diff --git a/src/Utils/LocaleHelper.php b/src/Utils/LocaleHelper.php
index b0b6aaae2..4fd668525 100644
--- a/src/Utils/LocaleHelper.php
+++ b/src/Utils/LocaleHelper.php
@@ -34,10 +34,14 @@ class LocaleHelper
     /** @var ContentRepository */
     private $contentRepository;
 
-    public function __construct(string $locales, ContentRepository $contentRepository, UrlGeneratorInterface $urlGenerator, Config $config)
+    /** @var string */
+    private $defaultLocale;
+
+    public function __construct(string $locales, ContentRepository $contentRepository, UrlGeneratorInterface $urlGenerator, Config $config, string $defaultLocale)
     {
         $this->localeCodes = new Collection(explode('|', $locales));
         $this->urlGenerator = $urlGenerator;
+        $this->defaultLocale = $defaultLocale;
 
         $this->flagCodes = $this->getFlagCodes();
         $this->codetoCountry = $this->getCodetoCountry();
@@ -52,9 +56,14 @@ public function getLocales(Environment $twig, ?Collection $localeCodes = null, b
             if ($all) {
                 $localeCodes = $this->localeCodes;
             } else {
-                $localeCodes = $this->getContentLocales();
+                $localeCodes = new Collection($this->getContentLocales());
             }
         }
+
+        if (! $this->localeCodes->has($this->defaultLocale)) {
+            $this->localeCodes->add($this->defaultLocale);
+        }
+
         // Get the route and route params, to set the new localized link
         $globals = $twig->getGlobals();
 
@@ -88,7 +97,7 @@ public function getLocales(Environment $twig, ?Collection $localeCodes = null, b
             }
 
             $locale->put('link', $this->getLink($route, $routeParams, $locale));
-            $locale->put('current', $currentLocale === $localeCode);
+            $locale->put('current', $this->isCurrentLocale($localeCode, $currentLocale, $localeCodes));
 
             $locales->push($locale);
         }
@@ -96,6 +105,15 @@ public function getLocales(Environment $twig, ?Collection $localeCodes = null, b
         return $locales;
     }
 
+    private function isCurrentLocale(string $localeCode, string $currentLocale, Collection $localeCodes): bool
+    {
+        if (! $localeCodes->has($currentLocale)) {
+            return $localeCode === $this->defaultLocale;
+        }
+
+        return $currentLocale === $localeCode;
+    }
+
     private function getContentLocales(): array
     {
         $contentTypes = $this->config->get('contenttypes');