diff --git a/include/items.php b/include/items.php
index 6285e5da5..b66a325a5 100755
--- a/include/items.php
+++ b/include/items.php
@@ -828,10 +828,6 @@ function item_store($arr,$force_parent = false) {
 	if(! x($arr,'type'))
 		$arr['type']      = 'remote';
 
-	// Shouldn't happen but we want to make absolutely sure it doesn't leak from a plugin.
-
-	if((strpos($arr['body'],'<') !== false) || (strpos($arr['body'],'>') !== false)) 
-		$arr['body'] = strip_tags($arr['body']);
 
 	$arr['lang'] = detect_language($arr['body']);
 
@@ -840,12 +836,19 @@ function item_store($arr,$force_parent = false) {
 	if((is_array($allowed_languages)) && ($arr['lang']) && (! array_key_exists($arr['lang'],$allowed_languages))) {
 		$translate = array('item' => $arr, 'from' => $arr['lang'], 'to' => $allowed_languages, 'translated' => false);
 		call_hooks('item_translate', $translate);
-		if(! $translate['translated']) {
+		if((! $translate['translated']) && (intval(get_pconfig($arr['uid'],'system','reject_disallowed_languages')))) {
 			logger('item_store: language ' . $arr['lang'] . ' not accepted for uid ' . $arr['uid']);
 			return;
 		}
+		$arr = $translate['item'];
 	}
 
+	// Shouldn't happen but we want to make absolutely sure it doesn't leak from a plugin.
+
+	if((strpos($arr['body'],'<') !== false) || (strpos($arr['body'],'>') !== false)) 
+		$arr['body'] = strip_tags($arr['body']);
+
+
 	$arr['wall']          = ((x($arr,'wall'))          ? intval($arr['wall'])                : 0);
 	$arr['uri']           = ((x($arr,'uri'))           ? notags(trim($arr['uri']))           : random_string());
 	$arr['extid']         = ((x($arr,'extid'))         ? notags(trim($arr['extid']))         : '');
diff --git a/mod/item.php b/mod/item.php
index 1593d179b..2a34f7d82 100644
--- a/mod/item.php
+++ b/mod/item.php
@@ -221,6 +221,11 @@ function item_post(&$a) {
 
 		logger('detected language: ' . $language);
 
+
+
+
+
+
 		$private = ((strlen($str_group_allow) || strlen($str_contact_allow) || strlen($str_group_deny) || strlen($str_contact_deny)) ? 1 : 0);
 
 		// If this is a comment, set the permissions from the parent.
@@ -601,6 +606,21 @@ function item_post(&$a) {
 		killme();
 	}
 
+	// post owner can post in any language they wish; others however are subject to the owner's whims about language acceptance
+
+	if($profile_uid != local_user()) {
+		$allowed_languages = get_pconfig($profile_uid,'system','allowed_languages');
+	
+		if((is_array($allowed_languages)) && ($datarray['lang']) && (! array_key_exists($datarray['lang'],$allowed_languages))) {
+			$translate = array('item' => $datarray, 'from' => $datarray['lang'], 'to' => $allowed_languages, 'translated' => false);
+			call_hooks('item_translate', $translate);
+			if((! $translate['translated']) && (intval(get_pconfig($profile_uid,'system','reject_disallowed_languages')))) {
+				logger('item_store: language ' . $datarray['lang'] . ' not accepted for uid ' . $datarray['uid']);
+				return;
+			}
+			$datarray = $translate['item'];
+		}
+	}
 
 	call_hooks('post_local',$datarray);