diff --git a/ofl/notoserifhentaigana/METADATA.pb b/ofl/notoserifhentaigana/METADATA.pb
index 606a944b1ba..a1bb7994d4f 100644
--- a/ofl/notoserifhentaigana/METADATA.pb
+++ b/ofl/notoserifhentaigana/METADATA.pb
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ source {
 }
 is_noto: true
 primary_script: "Hira"
+primary_language: "ja_Hira"
 sample_text {
   # The text is the traditional Japanese pangram poem "Iroha"
   # https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iroha
@@ -55,4 +56,4 @@ sample_text {
   poster_sm: "𛀆𛄆𛂡𛂉𛂺𛂳𛁹 𛁢𛃱𛂏𛃸𛄖 𛄉𛀗𛃧𛁟𛄀𛁗 𛁩𛂒𛁿𛃰𛃐"
   poster_md: "𛀆𛄆𛂡𛂉𛂺𛂳𛁹 𛁢𛃱𛂏𛃸𛄖 𛄉𛀗𛃧𛁟𛄀𛁗 𛁩𛂒𛁿𛃰𛃐"
   poster_lg: "𛀆𛄆𛂡𛂉𛂺𛂳𛁹 𛁢𛃱𛂏𛃸𛄖 𛄉𛀗𛃧𛁟𛄀𛁗 𛁩𛂒𛁿𛃰𛃐"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}