diff --git a/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/InlineParagraphsWidget.php b/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/InlineParagraphsWidget.php
index bc4fae3..270a750 100644
--- a/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/InlineParagraphsWidget.php
+++ b/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/InlineParagraphsWidget.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ namespace Drupal\paragraphs\Plugin\Field\FieldWidget;
 
 use Drupal\Component\Utility\NestedArray;
 use Drupal\Component\Utility\Html;
-use Drupal\Core\Entity\Entity;
+use Drupal\Core\Entity\ContentEntityInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\Entity\EntityFormDisplay;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\RevisionableInterface;
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ use Drupal\Core\Field\WidgetBase;
 use Drupal\Core\Form\FormStateInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Field\FieldItemListInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Render\Element;
+use Drupal\field\Entity\FieldConfig;
 use Drupal\paragraphs;
+use Drupal\paragraphs\Entity\Paragraph;
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\ConstraintViolationInterface;
 
 
@@ -166,7 +168,6 @@ class InlineParagraphsWidget extends WidgetBase {
     $parents = $element['#field_parents'];
 
     $paragraphs_entity = NULL;
-    $host = $items->getEntity();
     $widget_state = static::getWidgetState($parents, $field_name, $form_state);
 
     $entity_manager = \Drupal::entityTypeManager();
@@ -215,48 +216,7 @@ class InlineParagraphsWidget extends WidgetBase {
     }
 
     if ($paragraphs_entity) {
-      // Detect if we are translating.
-      $this->initIsTranslating($form_state, $host);
-      $langcode = $form_state->get('langcode');
-
-      if (!$this->isTranslating) {
-        // Set the langcode if we are not translating.
-        $langcode_key = $paragraphs_entity->getEntityType()->getKey('langcode');
-        if ($paragraphs_entity->get($langcode_key)->value != $langcode) {
-          // If a translation in the given language already exists, switch to
-          // that. If there is none yet, update the language.
-          if ($paragraphs_entity->hasTranslation($langcode)) {
-            $paragraphs_entity = $paragraphs_entity->getTranslation($langcode);
-          }
-          else {
-            $paragraphs_entity->set($langcode_key, $langcode);
-          }
-        }
-      }
-      else {
-        // Add translation if missing for the target language.
-        if (!$paragraphs_entity->hasTranslation($langcode)) {
-          // Get the selected translation of the paragraph entity.
-          $entity_langcode = $paragraphs_entity->language()->getId();
-          $source = $form_state->get(['content_translation', 'source']);
-          $source_langcode = $source ? $source->getId() : $entity_langcode;
-          $paragraphs_entity = $paragraphs_entity->getTranslation($source_langcode);
-          // The paragraphs entity has no content translation source field if
-          // no paragraph entity field is translatable, even if the host is.
-          if ($paragraphs_entity->hasField('content_translation_source')) {
-            // Initialise the translation with source language values.
-            $paragraphs_entity->addTranslation($langcode, $paragraphs_entity->toArray());
-            $translation = $paragraphs_entity->getTranslation($langcode);
-            $manager = \Drupal::service('content_translation.manager');
-            $manager->getTranslationMetadata($translation)->setSource($paragraphs_entity->language()->getId());
-          }
-        }
-        // If any paragraphs type is translatable do not switch.
-        if ($paragraphs_entity->hasField('content_translation_source')) {
-          // Switch the paragraph to the translation.
-          $paragraphs_entity = $paragraphs_entity->getTranslation($langcode);
-        }
-      }
+      $paragraphs_entity = $this->prepareEntity($paragraphs_entity, $items, $form_state);
 
       $element_parents = $parents;
       $element_parents[] = $field_name;
@@ -343,7 +303,7 @@ class InlineParagraphsWidget extends WidgetBase {
           }
 
