diff --git a/app/controllers/concerns/translatable.rb b/app/controllers/concerns/translatable.rb
index 5c3b1be62..21dab63f3 100644
--- a/app/controllers/concerns/translatable.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/concerns/translatable.rb
@@ -8,12 +8,15 @@ module Translatable
   private
 
     def translation_params(params)
-      resource_model.globalize_attribute_names.select { |k, v| params.include?(k.to_sym) && params[k].present? }
+      resource_model
+        .globalize_attribute_names
+        .select { |k| params[k].present? ||
+                      resource_model.translated_locales.include?(get_locale_from_attribute(k)) }
     end
 
     def delete_translations
-      locales = resource_model.globalize_locales.
-      select { |k, v| params[:delete_translations].include?(k.to_sym) && params[:delete_translations][k] == "1" }
+      locales = resource_model.translated_locales
+                              .select { |l| params.dig(:delete_translations, l) == "1" }
       locales.each do |l|
         Globalize.with_locale(l) do
           resource.translation.destroy
@@ -21,4 +24,8 @@ module Translatable
       end
     end
 
+    def get_locale_from_attribute(attribute_name)
+      locales = resource_model.globalize_locales
+      attribute_name.to_s.match(/(#{locales.join('|')})\Z/)&.captures&.first
+    end
 end
diff --git a/spec/features/translations_spec.rb b/spec/features/translations_spec.rb
index 4ff482ee4..4ac85bc4d 100644
--- a/spec/features/translations_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/translations_spec.rb
@@ -71,6 +71,18 @@ feature "Translations" do
       expect(page).not_to have_link "Español"
     end
 
+    scenario 'Change value of a translated field to blank' do
+      milestone.update_attributes!(status: create(:budget_investment_status))
+      visit @edit_milestone_url
+
+      fill_in 'budget_investment_milestone_description_en', with: ''
+
+      click_button "Update milestone"
+      expect(page).to have_content "Milestone updated successfully"
+
+      expect(milestone.reload.description).to be_blank
+    end
+
     context "Globalize javascript interface" do
 
       scenario "Highlight current locale", :js do