diff --git a/core/modules/ckeditor/lib/Drupal/ckeditor/Tests/CKEditorTest.php b/core/modules/ckeditor/lib/Drupal/ckeditor/Tests/CKEditorTest.php
index 782d590..0161844 100644
--- a/core/modules/ckeditor/lib/Drupal/ckeditor/Tests/CKEditorTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/ckeditor/lib/Drupal/ckeditor/Tests/CKEditorTest.php
@@ -337,6 +337,7 @@ function testJSTranslation() {
     $this->enableModules(array('locale'));
     $this->installSchema('locale', 'locales_source');
     $this->installSchema('locale', 'locales_location');
+    $this->installConfig(array('locale'));
     $editor = entity_load('editor', 'filtered_html');
     $this->ckeditor->getJSSettings($editor);
     $localeStorage = $this->container->get('locale.storage');
diff --git a/core/modules/locale/config/locale.settings.yml b/core/modules/locale/config/locale.settings.yml
index 02e8af0..31458f2 100644
--- a/core/modules/locale/config/locale.settings.yml
+++ b/core/modules/locale/config/locale.settings.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 cache_strings: '1'
+disable_translation:
+  - 'en'
 javascript:
   directory: 'languages'
 translation:
diff --git a/core/modules/locale/config/schema/locale.schema.yml b/core/modules/locale/config/schema/locale.schema.yml
index 029a179..fce449f 100644
--- a/core/modules/locale/config/schema/locale.schema.yml
+++ b/core/modules/locale/config/schema/locale.schema.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ locale.settings:
     cache_strings:
       type: boolean
       label: 'Cache strings'
+    disable_translation:
+      type: sequence
+      label: 'Disable translation'
+      sequence:
+        - type: string
+          label: 'Language'
     javascript:
       type: mapping
       label: 'JavaScript settings'
diff --git a/core/modules/locale/lib/Drupal/locale/LocaleTranslation.php b/core/modules/locale/lib/Drupal/locale/LocaleTranslation.php
index ac2b630..a1c6f29 100644
--- a/core/modules/locale/lib/Drupal/locale/LocaleTranslation.php
+++ b/core/modules/locale/lib/Drupal/locale/LocaleTranslation.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 namespace Drupal\locale;
 
 use Drupal\Core\Cache\CacheBackendInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory;
 use Drupal\Core\DestructableInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Language\Language;
 use Drupal\Core\Lock\LockBackendAbstract;
@@ -32,6 +33,13 @@ class LocaleTranslation implements TranslatorInterface, DestructableInterface {
   protected $storage;
 
   /**
+   * The configuration factory.
+   *
+   * @var \Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory
+   */
+  protected $configFactory;
+
+  /**
    * Cached translations
    *
    * @var array
@@ -63,11 +71,14 @@ class LocaleTranslation implements TranslatorInterface, DestructableInterface {
    *   The cache backend.
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Lock\LockBackendInterface $lock
    *   The lock backend.
+   * @param \Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory $config_factory
+   *   The config factory.
    */
-  public function __construct(StringStorageInterface $storage, CacheBackendInterface $cache, LockBackendInterface $lock) {
+  public function __construct(StringStorageInterface $storage, CacheBackendInterface $cache, LockBackendInterface $lock, ConfigFactory $config_factory) {
     $this->storage = $storage;
     $this->cache = $cache;
     $this->lock = $lock;
+    $this->configFactory = $config_factory;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -75,7 +86,8 @@ public function __construct(StringStorageInterface $storage, CacheBackendInterfa
    */
   public function getStringTranslation($langcode, $string, $context) {
     // If the language is not suitable for locale module, just return.
-    if ($langcode == Language::LANGCODE_SYSTEM || ($langcode == 'en' && !variable_get('locale_translate_english', FALSE))) {
+    $disable_translation = $this->configFactory->get('locale.settings')->get('disable_translation');
+    if ($langcode == Language::LANGCODE_SYSTEM || ($langcode == 'en' && is_null($disable_translation)) || (is_array($disable_translation) && in_array($langcode, $disable_translation))) {
       return FALSE;
     }
     // Strings are cached by langcode, context and roles, using instances of the
diff --git a/core/modules/locale/locale.install b/core/modules/locale/locale.install
index 1e62cd4..65e24ab 100644
--- a/core/modules/locale/locale.install
+++ b/core/modules/locale/locale.install
@@ -971,6 +971,21 @@ function locale_update_8017() {
 }
 
