diff --git a/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/InlineEntityFormBase.php b/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/InlineEntityFormBase.php
index 1ec442f..7cc52ea 100644
--- a/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/InlineEntityFormBase.php
+++ b/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/InlineEntityFormBase.php
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ abstract class InlineEntityFormBase extends WidgetBase implements ContainerFacto
         'delete' => [],
         'entities' => [],
       ];
-      // Store the $items entities in the widget state, for futher manipulation.
+      // Store the $items entities in the widget state, for further manipulation.
       $target_langcode = $this->getCurrentLangcode($form_state, $items);
       foreach ($items as $delta => $item) {
         if ($item->entity->isTranslatable()) {
@@ -491,6 +491,7 @@ abstract class InlineEntityFormBase extends WidgetBase implements ContainerFacto
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public function form(FieldItemListInterface $items, array &$form, FormStateInterface $form_state, $get_delta = NULL) {
+
     if ($this->canBuildForm($form_state)) {
       return parent::form($items, $form, $form_state, $get_delta);
     }
@@ -519,7 +520,13 @@ abstract class InlineEntityFormBase extends WidgetBase implements ContainerFacto
     // If target translation is not yet available, populate it with data from the original entity.
     if ($entity->language()->getId() != $target_langcode && !$entity->hasTranslation($target_langcode)) {
       $original_language = $entity->language()->getId();
-      $entity = $entity->addTranslation($target_langcode, $entity->toArray());
+      // If reference field is translatable
+      // instead of adding translation to entity, create a new entity
+      if ($this->fieldDefinition->isTranslatable()) {
+        $entity = $entity->createDuplicate();
+      } else {
+         $entity = $entity->addTranslation($target_langcode, $entity->toArray());
+      }
       if ($entity->getEntityType()->isRevisionable()) {
         $entity->setRevisionTranslationAffected(NULL);
       }
@@ -529,6 +536,10 @@ abstract class InlineEntityFormBase extends WidgetBase implements ContainerFacto
       $metadata = $translation_manager->getTranslationMetadata($entity);
       $metadata->setSource($original_language);
     }
+    // If reference field is translatable
+    if ($this->fieldDefinition->isTranslatable()) {
+      return $entity;
+    }
     // Return the entity with the correct translation.
     return $entity->getTranslation($target_langcode);
   }