diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/helpers/i18n.js b/app/assets/javascripts/helpers/i18n.js
index 9be574c45..f273165d4 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/helpers/i18n.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/helpers/i18n.js
@@ -77,9 +77,12 @@ Diaspora.I18n = {
 
   reset: function() {
     this.locale.data = {};
+    this.locale.fallback.data = {};
 
-    if( arguments.length > 0 && !(_.isEmpty(arguments[0])) )
+    if(arguments.length > 0 && !(_.isEmpty(arguments[0]))) {
       this.locale.data = arguments[0];
+      this.locale.fallback.data = arguments[0];
+    }
   }
 };
 // @license-end
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/widgets/i18n-spec.js b/spec/javascripts/widgets/i18n-spec.js
index 2315957ce..17a469611 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/widgets/i18n-spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/widgets/i18n-spec.js
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ describe("Diaspora.I18n", function() {
       Diaspora.I18n.load(locale, "en", locale);
       Diaspora.I18n.reset();
       expect(Diaspora.I18n.locale.data).toEqual({});
+      expect(Diaspora.I18n.locale.fallback.data).toEqual({});
     });
 
     it("sets the locale to only a specific value", function() {
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ describe("Diaspora.I18n", function() {
       Diaspora.I18n.load(locale, "en", locale);
       Diaspora.I18n.reset(data);
       expect(Diaspora.I18n.locale.data).toEqual(data);
+      expect(Diaspora.I18n.locale.fallback.data).toEqual(data);
     });
   });
 });