diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityBCDecorator.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityBCDecorator.php
index d9c7a65..9c8b267 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityBCDecorator.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityBCDecorator.php
@@ -69,6 +69,13 @@ public function &__get($name) {
       // avoid them becoming out of sync.
       unset($this->decorated->fields[$name]);
     }
+    // Allow accessing field values in entity default languages other than
+    // LANGUAGE_DEFAULT by mapping the values to LANGUAGE_DEFAULT.
+    $langcode = $this->decorated->language()->langcode;
+    if ($langcode != LANGUAGE_DEFAULT && isset($this->decorated->values[$name][LANGUAGE_DEFAULT]) && !isset($this->decorated->values[$name][$langcode])) {
+      $this->decorated->values[$name][$langcode] = &$this->decorated->values[$name][LANGUAGE_DEFAULT];
+    }
+
     if (!isset($this->decorated->values[$name])) {
       $this->decorated->values[$name] = NULL;
     }
diff --git a/core/modules/translation_entity/lib/Drupal/translation_entity/Tests/EntityTranslationUITest.php b/core/modules/translation_entity/lib/Drupal/translation_entity/Tests/EntityTranslationUITest.php
index 934ed62..836991a 100644
--- a/core/modules/translation_entity/lib/Drupal/translation_entity/Tests/EntityTranslationUITest.php
+++ b/core/modules/translation_entity/lib/Drupal/translation_entity/Tests/EntityTranslationUITest.php
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ protected function getEditValues($values, $langcode, $new = FALSE) {
    *   The translation object to act on.
    */
   protected function getTranslation(EntityInterface $entity, $langcode) {
-    return $entity instanceof EntityNG ? $entity->getTranslation($langcode) : $entity;
+    return $entity instanceof EntityNG ? $entity->getTranslation($langcode, FALSE) : $entity;
   }
 
   /**