diff --git a/app/controllers/public/invite_controller.rb b/app/controllers/public/invite_controller.rb
index 2fa0b1f..5c448b5 100644
--- a/app/controllers/public/invite_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/public/invite_controller.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class InviteController < PublicController
       webmail_import_addresses = params[:webmail_import_addresses]
       contacts_to_invite = Invitation.join_contacts(manual_import_addresses, webmail_import_addresses)
       if !contacts_to_invite.empty?
-        Delayed::Job.enqueue InvitationJob.new(current_user.person.id, contacts_to_invite, params[:mail_template], profile.id, @contact_list.id)
+        Delayed::Job.enqueue InvitationJob.new(current_user.person.id, contacts_to_invite, params[:mail_template], profile.id, @contact_list.id, locale)
         session[:notice] = _('Your invitations are being sent.')
         if profile.person?
           redirect_to :controller => 'profile', :action => 'friends'
diff --git a/lib/invitation_job.rb b/lib/invitation_job.rb
index aa5c9cd..a084453 100644
--- a/lib/invitation_job.rb
+++ b/lib/invitation_job.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-class InvitationJob < Struct.new(:person_id, :contacts_to_invite, :message, :profile_id, :contact_list_id)
+class InvitationJob < Struct.new(:person_id, :contacts_to_invite, :message, :profile_id, :contact_list_id, :locale)
   def perform
-    person = Person.find(person_id)
-    profile = Profile.find(profile_id)
-    Invitation.invite(person, contacts_to_invite, message, profile)
-    ContactList.find(contact_list_id).destroy
+    Noosfero.with_locale(locale) do
+      person = Person.find(person_id)
+      profile = Profile.find(profile_id)
+      Invitation.invite(person, contacts_to_invite, message, profile)
+      ContactList.find(contact_list_id).destroy
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/functional/invite_controller_test.rb b/test/functional/invite_controller_test.rb
index cd9225d..b7a8d99 100644
--- a/test/functional/invite_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/invite_controller_test.rb
@@ -225,4 +225,12 @@ class InviteControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
     assert_redirected_to :action => 'select_address_book'
   end
 
+  should 'set locale in the background job' do
+    @controller.stubs(:locale).returns('pt')
+
+    contact_list = ContactList.create
+    post :select_friends, :profile => profile.identifier, :manual_import_addresses => "#{friend.name} <#{friend.email}>", :import_from => "manual", :mail_template => "click: <url>", :contact_list => contact_list.id
+    assert_equal 'pt', Delayed::Job.first.payload_object.locale
+  end
+
 end
diff --git a/test/unit/invitation_job_test.rb b/test/unit/invitation_job_test.rb
index 604334f..91d1621 100644
--- a/test/unit/invitation_job_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/invitation_job_test.rb
@@ -19,4 +19,10 @@ class InvitationJobTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     end
   end
 
+  should 'change locale according to the locale informed' do
+    job = InvitationJob.new(nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, 'pt')
+    Noosfero.expects(:with_locale).with('pt')
+    job.perform
+  end
+
 end
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