diff --git a/core/model/Translatable.php b/core/model/Translatable.php
index 156ef01c6..abc4c8cb5 100755
--- a/core/model/Translatable.php
+++ b/core/model/Translatable.php
@@ -890,6 +890,12 @@ class Translatable extends DataObjectDecorator implements PermissionProvider {
 		// Don't apply these modifications for normal DataObjects - they rely on CMSMain logic
 		if(!($this->owner instanceof SiteTree)) return;
 		
+		// Don't allow translation of virtual pages because of data inconsistencies (see #5000)
+		$excludedPageTypes = array('VirtualPage');
+		foreach($excludedPageTypes as $excludedPageType) {
+			if(is_a($this->owner, $excludedPageType)) return;
+		}
+		
 		$excludeFields = array(
 			'ViewerGroups',
 			'EditorGroups',
diff --git a/core/model/VirtualPage.php b/core/model/VirtualPage.php
index 7f14f9dd9..d7201ec2a 100755
--- a/core/model/VirtualPage.php
+++ b/core/model/VirtualPage.php
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class VirtualPage extends Page {
 			"Status",
 			'ShowInMenus',
 			'ShowInSearch',
-			'Locale'
+			// 'Locale'
 		);
 
 		$allFields = $this->db();