diff --git a/core/modules/locale/config/locale.settings.yml b/core/modules/locale/config/locale.settings.yml
index 16b08ff..02e8af0 100644
--- a/core/modules/locale/config/locale.settings.yml
+++ b/core/modules/locale/config/locale.settings.yml
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ translation:
   overwrite_not_customized: '1'
   update_interval_days: '0'
   path: ''
+  import_enabled: '1'
diff --git a/core/modules/locale/locale.module b/core/modules/locale/locale.module
index dcca8bf..64246de 100644
--- a/core/modules/locale/locale.module
+++ b/core/modules/locale/locale.module
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ function locale_system_update(array $components) {
   // Skip running the translation imports if in the installer,
   // because it would break out of the installer flow. We have
   // built-in support for translation imports in the installer.
-  if (!drupal_installation_attempted() && locale_translatable_language_list()) {
+  if (!drupal_installation_attempted() && locale_translatable_language_list() && config('locale.settings')->get('translation.import_enabled')) {
     module_load_include('compare.inc', 'locale');
 
     // Update the list of translatable projects and start the import batch.
@@ -704,12 +704,13 @@ function locale_form_language_admin_add_form_alter(&$form, &$form_state) {
  * Set a batch for a newly-added language.
  */
 function locale_form_language_admin_add_form_alter_submit($form, $form_state) {
-  if (empty($form_state['values']['predefined_langcode']) || $form_state['values']['predefined_langcode'] == 'custom') {
-    $langcode = $form_state['values']['langcode'];
-  }
-  else {
-    $langcode = $form_state['values']['predefined_langcode'];
-  }
+  if (config('locale.settings')->get('translation.import_enabled')) {
+    if (empty($form_state['values']['predefined_langcode']) || $form_state['values']['predefined_langcode'] == 'custom') {
+      $langcode = $form_state['values']['langcode'];
+    }
+    else {
+      $langcode = $form_state['values']['predefined_langcode'];
+    }
 
   // Download and import translations for the newly added language.
   module_load_include('fetch.inc', 'locale');