diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/FormatterBase.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/FormatterBase.php
index bc46730..eed52ba 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/FormatterBase.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/FormatterBase.php
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 namespace Drupal\Core\Field;
 
 use Drupal\Core\Form\FormStateInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\Language\LanguageInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\Language\LanguageManagerInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Render\Element;
 
 /**
@@ -46,6 +48,13 @@
   protected $viewMode;
 
   /**
+   * The language manager.
+   *
+   * @param \Drupal\Core\Language\LanguageManagerInterface $language_manager
+   */
+  protected $languageManager;
+
+  /**
    * Constructs a FormatterBase object.
    *
    * @param string $plugin_id
@@ -62,8 +71,10 @@
    *   The view mode.
    * @param array $third_party_settings
    *   Any third party settings.
+   * @param \Drupal\Core\Language\LanguageManagerInterface $language_manager
+   *   The language manager.
    */
-  public function __construct($plugin_id, $plugin_definition, FieldDefinitionInterface $field_definition, array $settings, $label, $view_mode, array $third_party_settings) {
+  public function __construct($plugin_id, $plugin_definition, FieldDefinitionInterface $field_definition, array $settings, $label, $view_mode, array $third_party_settings, LanguageManagerInterface $language_manager) {
     parent::__construct(array(), $plugin_id, $plugin_definition);
 
     $this->fieldDefinition = $field_definition;
@@ -71,12 +82,16 @@ public function __construct($plugin_id, $plugin_definition, FieldDefinitionInter
     $this->label = $label;
     $this->viewMode = $view_mode;
     $this->thirdPartySettings = $third_party_settings;
+    $this->languageManager = $language_manager;
   }
 
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public function view(FieldItemListInterface $items, $langcode = NULL) {
+    if (empty($langcode)) {
+      $langcode = $this->languageManager->getCurrentLanguage(LanguageInterface::TYPE_CONTENT)->getId();
+    }
     $elements = $this->viewElements($items, $langcode);
 
     // If there are actual renderable children, use #theme => field, otherwise,
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/EntityReferenceFormatterBase.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/EntityReferenceFormatterBase.php
index 71b2809..36cf3f6 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/EntityReferenceFormatterBase.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/EntityReferenceFormatterBase.php
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 use Drupal\Core\Field\FieldItemListInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Field\Plugin\Field\FieldType\EntityReferenceItem;
 use Drupal\Core\Field\FormatterBase;
+use Drupal\Core\Language\LanguageInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\TypedData\TranslatableInterface;
 
 /**
@@ -44,14 +45,9 @@
    *
    * @see ::prepareView()
    */
-  protected function getEntitiesToView(EntityReferenceFieldItemListInterface $items, $langcode = NULL) {
+  protected function getEntitiesToView(EntityReferenceFieldItemListInterface $items, $langcode) {
     $entities = array();
 
-    // TODO
-    if (!isset($langcode)) {
-      $langcode = $items->getEntity()->language()->getId();
-    }
-
     foreach ($items as $delta => $item) {
       // Ignore items where no entity could be loaded in prepareView().
       if (!empty($item->_loaded)) {
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/EntityReferenceLabelFormatter.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/EntityReferenceLabelFormatter.php
index 5b5cf52..6b442f3 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/EntityReferenceLabelFormatter.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/EntityReferenceLabelFormatter.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\Exception\UndefinedLinkTemplateException;
 use Drupal\Core\Field\FieldItemListInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Form\FormStateInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\Language\LanguageInterface;
 
 /**
  * Plugin implementation of the 'entity reference label' formatter.
@@ -63,6 +64,9 @@ public function settingsSummary() {
   public function viewElements(FieldItemListInterface $items, $langcode = NULL) {
     $elements = array();
     $output_as_link = $this->getSetting('link');
+    if (empty($langcode)) {
+      $langcode = $this->languageManager->getCurrentLanguage(LanguageInterface::TYPE_CONTENT)->getId();
+    }
 
