diff --git a/app/views/components/_figure.html.erb b/app/views/components/_figure.html.erb
index b01922310..015729bd2 100644
--- a/app/views/components/_figure.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/components/_figure.html.erb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   caption ||= ''
   credit ||= ''
 %>
-<figure class="app-c-figure">
+<figure class="app-c-figure" lang="en">
   <img class="app-c-figure__image" src="<%= src %>" alt="<%= alt %>">
     <figcaption class="app-c-figure__figcaption">
       <% unless caption.blank? %>