Keyboard layout selection lost on login

TEST CASE:
1. Add 2 keyboard layouts: English (US) and French (Alternative)
Set english as the first layout
2. With the Keyboard applet in the indicator bar, select French (2nd entry) and type few keys to verify that it is the correctly selected
3. Logout
4. Login

EXPECTED RESULT:
French is selected and active upon login

ACTUAL RESULT:
English is selected.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: gnome-session 3.2.1-0ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-7.13-generic 3.2.0-rc7
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-7-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.90-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Jan 5 10:43:45 2012
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gnome-session
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)