diff --git a/app/models/topic_embed.rb b/app/models/topic_embed.rb
index 18e154e977..1d5676e5d9 100644
--- a/app/models/topic_embed.rb
+++ b/app/models/topic_embed.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ class TopicEmbed < ActiveRecord::Base
   end
 
   def self.imported_from_html(url)
-    "\n<hr>\n<small>#{I18n.t('embed.imported_from', link: "<a href='#{url}'>#{url}</a>")}</small>\n"
+    I18n.with_locale(SiteSetting.default_locale) do
+      "\n<hr>\n<small>#{I18n.t('embed.imported_from', link: "<a href='#{url}'>#{url}</a>")}</small>\n"
+    end
   end
 
   # Import an article from a source (RSS/Atom/Other)
diff --git a/spec/models/topic_embed_spec.rb b/spec/models/topic_embed_spec.rb
index a63c9eaef4..a112a126ff 100644
--- a/spec/models/topic_embed_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/topic_embed_spec.rb
@@ -399,4 +399,18 @@ RSpec.describe TopicEmbed do
     end
   end
 
+  describe ".imported_from_html" do
+    after { I18n.reload! }
+
+    it "uses the default site locale for the 'imported_from' footer" do
+      TranslationOverride.upsert!("en", "embed.imported_from", "English translation of embed.imported_from with %{link}")
+      TranslationOverride.upsert!("de", "embed.imported_from", "German translation of embed.imported_from with %{link}")
+
+      I18n.locale = :en
+      expected_html = TopicEmbed.imported_from_html("some_url")
+
+      I18n.locale = :de
+      expect(TopicEmbed.imported_from_html("some_url")).to eq(expected_html)
+    end
+  end
 end