diff --git a/plugins/FeedsProcessor.inc b/plugins/FeedsProcessor.inc
index ee88ba8..12f2e65 100644
--- a/plugins/FeedsProcessor.inc
+++ b/plugins/FeedsProcessor.inc
@@ -696,6 +696,8 @@ abstract class FeedsProcessor extends FeedsPlugin {
    */
   protected function map(FeedsSource $source, FeedsParserResult $result, $target_item = NULL) {
     $targets = $this->getCachedTargets();
+    // Get fields for the entity type we are mapping to.
+    $fields = field_info_instances($this->entityType(), $this->bundle());
 
     if (empty($target_item)) {
       $target_item = array();
@@ -706,10 +708,20 @@ abstract class FeedsProcessor extends FeedsPlugin {
     // mapping on a prepopulated item such as an existing node.
     foreach ($this->config['mappings'] as $mapping) {
       if (isset($targets[$mapping['target']]['real_target'])) {
-        $target_item->{$targets[$mapping['target']]['real_target']} = NULL;
+        $target_name = $targets[$mapping['target']]['real_target'];
       }
       else {
-        $target_item->{$mapping['target']} = NULL;
+        $target_name = $mapping['target'];
+      }
+
+      // If the target is a field and a mapping language is specified, empty the
+      // value for the targeted language only.
+      // In all other cases, just empty the target completely.
+      if (isset($mapping['field_language']) && isset($fields[$target_name])) {
+        $target_item->{$target_name}[$mapping['field_language']] = array();
+      }
+      else {
+        $target_item->{$target_name} = NULL;
       }
     }