diff --git a/kiwi/schema/kiwi.rnc b/kiwi/schema/kiwi.rnc
index f8f985c8..1cd62a86 100644
--- a/kiwi/schema/kiwi.rnc
+++ b/kiwi/schema/kiwi.rnc
@@ -364,6 +364,27 @@ div { # locale
         }
 }
 
+
+#==========================================
+# common element <rpm-locale-filtering>
+#
+div {
+    k.rpm-locale-filtering.content = xsd:boolean
+    k.rpm-locale-filtering.attlist = empty
+    k.rpm-locale-filtering =
+        # locale-filtering sets the install_lang macro for rpm based
+        # installations to the configured locale list. This results
+        # in language specific files to become filtered out by rpm
+        # if they don't match the configured list. Please note it
+        # depends on the package design if the install_lang macro
+        # contents apply to the package or not.
+        element rpm-locale-filtering {
+            k.rpm-locale-filtering.attlist,
+            k.rpm-locale-filtering.content
+        }
+}
+
+
 #==========================================
 # common element <namedCollection>
 #
@@ -2638,6 +2659,7 @@ div {
             k.keytable? &
             k.locale? &
             k.packagemanager? &
+            k.rpm-locale-filtering? &
             k.rpm-check-signatures? &
             k.rpm-excludedocs? &
             k.showlicense* &
diff --git a/kiwi/schema/kiwi.rng b/kiwi/schema/kiwi.rng
index 98341bcc..32f15cf8 100644
--- a/kiwi/schema/kiwi.rng
+++ b/kiwi/schema/kiwi.rng
@@ -609,6 +609,33 @@ specifies the where to find the boot kernel</a:documentation>
       </element>
     </define>
   </div>
+  <!--
+    ==========================================
+    common element <rpm-locale-filtering>
+    
+  -->
+  <div>
+    <define name="k.rpm-locale-filtering.content">
+      <data type="boolean"/>
+    </define>
+    <define name="k.rpm-locale-filtering.attlist">
+      <empty/>
+    </define>
+    <define name="k.rpm-locale-filtering">
+      <!--
+        locale-filtering sets the install_lang macro for rpm based
+        installations to the configured locale list. This results
+        in language specific files to become filtered out by rpm
+        if they don't match the configured list. Please note it
+        depends on the package design if the install_lang macro
+        contents apply to the package or not.
+      -->
+      <element name="rpm-locale-filtering">
+        <ref name="k.rpm-locale-filtering.attlist"/>
+        <ref name="k.rpm-locale-filtering.content"/>
+      </element>
+    </define>
+  </div>
   <!--
     ==========================================
     common element <namedCollection>
@@ -4165,6 +4192,9 @@ definition</a:documentation>
           <optional>
             <ref name="k.packagemanager"/>
           </optional>
+          <optional>
+            <ref name="k.rpm-locale-filtering"/>
+          </optional>
           <optional>
             <ref name="k.rpm-check-signatures"/>
           </optional>
diff --git a/kiwi/system/prepare.py b/kiwi/system/prepare.py
index eb3dab32..b19969a0 100644
--- a/kiwi/system/prepare.py
+++ b/kiwi/system/prepare.py
@@ -99,14 +99,14 @@ class SystemPrepare(object):
         repository_sections = \
             self.xml_state.get_repository_sections_used_for_build()
         package_manager = self.xml_state.get_package_manager()
-        locale_list = self.xml_state.get_locale()
+        rpm_locale_list = self.xml_state.get_rpm_locale()
         if self.xml_state.get_rpm_check_signatures():
             repository_options.append('check_signatures')
         if self.xml_state.get_rpm_excludedocs():
             repository_options.append('exclude_docs')
-        if locale_list:
+        if rpm_locale_list:
             repository_options.append(
-                '_install_langs%{0}'.format(':'.join(locale_list))
+                '_install_langs%{0}'.format(':'.join(rpm_locale_list))
             )
         repo = Repository(
             self.root_bind, package_manager, repository_options
diff --git a/kiwi/xml_parse.py b/kiwi/xml_parse.py
index 610fbbd1..dc0ba45e 100644
--- a/kiwi/xml_parse.py
+++ b/kiwi/xml_parse.py
