diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/BundleFieldDefinition.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/BundleFieldDefinition.php
index ec956d589b..c2cafaca04 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/BundleFieldDefinition.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/BundleFieldDefinition.php
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ public function setTranslatable($translatable) {
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public function isTranslatable() {
-    return !empty($this->definition['translatable']);
+    return !empty($this->definition['translatable']) && $this->getFieldStorageDefinition()->isTranslatable();
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Entity/BundleFieldDefinitionTest.php b/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Entity/BundleFieldDefinitionTest.php
index 1ce4711664..e6b7cefe4a 100644
--- a/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Entity/BundleFieldDefinitionTest.php
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Entity/BundleFieldDefinitionTest.php
@@ -39,6 +39,13 @@ class BundleFieldDefinitionTest extends UnitTestCase {
    */
   protected $storageDefinition;
 
+  /**
+   * A flag for setting if the field storage supports translation.
+   *
+   * @var bool
+   */
+  protected $storageSupportsTranslation = TRUE;
+
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
@@ -63,6 +70,10 @@ protected function setUp() {
     $storage_definition->getMainPropertyName()->willReturn('value');
     $storage_definition->getType()->willReturn($this->fieldType);
     $storage_definition->getName()->willReturn('Test field name');
+    $storage_supports_translation = &$this->storageSupportsTranslation;
+    $storage_definition->isTranslatable()->will(function() use (&$storage_supports_translation) {
+      return $storage_supports_translation;
+    });
     $storage_definition->getSettings()->willReturn($this->fieldTypeDefinition['storage_settings']);
     $storage_definition->getSetting('some_storage_setting')->willReturn($this->fieldTypeDefinition['storage_settings']['some_storage_setting']);
 
@@ -215,6 +226,11 @@ public function testFieldTranslatable($factory_name) {
     $this->assertTrue($definition->isTranslatable());
     $definition->setTranslatable(FALSE);
     $this->assertFalse($definition->isTranslatable());
+
+    $this->storageSupportsTranslation = FALSE;
+    $definition->setTranslatable(TRUE);
+    $this->assertFalse($this->storageDefinition->isTranslatable());
+    $this->assertFalse($definition->isTranslatable());
   }
 
   /**