diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
index ea64157fde9bc..63ae42f8ba2c1 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
@@ -763,9 +763,10 @@ private function addTranslatorSection(ArrayNodeDefinition $rootNode)
                     ->fixXmlConfig('path')
                     ->children()
                         ->arrayNode('fallbacks')
+                            ->info('Defaults to the value of "default_locale".')
                             ->beforeNormalization()->ifString()->then(function ($v) { return [$v]; })->end()
                             ->prototype('scalar')->end()
-                            ->defaultValue(['en'])
+                            ->defaultValue([])
                         ->end()
                         ->booleanNode('logging')->defaultValue(false)->end()
                         ->scalarNode('formatter')->defaultValue('translator.formatter.default')->end()
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/DependencyInjection/FrameworkExtension.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/DependencyInjection/FrameworkExtension.php
index 19386d9721ae9..734c312e8c612 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/DependencyInjection/FrameworkExtension.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/DependencyInjection/FrameworkExtension.php
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ public function load(array $configs, ContainerBuilder $container)
         $this->registerEsiConfiguration($config['esi'], $container, $loader);
         $this->registerSsiConfiguration($config['ssi'], $container, $loader);
         $this->registerFragmentsConfiguration($config['fragments'], $container, $loader);
-        $this->registerTranslatorConfiguration($config['translator'], $container, $loader);
+        $this->registerTranslatorConfiguration($config['translator'], $container, $loader, $config['default_locale']);
         $this->registerProfilerConfiguration($config['profiler'], $container, $loader);
         $this->registerCacheConfiguration($config['cache'], $container);
         $this->registerWorkflowConfiguration($config['workflows'], $container, $loader);
@@ -1073,7 +1073,7 @@ private function createVersion(ContainerBuilder $container, $version, $format, $
         return new Reference('assets.empty_version_strategy');
     }
 
-    private function registerTranslatorConfiguration(array $config, ContainerBuilder $container, LoaderInterface $loader)
+    private function registerTranslatorConfiguration(array $config, ContainerBuilder $container, LoaderInterface $loader, string $defaultLocale)
     {
         if (!$this->isConfigEnabled($container, $config)) {
             $container->removeDefinition('console.command.translation_debug');
@@ -1088,7 +1088,7 @@ private function registerTranslatorConfiguration(array $config, ContainerBuilder
         $container->setAlias('translator', 'translator.default')->setPublic(true);
         $container->setAlias('translator.formatter', new Alias($config['formatter'], false));
         $translator = $container->findDefinition('translator.default');
-        $translator->addMethodCall('setFallbackLocales', [$config['fallbacks']]);
+        $translator->addMethodCall('setFallbackLocales', [$config['fallbacks'] ?: [$defaultLocale]]);
 
         $container->setParameter('translator.logging', $config['logging']);
         $container->setParameter('translator.default_path', $config['default_path']);
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/DependencyInjection/ConfigurationTest.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/DependencyInjection/ConfigurationTest.php
index 3980036006b11..8ddd17ccadd20 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/DependencyInjection/ConfigurationTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/DependencyInjection/ConfigurationTest.php
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ protected static function getBundleDefaultConfig()
             ],
             'translator' => [
                 'enabled' => !class_exists(FullStack::class),
-                'fallbacks' => ['en'],
+                'fallbacks' => [],
                 'logging' => false,
                 'formatter' => 'translator.formatter.default',
                 'paths' => [],

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