diff --git a/entity_translation.install b/entity_translation.install
index 9108aca..d0b1442 100644
--- a/entity_translation.install
+++ b/entity_translation.install
@@ -96,14 +96,14 @@ function entity_translation_install() {
 
   // Grant the 'edit original values' permission, so we don't break editing on
   // existing sites.
-  $msg = _entity_translation_grant_original_values_permissions();
+  $msg = _entity_translation_grant_edit_permissions();
   drupal_set_message($msg);
 }
 
 /**
  * Grant 'edit $type original values' permission to existing roles.
  */
-function _entity_translation_grant_original_values_permissions() {
+function _entity_translation_grant_edit_permissions() {
   $permissions = array();
 
   // Nodes.
@@ -129,8 +129,12 @@ function _entity_translation_grant_original_values_permissions() {
 
   $assignments = array();
   foreach ($permissions as $entity_type => $permissions_filter) {
-    $permission = "edit $entity_type original values";
-    $assignments[] = _entity_translation_grant_permission($permission, $permissions_filter);
+    if (entity_translation_enabled($entity_type)) {
+      $permission = "edit $entity_type original values";
+      $assignments[] = _entity_translation_grant_permission($permission, $permissions_filter);
+      $permission = "edit $entity_type translation shared fields";
+      $assignments[] = _entity_translation_grant_permission($permission, $permissions_filter);
+    }
   }
   $assignments = '<ul><li>' . implode('</li><li>', $assignments) . '</li></ul>';
 
@@ -230,10 +234,10 @@ function entity_translation_update_7001() {
 }
 
 /**
- * Grant 'edit original values' permission to roles which have entity editing permissions.
+ * Grant 'edit original values' and 'edit shared field' permissions to roles which have entity editing permissions.
  */
 function entity_translation_update_7002() {
-  return _entity_translation_grant_original_values_permissions();
+  return _entity_translation_grant_edit_permissions();
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/entity_translation.module b/entity_translation.module
index 04cab59..67ee293 100644
--- a/entity_translation.module
+++ b/entity_translation.module
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ function entity_translation_entity_info() {
       'entity_translation' => array(
         'class' => 'EntityTranslationUserHandler',
         'skip original values access' => TRUE,
+        'skip shared fields access' => TRUE,
       ),
     ),
   );
@@ -727,7 +728,7 @@ function entity_translation_permission() {
   );
 
   foreach (entity_get_info() as $entity_type => $info) {
-    if ($info['fieldable']) {
+    if ($info['fieldable'] && entity_translation_enabled($entity_type)) {
       $label = !empty($info['label']) ? t($info['label']) : $entity_type;
       $permission["translate $entity_type entities"] = array(
         'title' => t('Translate entities of type @type', array('@type' => $label)),
@@ -735,19 +736,20 @@ function entity_translation_permission() {
       );
 
       // Avoid access control for original values on the current entity.
-      if (!empty($info['translation']['entity_translation']['skip original values access'])) {
-        continue;
+      if (empty($info['translation']['entity_translation']['skip original values access'])) {
+        $permission["edit $entity_type original values"] = array(
+          'title' => t('Edit original values on entities of type @type', array('@type' => $label)),
+          'description' => t('Access the edit form in the original language for entities of type @type.', array('@type' => $label)),
+        );
       }
 
-      $permission["edit $entity_type original values"] = array(
-        'title' => t('Edit original values on entities of type @type', array('@type' => $label)),
-        'description' => t('Access the edit form in the original language for entities of type @type.', array('@type' => $label)),
-      );
-
-      $permission["edit $entity_type translation shared fields"] = array(
-        'title' => t('Edit @type shared fields.', array('@type' => $label)),
-        'description' => t('Edit fields shared between translations on the @type translation form.', array('@type' => $label)),
-      );
+      // Avoid access control for shared fields on the current entity.
+      if (empty($info['translation']['entity_translation']['skip shared fields access'])) {
+        $permission["edit $entity_type translation shared fields"] = array(
+          'title' => t('Edit @type shared fields.', array('@type' => $label)),
+          'description' => t('Edit fields shared between translations on the @type translation form.', array('@type' => $label)),
+        );
+      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -1069,6 +1071,19 @@ function entity_translation_field_attach_delete($entity_type, $entity) {
 }
 
