diff --git a/include/xeus-cpp/xinterpreter.hpp b/include/xeus-cpp/xinterpreter.hpp
index d30632d7..669d83b8 100644
--- a/include/xeus-cpp/xinterpreter.hpp
+++ b/include/xeus-cpp/xinterpreter.hpp
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ namespace xcpp
 
         std::string m_version;
 
+	    std::string m_language;
+
         xmagics_manager xmagics;
         xpreamble_manager preamble_manager;
 
diff --git a/src/xinterpreter.cpp b/src/xinterpreter.cpp
index 74358e57..e99d4d17 100644
--- a/src/xinterpreter.cpp
+++ b/src/xinterpreter.cpp
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ __get_cxx_version ()
         //NOLINTNEXTLINE (cppcoreguidelines-pro-bounds-pointer-arithmetic)
         createInterpreter(Args(argv ? argv + 1 : argv, argv + argc));
         m_version = get_stdopt();
+	    m_language = Cpp::GetLanguage(nullptr);
         redirect_output();
         init_preamble();
         init_magic();
@@ -314,7 +315,7 @@ __get_cxx_version ()
         return xeus::create_info_reply(
             "xeus-cpp",
             XEUS_CPP_VERSION,
-            "C++",
+            m_language,
             m_version,
             "text/x-c++src",
             ".cpp",