diff --git a/.mikaela/ssh/config b/.mikaela/ssh/config
index bf086172..de83330e 100644
--- a/.mikaela/ssh/config
+++ b/.mikaela/ssh/config
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ Host *
     # Always try public key authentication
     PubkeyAuthentication yes
 
+    # Send LANG and LC_* environment variables to the server
+    SendEnv LANG LC_*
+
     # If the server doesn't reply in "three" pings, connection is dead.
     # Defaults to 3 anyway, but I add it here for clearity and
     # in case it decides to change in the future.
diff --git a/etc/ssh/ssh_config b/etc/ssh/ssh_config
index b5d15daf..61fb69d7 100644
--- a/etc/ssh/ssh_config
+++ b/etc/ssh/ssh_config
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ Host *
     # Always try public key authentication
     PubkeyAuthentication yes
 
+    # Send LANG and LC_* environment variables to the server
+    SendEnv LANG LC_*
+
     # If the server doesn't reply in "three" pings, connection is dead.
     # Defaults to 3 anyway, but I add it here for clearity and
     # in case it decides to change in the future.