diff --git a/kernel/common/ezi18noperator.php b/kernel/common/ezi18noperator.php
index ac24e18dd15..ed9b0278fc8 100644
--- a/kernel/common/ezi18noperator.php
+++ b/kernel/common/ezi18noperator.php
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ function i18nTrans( $operatorName, &$node, $tpl, &$resourceData,
         if ( $ini->variable( 'RegionalSettings', 'TextTranslation' ) != 'disabled' )
         {
             $language = eZLocale::instance()->localeFullCode();
-            if ( $language != "eng-GB" ) // eng-GB does not need translation
+            if ( $language != $ini->variable( 'RegionalSettings', 'Basei18nLocale' ) )
             {
                 $file = 'translation.ts';
                 $ini = eZINI::instance();
diff --git a/kernel/common/ezpi18n.php b/kernel/common/ezpi18n.php
index f5b31776991..26a7808ed49 100644
--- a/kernel/common/ezpi18n.php
+++ b/kernel/common/ezpi18n.php
@@ -93,14 +93,13 @@ public static function tr( $context, $source, $comment = null, $arguments = null
      */
     protected static function translateText( $context, $source, $comment = null, $arguments = null )
     {
+        $ini = eZINI::instance();
         $localeCode = eZLocale::instance()->localeFullCode();
-        if ( $localeCode == 'eng-GB' )
+        if ( $localeCode == $ini->variable( 'RegionalSettings', 'Basei18nLocale' ) )
         {
-            // we don't have ts-file for 'eng-GB'.
             return self::insertArguments( $source, $arguments );
         }
 
-        $ini = eZINI::instance();
         $useCache = $ini->variable( 'RegionalSettings', 'TranslationCache' ) != 'disabled';
         eZTSTranslator::initialize( $context, $localeCode, 'translation.ts', $useCache );
 
diff --git a/settings/site.ini b/settings/site.ini
index 278c82c9d55..edf2de077fa 100755
--- a/settings/site.ini
+++ b/settings/site.ini
@@ -864,6 +864,9 @@ OverrideSiteDesign=standard
 [RegionalSettings]
 # The locale for your site
 Locale=eng-GB
+# Text will not be translated with i18n operator on base i18n locale
+# Leave empty if you want to use i18n translation on every locale
+Basei18nLocale=eng-GB
 # Set this if the http locale in the locale is wrong
 HTTPLocale=
 # Set this if you want to run the entire PHP system in a given