 /**
+ * Implements hook_field_access().
+ */
+function entity_translation_field_access($op, $field, $entity_type, $entity, $account) {
+  // Prevent user not explictly allowed from editing shared fields for entity
+  // types and bundles having entity translation enabled.
+  if (!empty($field['translatable']) || $op == 'view' || !entity_translation_enabled($entity_type, TRUE)) {
+    return TRUE;
+  }
+  list(, , $bundle) = entity_extract_ids($entity_type, $entity);
+  return !entity_translation_enabled_bundle($entity_type, $bundle) || user_access('edit translation shared fields', $account) || user_access("edit $entity_type translation shared fields", $account);
+}
+
+/**
  * Implementation of hook_field_attach_form().
  */
 function entity_translation_field_attach_form($entity_type, $entity, &$form, &$form_state, $langcode) {
@@ -1128,24 +1143,10 @@ function entity_translation_field_attach_form($entity_type, $entity, &$form, &$f
     // translation available or a new one is being created.
     if (!$handler->isNewEntity() && ($new_translation || count($translations->data) > 1)) {
       list(, , $bundle) = entity_extract_ids($entity_type, $entity);
-
-      // Shared fields are only visible if the user has the respective
-      // permission.
-      $shared_fields_visible = user_access('edit translation shared fields') || user_access("edit $entity_type translation shared fields");
-
       foreach (field_info_instances($entity_type, $bundle) as $instance) {
         $field_name = $instance['field_name'];
         $field = field_info_field($field_name);
-
-        if ($shared_fields_visible) {
-          // Add visual clues about translatability.
-          $form[$field_name]['#translatable'] = $field['translatable'];
-          _entity_translation_element_add_callback($form[$field_name], '#process', 'entity_translation_element_translatability_clue');
-        }
-        // Hide shared fields.
-        elseif (!$field['translatable']) {
-          $form[$field_name]['#access'] = FALSE;
-        }
+        $form[$field_name]['#multilingual'] = (boolean) $field['translatable'];
       }
     }
 
@@ -1234,8 +1235,8 @@ function entity_translation_form_element_language_replace(&$element, $source, $l
  */
 function entity_translation_element_translatability_clue($element) {
   // Append language to element title.
-  if (variable_get('entity_translation_shared_labels', TRUE) && !$element['#translatable']) {
-    _entity_translation_element_title_append($element, ' (' . t('shared field') . ')');
+  if (empty($element['#multilingual'])) {
+    _entity_translation_element_title_append($element, ' (' . t('all  languages') . ')');
   }
 
   // Add CSS class names.
@@ -1245,7 +1246,7 @@ function entity_translation_element_translatability_clue($element) {
   if (!isset($element['#attributes']['class'])) {
     $element['#attributes']['class'] = array();
   }
-  $element['#attributes']['class'][] = 'entity-translation-' . ($element['#translatable'] ? 'field-translatable' : 'field-shared');
+  $element['#attributes']['class'][] = 'entity-translation-' . ($element['#multilingual'] ? 'field-translatable' : 'field-shared');
 
   return $element;
 }
@@ -1322,6 +1323,8 @@ function entity_translation_form_alter(&$form, &$form_state) {
   if ($handler = entity_translation_entity_form_get_handler($form, $form_state)) {
     if (!$handler->isNewEntity()) {
       $handler->entityForm($form, $form_state);
+      // Hide shared form elements if the user is not allowed to edit them.
+      $handler->entityFormSharedElements($form);
     }
     else {
       $handler->entityFormLanguageWidget($form, $form_state);
diff --git a/entity_translation_i18n_menu/entity_translation_i18n_menu.module b/entity_translation_i18n_menu/entity_translation_i18n_menu.module
index 88a9315..196f98f 100644
--- a/entity_translation_i18n_menu/entity_translation_i18n_menu.module
+++ b/entity_translation_i18n_menu/entity_translation_i18n_menu.module
@@ -165,6 +165,8 @@ function entity_translation_i18n_menu_form(&$form, &$form_state) {
       $langcode = $handler->getFormLanguage();
       $language_name = isset($languages[$langcode]) ? t($languages[$langcode]->name) : t('current');
 
+      $form['menu']['#multilingual'] = TRUE;
+
       $form['menu']['link']['tset'] = array(
         '#type' => 'checkbox',
         '#title' => t('Menu link enabled only for the %language language', array('%language' => $language_name)),
diff --git a/includes/translation.handler.inc b/includes/translation.handler.inc
index fe46515..d75d578 100644
--- a/includes/translation.handler.inc
+++ b/includes/translation.handler.inc
@@ -256,6 +256,11 @@ interface EntityTranslationHandlerInterface {
   public function entityFormLanguageWidgetSubmit($form, &$form_state);
 
