diff --git a/core/model/Translatable.php b/core/model/Translatable.php
index 5fc2d302f..005631004 100755
--- a/core/model/Translatable.php
+++ b/core/model/Translatable.php
@@ -193,6 +193,15 @@ class Translatable extends DataObjectDecorator {
 	 */
 	protected static $enable_lang_filter = true;
 	
+	/**
+	 * @var array All locales in which a translation can be created.
+	 * This limits the choice in the CMS language dropdown in the
+	 * "Translation" tab, as well as the language dropdown above
+	 * the CMS tree. If not set, it will default to showing all
+	 * common locales.
+	 */
+	protected static $allowed_locales = null;
+	
 	/**
 	 * Choose the language the site is currently on.
 	 * If $_GET['locale'] is set, then it will use that language, and store it in the session.
@@ -311,9 +320,9 @@ class Translatable extends DataObjectDecorator {
 	 * Gets all translations for this specific page.
 	 * Doesn't include the language of the current record.
 	 * 
-	 * @return array Numeric array of all language codes, sorted alphabetically.
+	 * @return array Numeric array of all locales, sorted alphabetically.
 	 */
-	function getTranslatedLangs() {
+	function getTranslatedLocales() {
 		$langs = array();
 		
 		$baseDataClass = ClassInfo::baseDataClass($this->owner->class); //Base Class
@@ -363,7 +372,7 @@ class Translatable extends DataObjectDecorator {
 	 */
 	static function get_langs_by_id($class, $id) {
 		$do = DataObject::get_by_id($class, $id);
-		return ($do ? $do->getTranslatedLangs() : array());
+		return ($do ? $do->getTranslatedLocales() : array());
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -774,6 +783,12 @@ class Translatable extends DataObjectDecorator {
 		}
 		
 		$isTranslationMode = $this->owner->Locale != Translatable::default_locale();
+		
+		// Show a dropdown to create a new translation.
+		// This action is possible both when showing the "default language"
+		// and a translation. Include the current locale (record might not be saved yet).
+		$alreadyTranslatedLocales = $this->getTranslatedLocales();
+		$alreadyTranslatedLocales[$this->owner->Locale] = $this->owner->Locale;
 
 		if($originalRecord && $isTranslationMode) {
 			$originalLangID = Session::get($this->owner->ID . '_originalLangID');
@@ -813,12 +828,6 @@ class Translatable extends DataObjectDecorator {
 			);
 		} 
 		
-		// Show a dropdown to create a new translation.
-		// This action is possible both when showing the "default language"
-		// and a translation. Include the current locale (record might not be saved yet).
-		$alreadyTranslatedLangs = $this->getTranslatedLangs();
-		$alreadyTranslatedLangs[$this->owner->Locale] = $this->owner->Locale;
-		
 		$fields->addFieldsToTab(
 			'Root',
 			new Tab('Translations', _t('Translatable.TRANSLATIONS', 'Translations'),
@@ -826,22 +835,22 @@ class Translatable extends DataObjectDecorator {
 				$langDropdown = new LanguageDropdownField(
 					"NewTransLang", 
 					_t('Translatable.NEWLANGUAGE', 'New language'), 
-					$alreadyTranslatedLangs, 
-					'SiteTree', 
-					'Locale-English'
+					$alreadyTranslatedLocales,
+					'SiteTree',
+					$this->owner
 				),
 				$createButton = new InlineFormAction('createtranslation',_t('Translatable.CREATEBUTTON', 'Create'))
 			)
 		);
 		$createButton->includeDefaultJS(false);
 
