diff --git a/engines/kyra/engine/kyra_lok.cpp b/engines/kyra/engine/kyra_lok.cpp
index dac0ecc7f17..a4c33de10e1 100644
--- a/engines/kyra/engine/kyra_lok.cpp
+++ b/engines/kyra/engine/kyra_lok.cpp
@@ -95,6 +95,24 @@ KyraEngine_LoK::KyraEngine_LoK(OSystem *system, const GameFlags &flags)
 
 	_malcolmFrame = 0;
 	_malcolmTimer1 = _malcolmTimer2 = 0;
+
+	// Determine search order for resource files with language specific file endings. Some versions have multiple
+	// versions in the folder, so we make sure that the one that matches the selected language gets tried first.
+	static const Common::Language langOrder[] = {
+		Common::EN_ANY, Common::FR_FRA, Common::DE_DEU, Common::ES_ESP, Common::IT_ITA, Common::HE_ISR, Common::KO_KOR
+	};
+	static const char *pattern[] = { "15", "_ENG", "_FRE", "_GER", "_SPA", "_ITA", "_HEB", "_HAN", "" };
+	uint8 _langFileExtIndex[ARRAYSIZE(pattern)];
+	memset(_langFileExtIndex, 0, sizeof(_langFileExtIndex));
+	for (int i = 0; i < ARRAYSIZE(langOrder); ++i) {
+		if (_flags.lang == langOrder[i])
+			_langFileExtIndex[0] = i + 1;
+	}
+	for (int i = 1; i < ARRAYSIZE(_langFileExtIndex); ++i)
+		_langFileExtIndex[i] = (i <= _langFileExtIndex[0]) ? i - 1 : i;
+	for (int i = 0; i < ARRAYSIZE(_langFileExtIndex); ++i)
+		_langFileExt.push_back(pattern[_langFileExtIndex[i]]);
+
 	_defaultFont = Screen::FID_8_FNT;
 	_noteFont = (_flags.isTalkie || flags.platform == Common::kPlatformAmiga) ? _defaultFont : Screen::FID_6_FNT;
 	_defaultLineSpacing = 0;
diff --git a/engines/kyra/engine/kyra_lok.h b/engines/kyra/engine/kyra_lok.h
index a34f9522089..006b114c75b 100644
--- a/engines/kyra/engine/kyra_lok.h
+++ b/engines/kyra/engine/kyra_lok.h
@@ -528,6 +528,8 @@ protected:
 	static const int8 _macLQTrackMap[];
 	static const int _macLQTrackMapSize;
 
+	Common::Array<Common::String> _langFileExt;
+
 	// TODO: get rid of all variables having pointers to the static resources if possible
 	// i.e. let them directly use the _staticres functions
 	void initStaticResource();
diff --git a/engines/kyra/resource/staticres.cpp b/engines/kyra/resource/staticres.cpp
index fceb05f19eb..809c66b24da 100644
--- a/engines/kyra/resource/staticres.cpp
+++ b/engines/kyra/resource/staticres.cpp
@@ -998,9 +998,9 @@ void KyraEngine_LoK::loadMainScreen(int page) {
 	_screen->clearPage(page);
 
 	bool success = false;
-	static const char *pattern[] = { "15", "_ENG", "_FRE", "_GER", "_SPA", "_ITA", "_HEB", "_HAN", "" };
-	for (int i = 0; i < ARRAYSIZE(pattern) && !success; ++i) {
-		Common::String tryFile = Common::String::format("MAIN%s.CPS", pattern[i]);
+	
+	for (int i = 0; i < _langFileExt.size() && !success; ++i) {
+		Common::String tryFile = Common::String::format("MAIN%s.CPS", _langFileExt[i].c_str());
 		if ((success = _res->exists(tryFile.c_str())))
 			_screen->loadBitmap(tryFile.c_str(), page, page, i == 0 ? &_screen->getPalette(0) : 0);
 	}
diff --git a/engines/kyra/sequence/sequences_lok.cpp b/engines/kyra/sequence/sequences_lok.cpp
index c523aa6956a..b6f35c9b765 100644
--- a/engines/kyra/sequence/sequences_lok.cpp
+++ b/engines/kyra/sequence/sequences_lok.cpp
@@ -252,9 +252,8 @@ bool KyraEngine_LoK::seq_introStory() {
 		return false;
 
 	bool success = false;
-	static const char *pattern[] = { "", "_ENG", "_FRE", "_GER", "_SPA", "_ITA", "_HEB", "_HAN" };
-	for (int i = 0; i < ARRAYSIZE(pattern) && !success; ++i) {
-		Common::String tryFile = Common::String::format("TEXT%s.CPS", pattern[i]);
+	for (int i = 0; i < _langFileExt.size() && !success; ++i) {
+		Common::String tryFile = Common::String::format("TEXT%s.CPS", _langFileExt[i].c_str());
 		if ((success = _res->exists(tryFile.c_str())))
 			_screen->loadBitmap(tryFile.c_str(), 3, 3, &_screen->getPalette(0));
 	}