diff --git a/framework/quota/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/quota/QuotaAlertManagerImpl.java b/framework/quota/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/quota/QuotaAlertManagerImpl.java
index 6be739919ea..555757ec847 100644
--- a/framework/quota/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/quota/QuotaAlertManagerImpl.java
+++ b/framework/quota/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/quota/QuotaAlertManagerImpl.java
@@ -17,10 +17,12 @@
 package org.apache.cloudstack.quota;
 
 import java.math.BigDecimal;
+import java.text.NumberFormat;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
@@ -37,6 +39,7 @@ import org.apache.cloudstack.quota.vo.QuotaEmailTemplatesVO;
 import org.apache.commons.lang.StringEscapeUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.lang.text.StrSubstitutor;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.ObjectUtils;
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 
@@ -48,6 +51,7 @@ import com.cloud.user.AccountVO;
 import com.cloud.user.UserVO;
 import com.cloud.user.dao.AccountDao;
 import com.cloud.user.dao.UserDao;
+import com.cloud.utils.NumbersUtil;
 import com.cloud.utils.component.ManagerBase;
 import com.cloud.utils.db.TransactionLegacy;
 import java.util.HashSet;
@@ -209,8 +213,14 @@ public class QuotaAlertManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements QuotaAlertMana
                 userNames = userNames.substring(0, userNames.length() - 1);
             }
 
-            final Map<String, String> subjectOptionMap = generateOptionMap(account, userNames, accountDomain, balance, usage, emailType, false);
-            final Map<String, String> bodyOptionMap = generateOptionMap(account, userNames, accountDomain, balance, usage, emailType, true);
+            String currencySymbol = ObjectUtils.defaultIfNull(_configDao.getValue(QuotaConfig.QuotaCurrencySymbol.key()), QuotaConfig.QuotaCurrencySymbol.defaultValue());
+            NumberFormat localeFormat = getLocaleFormatIfCurrencyLocaleNotNull();
+
+            String balanceStr = String.format("%s %s", currencySymbol, NumbersUtil.formatBigDecimalAccordingToNumberFormat(balance, localeFormat));
+            String usageStr = String.format("%s %s", currencySymbol, NumbersUtil.formatBigDecimalAccordingToNumberFormat(usage, localeFormat));
+
+            final Map<String, String> subjectOptionMap = generateOptionMap(account, userNames, accountDomain, balanceStr, usageStr, emailType, false);
+            final Map<String, String> bodyOptionMap = generateOptionMap(account, userNames, accountDomain, balanceStr, usageStr, emailType, true);
 
             if (s_logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
                 s_logger.debug(String.format("Sending quota alert with values: accountName [%s], accountID [%s], accountUsers [%s], domainName [%s], domainID [%s].",
@@ -238,19 +248,29 @@ public class QuotaAlertManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements QuotaAlertMana
         }
     }
 
+    private NumberFormat getLocaleFormatIfCurrencyLocaleNotNull() {
+        String currencyLocale = _configDao.getValue(QuotaConfig.QuotaCurrencyLocale.key());
+        NumberFormat localeFormat = null;
+        if (currencyLocale != null) {
+            Locale locale = Locale.forLanguageTag(currencyLocale);
+            localeFormat = NumberFormat.getNumberInstance(locale);
+        }
+        return localeFormat;
+    }
+
     /*
     *
     *
      */
-    public Map<String, String> generateOptionMap(AccountVO accountVO, String userNames, DomainVO domainVO, final BigDecimal balance, final BigDecimal usage,
+    public Map<String, String> generateOptionMap(AccountVO accountVO, String userNames, DomainVO domainVO, final String balance, final String usage,
                                                  final QuotaConfig.QuotaEmailTemplateTypes emailType, boolean escapeHtml) {
         final Map<String, String> optionMap = new HashMap<>();
         optionMap.put("accountID", accountVO.getUuid());
         optionMap.put("domainID", domainVO.getUuid());
-        optionMap.put("quotaBalance", QuotaConfig.QuotaCurrencySymbol.value() + " " + balance.toString());
+        optionMap.put("quotaBalance", balance);
 
