diff --git a/lib/devices/ios/ios-controller.js b/lib/devices/ios/ios-controller.js
index fa84cfff6..937f5377e 100644
--- a/lib/devices/ios/ios-controller.js
+++ b/lib/devices/ios/ios-controller.js
@@ -466,14 +466,15 @@ iOSController.toggleLocationServices = function (cb) {
 };
 
 iOSController.getStrings = function (language, cb) {
-  if (language) logger.warn("Language parameter is not implemented in iOS");
-  var strings = this.localizableStrings;
-  if (strings && strings.length >= 1) strings = strings[0];
+  this.parseLocalizableStrings(function() {
+    var strings = this.localizableStrings;
+    if (strings && strings.length >= 1) strings = strings[0];
 
-  cb(null, {
-    status: status.codes.Success.code
-  , value: strings
-  });
+    cb(null, {
+      status: status.codes.Success.code
+    , value: strings
+    });
+  }.bind(this), language);
 };
 
 iOSController.executeAtom = function (atom, args, cb, alwaysDefaultFrame) {
diff --git a/lib/devices/ios/ios.js b/lib/devices/ios/ios.js
index 523b69591..5f514f2dc 100644
--- a/lib/devices/ios/ios.js
+++ b/lib/devices/ios/ios.js
@@ -956,13 +956,23 @@ IOS.prototype.setDeviceAndLaunchSimulator = function (cb) {
   }
 };
 
-IOS.prototype.parseLocalizableStrings = function (cb) {
+IOS.prototype.parseLocalizableStrings = function (cb, language) {
   if (this.args.app === null) {
     logger.info("Localizable.strings is not currently supported when using real devices.");
     cb();
   } else {
-    var strings = path.resolve(this.args.app, "Localizable.strings");
-
+    var strings = null;
+    if (language) {
+      strings = path.resolve(this.args.app, language + ".lproj", "Localizable.strings");
+      if (!fs.existsSync(strings)) {
+        logger.info("No Localizable.strings for language '" + language + "', getting default strings");
+      }
+    } else if (this.args.language) {
+      strings = path.resolve(this.args.app, this.args.language + ".lproj", "Localizable.strings");
+    }
+    if (!fs.existsSync(strings)) {
+      strings = path.resolve(this.args.app, "Localizable.strings");
+    }
     if (!fs.existsSync(strings)) {
       strings = path.resolve(this.args.app, "en.lproj", "Localizable.strings");
     }