diff --git a/addons/website_event/models/event_event.py b/addons/website_event/models/event_event.py
index 3fad0c76b56..77b66edee2a 100644
--- a/addons/website_event/models/event_event.py
+++ b/addons/website_event/models/event_event.py
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ class Event(models.Model):
 
         When synchronizing questions:
 
-          * lines that no answer are removed;
+          * lines with no registered answers are removed;
           * type lines are added;
         """
         if self._origin.question_ids:
@@ -229,22 +229,12 @@ class Event(models.Model):
                 command = [(3, question.id) for question in questions_toremove]
             else:
                 command = [(5, 0)]
-            if event.event_type_id.question_ids:
-                command += [
-                    (0, 0, {
-                        'answer_ids': [(0, 0, {
-                            'name': answer.name,
-                            'sequence': answer.sequence
-                        }) for answer in question.answer_ids],
-                        'is_mandatory_answer': question.is_mandatory_answer,
-                        'once_per_order': question.once_per_order,
-                        'question_type': question.question_type,
-                        'sequence': question.sequence,
-                        'title': question.title,
-                    }) for question in event.event_type_id.question_ids
-                ]
             event.question_ids = command
 
+            # copy questions so changes in the event don't affect the event type
+            for question in event.event_type_id.question_ids:
+                event.question_ids += question.copy({'event_type_id': False})
+
     # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # CONSTRAINT METHODS
     # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/addons/website_event/tests/test_event_internals.py b/addons/website_event/tests/test_event_internals.py
index b460990c5ac..842a88e772d 100644
--- a/addons/website_event/tests/test_event_internals.py
+++ b/addons/website_event/tests/test_event_internals.py
@@ -14,7 +14,13 @@ class TestEventData(TestEventQuestionCommon):
 
     @users('user_eventmanager')
     def test_event_type_configuration_from_type(self):
+        """ Enure configuration & translations are copied from Event Type on Event creation """
+        self.env['res.lang'].sudo()._activate_lang('nl_NL')
+
         event_type = self.event_type_questions.with_user(self.env.user)
+        event_type_question_nl = self.event_question_1.with_context(lang='nl_NL')
+        event_type_question_nl.title = "Vraag1"
+        event_type_question_nl.answer_ids[0].name = "V1-Antwoord1"
 
         event = self.env['event.event'].create({
             'name': 'Event Update Type',
@@ -41,6 +47,18 @@ class TestEventData(TestEventQuestionCommon):
         self.assertEqual(
             set(event.general_question_ids[0].mapped('answer_ids.name')),
             set(['Q2-Answer1', 'Q2-Answer2']))
+        # verify translations
+        event_question_nl = event.specific_question_ids.filtered_domain([
+            ('title', '=', self.event_question_1.title),
+        ]).with_context(lang='nl_NL')
+        self.assertNotEqual(event_question_nl.title, self.event_question_1.title,
+            "Translated title should differ from untranslated title.")
+        self.assertEqual(event_question_nl.title, event_type_question_nl.title,
+            "Translated title should be copied.")
+        self.assertEqual(
+            set(event_question_nl.answer_ids.mapped('name')),
+            set(event_type_question_nl.answer_ids.mapped('name')),
+            "Translated answer names should be copied.")
 
     def test_process_attendees_form(self):
         event = self.env['event.event'].create({