           // Hide the button when translating.
-          $button_access = $paragraphs_entity->access('delete') && !$this->isTranslating;
+          $button_access = $paragraphs_entity->access('delete') && (!$this->isTranslating || $items->getFieldDefinition()->isTranslatable());
           $element['top']['paragraphs_remove_button_container']['paragraphs_remove_button'] = [
             '#type' => 'submit',
             '#value' => $this->t('Remove'),
@@ -773,7 +733,7 @@ class InlineParagraphsWidget extends WidgetBase {
     foreach ($bundles as $machine_name => $bundle) {
 
       if ($dragdrop_settings || (!count($this->getSelectionHandlerSetting('target_bundles'))
-        || in_array($machine_name, $this->getSelectionHandlerSetting('target_bundles')))) {
+          || in_array($machine_name, $this->getSelectionHandlerSetting('target_bundles')))) {
         $options[$machine_name] = $bundle['label'];
 
         if ($access_control_handler->createAccess($machine_name)) {
@@ -834,7 +794,7 @@ class InlineParagraphsWidget extends WidgetBase {
       $elements['add_more'] = array(
         '#type' => 'container',
         '#theme_wrappers' => array('paragraphs_dropbutton_wrapper'),
-        '#access' => !$this->isTranslating,
+        '#access' => (!$this->isTranslating || $items->getFieldDefinition()->isTranslatable()),
       );
 
       if (count($access_options)) {
@@ -870,7 +830,7 @@ class InlineParagraphsWidget extends WidgetBase {
             );
             if ($drop_button) {
               $elements['add_more']['add_more_button_' . $machine_name]['#prefix'] = '<li>';
-              $elements['add_more']['add_more_button_' . $machine_name]['#suffix'] = '</li>';
+              $elements['add_more']['add_more_button_' . $machine_name]['#suffix'] = '<li>';
             }
           }
         }
@@ -1164,6 +1124,83 @@ class InlineParagraphsWidget extends WidgetBase {
   }
 
