diff --git a/field_collection.module b/field_collection.module
index b86c83c..ffe3764 100644
--- a/field_collection.module
+++ b/field_collection.module
@@ -536,16 +536,18 @@ class FieldCollectionItemEntity extends Entity {
    *   revision updates might be skipped. Use with care.
    */
   public function save($skip_host_save = FALSE) {
+    $was_new = !empty($this->is_new);
+
     // Make sure we have a host entity during creation.
     if (!empty($this->is_new) && !(isset($this->hostEntityId) || isset($this->hostEntity) || isset($this->hostEntityRevisionId))) {
       throw new Exception("Unable to create a field collection item without a given host entity.");
     }
-
+    
     // Only save directly if we are told to skip saving the host entity. Else,
     // we always save via the host as saving the host might trigger saving
     // field collection items anyway (e.g. if a new revision is created).
     if ($skip_host_save) {
-      return entity_get_controller($this->entityType)->save($this);
+      $ret = entity_get_controller($this->entityType)->save($this);
     }
     else {
       $host_entity = $this->hostEntity();
@@ -568,8 +570,27 @@ class FieldCollectionItemEntity extends Entity {
       else {
         $host_entity->{$this->field_name}[$this->langcode][] =  array('entity' => $this);
       }
-      return entity_save($this->hostEntityType, $host_entity);
+      $ret = entity_save($this->hostEntityType, $host_entity);
+    }
+
+    // Copy the values of translatable fields for a new field collection item.
+    if (field_collection_item_is_translatable() && $was_new && $this->langcode == LANGUAGE_NONE) {
+      $host_et_handler = entity_translation_get_handler($this->hostEntityType(), $this->hostEntity());
+      $host_languages = array_keys($host_et_handler->getTranslations()->data);
+      $target_languages = array_diff($host_languages, array($host_et_handler->getLanguage()));
+      $et_handler = entity_translation_get_handler($this->entityType(), $this);
+      $fields = array_keys(field_info_instances('field_collection_item', $this->field_name));
+      foreach ($target_languages as $lang_code) {
+        foreach ($fields as $t_field) {
+          if (isset($this->{$t_field}[$et_handler->getLanguage()])) {
+            $this->{$t_field}[$lang_code] = $this->{$t_field}[$et_handler->getLanguage()];
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      $this->save(TRUE);
     }
+
+    return $ret;
   }
 
   /**