-		if($alreadyTranslatedLangs) {
+		if($alreadyTranslatedLocales) {
 			$fields->addFieldToTab(
 				'Root.Translations',
 				new HeaderField('ExistingTransHeader', _t('Translatable.EXISTING', 'Existing translations:'), 3)
 			);
 			$existingTransHTML = '<ul>';
-			foreach($alreadyTranslatedLangs as $i => $langCode) {		
+			foreach($alreadyTranslatedLocales as $i => $langCode) {		
 				$existingTranslation = $this->owner->getTranslation($langCode);
 				if($existingTranslation) {
 					$existingTransHTML .= sprintf('<li><a href="%s">%s</a></li>',
@@ -856,8 +865,7 @@ class Translatable extends DataObjectDecorator {
 				new LiteralField('existingtrans',$existingTransHTML)
 			);
 		}
-		
-
+	
 		$langDropdown->addExtraClass('languageDropdown');
 		$createButton->addExtraClass('createTranslationButton');
 	}
@@ -966,6 +974,15 @@ class Translatable extends DataObjectDecorator {
 			user_error('Translatable::createTranslation(): Please save your record before creating a translation', E_USER_ERROR);
 		}
 		
+		// permission check
+		if(!$this->owner->canTranslate(null, $locale)) {
+			throw new Exception(sprintf(
+				'Creating a new translation in locale "%s" is not allowed for this user',
+				$locale
+			));
+			return;
+		}
+		
 		$existingTranslation = $this->getTranslation($locale);
 		if($existingTranslation) return $existingTranslation;
 		
@@ -996,6 +1013,31 @@ class Translatable extends DataObjectDecorator {
 		return $newTranslation;
 	}
 	
+	/**
+	 * Caution: Does not consider the {@link canEdit()} permissions.
+	 * 
+	 * @param DataObject|int $member
+	 * @param string $locale
+	 * @return boolean
+	 */
+	function canTranslate($member = null, $locale) {
+		if(!$member || !(is_a($member, 'Member')) || is_numeric($member)) $member = Member::currentUser();
+
+		return (
+			!is_array(self::get_allowed_locales()) 
+			|| in_array($locale, self::get_allowed_locales())
+		);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * @return boolean
+	 */
+	function canEdit($member) {
+		if(!$this->owner->Locale) return true;
+		
+		return $this->owner->canTranslate($member, $this->owner->Locale);
+	}
+	
 	/**
 	 * Returns TRUE if the current record has a translation in this language.
 	 * Use {@link getTranslation()} to get the actual translated record from
@@ -1005,7 +1047,7 @@ class Translatable extends DataObjectDecorator {
 	 * @return boolean
 	 */
 	function hasTranslation($locale) {
-		return (array_search($locale, $this->getTranslatedLangs()) !== false);
+		return (array_search($locale, $this->getTranslatedLocales()) !== false);
 	}
 	
 	function AllChildrenIncludingDeleted($context = null) {
@@ -1082,6 +1124,28 @@ class Translatable extends DataObjectDecorator {
 		return null;
 	}
 	
+	/**
+	 * Define all locales which in which a new translation is allowed.
+	 * Checked in {@link canTranslate()}.
+	 *
+	 * @param array List of allowed locale codes (see {@link i18n::$all_locales}).
+	 *  Example: array('de_DE','ja_JP')
+	 */
+	static function set_allowed_locales($locales) {
+		self::$allowed_locales = $locales;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Get all locales which are generally permitted to be translated.
+	 * Use {@link canTranslate()} to check if a specific member has permission
+	 * to translate a record.
+	 * 
+	 * @return array
+	 */
+	static function get_allowed_locales() {
+		return self::$allowed_locales;
+	}
+	
 	/**
 	 * @deprecated 2.4 Use get_homepage_urlsegment_by_locale()
 	 */
@@ -1172,6 +1236,13 @@ class Translatable extends DataObjectDecorator {
 	static function choose_site_lang($langsAvail=null) {
 		return self::choose_site_locale($langAvail);
 	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * @deprecated 2.4 Use getTranslatedLocales()
+	 */
+	function getTranslatedLangs() {
+		return $this->getTranslatedLocales();
+	}
 		
