diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/common/input/monetary/monetary.component.spec.ts b/src-ui/src/app/components/common/input/monetary/monetary.component.spec.ts
index 0a8608a1b..4106c01ec 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/common/input/monetary/monetary.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/common/input/monetary/monetary.component.spec.ts
@@ -56,4 +56,10 @@ describe('MonetaryComponent', () => {
     component.monetaryValue = 10.5
     expect(component.value).toEqual('EUR10.50')
   })
+
+  it('should set the default currency code based on LOCALE_ID', () => {
+    expect(component.defaultCurrencyCode).toEqual('USD') // default
+    component = new MonetaryComponent('pt-BR')
+    expect(component.defaultCurrencyCode).toEqual('BRL')
+  })
 })
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/common/input/monetary/monetary.component.ts b/src-ui/src/app/components/common/input/monetary/monetary.component.ts
index a7957b4c3..ebfd9b6bf 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/common/input/monetary/monetary.component.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/common/input/monetary/monetary.component.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 import {
   Component,
-  DEFAULT_CURRENCY_CODE,
   ElementRef,
   forwardRef,
   Inject,
+  LOCALE_ID,
   ViewChild,
 } from '@angular/core'
 import { NG_VALUE_ACCESSOR } from '@angular/forms'
 import { AbstractInputComponent } from '../abstract-input'
+import { getLocaleCurrencyCode } from '@angular/common'
 
 @Component({
   providers: [
@@ -24,11 +25,12 @@ import { AbstractInputComponent } from '../abstract-input'
 export class MonetaryComponent extends AbstractInputComponent<string> {
   @ViewChild('currencyField')
   currencyField: ElementRef
+  defaultCurrencyCode: string
 
-  constructor(
-    @Inject(DEFAULT_CURRENCY_CODE) public defaultCurrencyCode: string
-  ) {
+  constructor(@Inject(LOCALE_ID) currentLocale: string) {
     super()
+
+    this.defaultCurrencyCode = getLocaleCurrencyCode(currentLocale)
   }
 
   get currencyCode(): string {