     foreach ($this->getEntitiesToView($items, $langcode) as $delta => $entity) {
       $label = $entity->label();
diff --git a/core/modules/entity_reference/src/Tests/EntityReferenceFieldTranslatedReferenceViewTest.php b/core/modules/entity_reference/src/Tests/EntityReferenceFieldTranslatedReferenceViewTest.php
index 267c9f3..191d505 100644
--- a/core/modules/entity_reference/src/Tests/EntityReferenceFieldTranslatedReferenceViewTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/entity_reference/src/Tests/EntityReferenceFieldTranslatedReferenceViewTest.php
@@ -18,12 +18,14 @@
  * @group entity_reference
  */
 class EntityReferenceFieldTranslatedReferenceViewTest extends WebTestBase {
+
   /**
    * Flag indicating whether the field is translatable.
    *
    * @var bool
    */
   protected $translatable = TRUE;
+
   /**
    * The langcode of the source language.
    *
diff --git a/core/modules/image/src/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/ImageFormatter.php b/core/modules/image/src/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/ImageFormatter.php
index 5f15073..8290557 100644
--- a/core/modules/image/src/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/ImageFormatter.php
+++ b/core/modules/image/src/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/ImageFormatter.php
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityStorageInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Field\FieldItemListInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Field\FieldDefinitionInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\Language\LanguageInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\Language\LanguageManagerInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Plugin\ContainerFactoryPluginInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Routing\UrlGeneratorInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Session\AccountInterface;
@@ -47,6 +49,13 @@ class ImageFormatter extends ImageFormatterBase implements ContainerFactoryPlugi
   protected $linkGenerator;
 
   /**
+   * The language manager.
+   *
+   * @param \Drupal\Core\Language\LanguageManagerInterface $language_manager
+   */
+  protected $languageManager;
+
+  /**
    * The image style entity storage.
    *
    * @var \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityStorageInterface
@@ -75,11 +84,12 @@ class ImageFormatter extends ImageFormatterBase implements ContainerFactoryPlugi
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Utility\LinkGeneratorInterface $link_generator
    *   The link generator service.
    */
-  public function __construct($plugin_id, $plugin_definition, FieldDefinitionInterface $field_definition, array $settings, $label, $view_mode, array $third_party_settings, AccountInterface $current_user, LinkGeneratorInterface $link_generator, EntityStorageInterface $image_style_storage) {
+  public function __construct($plugin_id, $plugin_definition, FieldDefinitionInterface $field_definition, array $settings, $label, $view_mode, array $third_party_settings, AccountInterface $current_user, LinkGeneratorInterface $link_generator, EntityStorageInterface $image_style_storage, LanguageManagerInterface $language_manager) {
     parent::__construct($plugin_id, $plugin_definition, $field_definition, $settings, $label, $view_mode, $third_party_settings);
     $this->currentUser = $current_user;
     $this->linkGenerator = $link_generator;
     $this->imageStyleStorage = $image_style_storage;
+    $this->languageManager = $language_manager;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -176,9 +186,12 @@ public function settingsSummary() {
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
-  public function viewElements(FieldItemListInterface $items) {
+  public function viewElements(FieldItemListInterface $items, $langcode = NULL) {
     $elements = array();
-    $files = $this->getEntitiesToView($items);
+    if (empty($langcode)) {
+      $langcode = $this->languageManager->getCurrentLanguage(LanguageInterface::TYPE_CONTENT)->getId();
+    }
+    $files = $this->getEntitiesToView($items, $langcode);
 
     // Early opt-out if the field is empty.
     if (empty($files)) {
diff --git a/core/modules/image/src/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/ImageFormatterBase.php b/core/modules/image/src/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/ImageFormatterBase.php
index 691bfeb..4bcd7ec 100644
--- a/core/modules/image/src/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/ImageFormatterBase.php
+++ b/core/modules/image/src/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/ImageFormatterBase.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 namespace Drupal\image\Plugin\Field\FieldFormatter;
 
 use Drupal\Core\Field\EntityReferenceFieldItemListInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\Language\LanguageInterface;
 use Drupal\field\FieldConfigInterface;
 use Drupal\file\Plugin\Field\FieldFormatter\FileFormatterBase;
 
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
-  protected function getEntitiesToView(EntityReferenceFieldItemListInterface $items, $langcode = NULL) {
+  protected function getEntitiesToView(EntityReferenceFieldItemListInterface $items, $langcode) {
     // Add the default image if needed.
     if ($items->isEmpty()) {
       $default_image = $this->getFieldSetting('default_image');
@@ -28,6 +29,9 @@ protected function getEntitiesToView(EntityReferenceFieldItemListInterface $item
       if (empty($default_image['uuid']) && $this->fieldDefinition instanceof FieldConfigInterface) {
         $default_image = $this->fieldDefinition->getFieldStorageDefinition()->getSetting('default_image');
       }
+      if (empty($langcode)) {
+        $langcode = $this->languageManager->getCurrentLanguage(LanguageInterface::TYPE_CONTENT)->getId();
+      }
 
       if (!empty($default_image['uuid']) && $file = \Drupal::entityManager()->loadEntityByUuid('file', $default_image['uuid'])) {
         // Clone the FieldItemList into a runtime-only object for the formatter,
@@ -48,7 +52,7 @@ protected function getEntitiesToView(EntityReferenceFieldItemListInterface $item
       }
     }
 
-    return parent::getEntitiesToView($items);
+    return parent::getEntitiesToView($items, $langcode);
   }
 
 }