diff --git a/app/models/milestone.rb b/app/models/milestone.rb
index 1b4790040..5abd5cb4f 100644
--- a/app/models/milestone.rb
+++ b/app/models/milestone.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ class Milestone < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   validates :milestoneable, presence: true
   validates :publication_date, presence: true
-  validate :description_or_status_present?
+
+  before_validation :assign_milestone_to_translations
+  validates_translation :description, presence: true, unless: -> { status_id.present? }
 
   scope :order_by_publication_date, -> { order(publication_date: :asc, created_at: :asc) }
   scope :published,                 -> { where("publication_date <= ?", Date.current) }
@@ -23,9 +25,9 @@ class Milestone < ActiveRecord::Base
     80
   end
 
-  def description_or_status_present?
-    unless description.present? || status_id.present?
-      errors.add(:description)
+  private
+
+    def assign_milestone_to_translations
+      translations.each { |translation| translation.globalized_model = self }
     end
-  end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/milestone/translation.rb b/app/models/milestone/translation.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e1b589d96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/models/milestone/translation.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+class Milestone::Translation < Globalize::ActiveRecord::Translation
+  delegate :status_id, to: :globalized_model
+end
diff --git a/spec/shared/features/admin_milestoneable.rb b/spec/shared/features/admin_milestoneable.rb
index 66b4d1301..17f43a012 100644
--- a/spec/shared/features/admin_milestoneable.rb
+++ b/spec/shared/features/admin_milestoneable.rb
@@ -68,6 +68,18 @@ shared_examples "admin_milestoneable" do |factory_name, path_name|
           expect(page).to have_content 'New description milestone'
         end
       end
+
+      scenario "Show validation errors with no description nor status" do
+        visit path
+        click_link "Create new milestone"
+
+        fill_in "Date", with: Date.current
+        click_button "Create milestone"
+
+        within "#new_milestone" do
+          expect(page).to have_content "can't be blank", count: 1
+        end
+      end
     end
 
     context "Edit" do