diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/WinControls/Preference/preference.rc b/PowerEditor/src/WinControls/Preference/preference.rc
index b2f12fdb2..b83b9e077 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/WinControls/Preference/preference.rc
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/WinControls/Preference/preference.rc
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ BEGIN
     CONTROL         "",IDC_RADIO_OTHERCP,"Button",BS_AUTORADIOBUTTON,242,126,10,10
     COMBOBOX        IDC_COMBO_OTHERCP,257,125,100,140,CBS_DROPDOWNLIST | WS_VSCROLL | WS_TABSTOP
     RTEXT           "Default language :",IDC_DEFAULTLANG_STATIC,16,130,77,8
-    COMBOBOX        IDC_COMBO_DEFAULTLANG,98,128,100,140,CBS_DROPDOWNLIST | WS_VSCROLL | WS_TABSTOP
+    COMBOBOX        IDC_COMBO_DEFAULTLANG,98,128,100,140,CBS_DROPDOWNLIST | CBS_SORT | WS_VSCROLL | WS_TABSTOP
 END
 
 
diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/WinControls/Preference/preferenceDlg.cpp b/PowerEditor/src/WinControls/Preference/preferenceDlg.cpp
index 7c5c58ef6..a79e15713 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/WinControls/Preference/preferenceDlg.cpp
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/WinControls/Preference/preferenceDlg.cpp
@@ -1911,28 +1911,41 @@ INT_PTR CALLBACK NewDocumentSubDlg::run_dlgProc(UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPA
 			::SendDlgItemMessage(_hSelf, IDC_CHECK_OPENANSIASUTF8, BM_SETCHECK, (ID2Check == IDC_RADIO_UTF8SANSBOM && ndds._openAnsiAsUtf8)?BST_CHECKED:BST_UNCHECKED, 0);
 			::EnableWindow(::GetDlgItem(_hSelf, IDC_CHECK_OPENANSIASUTF8), ID2Check == IDC_RADIO_UTF8SANSBOM);
 
-			size_t index = 0;
-			for (int i = L_TEXT ; i < nppParam.L_END ; ++i)
+			for (int i = L_TEXT + 1 ; i < nppParam.L_END ; ++i) // Skip L_TEXT
 			{
+				LangType lt = static_cast<LangType>(i);
 				str.clear();
-				if (static_cast<LangType>(i) != L_USER)
+				if (lt != L_USER && lt != L_JS)
 				{
-					int cmdID = nppParam.langTypeToCommandID(static_cast<LangType>(i));
+					int cmdID = nppParam.langTypeToCommandID(lt);
 					if ((cmdID != -1))
 					{
 						getNameStrFromCmd(cmdID, str);
 						if (str.length() > 0)
 						{
-							_langList.push_back(LangID_Name(static_cast<LangType>(i), str));
-							::SendDlgItemMessage(_hSelf, IDC_COMBO_DEFAULTLANG, CB_ADDSTRING, 0, reinterpret_cast<LPARAM>(str.c_str()));
-							if (ndds._lang == i)
-								index = _langList.size() - 1;
+							size_t index = ::SendDlgItemMessage(_hSelf, IDC_COMBO_DEFAULTLANG, CB_ADDSTRING, 0, reinterpret_cast<LPARAM>(str.c_str()));
+							::SendDlgItemMessage(_hSelf, IDC_COMBO_DEFAULTLANG, CB_SETITEMDATA, index, lt);
 						}
 					}
 				}
 			}
-			::SendDlgItemMessage(_hSelf, IDC_COMBO_DEFAULTLANG, CB_SETCURSEL, index, 0);
 
+			// Insert L_TEXT to the 1st position
+			int normalTextCmdID = nppParam.langTypeToCommandID(L_TEXT);
+			getNameStrFromCmd(normalTextCmdID, str);
+			::SendDlgItemMessage(_hSelf, IDC_COMBO_DEFAULTLANG, CB_INSERTSTRING, 0, reinterpret_cast<LPARAM>(str.c_str()));
+
+			// Set chosen language
+			LangType l = L_TEXT;
+			size_t cbCount = ::SendDlgItemMessage(_hSelf, IDC_COMBO_DEFAULTLANG, CB_GETCOUNT, 0, 0);
+			size_t j = 0;
+			for (; j < cbCount; ++j)
+			{
+				l = static_cast<LangType>(::SendDlgItemMessage(_hSelf, IDC_COMBO_DEFAULTLANG, CB_GETITEMDATA, j, 0));
+				if (ndds._lang == l)
+					break;
+			}
+			::SendDlgItemMessage(_hSelf, IDC_COMBO_DEFAULTLANG, CB_SETCURSEL, j, 0);
 		}
 
 		case WM_CTLCOLORLISTBOX:
@@ -2038,7 +2051,7 @@ INT_PTR CALLBACK NewDocumentSubDlg::run_dlgProc(UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPA
 						if (LOWORD(wParam) == IDC_COMBO_DEFAULTLANG)
 						{
 							auto index = ::SendDlgItemMessage(_hSelf, IDC_COMBO_DEFAULTLANG, CB_GETCURSEL, 0, 0);
-							ndds._lang = _langList[index]._id;
+							ndds._lang = static_cast<LangType>(::SendDlgItemMessage(_hSelf, IDC_COMBO_DEFAULTLANG, CB_GETITEMDATA, index, 0));
 							return TRUE;
 						}
 						else if (LOWORD(wParam) == IDC_COMBO_OTHERCP)
diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/WinControls/Preference/preferenceDlg.h b/PowerEditor/src/WinControls/Preference/preferenceDlg.h
index 746d32178..f051b23cb 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/WinControls/Preference/preferenceDlg.h
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/WinControls/Preference/preferenceDlg.h
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ public :
 	NewDocumentSubDlg() = default;
 
 private :
-	std::vector<LangID_Name> _langList;
 	void makeOpenAnsiAsUtf8(bool doIt){
 		if (!doIt)
 			::SendDlgItemMessage(_hSelf, IDC_CHECK_OPENANSIASUTF8, BM_SETCHECK, BST_UNCHECKED, 0);
@@ -128,7 +127,6 @@ public :
 private :
 	URLCtrl _nbHistoryVal;
 	URLCtrl _customLenVal;
-	std::vector<LangID_Name> _langList;
 	void setCustomLen(int val);
 	INT_PTR CALLBACK run_dlgProc(UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam);
 };