diff -u b/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/InlineParagraphsWidget.php b/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/InlineParagraphsWidget.php
--- b/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/InlineParagraphsWidget.php
+++ b/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/InlineParagraphsWidget.php
@@ -854,11 +854,11 @@
    * @return boolean
    */
   protected function isInTranslation(FormStateInterface $form_state, FieldItemListInterface $items) {
-    if ($form_state->getFormObject()->getEntity()->isNew()) {
-      $form_state->set('langcode', $this->getCurrentLangcode($form_state, $items));
-      return FALSE;
+    if (!$form_state->getFormObject()->getEntity()->isNew() && ($this->getCurrentLangcode($form_state, $items) != $items->getEntity()->getUntranslated()->language()->getId())) {
+      return TRUE;
     }
-    return TRUE;
+    $form_state->set('langcode', $this->getCurrentLangcode($form_state, $items));
+    return FALSE;
   }
 
   /**