diff --git a/typo3/sysext/core/Classes/DataHandling/DataHandler.php b/typo3/sysext/core/Classes/DataHandling/DataHandler.php
index f2274500bf..ae0b29cee0 100644
--- a/typo3/sysext/core/Classes/DataHandling/DataHandler.php
+++ b/typo3/sysext/core/Classes/DataHandling/DataHandler.php
@@ -3939,7 +3939,7 @@ class DataHandler
                 $recordLocalization = BackendUtility::getRecordLocalization($item['table'], $item['id'], $language);
                 if ($recordLocalization) {
                     $dbAnalysis->itemArray[$index]['id'] = $recordLocalization[0]['uid'];
-                } elseif ($this->isNestedElementCallRegistered($item['table'], $item['id'], 'localize') === false) {
+                } elseif ($this->isNestedElementCallRegistered($item['table'], $item['id'], 'localize' . $language) === false) {
                     if ($localizingNonManyToManyFieldReferences || $localizeChildren) {
                         $dbAnalysis->itemArray[$index]['id'] = $this->localize($item['table'], $item['id'], $language);
                     } else {
@@ -4733,11 +4733,11 @@ class DataHandler
     {
         $newId = false;
         $uid = (int)$uid;
-        if (!$GLOBALS['TCA'][$table] || !$uid || $this->isNestedElementCallRegistered($table, $uid, 'localize') !== false) {
+        if (!$GLOBALS['TCA'][$table] || !$uid || $this->isNestedElementCallRegistered($table, $uid, 'localize' . $language) !== false) {
             return false;
         }
 
-        $this->registerNestedElementCall($table, $uid, 'localize');
+        $this->registerNestedElementCall($table, $uid, 'localize' . $language);
         if ((!$GLOBALS['TCA'][$table]['ctrl']['languageField']
                 || !$GLOBALS['TCA'][$table]['ctrl']['transOrigPointerField']
                 || $table === 'pages_language_overlay')