diff --git a/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_translation.py b/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_translation.py
index 938543ce456..9e9baa3a0e8 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_translation.py
+++ b/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_translation.py
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ class IrTranslation(models.Model):
                     discarded += translation
                 else:
                     vals = {'src': src, 'state': translation.state}
-                    if translation.lang == 'en_US':
+                    if translation.lang == records.env.lang:
                         vals['value'] = src
                     translation.write(vals)
                     done.add((src, translation.lang))
diff --git a/odoo/addons/base/tests/test_translate.py b/odoo/addons/base/tests/test_translate.py
index 981d826cfd4..6ed3981512a 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/base/tests/test_translate.py
+++ b/odoo/addons/base/tests/test_translate.py
@@ -649,29 +649,41 @@ class TestXMLTranslation(TransactionCase):
         terms_en = ('Bread and cheeze',)
         terms_fr = ('Pain et fromage',)
         terms_nl = ('Brood and kaas',)
-        view = self.create_view(archf, terms_en, fr_FR=terms_fr, nl_NL=terms_nl)
+        view = self.create_view(archf, terms_en, en_US=terms_en, fr_FR=terms_fr, nl_NL=terms_nl)
 
-        env_en = self.env(context={})
-        env_us = self.env(context={'lang': 'en_US'})
+        env_nolang = self.env(context={})
+        env_en = self.env(context={'lang': 'en_US'})
         env_fr = self.env(context={'lang': 'fr_FR'})
         env_nl = self.env(context={'lang': 'nl_NL'})
 
+        self.assertEqual(view.with_env(env_nolang).arch_db, archf % terms_en)
         self.assertEqual(view.with_env(env_en).arch_db, archf % terms_en)
-        self.assertEqual(view.with_env(env_us).arch_db, archf % terms_en)
         self.assertEqual(view.with_env(env_fr).arch_db, archf % terms_fr)
         self.assertEqual(view.with_env(env_nl).arch_db, archf % terms_nl)
 
         # modify source term in view (fixed type in 'cheeze')
         terms_en = ('Bread and cheese',)
-        view.write({'arch_db': archf % terms_en})
+        view.with_env(env_en).write({'arch_db': archf % terms_en})
         view.invalidate_cache(fnames=['arch_db'], ids=view.ids)
 
         # check whether translations have been synchronized
+        self.assertEqual(view.with_env(env_nolang).arch_db, archf % terms_en)
         self.assertEqual(view.with_env(env_en).arch_db, archf % terms_en)
-        self.assertEqual(view.with_env(env_us).arch_db, archf % terms_en)
         self.assertEqual(view.with_env(env_fr).arch_db, archf % terms_fr)
         self.assertEqual(view.with_env(env_nl).arch_db, archf % terms_nl)
 
+        view = self.create_view(archf, terms_fr, en_US=terms_en, fr_FR=terms_fr, nl_NL=terms_nl)
+        # modify source term in view in another language with close term
+        new_terms_fr = ('Pains et fromage',)
+        view.with_env(env_fr).write({'arch_db': archf % new_terms_fr})
+        view.invalidate_cache(fnames=['arch_db'], ids=view.ids)
+
+        # check whether translations have been synchronized
+        self.assertEqual(view.with_env(env_nolang).arch_db, archf % new_terms_fr)
+        self.assertEqual(view.with_env(env_en).arch_db, archf % terms_en)
+        self.assertEqual(view.with_env(env_fr).arch_db, archf % new_terms_fr)
+        self.assertEqual(view.with_env(env_nl).arch_db, archf % terms_nl)
+
     def test_sync_update(self):
         """ Check translations after minor change in source terms. """
         archf = '<form string="X"><div>%s</div><div>%s</div></form>'