diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/locale/locale.js b/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/locale/locale.js
index 446c27f765..9d34929fa9 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/locale/locale.js
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/locale/locale.js
@@ -19,22 +19,31 @@ function init()
 	var localeText = Engine.GetGUIObjectByName("localeText");
 	localeText.caption = currentLocale;
 
-	return new Promise(closePageCallback =>
+	const cancel = new Promise(closePageCallback =>
 	{
-		Engine.GetGUIObjectByName("cancelButton").onPress = closePageCallback;
+		Engine.GetGUIObjectByName("cancelButton").onPress = closePageCallback.bind(undefined, false);
 	});
+
+	return Promise.race([ cancel, applySelectedLocale() ]);
 }
 
 function applySelectedLocale()
 {
-	var localeText = Engine.GetGUIObjectByName("localeText");
-	if (!Engine.SaveLocale(localeText.caption))
+	return new Promise(closePageCallback =>
 	{
-		warn("Selected locale could not be saved in the configuration!");
-		return;
-	}
-	Engine.ReevaluateCurrentLocaleAndReload();
-	Engine.SwitchGuiPage("page_pregame.xml");
+		Engine.GetGUIObjectByName("apply").onPress = () =>
+		{
+			var localeText = Engine.GetGUIObjectByName("localeText");
+			if (!Engine.SaveLocale(localeText.caption))
+			{
+				warn("Selected locale could not be saved in the configuration!");
+				return;
+			}
+
+			Engine.ReevaluateCurrentLocaleAndReload();
+			closePageCallback(true);
+		};
+	});
 }
 
 function languageSelectionChanged()
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/locale/locale.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/locale/locale.xml
index 0015c485df..9e8f3bf69b 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/locale/locale.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/locale/locale.xml
@@ -41,9 +41,8 @@
 				<action on="Press">openAdvancedMenu();</action>
 			</object>
 
-			<object type="button" style="ModernButtonRed" size="66%+5 100%-60 100% 100%-32">
+			<object name="apply" type="button" style="ModernButtonRed" size="66%+5 100%-60 100% 100%-32">
 				<translatableAttribute id="caption">Accept</translatableAttribute>
-				<action on="Press">applySelectedLocale();</action>
 			</object>
 		</object>
 	</object>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/pregame/MainMenuItems.js b/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/pregame/MainMenuItems.js
index 01c24bb565..daa1efc0c1 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/pregame/MainMenuItems.js
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/pregame/MainMenuItems.js
@@ -312,9 +312,14 @@ export const mainMenuItems = [
 			{
 				"caption": translate("Language"),
 				"tooltip": translate("Choose the language of the game."),
-				"onPress": () =>
+				"onPress": async(closePageCallback) =>
 				{
-					Engine.OpenChildPage("page_locale.xml");
+					if (!await Engine.OpenChildPage("page_locale.xml"))
+						return;
+
+					closePageCallback({ [Engine.openRequest]: {
+						"page": "page_pregame.xml"
+					} });
 				}
 			},
 			{