diff --git a/entity_translation.admin.inc b/entity_translation.admin.inc
index c1457c9..e9a9f5e 100644
--- a/entity_translation.admin.inc
+++ b/entity_translation.admin.inc
@@ -204,6 +204,8 @@ function entity_translation_overview($entity_type, $entity, $callback = NULL) {
   }
 
   $handler = entity_translation_get_handler($entity_type, $entity);
+  // Ensure $entity holds an entity object and not an id.
+  $entity = $handler->getEntity();
   $handler->initPathScheme();
 
   // Initialize translations if they are empty.
@@ -387,7 +389,8 @@ function entity_translation_delete_confirm($form, $form_state, $entity_type, $en
   $form = array(
     '#handler' => $handler,
     '#entity_type' => $entity_type,
-    '#entity' => $entity,
+    // Ensure $entity holds an entity object and not an id.
+    '#entity' => $handler->getEntity(),
     '#language' => $langcode,
   );
 
diff --git a/entity_translation.module b/entity_translation.module
index cd9d234..f75a7ce 100644
--- a/entity_translation.module
+++ b/entity_translation.module
@@ -693,8 +693,12 @@ function entity_translation_admin_paths() {
  */
 function entity_translation_tab_access($entity_type, $entity) {
   if (drupal_multilingual() && (user_access('translate any entity') || user_access("translate $entity_type entities"))) {
+    $handler = entity_translation_get_handler($entity_type, $entity);
+    // Ensure $entity holds an entity object and not an id.
+    $entity = $handler->getEntity();
+
     $enabled = entity_translation_enabled($entity_type, $entity);
-    return $enabled && entity_translation_get_handler($entity_type, $entity)->getLanguage() != LANGUAGE_NONE;
+    return $enabled && $handler->getLanguage() != LANGUAGE_NONE;
   }
   return FALSE;
 }
@@ -1761,6 +1765,9 @@ function entity_translation_get_handler($entity_type = NULL, $entity = NULL, $up
       return NULL;
     }
   }
+  elseif (is_numeric($entity)) {
+    $entity = reset(entity_load($entity_type, array($entity)));
+  }
   elseif (is_string($entity)) {
     $entity = entity_create_stub_entity($entity_type, array(NULL, NULL, $entity));
   }
diff --git a/includes/translation.handler.inc b/includes/translation.handler.inc
index ae7ede3..184626f 100644
--- a/includes/translation.handler.inc
+++ b/includes/translation.handler.inc
@@ -123,6 +123,14 @@ interface EntityTranslationHandlerInterface {
   public function setEntity($entity);
 
   /**
+   * Retrieve the current entity.
+   *
+   * @param return
+   *  The entity to be translated.
+   */
+  public function getEntity();
+
+  /**
    * Checks that the wrapped entity matches the give entity
    *
    * @param $entity_type
@@ -749,6 +757,13 @@ class EntityTranslationDefaultHandler implements EntityTranslationHandlerInterfa
   }
 
   /**
+   * @see EntityTranslationHandlerInterface::getEntity()
+   */
+  public function getEntity() {
+    return $this->entity;
+  }
+
+  /**
    * @see EntityTranslationHandlerInterface::isWrappedEntity()
    */
   public function isWrappedEntity($entity_type, $entity) {