diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/elements/styleConfigurator.js b/chrome/content/zotero/elements/styleConfigurator.js
index 69cefc5bda..8269453b67 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/elements/styleConfigurator.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/elements/styleConfigurator.js
@@ -144,9 +144,12 @@
 				val = '';
 			}
 			
+			val = Zotero.Styles.resolveLocale(val);
 			this._value = val;
 			const styleData = this._style ? Zotero.Styles.get(this._style) : null;
-			this.localeListEl.value = styleData && styleData.effectiveLocale || this._value;
+			this.localeListEl.value = Zotero.Styles.resolveLocale(
+				styleData && styleData.effectiveLocale || this._value
+			);
 		}
 
 		get style() {
@@ -157,7 +160,9 @@
 			this._style = style;
 			const styleData = style ? Zotero.Styles.get(style) : null;
 			this.localeListEl.disabled = !style || !!styleData.effectiveLocale;
-			this.localeListEl.value = styleData && styleData.effectiveLocale || this._value || this.fallbackLocale;
+			this.localeListEl.value = Zotero.Styles.resolveLocale(
+				styleData && styleData.effectiveLocale || this._value || this.fallbackLocale
+			);
 		}
 
 		connectedCallback() {
@@ -171,7 +176,7 @@
 			this._value = this.getAttribute('value');
 
 			await Zotero.Styles.init();
-			this.fallbackLocale = Zotero.Styles?.primaryDialects[Zotero.locale] || Zotero.locale;
+			this.fallbackLocale = Zotero.Styles.resolveLocale(Zotero.locale);
 
 			const menuLocales = Zotero.Utilities.deepCopy(Zotero.Styles.locales);
 			const menuLocalesKeys = Object.keys(menuLocales).sort();
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/cite.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/cite.js
index d74ab3df59..ef68dd30ee 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/cite.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/cite.js
@@ -695,7 +695,16 @@ Zotero.Cite.System.prototype = {
 				lang = 'sr-Latn-RS';
 				break;
 		}
-		return Zotero.Cite.Locale.get(lang);
+		var xml = Zotero.Cite.Locale.get(lang);
+		if (!xml) {
+			// Use the closest available locale (e.g., 'sr-Cyrl-RS' for 'sr-RS',
+			// which doesn't have its own CSL locale)
+			let fallback = Zotero.Styles.resolveLocale(lang);
+			if (fallback && fallback != lang) {
+				xml = Zotero.Cite.Locale.get(fallback);
+			}
+		}
+		return xml;
 	}
 };
 
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/style.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/style.js
index 83e9a53407..1f04b69a8f 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/style.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/style.js
@@ -532,9 +532,31 @@ Zotero.Styles = new function () {
 		};
 	};
 	
+	/**
+	 * Resolve a locale to one with an available CSL locale, using the primary
+	 * dialect of the language or the closest available locale (e.g.,
+	 * 'sr-Cyrl-RS' for 'sr-RS') if the exact locale isn't available
+	 *
+	 * @param {String} locale
+	 * @return {String} The resolved locale, or the passed locale if it can't
+	 *     be resolved
+	 */
+	this.resolveLocale = function (locale) {
+		if (!_initialized || !locale) {
+			return locale;
+		}
+		if (locale in Zotero.Styles.locales) {
+			return locale;
+		}
+		return Zotero.Styles.primaryDialects[locale]
+			|| Zotero.Utilities.Internal.resolveLocale(
+				locale, Object.keys(Zotero.Styles.locales), { silent: true })
+			|| locale;
+	};
+
 	/**
 	 * Populate menulist with locales
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @param {xul:menulist} menulist
 	 */
 	this.populateLocaleList = function (menulist) {
@@ -546,8 +568,7 @@ Zotero.Styles = new function () {
 		menulist.selectedItem = null;
 		menulist.removeAllItems();
 		
-		let fallbackLocale = Zotero.Styles.primaryDialects[Zotero.locale]
-			|| Zotero.locale;
+		let fallbackLocale = Zotero.Styles.resolveLocale(Zotero.locale);
 		
 		let menuLocales = Zotero.Utilities.deepCopy(Zotero.Styles.locales);
 		let menuLocalesKeys = Object.keys(menuLocales).sort();
@@ -618,7 +639,7 @@ Zotero.Styles = new function () {
 		if (menulist.labelElement) menulist.labelElement.disabled = false;
 		
 		let selectLocale = style.effectiveLocale || prefLocale || Zotero.locale;
-		selectLocale = Zotero.Styles.primaryDialects[selectLocale] || selectLocale;
+		selectLocale = Zotero.Styles.resolveLocale(selectLocale);
 		
 		// Make sure the locale we want to select is in the menulist
 		if (availableLocales.indexOf(selectLocale) == -1) {
diff --git a/test/tests/citeTest.js b/test/tests/citeTest.js
index 6c169542a7..0224a697e4 100644
--- a/test/tests/citeTest.js
+++ b/test/tests/citeTest.js
@@ -41,6 +41,22 @@ describe("Zotero.Cite", function () {
 			var output = Zotero.Cite.makeFormattedBibliographyOrCitationList(cslEngine, [item], "text");
 			assert.include(output, 'izd');
 		});
+
+		it("should use closest available locale for locale without a CSL locale", async function () {
+			var item = new Zotero.Item;
+			item.fromJSON({
+				itemType: "book",
+				title: "Test Book",
+				edition: "2"
+			});
+			await item.saveTx();
+
+			var style = Zotero.Styles.get('http://www.zotero.org/styles/chicago-notes-bibliography');
+			var cslEngine = style.getCiteProc('sr-RS');
+
+			var output = Zotero.Cite.makeFormattedBibliographyOrCitationList(cslEngine, [item], "text");
+			assert.include(output, 'изд');
+		});
 	});
 	
 	describe("#extraToCSL()", function () {
diff --git a/test/tests/styleTest.js b/test/tests/styleTest.js
index 3bcdc1d425..1e86b930fa 100644
--- a/test/tests/styleTest.js
+++ b/test/tests/styleTest.js
@@ -128,6 +128,20 @@ describe("Zotero.Styles", function () {
 		});
 	});
 
+	describe("Zotero.Styles.resolveLocale", function () {
+		it("should return available locale unchanged", function () {
+			assert.equal(Zotero.Styles.resolveLocale('de-AT'), 'de-AT');
+		});
+
+		it("should return primary dialect for a language code", function () {
+			assert.equal(Zotero.Styles.resolveLocale('fa'), 'fa-IR');
+		});
+
+		it("should return closest available locale for locale without a CSL locale", function () {
+			assert.equal(Zotero.Styles.resolveLocale('sr-RS'), 'sr-Cyrl-RS');
+		});
+	});
+
 	describe("Cached CSL.Engine instances", function () {
 		if (Zotero.Prefs.get('cite.useCiteprocRs')) {
 			this.skip();