diff --git a/mobile/android/search/java/org/mozilla/search/MainActivity.java b/mobile/android/search/java/org/mozilla/search/MainActivity.java
index debd32e46eff..73e0c81a42b2 100644
--- a/mobile/android/search/java/org/mozilla/search/MainActivity.java
+++ b/mobile/android/search/java/org/mozilla/search/MainActivity.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import com.nineoldandroids.animation.Animator;
 import com.nineoldandroids.animation.AnimatorSet;
 import com.nineoldandroids.animation.ObjectAnimator;
 
+import org.mozilla.gecko.LocaleAware;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.Telemetry;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.TelemetryContract;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.db.BrowserContract.SearchHistory;
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ import org.mozilla.search.autocomplete.SuggestionsFragment;
  * State management is delegated to child fragments. Fragments communicate
  * with each other by passing messages through this activity.
  */
-public class MainActivity extends FragmentActivity implements AcceptsSearchQuery {
+public class MainActivity extends LocaleAware.LocaleAwareFragmentActivity implements AcceptsSearchQuery {
 
     private static final String KEY_SEARCH_STATE = "search_state";
     private static final String KEY_EDIT_STATE = "edit_state";
diff --git a/mobile/android/search/java/org/mozilla/search/SearchPreferenceActivity.java b/mobile/android/search/java/org/mozilla/search/SearchPreferenceActivity.java
index c2b16ef7bf4c..1446c891faf4 100644
--- a/mobile/android/search/java/org/mozilla/search/SearchPreferenceActivity.java
+++ b/mobile/android/search/java/org/mozilla/search/SearchPreferenceActivity.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import android.util.Log;
 import android.widget.Toast;
 
 import org.mozilla.gecko.GeckoSharedPrefs;
+import org.mozilla.gecko.LocaleAware;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.Telemetry;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.TelemetryContract;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.db.BrowserContract;
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ public class SearchPreferenceActivity extends PreferenceActivity
     @Override
     @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
     protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+        LocaleAware.initializeLocale(getApplicationContext());
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
 
         getPreferenceManager().setSharedPreferencesName(GeckoSharedPrefs.APP_PREFS_NAME);