diff --git a/packages/api/src/services/save_email.ts b/packages/api/src/services/save_email.ts
index 67792eb33..821dfdca4 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/services/save_email.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/services/save_email.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-import { LibraryItem, LibraryItemState } from '../entity/library_item'
+import {
+  DirectionalityType,
+  LibraryItem,
+  LibraryItemState,
+} from '../entity/library_item'
 import { enqueueThumbnailJob } from '../utils/createTask'
 import {
   cleanUrl,
@@ -108,6 +112,9 @@ export const saveEmail = async (
       subscription: input.author,
       folder: input.folder,
       labelNames: labels.map((label) => label.name),
+      itemLanguage: parseResult.parsedContent?.language,
+      directionality:
+        (parseResult.parsedContent?.dir as DirectionalityType) || undefined,
     },
     input.userId
   )