diff --git a/mutagen/id3/_file.py b/mutagen/id3/_file.py
index 67a6a167..b24fe792 100644
--- a/mutagen/id3/_file.py
+++ b/mutagen/id3/_file.py
@@ -180,7 +180,11 @@ class XMYF(Frame): ...
                 self.update_to_v24()
 
         if self._header and load_v1:
-            frames, offset = find_id3v1(fileobj, v2_version, known_frames)
+            if translate:
+                v1v2_ver = v2_version
+            else:
+                v1v2_ver = 4 if self.version[1] == 4 else 3
+            frames, offset = find_id3v1(fileobj, v1v2_ver, known_frames)
             if frames:
                 for v in frames.values():
                     if len(self.getall(v.HashKey)) == 0:
diff --git a/tests/test_id3.py b/tests/test_id3.py
index b1591484..9aff0a00 100644
--- a/tests/test_id3.py
+++ b/tests/test_id3.py
@@ -133,6 +133,14 @@ def test_load_v1_v2(self):
         with self.assertRaises(KeyError):
             tags["TALB"]
 
+    def test_load_v1_v2_no_translate(self):
+        tags = ID3(self.v1v2_combined, v2_version=4, translate=False)
+        assert tags.version == (2, 4, 0)
+        assert str(tags["TDRC"].text[0]) == "1337"
+        tags = ID3(self.v1v2_combined, v2_version=3, translate=False)
+        assert tags.version == (2, 4, 0)
+        assert str(tags["TDRC"].text[0]) == "1337"
+
     def test_load_v1_v2_precedence(self):
         tags = ID3(self.v1v2_combined)
         self.assertEquals(tags["TRCK"].text, ["3/11"])  # i.e. not 123