diff --git a/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/views/field/Field.php b/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/views/field/Field.php
index 111a960..61d2311 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/views/field/Field.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/views/field/Field.php
@@ -723,6 +723,8 @@ public function getItems(ResultRow $values) {
       'settings' => $this->options['settings'],
       'label' => 'hidden',
     );
+    // @todo (in this patch) make this able to render the langcode field itself
+    // for this translation.
     $render_array = $entity->get($this->definition['field_name'])->view($display);
 
     $items = array();
@@ -905,7 +907,12 @@ protected function addSelfTokens(&$tokens, $item) {
    *   The field language code.
    */
   protected function getFieldLangcode(EntityInterface $entity, ResultRow $row) {
-    if ($this->getFieldDefinition()->isTranslatable()) {
+    // Retrieve the translation language code for this field. Even though
+    // the language field is not translatable (it is what is used to key
+    // translations), apply the language code lookup for that too, because that
+    // allows us to display the language name itself in the right language.
+    $langcode_key = $entity->getEntityType()->getKey('langcode');
+    if ($this->getFieldDefinition()->isTranslatable() || $this->getFieldDefinition()->getName() == $langcode_key) {
       // Even if the current field is not attached to the main entity, we use it
       // to determine the field language, as we assume the same language should
       // be used for all values belonging to a single row, when possible. Below