@@ -7239,7 +7239,7 @@ class preferences(GeneratedsSuper):
     sections based on profiles combine to create on vaild definition"""
     subclass = None
     superclass = None
-    def __init__(self, profiles=None, bootsplash_theme=None, bootloader_theme=None, keytable=None, locale=None, packagemanager=None, rpm_check_signatures=None, rpm_excludedocs=None, showlicense=None, timezone=None, type_=None, version=None):
+    def __init__(self, profiles=None, bootsplash_theme=None, bootloader_theme=None, keytable=None, locale=None, packagemanager=None, rpm_locale_filtering=None, rpm_check_signatures=None, rpm_excludedocs=None, showlicense=None, timezone=None, type_=None, version=None):
         self.original_tagname_ = None
         self.profiles = _cast(None, profiles)
         if bootsplash_theme is None:
@@ -7262,6 +7262,10 @@ class preferences(GeneratedsSuper):
             self.packagemanager = []
         else:
             self.packagemanager = packagemanager
+        if rpm_locale_filtering is None:
+            self.rpm_locale_filtering = []
+        else:
+            self.rpm_locale_filtering = rpm_locale_filtering
         if rpm_check_signatures is None:
             self.rpm_check_signatures = []
         else:
@@ -7322,6 +7326,11 @@ class preferences(GeneratedsSuper):
     def add_packagemanager(self, value): self.packagemanager.append(value)
     def insert_packagemanager_at(self, index, value): self.packagemanager.insert(index, value)
     def replace_packagemanager_at(self, index, value): self.packagemanager[index] = value
+    def get_rpm_locale_filtering(self): return self.rpm_locale_filtering
+    def set_rpm_locale_filtering(self, rpm_locale_filtering): self.rpm_locale_filtering = rpm_locale_filtering
+    def add_rpm_locale_filtering(self, value): self.rpm_locale_filtering.append(value)
+    def insert_rpm_locale_filtering_at(self, index, value): self.rpm_locale_filtering.insert(index, value)
+    def replace_rpm_locale_filtering_at(self, index, value): self.rpm_locale_filtering[index] = value
     def get_rpm_check_signatures(self): return self.rpm_check_signatures
     def set_rpm_check_signatures(self, rpm_check_signatures): self.rpm_check_signatures = rpm_check_signatures
     def add_rpm_check_signatures(self, value): self.rpm_check_signatures.append(value)
@@ -7361,6 +7370,7 @@ class preferences(GeneratedsSuper):
             self.keytable or
             self.locale or
             self.packagemanager or
+            self.rpm_locale_filtering or
             self.rpm_check_signatures or
             self.rpm_excludedocs or
             self.showlicense or
@@ -7416,6 +7426,9 @@ class preferences(GeneratedsSuper):
         for packagemanager_ in self.packagemanager:
             showIndent(outfile, level, pretty_print)
             outfile.write('<packagemanager>%s</packagemanager>%s' % (self.gds_encode(self.gds_format_string(quote_xml(packagemanager_), input_name='packagemanager')), eol_))
+        for rpm_locale_filtering_ in self.rpm_locale_filtering:
+            showIndent(outfile, level, pretty_print)
+            outfile.write('<rpm-locale-filtering>%s</rpm-locale-filtering>%s' % (self.gds_format_boolean(rpm_locale_filtering_, input_name='rpm-locale-filtering'), eol_))
         for rpm_check_signatures_ in self.rpm_check_signatures:
             showIndent(outfile, level, pretty_print)
             outfile.write('<rpm-check-signatures>%s</rpm-check-signatures>%s' % (self.gds_format_boolean(rpm_check_signatures_, input_name='rpm-check-signatures'), eol_))
@@ -7474,6 +7487,16 @@ class preferences(GeneratedsSuper):
                 packagemanager_ = ""
             packagemanager_ = self.gds_validate_string(packagemanager_, node, 'packagemanager')
             self.packagemanager.append(packagemanager_)
+        elif nodeName_ == 'rpm-locale-filtering':
+            sval_ = child_.text
+            if sval_ in ('true', '1'):
+                ival_ = True
+            elif sval_ in ('false', '0'):
+                ival_ = False
+            else:
+                raise_parse_error(child_, 'requires boolean')
