diff --git a/field_collection.module b/field_collection.module
index 0bff7d0..d59cdde 100644
--- a/field_collection.module
+++ b/field_collection.module
@@ -1098,7 +1098,14 @@ function field_collection_field_widget_form(&$form, &$form_state, $field, $insta
 
       // Add the subform
       field_form_set_state($field_parents, $field_name, $language, $form_state, $field_state);
-      field_attach_form('field_collection_item', $field_collection_item, $element, $form_state, $language);
+      // Set the language to to parent entity language, because
+      // field_content_languages() will always set $language to LANGUAGE_NONE.
+      if (field_collection_item_is_translatable()) {
+        field_attach_form('field_collection_item', $field_collection_item, $element, $form_state, entity_language($element['#host_entity_type'], $element['#host_entity']));
+      }
+      else {
+        field_attach_form('field_collection_item', $field_collection_item, $element, $form_state, $language);
+      }
 
       // Make sure subfields get translatable clues (like 'all languages')
       if (field_collection_item_is_translatable() && variable_get('entity_translation_shared_labels', TRUE)) {