   /**
+   * Handle shared form elements.
+   */
+  public function entityFormSharedElements(&$element);
+
+  /**
    * Performs validation tasks on the submitted entity forms.
    */
   public function entityFormValidate($form, &$form_state);
@@ -942,6 +947,7 @@ class EntityTranslationDefaultHandler implements EntityTranslationHandlerInterfa
         '#tree' => TRUE,
         '#weight' => -100,
         '#access' => $access,
+        '#multilingual' => TRUE,
         'language' => array(
           '#type' => 'select',
           '#default_value' => $this->getSourceLanguage(),
@@ -996,6 +1002,7 @@ class EntityTranslationDefaultHandler implements EntityTranslationHandlerInterfa
         '#tree' => TRUE,
         '#weight' => 10,
         '#access' => $access,
+        '#multilingual' => TRUE,
       );
 
       $status = $new_translation || $translations->data[$form_langcode]['status'];
@@ -1074,38 +1081,44 @@ class EntityTranslationDefaultHandler implements EntityTranslationHandlerInterfa
     if (!empty($form['actions']['delete']['#submit'])) {
       $form['actions']['delete']['#submit'][] = 'entity_translation_entity_form_submit';
     }
-
-    // Hide shared form elements if the user is not allowed to edit them.
-    $this->entityFormSharedElements($form);
   }
 
   /**
-   * Handle shared form elements (e.g. entity properties).
+   * @see EntityTranslationHandlerInterface::entityFormSharedElements()
    *
    * Either remove access or add a translatability clue depending on the current
    * user's "edit translation shared fields" permissions.
-   *
-   * Fields are handled separately in entity_translation_field_attach_form().
    */
-  private function entityFormSharedElements(&$form) {
+  public function entityFormSharedElements(&$element) {
+    static $ignored_types;
+    if (!isset($ignored_types)) {
+      $ignored_types = array_flip(array('actions', 'value', 'hidden', 'vertical_tabs', 'token'));
+    }
+
+    $shared_labels = variable_get('entity_translation_shared_labels', TRUE);
     $access = user_access('edit translation shared fields') || user_access("edit $this->entityType translation shared fields");
-    $ignored_types = array_flip(array('actions', 'container', 'value', 'hidden', 'vertical_tabs', 'token'));
-    $ignored_elements = array_flip(array('language', 'translation'));
 
-    foreach (element_children($form) as $key) {
-      // Ignore certain form elements.
-      if (isset($ignored_types[$form[$key]['#type']]) || isset($ignored_elements[$key])) {
-        continue;
+    foreach (element_children($element) as $key) {
+      if (!isset($element[$key]['#type'])) {
+        $this->entityFormSharedElements($element[$key]);
       }
-      // Update #access only if it has not been set already.
-      if (!isset($form[$key]['#access'])) {
-        $form[$key]['#access'] = $access;
-      }
-      // Add translatability clue for visible elements.
-      if ($access) {
-        // Properties are NOT translatable by default.
-        $form[$key]['#translatable'] = FALSE;
-        _entity_translation_element_add_callback($form[$key], '#process', 'entity_translation_element_translatability_clue');
+      else {
+        // Ignore non-widget form elements.
+        if (isset($ignored_types[$element[$key]['#type']])) {
+          continue;
+        }
+        // Elements are considered to be non multilingual by default.
+        if (!isset($element[$key]['#multilingual'])) {
+          $element[$key]['#multilingual'] = FALSE;
+        }
+        // Update #access only if it has not been set already.
+        if (!isset($element[$key]['#access'])) {
+          $element[$key]['#access'] = $access || $element[$key]['#multilingual'];
+        }
+        // Add translatability clue for visible elements.
+        if ($access && $shared_labels) {
+          _entity_translation_element_add_callback($element[$key], '#process', 'entity_translation_element_translatability_clue');
+        }
       }
     }
   }
@@ -1140,6 +1153,7 @@ class EntityTranslationDefaultHandler implements EntityTranslationHandlerInterfa
       '#options' => $options,
       '#access' => empty($settings['hide_language_selector']),
       '#disabled' => $is_translation || (!$is_new && !empty($settings['lock_language'])),
+      '#multilingual' => TRUE,
     );
 
     if (!empty($form['actions']['submit']['#submit'])) {
diff --git a/includes/translation.handler.node.inc b/includes/translation.handler.node.inc
index 6d82175..b91bf09 100644
--- a/includes/translation.handler.node.inc
+++ b/includes/translation.handler.node.inc
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ class EntityTranslationNodeHandler extends EntityTranslationDefaultHandler {
         $form['translation']['created']['#access'] = FALSE;
       }
     }
+
+    // Path aliases natively support multilingual values.
+    if (isset($form['path'])) {
+      $form['path']['#multilingual'] = TRUE;
+    }
   }
 
   /**