diff --git a/addons/website/static/src/client_actions/website_preview/website_preview.js b/addons/website/static/src/client_actions/website_preview/website_preview.js
index db5b1dffb43..bd116f73f8e 100644
--- a/addons/website/static/src/client_actions/website_preview/website_preview.js
+++ b/addons/website/static/src/client_actions/website_preview/website_preview.js
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ export class WebsitePreview extends Component {
         this.dialogService = useService('dialog');
         this.title = useService('title');
         this.user = useService('user');
+        this.router = useService('router');
+        this.action = useService('action');
 
         this.iframeFallbackUrl = '/website/iframefallback';
 
@@ -212,7 +214,8 @@ export class WebsitePreview extends Component {
         // The clicks on the iframe are listened, so that links with external
         // redirections can be opened in the top window.
         this.iframe.el.contentDocument.addEventListener('click', (ev) => {
-            if (!this.websiteContext.edition) {
+            const isEditing = this.websiteContext.edition || this.websiteContext.translation;
+            if (!isEditing) {
                 // Forward clicks to close backend client action's navbar
                 // dropdowns.
                 this.iframe.el.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('click', ev));
@@ -223,11 +226,26 @@ export class WebsitePreview extends Component {
                 return;
             }
 
-            const { href, target } = linkEl;
-            if (href && target !== '_blank' && !this.websiteContext.edition && this._isTopWindowURL(linkEl)) {
+            const { href, target, classList } = linkEl;
+            if (classList.contains('o_add_language')) {
                 ev.preventDefault();
-                ev.stopPropagation();
-                window.location.replace(href);
+                this.action.doAction('base.action_view_base_language_install', {
+                    target: 'new',
+                    additionalContext: {
+                        params: {
+                            website_id: this.websiteId,
+                            url_return: '/[lang]',
+                        },
+                    },
+                });
+            } else if (classList.contains('js_change_lang') && isEditing) {
+                ev.preventDefault();
+                // The switch to the right language is handled by the
+                // Website Root, inside the iframe.
+                this.websiteService.leaveEditMode();
+            } else if (href && target !== '_blank' && !isEditing && this._isTopWindowURL(linkEl)) {
+                ev.preventDefault();
+                this.router.redirect(href);
             }
         });
         this.iframe.el.contentDocument.addEventListener('keydown', ev => {
diff --git a/addons/website/static/src/services/website_service.js b/addons/website/static/src/services/website_service.js
index 8f0d0591cf2..5f68be1837f 100644
--- a/addons/website/static/src/services/website_service.js
+++ b/addons/website/static/src/services/website_service.js
@@ -192,7 +192,17 @@ export const websiteService = {
             },
             unblockIframe() {
                 bus.trigger('UNBLOCK');
-            }
+            },
+            leaveEditMode() {
+                // FIXME this does not care about if the page is dirty or not.
+
+                // TODO this should not be needed here, the one who was in
+                // charge of adding this class should be the one in charge of
+                // removing it.
+                document.body.classList.remove('editor_has_snippets');
+                context.snippetsLoaded = false;
+                context.edition = false;
+            },
         };
     },
 };
diff --git a/addons/website/static/tests/tours/rte.js b/addons/website/static/tests/tours/rte.js
index e4b9b5cbdf5..89946a198be 100644
--- a/addons/website/static/tests/tours/rte.js
+++ b/addons/website/static/tests/tours/rte.js
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ wTourUtils.registerEditionTour('rte_translator', {
 }, {
     content: "Open new page menu",
     trigger: ".o_menu_systray .o_new_content_container > a",
-    extra_trigger: '.o_edit_website_container > a',
+    extra_trigger: 'iframe html[lang*="en-US"]',
     consumeVisibleOnly: true,
 }, {
     content: "click on new page",