diff --git a/src/Listener/Factory/RouteListenerFactory.php b/src/Listener/Factory/RouteListenerFactory.php
index a5a1472..229212d 100644
--- a/src/Listener/Factory/RouteListenerFactory.php
+++ b/src/Listener/Factory/RouteListenerFactory.php
@@ -36,10 +36,14 @@ public function __invoke(ContainerInterface $container, $requestedName, array $o
         $request = $container->get('request');
 		$translator = $container->get('MvcTranslator');
 		$authService = null;
+		$userMapper = null;
 		if($container->has('zfcuser_auth_service')){
 			$authService = $container->get('zfcuser_auth_service');
 		}
+		if($container->has('zfcuser_user_mapper')){
+			$userMapper = $container->get('zfcuser_user_mapper');
+		}
 		
-		return new $requestedName($languageOptions, $router, $request, $translator, $authService);
+		return new $requestedName($languageOptions, $router, $request, $translator, $authService, $userMapper);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/Listener/RouteListener.php b/src/Listener/RouteListener.php
index 903b169..8fb46a8 100644
--- a/src/Listener/RouteListener.php
+++ b/src/Listener/RouteListener.php
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 use Zend\I18n\Translator\TranslatorInterface;
 use Zend\Authentication\AuthenticationServiceInterface;
 use ZF2LanguageRoute\Entity\LocaleUserInterface;
+use ZfcUser\Mapper\User as ZfcUserMapper;
 
 /**
  * Injects language into translator and updates user locale
@@ -49,15 +50,20 @@ class RouteListener extends AbstractListenerAggregate{
 	
 	/** @var AuthenticationServiceInterface */
 	protected $authService;
+	
+	/** @var ZfcUserMapper */
+	protected $userMapper;
+	
 	 /** @var TranslatorInterface */
 	protected $translator;
 	
-	function __construct(LanguageRouteOptions $options, RouteStackInterface $router, RequestInterface $request, TranslatorInterface $translator, AuthenticationServiceInterface $authService = null) {
+	function __construct(LanguageRouteOptions $options, RouteStackInterface $router, RequestInterface $request, TranslatorInterface $translator, AuthenticationServiceInterface $authService = null, ZfcUserMapper $userMapper = null) {
 		$this->options = $options;
 		$this->router = $router;
 		$this->request = $request;
 		$this->authService = $authService;
 		$this->translator = $translator;
+		$this->userMapper = $userMapper;
 	}
 
 	
@@ -85,6 +91,10 @@ public function onRoute($e){
 			if($user instanceof LocaleUserInterface){
 				$user->setLocale($locale);
 			}
+			// use the zfc user mapper to update if available
+			if($this->userMapper){
+				$this->userMapper->update($user);
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }