;
+}
+
 .tc-drop-down a, .tc-drop-down button {
 	display: block;
 	padding: 0 14px 0 14px;