diff --git a/modoboa/core/__init__.py b/modoboa/core/__init__.py
index 7b9f6ba3f..641809b03 100644
--- a/modoboa/core/__init__.py
+++ b/modoboa/core/__init__.py
@@ -54,10 +54,9 @@ def load_core_settings():
     This function must be manually called (see :file:`urls.py`) in
     order to load base settings.
     """
-    from modoboa.core.app_settings import GeneralParametersForm, UserSettings
+    from modoboa.core.app_settings import GeneralParametersForm
 
     parameters.register(GeneralParametersForm, ugettext_lazy("General"))
-    parameters.register(UserSettings, ugettext_lazy("General"))
     events.declare(BASE_EVENTS)
 
 
diff --git a/modoboa/core/app_settings.py b/modoboa/core/app_settings.py
index e73a5fa53..648f02215 100644
--- a/modoboa/core/app_settings.py
+++ b/modoboa/core/app_settings.py
@@ -357,33 +357,3 @@ class GeneralParametersForm(parameters.AdminParametersForm):
                 })
             else:
                 settings.AUTH_LDAP_GLOBAL_OPTIONS[ldap.OPT_REFERRALS] = False
-
-
-def translate_language_code(value):
-    if "-" in value:
-        return value.split("-")[0]
-    return value
-
-
-class UserSettings(parameters.UserParametersForm):
-    app = "core"
-
-    sep = SeparatorField(label=ugettext_lazy("Display"))
-
-    lang = forms.ChoiceField(
-        initial=translate_language_code(settings.LANGUAGE_CODE),
-        label=ugettext_lazy("Prefered language"),
-        choices=[("cs", "čeština"),
-                 ("de", "deutsch"),
-                 ("en", "english"),
-                 ("es", "español"),
-                 ("fr", "français"),
-                 ("it", "italiano"),
-                 ("nl", "nederlands"),
-                 ("pt_PT", "português"),
-                 ("pt_BR", "português (BR)"),
-                 ("ru", "русский"),
-                 ("sv", "svenska")],
-        help_text=ugettext_lazy("Prefered language to display pages"),
-        widget=forms.Select(attrs={"class": "form-control"})
-    )
diff --git a/modoboa/core/constants.py b/modoboa/core/constants.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4a7f669ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modoboa/core/constants.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# coding: utf-8
+
+"""Core application constants."""
+
+
+LANGUAGES = (
+    ("cs", u"čeština"),
+    ("de", u"deutsch"),
+    ("en", u"english"),
+    ("es", u"español"),
+    ("fr", u"français"),
+    ("it", u"italiano"),
+    ("nl", u"nederlands"),
+    ("pt_PT", u"português"),
+    ("pt_BR", u"português (BR)"),
+    ("ru", u"русский"),
+    ("sv", u"svenska"),
+)
diff --git a/modoboa/core/forms.py b/modoboa/core/forms.py
index 2a35c7b6e..c1d96aa28 100644
--- a/modoboa/core/forms.py
+++ b/modoboa/core/forms.py
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ class LoginForm(forms.Form):
 
 
 class ProfileForm(forms.ModelForm):
+
+    """Form to update User profile."""
+
     oldpassword = forms.CharField(
         label=ugettext_lazy("Old password"), required=False,
         widget=forms.PasswordInput(attrs={"class": "form-control"})
@@ -42,7 +45,7 @@ class ProfileForm(forms.ModelForm):
 
     class Meta:
         model = User
-        fields = ("first_name", "last_name")
+        fields = ("first_name", "last_name", "language")
         widgets = {
             'first_name': forms.TextInput(attrs={'class': 'form-control'}),
             'last_name': forms.TextInput(attrs={'class': 'form-control'})
diff --git a/modoboa/core/migrations/0005_user_language.py b/modoboa/core/migrations/0005_user_language.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3f61578ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modoboa/core/migrations/0005_user_language.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.db import models, migrations
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('core', '0004_auto_20150728_1228'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='user',
+            name='language',
+            field=models.CharField(default=b'en', help_text='Prefered language to display pages.', max_length=10, choices=[(b'cs', '\u010de\u0161tina'), (b'de', 'deutsch'), (b'en', 'english'), (b'es', 'espa\xf1ol'), (b'fr', 'fran\xe7ais'), (b'it', 'italiano'), (b'nl', 'nederlands'), (b'pt_PT', 'portugu\xeas'), (b'pt_BR', 'portugu\xeas (BR)'), (b'ru', '\u0440\u0443\u0441\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439'), (b'sv', 'svenska')]),
+            preserve_default=True,
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/modoboa/core/models.py b/modoboa/core/models.py
index e407814b3..3b965bc3c 100644
--- a/modoboa/core/models.py
+++ b/modoboa/core/models.py
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ from modoboa.lib.exceptions import (
     PermDeniedException, InternalError, BadRequest, Conflict
 )
 
+from . import constants
+
 
 try:
     from modoboa.lib.ldap_utils import LDAPAuthBackend
@@ -60,6 +62,13 @@ class User(PermissionsMixin):
         ugettext_lazy('last login'), default=timezone.now
     )
 
+    language = models.CharField(
+        max_length=10, default="en", choices=constants.LANGUAGES,
+        help_text=ugettext_lazy(
+            "Prefered language to display pages."
+        )
+    )
+
     objects = UserManager()
 
