diff --git a/Src/Lang/SA_DEU.rc b/Src/Lang/SA_DEU.rc
index e67574a9..f780a608 100644
--- a/Src/Lang/SA_DEU.rc
+++ b/Src/Lang/SA_DEU.rc
@@ -2480,9 +2480,11 @@ BEGIN
     DEFPUSHBUTTON   "Export",IDOK,123,243,50,14,WS_DISABLED
     GROUPBOX        "Include",IDC_STATIC,9,6,271,170
     PUSHBUTTON      "&Help",IDHELP,231,243,50,14
-    LTEXT           "Export Folder",IDC_STATIC_FIELDWORKS_PROJECT,15,181,260,8
-    EDITTEXT        IDC_EDIT_FOLDER,15,195,212,14,ES_AUTOHSCROLL
-    PUSHBUTTON      "Browse...",IDC_BROWSE,231,195,50,14
+    LTEXT           "Language Tag if Orthographic unchecked", IDC_OPTIONAL_LANGUAGE_TAG_LABEL, 15, 181, 260, 8
+    EDITTEXT        IDC_OPTIONAL_LANGUAGE_TAG, 15, 195, 212, 14, ES_AUTOHSCROLL | ES_WANTRETURN
+    LTEXT           "Export Folder", IDC_STATIC_FIELDWORKS_PROJECT, 15, 214, 260, 8
+    EDITTEXT        IDC_EDIT_FOLDER, 15, 225, 212, 14, ES_AUTOHSCROLL
+    PUSHBUTTON      "Browse...",IDC_BROWSE,231,225,50,14
 END
 
 IDD_SELECT_TRANSCRIPTION_BARS DIALOGEX 0, 0, 116, 144
diff --git a/Src/Lang/SA_ENU.rc b/Src/Lang/SA_ENU.rc
index f0900e83..a7831e16 100644
--- a/Src/Lang/SA_ENU.rc
+++ b/Src/Lang/SA_ENU.rc
@@ -2480,9 +2480,11 @@ PUSHBUTTON      "Cancel", IDCANCEL, 177, 243, 50, 14
 DEFPUSHBUTTON   "Export", IDOK, 123, 243, 50, 14, WS_DISABLED
 GROUPBOX        "Include", IDC_STATIC, 9, 6, 271, 170
 PUSHBUTTON      "&Help", IDHELP, 231, 243, 50, 14
-LTEXT           "Export Folder", IDC_STATIC_FIELDWORKS_PROJECT, 15, 181, 260, 8
-EDITTEXT        IDC_EDIT_FOLDER, 15, 195, 212, 14, ES_AUTOHSCROLL
-PUSHBUTTON      "Browse...", IDC_BROWSE, 231, 195, 50, 14
+LTEXT           "Language Tag if Orthographic unchecked", IDC_OPTIONAL_LANGUAGE_TAG_LABEL, 15, 181, 260, 8
+EDITTEXT        IDC_OPTIONAL_LANGUAGE_TAG, 15, 195, 212, 14, ES_AUTOHSCROLL | ES_WANTRETURN
+LTEXT           "Export Folder", IDC_STATIC_FIELDWORKS_PROJECT, 15, 214, 260, 8
+EDITTEXT        IDC_EDIT_FOLDER, 15, 225, 212, 14, ES_AUTOHSCROLL
+PUSHBUTTON      "Browse...", IDC_BROWSE, 231, 225, 50, 14
 END
 
 IDD_SELECT_TRANSCRIPTION_BARS DIALOGEX 0, 0, 116, 144
diff --git a/Src/Lang/sa_lang_resource.h b/Src/Lang/sa_lang_resource.h
index 8f952b82..70d99d51 100644
--- a/Src/Lang/sa_lang_resource.h
+++ b/Src/Lang/sa_lang_resource.h
@@ -1250,6 +1250,8 @@
 #define IDC_CHECK_USE_LAST_FILE         2066
 #define IDC_RADIO_FIELDWORKS            2067
 #define IDC_RADIO_OTHER                 2068
+#define IDC_OPTIONAL_LANGUAGE_TAG_LABEL 2069
+#define IDC_OPTIONAL_LANGUAGE_TAG       2070
 #define IDC_EDIT_FIELDWORKS_FOLDER      2071
 #define IDC_STATIC_OTHER                2072
 #define IDC_STATIC_FIELDWORKS           2073
diff --git a/Src/SA/DlgExportLift.cpp b/Src/SA/DlgExportLift.cpp
index a1d9064c..cc528dda 100644
--- a/Src/SA/DlgExportLift.cpp
+++ b/Src/SA/DlgExportLift.cpp
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ void CDlgExportLift::DoDataExchange(CDataExchange * pDX) {
     DDX_Control(pDX, IDC_LIST_MUSIC_PL1, ctlPhraseList1List);
     DDX_Control(pDX, IDC_LIST_MUSIC_PL2, ctlPhraseList2List);
     DDX_Control(pDX, IDC_EDIT_FOLDER, ctlEditFolder);
+    DDX_CBString(pDX, IDC_OPTIONAL_LANGUAGE_TAG, settings.optionalLanguageTag);
 
     if (pDX->m_bSaveAndValidate) {
 
diff --git a/Src/SA/ExportLiftSettings.h b/Src/SA/ExportLiftSettings.h
index 3653a1a6..1a02f68e 100644
--- a/Src/SA/ExportLiftSettings.h
+++ b/Src/SA/ExportLiftSettings.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class CExportLiftSettings {
     wstring phrase1;
     wstring phrase2;
 
+    CSaString optionalLanguageTag;
     CString szDocTitle;
     CString szPath;
 };
diff --git a/Src/SA/Sa_Doc.cpp b/Src/SA/Sa_Doc.cpp
index cbd99c2b..7f418751 100644
--- a/Src/SA/Sa_Doc.cpp
+++ b/Src/SA/Sa_Doc.cpp
@@ -7481,12 +7481,12 @@ bool CSaDoc::ExportSegments(CExportLiftSettings & settings,
 				entry.lexical_unit.get().form.append(Lift13::form(L"form", settings.ortho.c_str(), Lift13::text(LTEXT, Lift13::span(SPAN, results[ORTHO]))));
 			}
 
-			// Build the IPA language tags from what's available (Orthographic or "Ethnologue ID"). Fall back to "und" (BCP-47 for undefined)
+			// Build the IPA language tags from what's available (Orthographic or "Optional Language Tag"). Fall back to "und" (BCP-47 for undefined)
 			wstring vernacular = L"und";
 			if (settings.bOrtho) {
 				vernacular = settings.ortho;
-			} else if (m_sourceParm.szEthnoID.Compare(L"   ") != 0) {
-				vernacular = FileUtils::Trim(wstring(m_sourceParm.szEthnoID));
+			} else if (!settings.optionalLanguageTag.IsEmpty()) {
+				vernacular = settings.optionalLanguageTag;
 			}
 
 			// add the phonetic