diff --git a/changelog/79_UNRELEASED_xx-xx-xxxx.md b/changelog/79_UNRELEASED_xx-xx-xxxx.md
index b810926f..cff31bcb 100644
--- a/changelog/79_UNRELEASED_xx-xx-xxxx.md
+++ b/changelog/79_UNRELEASED_xx-xx-xxxx.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 ### Stock
 
-- xxx
+- Optimized that the built-in Open Food Facts external barcode lookup plugin now uses the localized product name (if provided by the Open Food Facts API, based on the set Grocy language of the current user)
 
 ### Shopping list
 
diff --git a/plugins/OpenFoodFactsBarcodeLookupPlugin.php b/plugins/OpenFoodFactsBarcodeLookupPlugin.php
index e234dab2..46d16510 100644
--- a/plugins/OpenFoodFactsBarcodeLookupPlugin.php
+++ b/plugins/OpenFoodFactsBarcodeLookupPlugin.php
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@ class OpenFoodFactsBarcodeLookupPlugin extends BaseBarcodeLookupPlugin
 
 	protected function ExecuteLookup($barcode)
 	{
+		$productNameFieldLocalized = 'product_name_' . substr(GROCY_LOCALE, 0, 2);
+
 		$webClient = new Client(['http_errors' => false]);
-		$response = $webClient->request('GET', 'https://world.openfoodfacts.org/api/v2/product/' . preg_replace('/[^0-9]/', '', $barcode) . '?fields=product_name,image_url', ['headers' => ['User-Agent' => 'GrocyOpenFoodFactsBarcodeLookupPlugin/1.0 (https://grocy.info)']]);
+		$response = $webClient->request('GET', 'https://world.openfoodfacts.org/api/v2/product/' . preg_replace('/[^0-9]/', '', $barcode) . '?fields=product_name,image_url,' . $productNameFieldLocalized, ['headers' => ['User-Agent' => 'GrocyOpenFoodFactsBarcodeLookupPlugin/1.0 (https://grocy.info)']]);
 		$statusCode = $response->getStatusCode();
 
 		// Guzzle throws exceptions for connection errors, so nothing to do on that here
@@ -48,8 +50,15 @@ class OpenFoodFactsBarcodeLookupPlugin extends BaseBarcodeLookupPlugin
 				$quId = $this->UserSettings['product_presets_qu_id'];
 			}
 
+			// Use the localized product name, if provided
+			$name = $data->product->product_name;
+			if (isset($data->product->$productNameFieldLocalized))
+			{
+				$name = $data->product->$productNameFieldLocalized;
+			}
+
 			return [
-				'name' => $data->product->product_name,
+				'name' => $name,
 				'location_id' => $locationId,
 				'qu_id_purchase' => $quId,
 				'qu_id_stock' => $quId,