diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index 5c28c2359..ccfc5d502 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ module ApplicationHelper
   end
   
   def lang_options_for_select
-    (GLoc.valid_languages.sort {|x,y| x.to_s <=> y.to_s }).collect {|lang| [ l_lang_name(lang.to_s, lang), lang.to_s]}
+    [["(auto)", ""]] + (GLoc.valid_languages.sort {|x,y| x.to_s <=> y.to_s }).collect {|lang| [ l_lang_name(lang.to_s, lang), lang.to_s]}
   end
   
   def label_tag_for(name, option_tags = nil, options = {})