diff --git a/src/file/paragraph/run/properties.ts b/src/file/paragraph/run/properties.ts
index 19593b62dd..f5ddc4750b 100644
--- a/src/file/paragraph/run/properties.ts
+++ b/src/file/paragraph/run/properties.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { BorderElement, IBorderOptions } from "@file/border";
 import { IShadingAttributesProperties, Shading } from "@file/shading";
 import { ChangeAttributes, IChangedAttributesProperties } from "@file/track-revision/track-revision";
 import {
+    BuilderElement,
     HpsMeasureElement,
     IgnoreIfEmptyXmlComponent,
     NumberValueElement,
@@ -51,6 +52,16 @@ export interface IRunStylePropertiesOptions {
     readonly emboss?: boolean;
     readonly imprint?: boolean;
     readonly revision?: IRunPropertiesChangeOptions;
+    // <xsd:complexType name="CT_Language">
+    //   <xsd:attribute name="val" type="s:ST_Lang" use="optional"/>
+    //   <xsd:attribute name="eastAsia" type="s:ST_Lang" use="optional"/>
+    //   <xsd:attribute name="bidi" type="s:ST_Lang" use="optional"/>
+    // </xsd:complexType>
+    readonly language?: {
+        readonly value?: string;
+        readonly eastAsia?: string;
+        readonly bidirectional?: string;
+    };
     readonly border?: IBorderOptions;
     readonly vanish?: boolean;
     readonly specVanish?: boolean;
@@ -240,6 +251,32 @@ export class RunProperties extends IgnoreIfEmptyXmlComponent {
         if (options.scale !== undefined) {
             this.push(new NumberValueElement("w:w", options.scale));
         }
+
+        if (options.language) {
+            this.push(
+                new BuilderElement<{
+                    readonly value: string;
+                    readonly eastAsia: string;
+                    readonly bidirectional: string;
+                }>({
+                    name: "w:lang",
+                    attributes: {
+                        value: {
+                            key: "w:val",
+                            value: options.language.value,
+                        },
+                        eastAsia: {
+                            key: "w:eastAsia",
+                            value: options.language.eastAsia,
+                        },
+                        bidirectional: {
+                            key: "w:bidi",
+                            value: options.language.bidirectional,
+                        },
+                    },
+                }),
+            );
+        }
     }
 
     public push(item: XmlComponent): void {
diff --git a/src/file/paragraph/run/run.spec.ts b/src/file/paragraph/run/run.spec.ts
index b178536435..2a207a7b87 100644
--- a/src/file/paragraph/run/run.spec.ts
+++ b/src/file/paragraph/run/run.spec.ts
@@ -580,5 +580,35 @@ describe("Run", () => {
                 });
             });
         });
+
+        describe("#language", () => {
+            it("should correctly set the language", () => {
+                const run = new Run({
+                    language: {
+                        value: "en-US",
+                        eastAsia: "zh-CN",
+                        bidirectional: "ar-SA",
+                    },
+                });
+                const tree = new Formatter().format(run);
+                expect(tree).to.deep.equal({
+                    "w:r": [
+                        {
+                            "w:rPr": [
+                                {
+                                    "w:lang": {
+                                        _attr: {
+                                            "w:val": "en-US",
+                                            "w:eastAsia": "zh-CN",
+                                            "w:bidi": "ar-SA",
+                                        },
+                                    },
+                                },
+                            ],
+                        },
+                    ],
+                });
+            });
+        });
     });
 });
diff --git a/src/file/xml-components/default-attributes.ts b/src/file/xml-components/default-attributes.ts
index bf84e95eef..c3fb1b8105 100644
--- a/src/file/xml-components/default-attributes.ts
+++ b/src/file/xml-components/default-attributes.ts
@@ -3,14 +3,20 @@ import { IXmlableObject } from "./xmlable-object";
 
 export type AttributeMap<T> = { readonly [P in keyof T]: string };
 
+export type AttributeData = { readonly [key: string]: boolean | number | string };
+export type AttributePayload<T extends AttributeData> = Record<
+    keyof T,
+    {
+        readonly key: string;
+        readonly value?: T[keyof T];
+    }
+>;
+
 export abstract class XmlAttributeComponent<T extends object> extends BaseXmlComponent {
-    // tslint:disable-next-line:readonly-keyword
-    protected readonly root: T;
     protected readonly xmlKeys?: AttributeMap<T>;
 
-    public constructor(properties: T) {
+    public constructor(private readonly root: T) {
         super("_attr");
-        this.root = properties;
     }
 
     public prepForXml(_: IContext): IXmlableObject {
@@ -26,3 +32,20 @@ export abstract class XmlAttributeComponent<T extends object> extends BaseXmlCom
         return { _attr: attrs };
     }
 }
+
+export class NextAttributeComponent<T extends AttributeData> extends BaseXmlComponent {
+    public constructor(private readonly root: AttributePayload<T>) {
+        super("_attr");
+    }
+
+    public prepForXml(_: IContext): IXmlableObject {
+        const attrs = {};
+        Object.values(this.root).forEach(({ key, value }) => {
+            if (value !== undefined) {
+                // eslint-disable-next-line functional/immutable-data
+                attrs[key] = value;
+            }
+        });
+        return { _attr: attrs };
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/file/xml-components/simple-elements.ts b/src/file/xml-components/simple-elements.ts
index aca3355c28..b049244746 100644
--- a/src/file/xml-components/simple-elements.ts
+++ b/src/file/xml-components/simple-elements.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Attributes, XmlComponent } from "@file/xml-components";
+import { AttributeData, AttributePayload, Attributes, NextAttributeComponent, XmlComponent } from "@file/xml-components";
 
 import { hpsMeasureValue } from "@util/values";
 
@@ -70,3 +70,13 @@ export class StringContainer extends XmlComponent {
         this.root.push(val);
     }
 }
+
+export class BuilderElement<T extends AttributeData> extends XmlComponent {
+    public constructor(options: { readonly attributes?: AttributePayload<T>; readonly name: string }) {
+        super(options.name);
+
+        if (options.attributes) {
+            this.root.push(new NextAttributeComponent(options.attributes));
+        }
+    }
+}