+            ival_ = self.gds_validate_boolean(ival_, node, 'rpm_locale_filtering')
+            self.rpm_locale_filtering.append(ival_)
         elif nodeName_ == 'rpm-check-signatures':
             sval_ = child_.text
             if sval_ in ('true', '1'):
diff --git a/kiwi/xml_state.py b/kiwi/xml_state.py
index 32a25a8e..24606054 100644
--- a/kiwi/xml_state.py
+++ b/kiwi/xml_state.py
@@ -139,6 +139,41 @@ class XMLState(object):
             if locale_section:
                 return locale_section[0].split(',')
 
+    def get_rpm_locale(self):
+        """
+        Gets list of locale names to filter out by rpm
+        if rpm-locale-filtering is switched on the
+        the list always contains: [POSIX, C, C.UTF-8]
+        and is extended by the optionaly configured
+        locale
+
+        :return: List of names or None
+
+        :rtype: list|None
+        """
+        if self.get_rpm_locale_filtering():
+            rpm_locale = ['POSIX', 'C', 'C.UTF-8']
+            configured_locale = self.get_locale()
+            if configured_locale:
+                for locale in configured_locale:
+                    rpm_locale.append(locale)
+            return rpm_locale
+
+    def get_rpm_locale_filtering(self):
+        """
+        Gets the rpm-locale-filtering configuration flag. Returns
+        False if not present.
+
+        :return: True or False
+
+        :rtype: bool
+        """
+        for preferences in self.get_preferences_sections():
+            locale_filtering = preferences.get_rpm_locale_filtering()
+            if locale_filtering:
+                return locale_filtering[0]
+        return False
+
     def get_rpm_excludedocs(self):
         """
         Gets the rpm-excludedocs configuration flag. Returns
diff --git a/test/data/example_config.xml b/test/data/example_config.xml
index b5cc61b2..cba2b6dc 100644
--- a/test/data/example_config.xml
+++ b/test/data/example_config.xml
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
     </profiles>
     <preferences>
         <locale>en_US,de_DE</locale>
+        <rpm-locale-filtering>true</rpm-locale-filtering>
     </preferences>
     <preferences>
         <type bootloader="grub2" image="oem" primary="true" boot="oemboot/example-distribution" firmware="efi" kernelcmdline="splash" vga="0x303" editbootconfig="my_edit_boot_script" editbootinstall="/absolute/path/to/my_edit_boot_install" fsmountoptions="async" btrfs_root_is_snapshot="true" spare_part="200M" xen_server="true" formatoptions="force_size,super=man" filesystem="ext4">
diff --git a/test/unit/system_prepare_test.py b/test/unit/system_prepare_test.py
index e3508243..426ffa62 100644
--- a/test/unit/system_prepare_test.py
+++ b/test/unit/system_prepare_test.py
@@ -182,8 +182,10 @@ class TestSystemPrepare(object):
         )
 
         mock_repo.assert_called_once_with(
-            self.system.root_bind, 'package-manager-name',
-            ['check_signatures', 'exclude_docs', '_install_langs%en_US:de_DE']
+            self.system.root_bind, 'package-manager-name', [
+                'check_signatures', 'exclude_docs',
+                '_install_langs%POSIX:C:C.UTF-8:en_US:de_DE'
+            ]
         )
         # mock local repos will be translated and bind mounted
         assert uri.translate.call_args_list == [
diff --git a/test/unit/xml_state_test.py b/test/unit/xml_state_test.py
index a7238b64..0ec132a1 100644
--- a/test/unit/xml_state_test.py
+++ b/test/unit/xml_state_test.py
@@ -737,5 +737,14 @@ class TestXMLState(object):
         state = XMLState(xml_data, [], 'oem')
         assert state.get_initrd_system() == 'kiwi'
 
+    def test_get_rpm_locale_filtering(self):
+        assert self.state.get_rpm_locale_filtering() is True
+        assert self.boot_state.get_rpm_locale_filtering() is False
+
     def test_get_locale(self):
         assert self.state.get_locale() == ['en_US', 'de_DE']
+
+    def test_get_rpm_locale(self):
+        assert self.state.get_rpm_locale() == [
+            'POSIX', 'C', 'C.UTF-8', 'en_US', 'de_DE'
+        ]