diff --git a/shadowsocks-csharp/Controller/ShadowsocksController.cs b/shadowsocks-csharp/Controller/ShadowsocksController.cs
index d1491cbd..06238c04 100644
--- a/shadowsocks-csharp/Controller/ShadowsocksController.cs
+++ b/shadowsocks-csharp/Controller/ShadowsocksController.cs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ using Shadowsocks.Controller.Service;
 using Shadowsocks.Controller.Strategy;
 using Shadowsocks.Model;
 using Shadowsocks.Util;
+using WPFLocalizeExtension.Engine;
 
 namespace Shadowsocks.Controller
 {
@@ -172,6 +173,8 @@ namespace Shadowsocks.Controller
 
             NLogConfig.LoadConfiguration();
 
+            logger.Info($"WPF Localization Extension|Current culture: {LocalizeDictionary.CurrentCulture}");
+
             // set User-Agent for httpClient
             try
             {
diff --git a/shadowsocks-csharp/Program.cs b/shadowsocks-csharp/Program.cs
index a76633fd..520f4676 100755
--- a/shadowsocks-csharp/Program.cs
+++ b/shadowsocks-csharp/Program.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ using Shadowsocks.Controller.Hotkeys;
 using Shadowsocks.Util;
 using Shadowsocks.View;
 using Splat;
+using WPFLocalizeExtension.Engine;
 
 namespace Shadowsocks
 {
@@ -116,6 +117,12 @@ namespace Shadowsocks
             // Parameters would have to be dropped from views' constructors (VersionUpdatePromptView)
             //Locator.CurrentMutable.RegisterViewsForViewModels(Assembly.GetCallingAssembly());
 
+            // Workaround for hosting WPF controls in a WinForms app.
+            // We have to manually set the culture for the LocalizeDictionary instance.
+            // https://stackoverflow.com/questions/374518/localizing-a-winforms-application-with-embedded-wpf-user-controls
+            // https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14668640/wpf-localize-extension-translate-window-at-run-time
+            LocalizeDictionary.Instance.Culture = Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture;
+
 #if DEBUG
             // truncate privoxy log file while debugging
             string privoxyLogFilename = Utils.GetTempPath("privoxy.log");