diff --git a/core/modules/content_translation/content_translation.module b/core/modules/content_translation/content_translation.module
index 7ca4c49..65a8e0d 100644
--- a/core/modules/content_translation/content_translation.module
+++ b/core/modules/content_translation/content_translation.module
@@ -793,6 +793,14 @@ function content_translation_form_field_ui_field_instance_edit_form_alter(array
  * Implements hook_entity_presave().
  */
 function content_translation_entity_presave(EntityInterface $entity) {
+  // By default no column has to be synchronized.
+  if ($entity->getEntityTypeId() === 'field_config') {
+    $entity->settings += array('translation_sync' => FALSE);
+  }
+  // Synchronization can be enabled per instance.
+  if ($entity->getEntityTypeId() === 'field_instance_config') {
+    $entity->settings += array('translation_sync' => FALSE);
+  }
   if ($entity instanceof ContentEntityInterface && $entity->isTranslatable()) {
     // @todo Avoid using request attributes once translation metadata become
     //   regular fields.