diff --git a/.changeset/stale-symbols-joke.md b/.changeset/stale-symbols-joke.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ea4f172c1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/stale-symbols-joke.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-user-settings': patch
+---
+
+Uppercase language name in language select
diff --git a/plugins/user-settings/src/components/General/UserSettingsLanguageToggle.tsx b/plugins/user-settings/src/components/General/UserSettingsLanguageToggle.tsx
index 9514c50d54..c7d7075a4c 100644
--- a/plugins/user-settings/src/components/General/UserSettingsLanguageToggle.tsx
+++ b/plugins/user-settings/src/components/General/UserSettingsLanguageToggle.tsx
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ const useStyles = makeStyles(theme => ({
   },
 }));
 
+const capitalize = (s: string) =>
+  s.charAt(0).toLocaleUpperCase('en-US') + s.slice(1);
+
 /** @public */
 export const UserSettingsLanguageToggle = () => {
   const classes = useStyles();
@@ -88,7 +91,8 @@ export const UserSettingsLanguageToggle = () => {
       const names = new Intl.DisplayNames([language], {
         type: 'language',
       });
-      return names.of(language) || language;
+      const languageDisplayName = names.of(language);
+      return languageDisplayName ? capitalize(languageDisplayName) : language;
     } catch (err) {
       return language;
     }