diff --git a/typo3/sysext/core/Classes/DataHandling/DataHandler.php b/typo3/sysext/core/Classes/DataHandling/DataHandler.php
index a9028ee114d57e9fd0c20b7596c9d75b8395a501..2e1429a9232b7983f64c568a4ba33f76fe419898 100644
--- a/typo3/sysext/core/Classes/DataHandling/DataHandler.php
+++ b/typo3/sysext/core/Classes/DataHandling/DataHandler.php
@@ -3660,7 +3660,7 @@ class DataHandler implements LoggerAwareInterface
                 $recordLocalization = BackendUtility::getRecordLocalization($item['table'], $item['id'], $language);
                 if ($recordLocalization) {
                     $dbAnalysis->itemArray[$index]['id'] = $recordLocalization[0]['uid'];
-                } elseif ($this->isNestedElementCallRegistered($item['table'], $item['id'], 'localize') === false) {
+                } elseif ($this->isNestedElementCallRegistered($item['table'], $item['id'], 'localize-' . (string)$language) === false) {
                     $dbAnalysis->itemArray[$index]['id'] = $this->localize($item['table'], $item['id'], $language);
                 }
             }
@@ -4297,11 +4297,11 @@ class DataHandler implements LoggerAwareInterface
     {
         $newId = false;
         $uid = (int)$uid;
-        if (!$GLOBALS['TCA'][$table] || !$uid || $this->isNestedElementCallRegistered($table, $uid, 'localize') !== false) {
+        if (!$GLOBALS['TCA'][$table] || !$uid || $this->isNestedElementCallRegistered($table, $uid, 'localize-' . (string)$language) !== false) {
             return false;
         }
 
-        $this->registerNestedElementCall($table, $uid, 'localize');
+        $this->registerNestedElementCall($table, $uid, 'localize-' . (string)$language);
         if (!$GLOBALS['TCA'][$table]['ctrl']['languageField'] || !$GLOBALS['TCA'][$table]['ctrl']['transOrigPointerField']) {
             $this->newlog('Localization failed; "languageField" and "transOrigPointerField" must be defined for the table ' . $table, SystemLogErrorClassification::USER_ERROR);
             return false;