diff --git a/inline_entity_form.module b/inline_entity_form.module
index 6c6228f..dc009c6 100644
--- a/inline_entity_form.module
+++ b/inline_entity_form.module
@@ -397,6 +397,7 @@ function inline_entity_form_field_widget_form(&$form, &$form_state, $field, $ins
   $widget = $instance['widget'];
   $settings = inline_entity_form_settings($field, $instance);
   $entity_info = entity_get_info($settings['entity_type']);
+  $parent_entity_info = entity_get_info($element['#entity_type']);
   $cardinality = $field['cardinality'];
   $controller = inline_entity_form_get_controller($instance);
   // The current entity type is not supported, execution can't continue.
@@ -410,8 +411,14 @@ function inline_entity_form_field_widget_form(&$form, &$form_state, $field, $ins
   // Build a parents array for this element's values in the form.
   $parents = array_merge($element['#field_parents'], array($element['#field_name'], $element['#language']));
 
-  // Get the langcode of the parent entity.
-  $parent_langcode = entity_language($element['#entity_type'], $element['#entity']);
+  // If the parent entity is new, the language is not yet set. Use the langcode
+  // from the parent form in this case.
+  if (!isset($element['#entity']->$parent_entity_info['entity keys']['id'])) {
+    $parent_langcode = $form_state['complete form']['language']['#default_value'];
+  } else {
+    // Get the langcode of the parent entity.
+    $parent_langcode = entity_language($element['#entity_type'], $element['#entity']);
+  }
 
   // Assign a unique identifier to each IEF widget.
   // Since $parents can get quite long, sha1() ensures that every id has