diff --git a/packages/shared/lib/i18n.ts b/packages/shared/lib/i18n.ts
index 33697f39ff3..fa5048a999d 100644
--- a/packages/shared/lib/i18n.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/lib/i18n.ts
@@ -83,6 +83,16 @@ const setupI18n = (options = { withLocale: null }) => {
                 language: _locale
             })
             isDownloading.set(false)
+
+            // If we have not loaded "en" make sure we have it as a backup language
+            // in case the chosen language does not have all the translations
+            if (_locale !== "en" && !hasLoadedLocale("en")) {
+                const messagesFileUrl = MESSAGE_FILE_URL_TEMPLATE.replace('{locale}', 'en')
+                loadJson(messagesFileUrl)
+                    .then((messages) => {
+                        addMessages("en", messages)
+                    })
+            }
         })
     }
 }