 /**
+ * Moves locale translate english setting from variable to config.
+ *
+ * @ingroup config_upgrade
+ */
+function locale_update_8018() {
+  if (update_variable_get('locale_translate_english') == TRUE) {
+    $disable_translation = Drupal::config('locale.settings')->get('disable_translation');
+    if(($key = array_search('en', $disable_translation)) !== false) {
+      unset($disable_translation[$key]);
+    }
+    Drupal::config('locale.settings')->set('disable_translation', $disable_translation)->save();
+  }
+}
+
+/**
  * @} End of "addtogroup updates-7.x-to-8.x".
  * The next series of updates should start at 9000.
  */
diff --git a/core/modules/locale/locale.module b/core/modules/locale/locale.module
index 72070f8..5d0f1f7 100644
--- a/core/modules/locale/locale.module
+++ b/core/modules/locale/locale.module
@@ -827,7 +827,18 @@ function locale_form_language_admin_edit_form_alter(&$form, &$form_state) {
  * Form submission handler for language_admin_edit_form().
  */
 function locale_form_language_admin_edit_form_alter_submit($form, $form_state) {
-  variable_set('locale_translate_english', $form_state['values']['locale_translate_english']);
+  $disable_translation = Drupal::config('locale.settings')->get('disable_translation');
+  if ($form_state['values']['locale_translate_english']) {
+    if(($key = array_search('en', $disable_translation)) !== FALSE) {
+      unset($disable_translation[$key]);
+    }
+  }
+  else {
+    if(($key = array_search('en', $disable_translation)) == FALSE) {
+      $disable_translation[] = 'en';
+    }
+  }
+  Drupal::config('locale.settings')->set('disable_translation', $disable_translation)->save();
 }
 
 /**
@@ -837,7 +848,7 @@ function locale_form_language_admin_edit_form_alter_submit($form, $form_state) {
  *   Returns TRUE if content should be translated to English, FALSE otherwise.
  */
 function locale_translate_english() {
-  return variable_get('locale_translate_english', FALSE);
+  return !in_array('en', Drupal::config('locale.settings')->get('disable_translation'));
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/core/modules/locale/locale.services.yml b/core/modules/locale/locale.services.yml
index f632704..776cb3b 100644
--- a/core/modules/locale/locale.services.yml
+++ b/core/modules/locale/locale.services.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ services:
     arguments: ['@database']
   string_translator.locale.lookup:
     class: Drupal\locale\LocaleTranslation
-    arguments: ['@locale.storage', '@cache.cache', '@lock']
+    arguments: ['@locale.storage', '@cache.cache', '@lock', '@config.factory']
     tags:
       - { name: string_translator }
       - { name: needs_destruction }
diff --git a/core/modules/locale/tests/Drupal/locale/Tests/LocaleTranslationTest.php b/core/modules/locale/tests/Drupal/locale/Tests/LocaleTranslationTest.php
index f66024e..602ccdd 100644
--- a/core/modules/locale/tests/Drupal/locale/Tests/LocaleTranslationTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/locale/tests/Drupal/locale/Tests/LocaleTranslationTest.php
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ protected function setUp() {
    * Tests for \Drupal\locale\LocaleTranslation::destruct()
    */
   public function testDestruct() {
-    $translation = new LocaleTranslation($this->storage, $this->cache, $this->lock);
+    $translation = new LocaleTranslation($this->storage, $this->cache, $this->lock, $this->getConfigFactoryStub(array()));
     // Prove that destruction works without errors when translations are empty.
     $this->assertAttributeEmpty('translations', $translation);
     $translation->destruct();
diff --git a/core/modules/simpletest/lib/Drupal/simpletest/WebTestBase.php b/core/modules/simpletest/lib/Drupal/simpletest/WebTestBase.php
index 00ba41a..b665552 100644
--- a/core/modules/simpletest/lib/Drupal/simpletest/WebTestBase.php
+++ b/core/modules/simpletest/lib/Drupal/simpletest/WebTestBase.php
@@ -772,6 +772,7 @@ protected function setUp() {
         'path.temporary' =>  $this->temp_files_directory,
       ),
       'locale.settings' =>  array(
+        'disable_translation' => array('en'),
         'translation.path' => $this->translation_files_directory,
       ),
     );
diff --git a/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/UnitTestCase.php b/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/UnitTestCase.php
index 9c36603..2917318 100644
--- a/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/UnitTestCase.php
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/UnitTestCase.php
@@ -79,12 +79,12 @@ protected function getRandomGenerator() {
    * @param array $configs
    *   An associative array of configuration settings whose keys are configuration
    *   object names and whose values are key => value arrays for the configuration
-   *   object in question.
+   *   object in question. Defaults to an empty array.
    *
    * @return \PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockBuilder
    *   A MockBuilder object for the ConfigFactory with the desired return values.
    */
-  public function getConfigFactoryStub($configs) {
+  public function getConfigFactoryStub(array $configs = array()) {
     $config_map = array();
     // Construct the desired configuration object stubs, each with its own
     // desired return map.