 }
 
diff --git a/forms/LanguageDropdownField.php b/forms/LanguageDropdownField.php
index a6cea42bb..c9d680b8a 100755
--- a/forms/LanguageDropdownField.php
+++ b/forms/LanguageDropdownField.php
@@ -11,56 +11,50 @@ class LanguageDropdownField extends GroupedDropdownField {
 	 * Create a new LanguageDropdownField
 	 * @param string $name
 	 * @param string $title
-	 * @param array $dontInclude list of languages that won't be included
+	 * @param array $excludeLocales List of locales that won't be included
 	 * @param string $translatingClass Name of the class with translated instances where to look for used languages
 	 * @param string $list Indicates the source language list. Can be either Common-English, Common-Native, Locale-English, Locale-Native
 	 */
-	function __construct($name, $title, $dontInclude = array(), $translatingClass = 'SiteTree', $list = 'Common-English' ) {
-		$usedlangs = array_diff(
-			Translatable::get_existing_content_languages($translatingClass),
-			$dontInclude
-		);
+	function __construct($name, $title, $excludeLocales = array(), $translatingClass = 'SiteTree', $list = 'Common-English', $instance = null) {
+		$usedLocalesWithTitle = Translatable::get_existing_content_languages($translatingClass);
+		$usedLocalesWithTitle = array_diff_key($usedLocalesWithTitle, $excludeLocales);
 
-		// we accept in dontInclude both language codes and names, so another diff is required
-		$usedlangs = array_diff_key(
-			$usedlangs,
-			array_flip($dontInclude)
-		);
+		if('Common-English' == $list) $allLocalesWithTitle = i18n::get_common_languages();
+		else if('Common-Native' == $list) $allLocalesWithTitle = i18n::get_common_languages(true);
+		else if('Locale-English' == $list) $allLocalesWithTitle = i18n::get_common_locales();
+		else if('Locale-Native' == $list) $allLocalesWithTitle = i18n::get_common_locales(true);
+		else $allLocalesWithTitle = i18n::get_locale_list();
 
-		//if (isset($usedlangs[Translatable::default_locale()])) unset($usedlangs[Translatable::default_locale()]);
-					
-		if ('Common-English' == $list) $languageList = i18n::get_common_languages();
-		else if ('Common-Native' == $list) $languageList = i18n::get_common_languages(true);
-		else if ('Locale-English' == $list) $languageList = i18n::get_common_locales();
-		else if ('Locale-Native' == $list) $languageList = i18n::get_common_locales(true);
-		else $languageList = i18n::get_locale_list();
+		if(isset($allLocales[Translatable::default_locale()])) unset($allLocales[Translatable::default_locale()]);
+		
+		// Limit to allowed locales if defined
+		// Check for canTranslate() if an $instance is given
+		$allowedLocales = Translatable::get_allowed_locales();
+		foreach($allLocalesWithTitle as $locale => $localeTitle) {
+			if(
+				($allowedLocales && !in_array($locale, $allowedLocales))
+				|| ($excludeLocales && in_array($locale, $excludeLocales))
+				|| ($usedLocalesWithTitle && array_key_exists($locale, $usedLocalesWithTitle))
+				|| ($instance && !$instance->canTranslate(null, $locale))
+			) {
+				unset($allLocalesWithTitle[$locale]);
+			}
+		}
 
-		$alllangs = array_diff(
-			$languageList,
-			(array)$usedlangs,
-			$dontInclude
-		);
-		$alllangs = array_flip(array_diff(
-			array_flip($alllangs),
-			$dontInclude
-		));
-		if (isset($alllangs[Translatable::default_locale()])) unset($alllangs[Translatable::default_locale()]);
-
-		asort($alllangs);
-		if (count($usedlangs)) {
-			asort($usedlangs);
-			$labelAvail = _t('Form.LANGAVAIL', "Available languages");
-			$labelOther = _t('Form.LANGAOTHER', "Other languages");
-			parent::__construct($name, $title, array(
-					$labelAvail => $usedlangs,
-					$labelOther => $alllangs
-				),
-				reset($usedlangs)
+		// Sort by title (array value)
+		asort($allLocalesWithTitle);
+		
+		if(count($usedLocalesWithTitle)) {
+			asort($usedLocalesWithTitle);
+			$source = array(
+				_t('Form.LANGAVAIL', "Available languages") => $usedLocalesWithTitle,
+				_t('Form.LANGAOTHER', "Other languages") => $allLocalesWithTitle
 			);
+		} else {
+			$source = $allLocalesWithTitle;
 		}
-		else {
-			parent::__construct($name, $title, $alllangs);
-		}
+
+		parent::__construct($name, $title, $source);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/model/TranslatableTest.php b/tests/model/TranslatableTest.php
index de7292056..dc49cb3a0 100644
--- a/tests/model/TranslatableTest.php
+++ b/tests/model/TranslatableTest.php
@@ -62,6 +62,14 @@ class TranslatableTest extends FunctionalTest {
 		
