diff --git a/changelog.d/2-features/helm-brig-setDefaultLocale b/changelog.d/2-features/helm-brig-setDefaultLocale
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7fcdf37026
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/2-features/helm-brig-setDefaultLocale
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Allow configuring setDefaultLocale in brig using helm chart
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/charts/brig/templates/configmap.yaml b/charts/brig/templates/configmap.yaml
index 2f7a0be673..ead9b23f7f 100644
--- a/charts/brig/templates/configmap.yaml
+++ b/charts/brig/templates/configmap.yaml
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ data:
         suspendTimeout: {{ .setSuspendInactiveUsers.suspendTimeout }}
       {{- end }}
       setRichInfoLimit: {{ .setRichInfoLimit }}
-      setDefaultLocale: en
+      setDefaultLocale: {{ .setDefaultLocale }}
       setMaxTeamSize: {{ .setMaxTeamSize }}
       setMaxConvSize: {{ .setMaxConvSize }}
       setEmailVisibility: {{ .setEmailVisibility }}
diff --git a/charts/brig/values.yaml b/charts/brig/values.yaml
index e609dbd00e..05616c3249 100644
--- a/charts/brig/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/brig/values.yaml
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ config:
     legalholdUserTokenTimeout: 4838400
     legalholdAccessTokenTimeout: 900
   optSettings:
+    setDefaultLocale: en
     setActivationTimeout: 1209600
     setTeamInvitationTimeout: 1814400
     setUserMaxConnections: 1000