diff --git a/field_collection.entity.inc b/field_collection.entity.inc
index ab9f4df..2707c49 100644
--- a/field_collection.entity.inc
+++ b/field_collection.entity.inc
@@ -488,8 +488,11 @@ class FieldCollectionItemEntity extends Entity {
       if ($fields[$translatable_field]['translatable'] == 1) {
         foreach ($target_languages as $langcode) {
           if (isset($this->{$translatable_field}[$source_language])) {
-            $this->{$translatable_field}[$langcode] =
-              $this->{$translatable_field}[$source_language];
+            //Source (translatable_field) is set, therefore continue processing.
+            if(!isset($this->{$translatable_field}[$langcode])) {
+              //Destination (translatable_field) is not set, therefore safe to copy the translation.
+              $this->{$translatable_field}[$langcode] = $this->{$translatable_field}[$source_language];
+            }
           }
         }
         if ($source_language == LANGUAGE_NONE && count($this->{$translatable_field}) > 1) {