diff --git a/includes/media.fields.inc b/includes/media.fields.inc
index 5fb04b0..0f33635 100644
--- a/includes/media.fields.inc
+++ b/includes/media.fields.inc
@@ -119,9 +119,8 @@ function media_field_widget_form(&$form, &$form_state, $field, $instance, $langc
     '#extended' => TRUE,
   );
 
-  // If entity translation is enabled for the entity, store its form/source
-  // langcodes on the elements for further usage in
-  /* @see media_element_process() */
+  // If translation is enabled for the entity, store its form/source langcodes
+  // on the elements for further usage in media_element_process().
   if (module_invoke('entity_translation', 'enabled', $element['#entity_type'], $element['#entity'])) {
     $translation_handler = entity_translation_get_handler($element['#entity_type'], $element['#entity']);
     $element['#media_parent_entity_form_langcode'] = $translation_handler->getFormLanguage();
@@ -129,6 +128,10 @@ function media_field_widget_form(&$form, &$form_state, $field, $instance, $langc
       $element['#media_parent_entity_source_langcode'] = $source_langcode;
     }
   }
+  elseif (module_exists('translation') && $element['#entity_type'] == 'node' && translation_supported_type($element['#entity']->type)) {
+    $element['#media_parent_entity_form_langcode'] = $element['#entity']->language;
+    $element['#media_parent_entity_source_langcode'] = $element['#entity']->language;
+  }
 
   // Add image field specific validators.
   if ($field['type'] == 'image') {