1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/fop/area/AreaTreeHandler.java b/src/java/org/apache/fop/area/AreaTreeHandler.java
index f45245bfe..6448e7c5d 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/fop/area/AreaTreeHandler.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/fop/area/AreaTreeHandler.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ package org.apache.fop.area;
 // Java
 import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Locale;
 
 import org.xml.sax.SAXException;
 
@@ -182,6 +183,14 @@ public class AreaTreeHandler extends FOEventHandler {
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void startRoot(Root root) {
+        Locale locale = root.getLocale();
+        if (locale != null) {
+            model.setDocumentLocale(locale);
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * finish the previous pageSequence
      */