     USERNAME_FIELD = 'username'
diff --git a/modoboa/core/templates/core/user_preferences.html b/modoboa/core/templates/core/user_preferences.html
index ef073e653..8bd449e74 100644
--- a/modoboa/core/templates/core/user_preferences.html
+++ b/modoboa/core/templates/core/user_preferences.html
@@ -1,9 +1,16 @@
 {% load i18n %}{% load url from future %}
 <h2>{% trans "Preferences" %} <small>{% trans "Customize Modoboa" %}</small></h2>
 <hr>
-<form class="form-horizontal" method="POST" action="{% url 'core:user_preferences' %}" 
-      id="uprefs_form">{% csrf_token %}
-  {% include "common/parameters.html" %}
-  <hr>
-  <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary col-xs-offset-4 col-xs-4" id="update" name="update">{% trans 'Save' %}</button>
-</form>
+{% if forms %}
+  <form class="form-horizontal" method="POST" action="{% url 'core:user_preferences' %}" 
+        id="uprefs_form">
+    {% csrf_token %}
+    {% include "common/parameters.html" %}
+    <hr>
+    <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary col-xs-offset-4 col-xs-4" id="update" name="update">{% trans 'Save' %}</button>
+  </form>
+{% else %}
+  <div class="alert alert-info">
+    {% trans "No preferences available." %}
+  </div>
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/modoboa/core/views/auth.py b/modoboa/core/views/auth.py
index 44325a366..1f173e194 100644
--- a/modoboa/core/views/auth.py
+++ b/modoboa/core/views/auth.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import logging
 from django.contrib.auth import authenticate, login, logout
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 from django.http import HttpResponse, HttpResponseRedirect
+from django.utils import translation
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
 from django.views.decorators.cache import never_cache
 
@@ -26,8 +27,9 @@ def dologin(request):
                 if not form.cleaned_data["rememberme"]:
                     request.session.set_expiry(0)
 
-                request.session["django_language"] = \
-                    parameters.get_user(request.user, "LANG")
+                translation.activate(request.user.language)
+                request.session[translation.LANGUAGE_SESSION_KEY] = (
+                    request.user.language)
 
                 logger.info(
                     _("User '%s' successfully logged in" % user.username)
diff --git a/modoboa/core/views/user.py b/modoboa/core/views/user.py
index 7c444bbd6..91583856b 100644
--- a/modoboa/core/views/user.py
+++ b/modoboa/core/views/user.py
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 """Simple user views."""
 
-from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required
 from django.shortcuts import render
+from django.utils import translation
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
 
-from modoboa.core.forms import ProfileForm
+from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required
+
 from modoboa.lib import events, parameters
 from modoboa.lib.cryptutils import encrypt
 from modoboa.lib.web_utils import (
     _render_to_string, render_to_json_response
 )
+from ..forms import ProfileForm
 
 
 @login_required
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@ def index(request, tplname="core/user_index.html"):
 
 @login_required
 def profile(request, tplname='core/user_profile.html'):
+    """Profile detail/update view."""
     update_password = True
     if True in events.raiseQueryEvent("PasswordChange", request.user):
         update_password = False
@@ -36,8 +39,12 @@ def profile(request, tplname='core/user_profile.html'):
             if update_password and form.cleaned_data["confirmation"] != "":
                 request.session["password"] = encrypt(
                     form.cleaned_data["confirmation"])
+            translation.activate(request.user.language)
+            request.session[translation.LANGUAGE_SESSION_KEY] = (
+                request.user.language)
             return render_to_json_response(_("Profile updated"))
-        return render_to_json_response({'form_errors': form.errors}, status=400)
+        return render_to_json_response(
+            {'form_errors': form.errors}, status=400)
 
     form = ProfileForm(update_password, instance=request.user)
     return render_to_json_response({
@@ -50,7 +57,7 @@ def profile(request, tplname='core/user_profile.html'):
 @login_required
 def preferences(request):
     if request.method == "POST":
-        for formdef in parameters.get_user_forms(request.user, request.POST)():
+        for formdef in parameters.get_user_forms(request.user, request.POST):
             form = formdef["form"]
             if form.is_valid():
                 form.save()
diff --git a/modoboa/lib/migrations/0004_auto_20151114_1409.py b/modoboa/lib/migrations/0004_auto_20151114_1409.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e66d38167
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modoboa/lib/migrations/0004_auto_20151114_1409.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.db import models, migrations
+
+
+def move_language_preference(apps, schema_editor):
+    """Move language from parameters to User model."""
+    UserParameter = apps.get_model("lib", "UserParameter")
+    for uparam in UserParameter.objects.filter(name="core.LANG"):
+        uparam.user.language = uparam.value
+        uparam.user.save()
+        uparam.delete()
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('lib', '0003_rename_parameters'),
+        ('core', '0005_user_language'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RunPython(move_language_preference),
+    ]
diff --git a/modoboa/lib/parameters.py b/modoboa/lib/parameters.py
index a18463030..1ea5eadc2 100644
--- a/modoboa/lib/parameters.py
+++ b/modoboa/lib/parameters.py
@@ -332,18 +332,18 @@ def get_admin_forms(*args, **kwargs):
 
 
 def get_user_forms(user, *args, **kwargs):
+    """Return an instance of each user-level forms."""
     kwargs["user"] = user
     sorted_apps = get_sorted_apps('U', first="general")
-
-    def realfunc():
-        for app in sorted_apps:
-            formdef = _params['U'][app]
-            if not formdef["form"].has_access(user):
-                continue
-            yield {"label": formdef["label"],
-                   "form": formdef["form"](*args, **kwargs)}
-
-    return realfunc
+    result = []
+    for app in sorted_apps:
+        formdef = _params["U"][app]
+        if not formdef["form"].has_access(user):
+            continue
+        result.append({
+            "label": formdef["label"],
+            "form": formdef["form"](*args, **kwargs)})
+    return result
 
 
 def get_parameter_form(level, name, app=None):