diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 596dae291b..11e4343072 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
         "ext-pcre": "*",
         "ext-json": "*",
         "phpmyadmin/sql-parser": "^4.2.3",
-        "phpmyadmin/motranslator": "^3.4",
+        "phpmyadmin/motranslator": "^4.0",
         "phpmyadmin/shapefile": "^2.0",
         "tecnickcom/tcpdf": "^6.2",
         "phpseclib/phpseclib": "^2.0",
diff --git a/libraries/Language.php b/libraries/Language.php
index 8dd53ed6be..f9f9cfcc8c 100644
--- a/libraries/Language.php
+++ b/libraries/Language.php
@@ -174,6 +174,10 @@ class Language
         _setlocale(0, $this->code);
         _bindtextdomain('phpmyadmin', LOCALE_PATH);
         _textdomain('phpmyadmin');
+        // Set PHP locale as well
+        if (function_exists('setlocale')) {
+            setlocale(0, $this->code);
+        }
 
         /* Text direction for language */
         if ($this->isRTL()) {