diff --git a/winlogbeat/docs/modules.asciidoc b/winlogbeat/docs/modules.asciidoc
index f8d57950a12..c5a421f5e33 100644
--- a/winlogbeat/docs/modules.asciidoc
+++ b/winlogbeat/docs/modules.asciidoc
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ a `script` processor to your configuration file and point it at the included
 script file for the module. The documentation for each module includes an
 example.
 
+NOTE: The provided modules only support events in english. For more information
+about how to configure the language in `winlogbeat`, refer to <<configuration-winlogbeat-options>>.
+
 [float]
 === Usage with Forwarded Events
 
@@ -34,6 +37,7 @@ script processors that are guarded by a conditional `when` statement.
 winlogbeat.event_logs:
 - name: ForwardedEvents
   tags: [forwarded]
+  language: 0x0409
   processors:
     - script:
         when.equals.winlog.channel: Security
diff --git a/winlogbeat/docs/winlogbeat-options.asciidoc b/winlogbeat/docs/winlogbeat-options.asciidoc
index 96ea095effd..1095bd01127 100644
--- a/winlogbeat/docs/winlogbeat-options.asciidoc
+++ b/winlogbeat/docs/winlogbeat-options.asciidoc
@@ -232,6 +232,20 @@ winlogbeat.event_logs:
 
 =======================================
 
+[float]
+==== `event_logs.language`
+
+The language ID the events will be rendered in. The language will be forced regardless
+of the system language. A complete list of language IDs can be found https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/openspecs/windows_protocols/ms-lcid/a9eac961-e77d-41a6-90a5-ce1a8b0cdb9c[here].
+It defaults to `0`, which indicates to use the system language.
+
+[source,yaml]
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+winlogbeat.event_logs:
+  - name: Security
+    event_id: 4624, 4625, 4700-4800, -4735
+    language: 0x0409 # US English
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 [float]
 ==== `event_logs.level`