diff --git a/field_collection.module b/field_collection.module
index bf6a005..14b16e2 100644
--- a/field_collection.module
+++ b/field_collection.module
@@ -886,6 +886,8 @@ function field_collection_field_settings_form($field, $instance) {
  * creation or to save changes to the host entity and its collections at once.
  */
 function field_collection_field_presave($host_entity_type, $host_entity, $field, $instance, $langcode, &$items) {
+  $force_new_entity = $host_entity->is_new || !empty($host_entity->translation_source);
+  
   foreach ($items as &$item) {
     // In case the entity has been changed / created, save it and set the id.
     // If the host entity creates a new revision, save new item-revisions as
@@ -893,7 +895,13 @@ function field_collection_field_presave($host_entity_type, $host_entity, $field,
     if (isset($item['entity']) || !empty($host_entity->revision)) {
 
       if ($entity = field_collection_field_get_entity($item)) {
-
+        
+        if ($force_new_entity) {
+          $entity->item_id = NULL;
+          $entity->revision_id = NULL;
+          $entity->is_new = TRUE;
+        }
+        
         if (!empty($entity->is_new)) {
           $entity->setHostEntity($host_entity_type, $host_entity, LANGUAGE_NONE, FALSE);
         }