   /**
+   * Prepares the paragraph entity for translation.
+   *
+   * @param \Drupal\paragraphs\Entity\Paragraph $entity
+   *   The paragraph entity.
+   * @param \Drupal\Core\Field\FieldItemListInterface $items
+   *   The field items list that hosts this paragraph.
+   * @param \Drupal\Core\Form\FormStateInterface $form_state
+   *   The form state.
+   *
+   * @return \Drupal\paragraphs\Entity\Paragraph
+   *   The prepared paragraph.
+   *
+   * @see \Drupal\Core\Entity\ContentEntityForm::initFormLangcodes().
+   */
+  protected function prepareEntity(Paragraph $entity, FieldItemListInterface $items, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
+    // Detect if we are translating.
+    $this->initIsTranslating($form_state, $items->getEntity());
+    $langcode = $form_state->get('langcode');
+
+    if (!$this->isTranslating) {
+      // Set the langcode if we are not translating.
+      $langcode_key = $entity->getEntityType()->getKey('langcode');
+      if ($entity->get($langcode_key)->value != $langcode) {
+        // If a translation in the given language already exists, switch to
+        // that. If there is none yet, update the language.
+        if ($entity->hasTranslation($langcode)) {
+          $entity = $entity->getTranslation($langcode);
+        }
+        else {
+          $entity->set($langcode_key, $langcode);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Localised Paragraphs.
+    //  If the parent field is marked as translatable, assume paragraphs
+    //  to be localized (host entity expects different paragraphs for
+    //  different languages)
+    elseif ($items->getFieldDefinition()->isTranslatable()) {
+      $entity = $this->cloneReferencedEntity($entity, $langcode);
+    }
+
+    // Translated Paragraphs
+    //  If the parent field is not translatable, assume the paragraph
+    //  entity itself (rather the fields within it) are marked as
+    //  translatable. (host entity expects same paragraphs in different
+    //  languages).
+    else {
+      // Add translation if missing for the target language.
+      if (!$entity->hasTranslation($langcode)) {
+        // Get the selected translation of the paragraph entity.
+        $entity_langcode = $entity->language()->getId();
+        $source = $form_state->get(['content_translation', 'source']);
+        $source_langcode = $source ? $source->getId() : $entity_langcode;
+        $entity = $entity->getTranslation($source_langcode);
+        // The paragraphs entity has no content translation source field if
+        // no paragraph entity field is translatable, even if the host is.
+        if ($entity->hasField('content_translation_source')) {
+          // Initialise the translation with source language values.
+          $entity->addTranslation($langcode, $entity->toArray());
+          $translation = $entity->getTranslation($langcode);
+          $manager = \Drupal::service('content_translation.manager');
+          $manager->getTranslationMetadata($translation)
+            ->setSource($entity->language()->getId());
+        }
+      }
+      // If any paragraphs type is translatable do not switch.
+      if ($entity->hasField('content_translation_source')) {
+        // Switch the paragraph to the translation.
+        $entity = $entity->getTranslation($langcode);
+      }
+    }
+
+    return $entity;
+  }
+
+/**
    * Initializes the translation form state.
    *
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Form\FormStateInterface $form_state
@@ -1278,4 +1315,62 @@ class InlineParagraphsWidget extends WidgetBase {
     return strip_tags($collapsed_summary_text);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Clones Paragraphs (and field_collections) recursively, preparing them to be
+   * passed to the translated paragraph widget.
+   *
+   * @param \Drupal\Core\Entity\ContentEntityInterface $entity_to_clone The Entity
+   * to clone
+   * @param string $langcode language code for all the clone entities created.
+   * @return \Drupal\Core\Entity\ContentEntityInterface New entity object which
+   * has the same data as the original $entity_to_clone, Note this entity is not
+   * saved.
+   */
+  protected function cloneReferencedEntity(ContentEntityInterface $entity_to_clone, $langcode) {
+    $entity_manager = \Drupal::entityTypeManager();
+    // Get the paragraph item as an array of values.
+    $paragraph_array = $entity_to_clone->toArray();
+    $target_type = $entity_to_clone->getEntityTypeId();
+    $entity_type = $entity_manager->getDefinition($target_type);
+    $bundle_key = $entity_type->getKey('bundle');
+
+    // Create a new entity for this language.
+    $new_entity = array(
+      $bundle_key => $entity_to_clone->bundle(),
+      'langcode' => $langcode
+    );
+
+    // Loop through all fields in the paragraph and add to new entity.
+    foreach ($entity_to_clone->getFieldDefinitions() as $field_name => $field_definition) {
+      // Check that the value is a field config and not empty.
+      if ($field_definition instanceof FieldConfig && !empty($paragraph_array[$field_name])) {
+        if ($this->checkEntityTypeCloneable($field_definition->getSetting('target_type'))) {
+          /** @var [EntityInterface] $entities */
+          $entities = $entity_to_clone->get($field_name)->referencedEntities();
+          $cloned_entites = [];
+          foreach ($entities as $entity){
+            $cloned_entites[] = $this->cloneReferencedEntity($entity, $langcode);
+          }
+          $new_entity[$field_name] = $cloned_entites;
