diff --git a/res/css/views/auth/_LanguageSelector.scss b/res/css/views/auth/_LanguageSelector.scss
index 781561f876..0823d47720 100644
--- a/res/css/views/auth/_LanguageSelector.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/auth/_LanguageSelector.scss
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ limitations under the License.
     font-size: $font-14px;
     font-weight: 600;
     color: $authpage-lang-color;
+    width: 160px;
 }
 
 .mx_AuthBody_language .mx_Dropdown_arrow {
diff --git a/res/css/views/auth/_Welcome.scss b/res/css/views/auth/_Welcome.scss
index f0e2b3de33..6c16c953fa 100644
--- a/res/css/views/auth/_Welcome.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/auth/_Welcome.scss
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@ limitations under the License.
 }
 
 .mx_Welcome .mx_AuthBody_language {
-    width: 120px;
+    width: 160px;
     margin-bottom: 10px;
 }
diff --git a/src/components/views/elements/LanguageDropdown.js b/src/components/views/elements/LanguageDropdown.js
index 707983c2a9..e37109caff 100644
--- a/src/components/views/elements/LanguageDropdown.js
+++ b/src/components/views/elements/LanguageDropdown.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import SettingsStore from "../../../settings/SettingsStore";
 import { _t } from "../../../languageHandler";
 
 function languageMatchesSearchQuery(query, language) {
-    if (language.label.toUpperCase().startsWith(query.toUpperCase())) return true;
+    if (language.label.toUpperCase().includes(query.toUpperCase())) return true;
     if (language.value.toUpperCase() === query.toUpperCase()) return true;
     return false;
 }