         if (emailType == QuotaEmailTemplateTypes.QUOTA_STATEMENT) {
-            optionMap.put("quotaUsage", QuotaConfig.QuotaCurrencySymbol.value() + " " + usage.toString());
+            optionMap.put("quotaUsage",  usage);
         }
 
         if (escapeHtml) {
diff --git a/framework/quota/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/quota/constant/QuotaConfig.java b/framework/quota/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/quota/constant/QuotaConfig.java
index f1426f397b3..59aa54424cf 100644
--- a/framework/quota/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/quota/constant/QuotaConfig.java
+++ b/framework/quota/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/quota/constant/QuotaConfig.java
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ public interface QuotaConfig {
     public static final ConfigKey<String> QuotaCurrencySymbol = new ConfigKey<String>("Advanced", String.class, "quota.currency.symbol", "$",
             "The symbol for the currency in use to measure usage.", true);
 
+    public static final ConfigKey<String> QuotaCurrencyLocale = new ConfigKey<String>("Advanced", String.class, "quota.currency.locale", null,
+            "The location used for formatting the value (e.g. \"en-US\" for English or \"pt-BR\" for Brazilian Portuguese)", true);
+
     public static final ConfigKey<Integer> QuotaStatementPeriod = new ConfigKey<Integer>("Advanced", Integer.class, "quota.statement.period", "1",
             "This variables define the statement generation interval. Values correspond to bimonthly=0, monthly=1, quarterly=2, half-yearly=3 and yearly=4.", true);
 
diff --git a/plugins/database/quota/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/quota/QuotaServiceImpl.java b/plugins/database/quota/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/quota/QuotaServiceImpl.java
index 1a4007ca5de..9179691e973 100644
--- a/plugins/database/quota/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/quota/QuotaServiceImpl.java
+++ b/plugins/database/quota/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/quota/QuotaServiceImpl.java
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ public class QuotaServiceImpl extends ManagerBase implements QuotaService, Confi
 
     @Override
     public ConfigKey<?>[] getConfigKeys() {
-        return new ConfigKey<?>[] {QuotaPluginEnabled, QuotaEnableEnforcement, QuotaCurrencySymbol, QuotaStatementPeriod, QuotaSmtpHost, QuotaSmtpPort, QuotaSmtpTimeout,
+        return new ConfigKey<?>[] {QuotaPluginEnabled, QuotaEnableEnforcement, QuotaCurrencySymbol, QuotaCurrencyLocale, QuotaStatementPeriod, QuotaSmtpHost, QuotaSmtpPort, QuotaSmtpTimeout,
                 QuotaSmtpUser, QuotaSmtpPassword, QuotaSmtpAuthType, QuotaSmtpSender, QuotaSmtpEnabledSecurityProtocols, QuotaSmtpUseStartTLS, QuotaActivationRuleTimeout, QuotaAccountEnabled,
                 QuotaEmailHeader, QuotaEmailFooter};
     }
diff --git a/utils/src/main/java/com/cloud/utils/NumbersUtil.java b/utils/src/main/java/com/cloud/utils/NumbersUtil.java
index 3d48344bb33..f1a2e863247 100644
--- a/utils/src/main/java/com/cloud/utils/NumbersUtil.java
+++ b/utils/src/main/java/com/cloud/utils/NumbersUtil.java
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@
 
 package com.cloud.utils;
 
+import java.math.BigDecimal;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+import java.text.NumberFormat;
 import java.text.ParseException;
 import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
 import java.util.Date;
@@ -147,6 +149,26 @@ public class NumbersUtil {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Formats a BigDecimal with the number formatter.
+     * @return
+     * <li>null if value is null;</li>
+     * <li>value.toString() if the numberFormat is null;</li>
+     * <li>the value formatted if both parameters are not null;</li>
+     */
+    public static String formatBigDecimalAccordingToNumberFormat(BigDecimal value, NumberFormat numberFormat) {
+        if (value == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        if (numberFormat == null) {
+            return value.toString();
+        }
+
+        return numberFormat.format(value);
+    }
+
+
     public static int hash(long value) {
         return (int)(value ^ (value >>> 32));
     }