--- taxonomy_menu.module	2009-09-03 20:10:47.000000000 +0200
+++ taxonomy_menu-new.module	2009-09-15 17:24:49.000000000 +0200
@@ -495,6 +495,8 @@ function _taxonomy_menu_save($item) {
   //FIXME: i18nmenu need to be cleaned up to allow translation from other menu module
   if (module_exists('i18nmenu')) {
     $link['options']['alter'] = TRUE;
+    $link['language'] = $item['language'];
+    $link['customized'] = 1;
   }
 
   //set the has_children property