+        }
+        else {
+          $new_entity[$field_name] = $paragraph_array[$field_name];
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return $entity_manager->getStorage($target_type)->create($new_entity);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Checks whether we support cloning a certain entity type or not.
+   *
+   * @param string $entity_type_id the entity type ID to check whether it's cloneable
+   * @return bool
+   */
+  protected function checkEntityTypeCloneable($entity_type_id){
+    // @todo: maybe this list should be moved to widget configs with some sensible
+    // default?
+    return in_array($entity_type_id, ['field_collection_item', 'paragraph']);
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/Tests/ParagraphsAssymetricTranslationTest.php b/src/Tests/ParagraphsAssymetricTranslationTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f3a071d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Tests/ParagraphsAssymetricTranslationTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\paragraphs\Tests;
+
+use Drupal\simpletest\WebTestBase;
+
+/**
+ * Tests asymmetric translation of paragraphs.
+ *
+ * @group paragraphs
+ */
+class ParagraphsAssymetricTranslationTest extends WebTestBase {
+
+  public static $modules = [
+    'node',
+    'paragraphs_demo',
+    'content_translation',
+    'block',
+  ];
+
+  /**
+   * A user with admin permissions.
+   *
+   * @var \Drupal\user\UserInterface $entity
+   */
+  protected $admin_user;
+
+  protected function setUp() {
+    parent::setUp();
+    $this->drupalPlaceBlock('local_tasks_block');
+    $this->drupalPlaceBlock('page_title_block');
+
+    $this->admin_user = $this->drupalCreateUser(
+      [
+        'administer site configuration',
+        'administer nodes',
+        'create paragraphed_content_demo content',
+        'edit any paragraphed_content_demo content',
+        'delete any paragraphed_content_demo content',
+        'administer paragraph form display',
+        'administer paragraph fields',
+        'administer content translation',
+        'translate any entity',
+        'create content translations',
+        'administer languages',
+        'administer content types',
+      ]
+    );
+
+    $this->drupalLogin($this->admin_user);
+
+    // Mark the paragraph entities as untranslatable and the paragraph field
+    // as translatable.
+    $edit = [
+      'entity_types[paragraph]' => FALSE,
+      'settings[node][paragraphed_content_demo][fields][field_paragraphs_demo]' => TRUE,
+      'settings[paragraph][images][translatable]' => FALSE,
+      'settings[paragraph][images][settings][language][language_alterable]' => FALSE,
+      'settings[paragraph][image_text][translatable]' => FALSE,
+      'settings[paragraph][image_text][settings][language][language_alterable]' => FALSE,
+      'settings[paragraph][nested_paragraph][translatable]' => FALSE,
+      'settings[paragraph][nested_paragraph][settings][language][language_alterable]' => FALSE,
+      'settings[paragraph][text][translatable]' => FALSE,
+      'settings[paragraph][text][settings][language][language_alterable]' => FALSE,
+      'settings[paragraph][text_image][translatable]' => FALSE,
+      'settings[paragraph][text_image][settings][language][language_alterable]' => FALSE,
+      'settings[paragraph][user][translatable]' => FALSE,
+      'settings[paragraph][user][settings][language][language_alterable]' => FALSE,
+    ];
+    $this->drupalPostForm(
+      'admin/config/regional/content-language',
+      $edit,
+      t('Save configuration')
+    );
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Test asymmetric translation.
+   */
+  public function testParagraphsMultilingualFieldTranslation() {
+    // Add an English node.
+    $this->drupalGet('node/add/paragraphed_content_demo');
+    $this->drupalPostForm(NULL, NULL, t('Add Text'));
+
+    $edit = [
+      'title[0][value]' => 'Title in english',
+      'field_paragraphs_demo[0][subform][field_text_demo][0][value]' => 'Text in english',
+    ];
+    $this->drupalPostForm(NULL, $edit, t('Save and publish'));
+
+    // Translate the node to French.
+    $this->clickLink(t('Translate'));
+    $this->clickLink(t('Add'), 1);
+
+    $edit = [
+      'title[0][value]' => 'Title in french',
+      'field_paragraphs_demo[0][subform][field_text_demo][0][value]' => 'Text in french',
+      'revision' => TRUE,
+      'revision_log[0][value]' => 'french 1',
+    ];
+    $this->drupalPostForm(
+      NULL,
+      $edit,
+      t('Save and keep published (this translation)')
+    );
+
+    $node = $this->drupalGetNodeByTitle('Title in english');
+
+    // Check the english translation.
+    $this->drupalGet('node/' . $node->id());
+    $this->assertText('Title in english');
+    $this->assertText('Text in english');
+    $this->assertNoText('Title in french');
+    $this->assertNoText('Text in french');
+
+    // Check the french translation.
+    $this->drupalGet('fr/node/' . $node->id());
+    $this->assertText('Title in french');
+    $this->assertText('Text in french');
+    $this->assertNoText('Title in english');
+    $this->assertNoText('Text in english');
+
+    $select = \Drupal::database()->select('node__field_paragraphs_demo', 'p');
+    $select->addField('p', 'langcode');
+    $select->condition('p.entity_id', $node->id());
+    $paragraph_langcodes = $select->execute()->fetchCol();
+
+    $this->assertEqual(
+      $paragraph_langcodes,
+      ['en', 'fr'],
+      'Translated paragraphs are separate entities'
+    );
+  }
+
+}