diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4f71ee7da..40521c569 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 - Attempting to import an empty private key will now show a clear error.
 - Fix bug where metamask data would stop being written to disk after prolonged use
 - Fix bug where account reset did not work with custom RPC providers.
+- Fix for Brave i18n getAcceptLanguages [#4270](https://github.com/MetaMask/metamask-extension/issues/4270)
 - Fix bug where nonce mutex was never released
 - Stop reloading browser page on Ethereum network change
 - Add phishing notice
diff --git a/app/scripts/lib/get-first-preferred-lang-code.js b/app/scripts/lib/get-first-preferred-lang-code.js
index 1e6a83ba6..41a886d74 100644
--- a/app/scripts/lib/get-first-preferred-lang-code.js
+++ b/app/scripts/lib/get-first-preferred-lang-code.js
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ const extension = require('extensionizer')
 const promisify = require('pify')
 const allLocales = require('../../_locales/index.json')
 
-const isSupported = extension.i18n && extension.i18n.getAcceptLanguages
-const getPreferredLocales = isSupported ? promisify(
+const getPreferredLocales = extension.i18n ? promisify(
   extension.i18n.getAcceptLanguages,
   { errorFirst: false }
 ) : async () => []
@@ -18,7 +17,21 @@ const existingLocaleCodes = allLocales.map(locale => locale.code.toLowerCase().r
  *
  */
 async function getFirstPreferredLangCode () {
-  const userPreferredLocaleCodes = await getPreferredLocales()
+  let userPreferredLocaleCodes
+
+  try {
+    userPreferredLocaleCodes = await getPreferredLocales()
+  } catch (e) {
+    // Brave currently throws when calling getAcceptLanguages, so this handles that.
+    userPreferredLocaleCodes = []
+  }
+
+  // safeguard for Brave Browser until they implement chrome.i18n.getAcceptLanguages
+  // https://github.com/MetaMask/metamask-extension/issues/4270
+  if (!userPreferredLocaleCodes){
+    userPreferredLocaleCodes = []
+  }
+
   const firstPreferredLangCode = userPreferredLocaleCodes
     .map(code => code.toLowerCase())
     .find(code => existingLocaleCodes.includes(code))
@@ -26,3 +39,4 @@ async function getFirstPreferredLangCode () {
 }
 
 module.exports = getFirstPreferredLangCode
+