diff --git a/client/components/Events/EventItem.tsx b/client/components/Events/EventItem.tsx
index 7371a3c13..f61570239 100644
--- a/client/components/Events/EventItem.tsx
+++ b/client/components/Events/EventItem.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import {renderFields} from '../fields';
 import {CreatedUpdatedColumn} from '../UI/List/CreatedUpdatedColumn';
 import {EventDateTimeColumn} from './EventDateTimeColumn';
 import * as actions from '../../actions';
+import {getUserInterfaceLanguageFromCV} from '../../utils/users';
 
 interface IState {
     hover: boolean;
@@ -157,6 +158,7 @@ class EventItemComponent extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
             active,
             refNode,
             listViewType,
+            filterLanguage
         } = this.props;
 
         if (!item) {
@@ -178,6 +180,7 @@ class EventItemComponent extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
         const isExpired = isItemExpired(item);
 
         const secondaryFields = get(listFields, 'event.secondary_fields', EVENTS.LIST.SECONDARY_FIELDS);
+        const language = filterLanguage || item.language || getUserInterfaceLanguageFromCV();
 
         return (
             <Item
@@ -217,7 +220,7 @@ class EventItemComponent extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
                     <Row>
                         <span className="sd-overflow-ellipsis sd-list-item--element-grow">
                             {renderFields(get(listFields, 'event.primary_fields',
-                                EVENTS.LIST.PRIMARY_FIELDS), item, this.props)}
+                                EVENTS.LIST.PRIMARY_FIELDS), item, {}, language)}
                         </span>
                     </Row>
                     <Row>
diff --git a/client/components/Planning/PlanningItem.tsx b/client/components/Planning/PlanningItem.tsx
index cb34c22e0..b651f19e3 100644
--- a/client/components/Planning/PlanningItem.tsx
+++ b/client/components/Planning/PlanningItem.tsx
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import {
 } from '../../utils';
 import {renderFields} from '../fields';
 import * as actions from '../../actions';
+import {getUserInterfaceLanguageFromCV} from '../../utils/users';
 
 interface IState {
     hover: boolean;
@@ -185,6 +186,7 @@ class PlanningItemComponent extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
             agendas,
             contacts,
             listViewType,
+            filterLanguage
         } = this.props;
 
         if (!item) {
@@ -198,6 +200,7 @@ class PlanningItemComponent extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
         const isExpired = isItemExpired(item);
         const secondaryFields = get(listFields, 'planning.secondary_fields', PLANNING.LIST.SECONDARY_FIELDS);
         const {querySelectorParent} = superdeskApi.utilities;
+        const language = filterLanguage || item.language || getUserInterfaceLanguageFromCV();
 
         return (
             <Item
@@ -236,7 +239,7 @@ class PlanningItemComponent extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
                     <Row>
                         <span className="sd-overflow-ellipsis sd-list-item--element-grow">
                             {renderFields(get(listFields, 'planning.primary_fields',
-                                PLANNING.LIST.PRIMARY_FIELDS), item, this.props)}
+                                PLANNING.LIST.PRIMARY_FIELDS), item, {}, language)}
                         </span>
 
                         {event && (
diff --git a/client/components/fields/headline.tsx b/client/components/fields/headline.tsx
index 909b8e076..cd341cb19 100644
--- a/client/components/fields/headline.tsx
+++ b/client/components/fields/headline.tsx
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import {getTranslatedValue} from '.';
 import {IFieldsProps} from '../../interfaces';
 
-export const headline = ({item, filterLanguage}: IFieldsProps) => getTranslatedValue(
-    filterLanguage, item, 'headline') || item.headline || null;
+export const headline = ({item, language}: IFieldsProps) => getTranslatedValue(
+    language, item, 'headline') || item.headline || null;
 
 headline.propTypes = {
     item: PropTypes.shape({
diff --git a/client/components/fields/index.tsx b/client/components/fields/index.tsx
index 334205e76..09bdca993 100644
--- a/client/components/fields/index.tsx
+++ b/client/components/fields/index.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import {sortBy} from 'lodash';
 
 import {IEventOrPlanningItem, IProfileSchema, IRenderPanelType, ISearchProfile, PREVIEW_PANEL} from '../../interfaces';
 import {superdeskApi} from '../../superdeskApi';
-import {getUserInterfaceLanguageFromCV} from '../../utils/users';
 
 import {name} from './name';
 import {slugline} from './slugline';
@@ -45,9 +44,12 @@ export function registerField(id, component) {
  * @param {Object} item
  * @param {Object} props
  */
-export function renderFields(fields, item, props = {filterLanguage: ''}) {
-    const language = getUserInterfaceLanguageFromCV();
-
+export function renderFields(
+    fields:Array<any>|string,
+    item:IEventOrPlanningItem,
+    props:Object = {},
+    language:string = ""
+) {
     return (Array.isArray(fields) ? fields : [fields]).map((id) => {
         const Component = registeredFields[id];
 
diff --git a/client/components/fields/name.tsx b/client/components/fields/name.tsx
index f29299164..b99753214 100644
--- a/client/components/fields/name.tsx
+++ b/client/components/fields/name.tsx
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import {getTranslatedValue} from '.';
 import {IFieldsProps} from '../../interfaces';
 
-export const name = ({item, filterLanguage}: IFieldsProps) => getTranslatedValue(filterLanguage, item, 'name') ||
+export const name = ({item, language}: IFieldsProps) => getTranslatedValue(language, item, 'name') ||
 item.name || null;
 
 name.propTypes = {
     item: PropTypes.shape({
         name: PropTypes.string,
     }).isRequired,
-    filterLanguage: PropTypes.string,
+    language: PropTypes.string,
 };
diff --git a/client/components/fields/slugline.tsx b/client/components/fields/slugline.tsx
index 5e5bb3317..6e9ab5b16 100644
--- a/client/components/fields/slugline.tsx
+++ b/client/components/fields/slugline.tsx
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ import {get} from 'lodash';
 import {getTranslatedValue} from '.';
 import {IFieldsProps} from '../../interfaces';
 
-export const slugline = ({item, filterLanguage}: IFieldsProps) => {
+export const slugline = ({item, language}: IFieldsProps) => {
     if (!get(item, 'slugline', '')) {
         return null;
     }
 
     return (
-        <span className="sd-list-item__slugline">{getTranslatedValue(filterLanguage, item, 'slugline') ||
+        <span className="sd-list-item__slugline">{getTranslatedValue(language, item, 'slugline') ||
     item.slugline}</span>
     );
 };
diff --git a/client/interfaces.ts b/client/interfaces.ts
index ce6be1e1f..13d159f3f 100644
--- a/client/interfaces.ts
+++ b/client/interfaces.ts
@@ -1583,7 +1583,7 @@ export interface IContentTemplate extends IBaseRestApiResponse {
 
 export interface IFieldsProps {
     item: IEventOrPlanningItem;
-    filterLanguage?: string;
+    language?: string;
 }
 
 interface IMainStateSearch<T> {