diff --git a/wagtail_localize/modeladmin/templates/wagtail_localize/modeladmin/translatable_create.html b/wagtail_localize/modeladmin/templates/wagtail_localize/modeladmin/translatable_create.html
index 5a0784b4..50f32259 100644
--- a/wagtail_localize/modeladmin/templates/wagtail_localize/modeladmin/translatable_create.html
+++ b/wagtail_localize/modeladmin/templates/wagtail_localize/modeladmin/translatable_create.html
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@
 {% block header %}
     {% include "wagtailadmin/shared/header_with_locale_selector.html" with title=view.get_page_title subtitle=view.get_page_subtitle icon=view.header_icon tabbed=1 merged=1 %}
 {% endblock %}
+{% block form_action %}{{ view.create_url }}{% if wagtail_version < "3.0" %}?locale={{ locale.language_code }}{% endif %}{% endblock %}