diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Translation/Translator.php b/src/Illuminate/Translation/Translator.php
index 2a956830df98..c8ebaa4e73c0 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Translation/Translator.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Translation/Translator.php
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ public function get($key, array $replace = [], $locale = null, $fallback = true)
     public function choice($key, $number, array $replace = [], $locale = null)
     {
         $line = $this->get(
-            $key, $replace, $locale = $this->localeForChoice($locale)
+            $key, $replace, $locale = $this->localeForChoice($key, $locale)
         );
 
         // If the given "number" is actually an array or countable we will simply count the
@@ -211,12 +211,15 @@ public function choice($key, $number, array $replace = [], $locale = null)
     /**
      * Get the proper locale for a choice operation.
      *
+     * @param  string  $key
      * @param  string|null  $locale
      * @return string
      */
-    protected function localeForChoice($locale)
+    protected function localeForChoice($key, $locale)
     {
-        return $locale ?: $this->locale ?: $this->fallback;
+        $locale = $locale ?: $this->locale;
+
+        return $this->hasForLocale($key, $locale) ? $locale : $this->fallback;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/Translation/TranslationTranslatorTest.php b/tests/Translation/TranslationTranslatorTest.php
index 86c8948ef94f..f160b3ae1df9 100755
--- a/tests/Translation/TranslationTranslatorTest.php
+++ b/tests/Translation/TranslationTranslatorTest.php
@@ -125,8 +125,9 @@ public function testGetMethodProperlyLoadsAndRetrievesItemForGlobalNamespace()
 
     public function testChoiceMethodProperlyLoadsAndRetrievesItemForAnInt()
     {
-        $t = $this->getMockBuilder(Translator::class)->onlyMethods(['get'])->setConstructorArgs([$this->getLoader(), 'en'])->getMock();
+        $t = $this->getMockBuilder(Translator::class)->onlyMethods(['get', 'localeForChoice'])->setConstructorArgs([$this->getLoader(), 'en'])->getMock();
         $t->expects($this->once())->method('get')->with($this->equalTo('foo'), $this->equalTo(['replace']), $this->equalTo('en'))->willReturn('line');
+        $t->expects($this->once())->method('localeForChoice')->with($this->equalTo('foo'), $this->equalTo(null))->willReturn('en');
         $t->setSelector($selector = m::mock(MessageSelector::class));
         $selector->shouldReceive('choose')->once()->with('line', 10, 'en')->andReturn('choiced');
 
@@ -135,8 +136,9 @@ public function testChoiceMethodProperlyLoadsAndRetrievesItemForAnInt()
 
     public function testChoiceMethodProperlyLoadsAndRetrievesItemForAFloat()
     {
-        $t = $this->getMockBuilder(Translator::class)->onlyMethods(['get'])->setConstructorArgs([$this->getLoader(), 'en'])->getMock();
+        $t = $this->getMockBuilder(Translator::class)->onlyMethods(['get', 'localeForChoice'])->setConstructorArgs([$this->getLoader(), 'en'])->getMock();
         $t->expects($this->once())->method('get')->with($this->equalTo('foo'), $this->equalTo(['replace']), $this->equalTo('en'))->willReturn('line');
+        $t->expects($this->once())->method('localeForChoice')->with($this->equalTo('foo'), $this->equalTo(null))->willReturn('en');
         $t->setSelector($selector = m::mock(MessageSelector::class));
         $selector->shouldReceive('choose')->once()->with('line', 1.2, 'en')->andReturn('choiced');
 
@@ -145,8 +147,9 @@ public function testChoiceMethodProperlyLoadsAndRetrievesItemForAFloat()
 
     public function testChoiceMethodProperlyCountsCollectionsAndLoadsAndRetrievesItem()
     {
-        $t = $this->getMockBuilder(Translator::class)->onlyMethods(['get'])->setConstructorArgs([$this->getLoader(), 'en'])->getMock();
+        $t = $this->getMockBuilder(Translator::class)->onlyMethods(['get', 'localeForChoice'])->setConstructorArgs([$this->getLoader(), 'en'])->getMock();
         $t->expects($this->exactly(2))->method('get')->with($this->equalTo('foo'), $this->equalTo(['replace']), $this->equalTo('en'))->willReturn('line');
+        $t->expects($this->exactly(2))->method('localeForChoice')->with($this->equalTo('foo'), $this->equalTo(null))->willReturn('en');
         $t->setSelector($selector = m::mock(MessageSelector::class));
         $selector->shouldReceive('choose')->twice()->with('line', 3, 'en')->andReturn('choiced');
 
@@ -157,6 +160,18 @@ public function testChoiceMethodProperlyCountsCollectionsAndLoadsAndRetrievesIte
         $t->choice('foo', $values, ['replace']);
     }
 
+    public function testChoiceMethodProperlySelectsLocaleForChoose()
+    {
+        $t = $this->getMockBuilder(Translator::class)->onlyMethods(['get', 'hasForLocale'])->setConstructorArgs([$this->getLoader(), 'cs'])->getMock();
+        $t->setFallback('en');
+        $t->expects($this->once())->method('get')->with($this->equalTo('foo'), $this->equalTo(['replace']), $this->equalTo('en'))->willReturn('line');
+        $t->expects($this->once())->method('hasForLocale')->with($this->equalTo('foo'), $this->equalTo('cs'))->willReturn(false);
+        $t->setSelector($selector = m::mock(MessageSelector::class));
+        $selector->shouldReceive('choose')->once()->with('line', 10, 'en')->andReturn('choiced');
+
+        $t->choice('foo', 10, ['replace']);
+    }
+
     public function testGetJson()
     {
         $t = new Translator($this->getLoader(), 'en');