diff --git a/core/modules/menu_ui/menu_ui.module b/core/modules/menu_ui/menu_ui.module
index f32608c..8a5cb9e 100644
--- a/core/modules/menu_ui/menu_ui.module
+++ b/core/modules/menu_ui/menu_ui.module
@@ -139,12 +139,20 @@ function _menu_ui_node_save(NodeInterface $node, array $values) {
   /** @var \Drupal\menu_link_content\MenuLinkContentInterface $entity */
   if (!empty($values['entity_id'])) {
     $entity = MenuLinkContent::load($values['entity_id']);
+    if ($entity->isTranslatable()) {
+      if (!$entity->hasTranslation($node->language()->getId())) {
+        $entity = $entity->addTranslation($node->language()->getId(), $entity->toArray());
+      }
+      else {
+        $entity = $entity->getTranslation($node->language()->getId());
+      }
+    }
   }
   else {
     // Create a new menu_link_content entity.
     $entity = entity_create('menu_link_content', array(
       'link' => ['uri' => 'entity:node/' . $node->id()],
-      'langcode' => $node->getUntranslated()->language()->getId(),
+      'langcode' => $node->language()->getId(),
     ));
     $entity->enabled->value = 1;
   }
@@ -216,6 +224,7 @@ function menu_ui_get_menu_link_defaults(NodeInterface $node) {
     }
     if ($id) {
       $menu_link = MenuLinkContent::load($id);
+      $menu_link = \Drupal::service('entity.repository')->getTranslationFromContext($menu_link);
       $defaults = array(
         'entity_id' => $menu_link->id(),
         'id' => $menu_link->getPluginId(),
diff --git a/core/modules/menu_ui/src/Tests/MenuNodeTest.php b/core/modules/menu_ui/src/Tests/MenuNodeTest.php
index b57cc9d..9521836 100644
--- a/core/modules/menu_ui/src/Tests/MenuNodeTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/menu_ui/src/Tests/MenuNodeTest.php
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@
 namespace Drupal\menu_ui\Tests;
 
 use Drupal\simpletest\WebTestBase;
+use Drupal\language\Entity\ConfigurableLanguage;
 use Drupal\menu_link_content\Entity\MenuLinkContent;
+use Drupal\node\Entity\Node;
 
 /**
  * Add, edit, and delete a node with menu link.
@@ -29,7 +31,7 @@ class MenuNodeTest extends WebTestBase {
    *
    * @var array
    */
-  public static $modules = array('menu_ui', 'test_page_test', 'node', 'block');
+  public static $modules = array('menu_ui', 'test_page_test', 'node', 'block', 'locale', 'language', 'content_translation');
 
   protected function setUp() {
     parent::setUp();
@@ -46,6 +48,10 @@ protected function setUp() {
       'create page content',
       'edit any page content',
       'delete any page content',
+      'create content translations',
+      'update content translations',
+      'delete content translations',
+      'translate any entity',
     ));
     $this->drupalLogin($this->editor);
   }
@@ -235,4 +241,105 @@ function testMenuNodeFormWidget() {
     // Assert that unallowed Administration menu is not available in options.
     $this->assertNoOption('edit-menu-menu-parent', 'admin:');
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Testing correct loading and saving of menu links via node form widget in a multilingual environment.
+   */
+  function testMultilingualMenuNodeFormWidget() {
+    // Setup languages.
+    $langcodes = array('de');
+    foreach ($langcodes as $langcode) {
+      ConfigurableLanguage::createFromLangcode($langcode)->save();
+    }
+    array_unshift($langcodes, \Drupal::languageManager()->getDefaultLanguage()->getId());
+
+    $config = \Drupal::service('config.factory')->getEditable('language.negotiation');
+    // Ensure path prefix is used to determine the language.
+    $config->set('url.source', 'path_prefix');
+    // Ensure that there's a path prefix set for english as well.
+    $config->set('url.prefixes.' . $langcodes[0], $langcodes[0]);
+    $config->save();
+
+    $this->rebuildContainer();
+
+    $languages = array();
+    foreach ($langcodes as $langcode) {
+      $languages[$langcode] = ConfigurableLanguage::load($langcode);
+    }
+
+    // Use a UI form submission to make the node type and menu link content entity translatable.
+    $this->drupalLogout();
+    $this->drupalLogin($this->rootUser);
+    $edit = array(
+      'entity_types[node]' => TRUE,
+      'entity_types[menu_link_content]' => TRUE,
+      'settings[node][page][settings][language][language_alterable]' => TRUE,
+      'settings[node][page][translatable]' => TRUE,
+      'settings[node][page][fields][title]' => TRUE,
+      'settings[menu_link_content][menu_link_content][translatable]' => TRUE,
+    );
+    $this->drupalPostForm('admin/config/regional/content-language', $edit, t('Save configuration'));
+
+    // Log out and back in as normal user.
+    $this->drupalLogout();
+    $this->drupalLogin($this->editor);
+
+    // Create a node.
+    $node_title = $this->randomMachineName(8);
+    $node = Node::create([
+      'type' => 'page',
+      'title' => $node_title,
+      'body' => $this->randomMachineName(16),
+      'uid' => $this->editor->id(),
+      'status' => 1,
+      'langcode' => $langcodes[0],
+    ]);
+    $node->save();
+
+    // Create translation.
+    $translated_node_title = $this->randomMachineName(8);
+    $node->addTranslation($langcodes[1], ['title' => $translated_node_title, 'body' => $this->randomMachineName(16), 'status' => 1]);
+    $node->save();
+
+    // Edit the node and create a menu link.
+    $edit = array(
+      'menu[enabled]' => 1,
+      'menu[title]' => $node_title,
+      'menu[weight]' => 17,
+    );
+    $options = array('language' => $languages[$langcodes[0]]);
+    $url = $node->toUrl('edit-form', $options);
+    $this->drupalPostForm($url, $edit, t('Save') . ' ' . t('(this translation)'));
+
+    // Edit the node in a different language and translate the menu link.
+    $edit = array(
+      'menu[enabled]' => 1,
+      'menu[title]' => $translated_node_title,
+      'menu[weight]' => 17,
+    );
+    $options = array('language' => $languages[$langcodes[1]]);
+    $url = $node->toUrl('edit-form', $options);
+    $this->drupalPostForm($url, $edit, t('Save') . ' ' . t('(this translation)'));
+
+    // Assert that the original link exists in the frontend.
+    $this->drupalGet('node/' . $node->id(), array('language' => $languages[$langcodes[0]]));
+    $this->assertLink($node_title);
+
+    // Assert that the translated link exists in the frontend.
+    $this->drupalGet('node/' . $node->id(), array('language' => $languages[$langcodes[1]]));
+    $this->assertLink($translated_node_title);
+
+    // Revisit the edit page in original language, check the loaded menu item title and save.
+    $options = array('language' => $languages[$langcodes[0]]);
+    $url = $node->toUrl('edit-form', $options);
+    $this->drupalGet($url);
+    $this->assertFieldById('edit-menu-title', $node_title);
+    $this->drupalPostForm(NULL, [], t('Save') . ' ' . t('(this translation)'));
+
+    // Revisit the edit page of the translation and check the loaded menu item title.
+    $options = array('language' => $languages[$langcodes[1]]);
+    $url = $node->toUrl('edit-form', $options);
+    $this->drupalGet($url);
+    $this->assertFieldById('edit-menu-title', $translated_node_title);
+  }
 }