diff --git a/components/net/fetch/methods.rs b/components/net/fetch/methods.rs
index 0e066e918aa..ad7e86424e7 100644
--- a/components/net/fetch/methods.rs
+++ b/components/net/fetch/methods.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use data_loader::decode;
 use devtools_traits::DevtoolsControlMsg;
 use fetch::cors_cache::CORSCache;
 use filemanager_thread::{FileManager, UIProvider};
-use http_loader::{HttpState, set_default_accept_encoding, set_request_cookies};
+use http_loader::{HttpState, set_default_accept_encoding, set_default_accept_language, set_request_cookies};
 use http_loader::{NetworkHttpRequestFactory, ReadResult, StreamedResponse, obtain_response, read_block};
 use http_loader::{auth_from_cache, determine_request_referrer, set_cookies_from_headers};
 use http_loader::{send_response_to_devtools, send_request_to_devtools, LoadErrorType};
@@ -120,9 +120,7 @@ pub fn fetch_with_cors_cache<UI: 'static + UIProvider>(request: Rc<Request>,
     }
 
     // Step 4
-    if !request.headers.borrow().has::<AcceptLanguage>() {
-        request.headers.borrow_mut().set(AcceptLanguage(vec![qitem("en-US".parse().unwrap())]));
-    }
+    set_default_accept_language(&mut request.headers.borrow_mut());
 
     // Step 5
     // TODO: Figure out what a Priority object is
diff --git a/components/net/http_loader.rs b/components/net/http_loader.rs
index 0adf15b700e..6e05a83dbdc 100644
--- a/components/net/http_loader.rs
+++ b/components/net/http_loader.rs
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ fn set_default_accept(headers: &mut Headers) {
     }
 }
 
-fn set_default_accept_language(headers: &mut Headers) {
+pub fn set_default_accept_language(headers: &mut Headers) {
     if headers.has::<AcceptLanguage>() {
         return;
     }
diff --git a/tests/unit/net/fetch.rs b/tests/unit/net/fetch.rs
index bdffa9fc121..4d56668ad6e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/net/fetch.rs
+++ b/tests/unit/net/fetch.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use hyper::header::{Accept, AccessControlAllowCredentials, AccessControlAllowHea
 use hyper::header::{AcceptEncoding, AcceptLanguage, AccessControlAllowMethods, AccessControlMaxAge};
 use hyper::header::{AccessControlRequestHeaders, AccessControlRequestMethod, Date, UserAgent};
 use hyper::header::{CacheControl, ContentLanguage, ContentLength, ContentType, Expires, LastModified};
-use hyper::header::{Encoding, Location, Pragma, SetCookie, qitem};
+use hyper::header::{Encoding, Location, Pragma, Quality, QualityItem, SetCookie, qitem};
 use hyper::header::{Headers, Host, HttpDate, Referer as HyperReferer};
 use hyper::method::Method;
 use hyper::mime::{Mime, SubLevel, TopLevel};
@@ -776,7 +776,12 @@ fn test_fetch_with_devtools() {
     let mut en_us: LanguageTag = Default::default();
     en_us.language = Some("en".to_owned());
     en_us.region = Some("US".to_owned());
-    headers.set(AcceptLanguage(vec![qitem(en_us)]));
+    let mut en: LanguageTag = Default::default();
+    en.language = Some("en".to_owned());
+    headers.set(AcceptLanguage(vec![
+        qitem(en_us),
+        QualityItem::new(en, Quality(500)),
+    ]));
 
     headers.set(UserAgent(DEFAULT_USER_AGENT.to_owned()));