 		parent::tear_down_once();
 	}
+	
+	function setUp() {
+		parent::setUp();
+		
+		// whenever a translation is created, canTranslate() is checked
+		$cmseditor = $this->objFromFixture('Member', 'cmseditor');
+		$cmseditor->logIn();
+	}
 
 	function testTranslationGroups() {
 		// first in french
@@ -462,7 +470,7 @@ class TranslatableTest extends FunctionalTest {
 			'Subsequent calls to createTranslation() dont cause new records in database'
 		);
 	}
-	
+
 	function testTranslatablePropertiesOnDataObject() {
 		$origObj = $this->objFromFixture('TranslatableTest_DataObject', 'testobject_en');
 		$translatedObj = $origObj->createTranslation('fr_FR');
@@ -711,6 +719,38 @@ class TranslatableTest extends FunctionalTest {
 		$this->assertEquals($compareLive->Title, 'Publiziert');
 	}
 
+	function testCanTranslate() {
+		$origAllowedLocales = Translatable::get_allowed_locales();
+		
+		$cmseditor = $this->objFromFixture('Member', 'cmseditor');
+		
+		$testPage = $this->objFromFixture('Page', 'testpage_en');
+		$this->assertTrue(
+			$testPage->canTranslate($cmseditor, 'de_DE'),
+			"Users with canEdit() permission can create a new translation if locales are not limited"
+		);
+		
+		Translatable::set_allowed_locales(array('ja_JP'));
+		$this->assertTrue(
+			$testPage->canTranslate($cmseditor, 'ja_JP'),
+			"Users with canEdit() permission can create a new translation if locale is in Translatable::get_allowed_locales()"
+		);
+		$this->assertFalse(
+			$testPage->canTranslate($cmseditor, 'de_DE'),
+			"Users with canEdit() permission can't create a new translation if locale is not in Translatable::get_allowed_locales()"
+		);
+		
+		$this->assertType(
+			'Page',
+			$testPage->createTranslation('ja_JP')
+		);
+		try {
+			$testPage->createTranslation('de_DE');
+			$this->setExpectedException("Exception");
+		} catch(Exception $e) {}
+		
+		Translatable::set_allowed_locales($origAllowedLocales);
+	}
 }
 
 class TranslatableTest_DataObject extends DataObject implements TestOnly {
diff --git a/tests/model/TranslatableTest.yml b/tests/model/TranslatableTest.yml
index efa160b26..51c4ad792 100644
--- a/tests/model/TranslatableTest.yml
+++ b/tests/model/TranslatableTest.yml
@@ -44,4 +44,17 @@ TranslatableTest_Page:
    testpage_en:
       Title: En
       TranslatableProperty: en_US
-      URLSegment: testpage-en
\ No newline at end of file
+      URLSegment: testpage-en
+Group:
+   cmseditorgroup:
+      Code: cmseditorgroup
+Member:
+   cmseditor:
+      FirstName: Editor
+      Groups: =>Group.cmseditorgroup
+   websiteuser:
+      FirstName: Website User
+Permission:
+   cmsmaincode:
+      Code: CMS_ACCESS_CMSMain
+      Group: =>Group.cmseditorgroup
\ No newline at end of file