diff --git a/src/ProjectWindow.cpp b/src/ProjectWindow.cpp
index 8344f3cca..2ad01f128 100644
--- a/src/ProjectWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/ProjectWindow.cpp
@@ -899,6 +899,12 @@ void ProjectWindow::OnThemeChange(wxCommandEvent& evt)
    AdornedRulerPanel::Get( project ).ReCreateButtons();
 }
 
+void ProjectWindow::UpdatePrefs()
+{
+   // Update status bar widths in case of language change
+   UpdateStatusWidths();
+}
+
 void ProjectWindow::FinishAutoScroll()
 {
    // Set a flag so we don't have to generate two update events
diff --git a/src/ProjectWindow.h b/src/ProjectWindow.h
index 8ba1dcbc6..af29d65dc 100644
--- a/src/ProjectWindow.h
+++ b/src/ProjectWindow.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Paul Licameli split from AudacityProject.h
 #include <memory>
 #include <wx/frame.h> // to inherit
 #include "TrackPanelListener.h" // to inherit
+#include "Prefs.h"
 
 class AudacityProject;
 class Track;
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ class wxPanel;
 /// and zooming
 class ProjectWindow final : public wxFrame
    , public TrackPanelListener
+   , public PrefsListener
 {
 public:
    static ProjectWindow &Get( AudacityProject &project );
@@ -138,6 +140,9 @@ public:
 
    void OnThemeChange(wxCommandEvent & evt);
 
+   // PrefsListener implementation
+   void UpdatePrefs() override;
+
  public:
    // Message Handlers