diff --git a/addons/web/controllers/main.py b/addons/web/controllers/main.py
index 701dc6824a1..5ac9d26eb98 100644
--- a/addons/web/controllers/main.py
+++ b/addons/web/controllers/main.py
@@ -648,8 +648,8 @@ class WebClient(http.Controller):
         ids = res_lang.search(request.cr, uid, [("code", "=", lang)])
         lang_params = None
         if ids:
-            lang_params = res_lang.read(request.cr, uid, ids[0], ["direction", "date_format", "time_format",
-                                                "grouping", "decimal_point", "thousands_sep"])
+            lang_params = res_lang.read(request.cr, uid, ids[0],
+                ["name", "direction", "date_format", "time_format", "grouping", "decimal_point", "thousands_sep"])
 
         # Regional languages (ll_CC) must inherit/override their parent lang (ll), but this is
         # done server-side when the language is loaded, so we only need to load the user's lang.
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/form_view.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/form_view.js
index 9720ed14a8c..e6b2390c35d 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/form_view.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/form_view.js
@@ -905,6 +905,7 @@ var FormView = View.extend(common.FieldManagerMixin, {
                     if (!self.datarecord.id) {
                         // Creation save
                         save_deferral = self.dataset.create(values, {readonly_fields: readonly_values}).then(function(r) {
+                            self.display_translation_alert(values);
                             return self.record_created(r, prepend_on_create);
                         }, null);
                     } else if (_.isEmpty(values)) {
@@ -913,6 +914,7 @@ var FormView = View.extend(common.FieldManagerMixin, {
                     } else {
                         // Write save
                         save_deferral = self.dataset.write(self.datarecord.id, values, {readonly_fields: readonly_values}).then(function(r) {
+                            self.display_translation_alert(values);
                             return self.record_saved(r);
                         }, null);
                     }
@@ -1072,6 +1074,32 @@ var FormView = View.extend(common.FieldManagerMixin, {
     sidebar_eval_context: function () {
         return $.when(this.build_eval_context());
     },
+    /*
+     * Show a warning message if the user modified a translated field.  For each
+     * field, the notification provides a link to edit the field's translations.
+     */
+    display_translation_alert: function(values) {
+        if (_t.database.multi_lang) {
+            var alert_fields = _.filter(this.translatable_fields, function(field) {
+                return _.has(values, field.name)
+            });
+            if (alert_fields.length) {
+                var $content = $(QWeb.render('translation-alert', {
+                        fields: alert_fields,
+                        lang: _t.database.parameters.name
+                    }));
+                // bind click event on "Update translations" links
+                $content.find('.oe_field_translate').click(function(ev) {
+                    ev.preventDefault();
+                    _.find(alert_fields, {'name': ev.target.name}).on_translate();
+                });
+                // show notification
+                this.once('to_view_mode', this, function () {
+                    this.notify_in_form($content);
+                });
+            }
+        }
+    },
     /**
      * Add a notification box inside the form. The notification automatically
      * goes away (by default when switching to edit mode or changing the form
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml b/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
index 4ad7312d40c..fa9dadc0c72 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
@@ -1464,4 +1464,13 @@
     </div>
 </t>
 
+<t t-name="translation-alert">
+    <t t-foreach="fields" t-as="field">
+        <div>
+            You have updated <strong><t t-esc="field.string"/></strong> (<t t-esc="lang"/>).
+            <a class="oe_field_translate" t-att-name="field.name" href="#">Update translations</a>
+        </div>
+    </t>
+</t>
+
 </templates>