diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/i18n/MessageServiceImpl.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/i18n/MessageServiceImpl.java
index eb523526b3..f5efffa251 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/i18n/MessageServiceImpl.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/i18n/MessageServiceImpl.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2005-2014 Alfresco Software Limited.
+ * Copyright (C) 2005-2015 Alfresco Software Limited.
  *
  * This file is part of Alfresco
  *
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ public class MessageServiceImpl implements MessageService
             if (message == null)
             {
                 // get default static message (if it exists)
-                message = I18NUtil.getMessage(tenantService.getBaseName(messageKey));
+                message = I18NUtil.getMessage(tenantService.getBaseName(messageKey), locale);
             }
         }
         
diff --git a/source/test-java/org/alfresco/repo/i18n/MessageServiceImplTest.java b/source/test-java/org/alfresco/repo/i18n/MessageServiceImplTest.java
index aa0b85ff3f..da29ead564 100644
--- a/source/test-java/org/alfresco/repo/i18n/MessageServiceImplTest.java
+++ b/source/test-java/org/alfresco/repo/i18n/MessageServiceImplTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2005-2013 Alfresco Software Limited.
+ * Copyright (C) 2005-2015 Alfresco Software Limited.
  *
  * This file is part of Alfresco
  *
@@ -551,4 +551,16 @@ public class MessageServiceImplTest extends TestCase implements MessageDeployer
             mst.interrupt();
         }
     }
+    
+    public void testMNT13575()
+    {
+        Locale de = new Locale("de");
+        assertTrue(messageService.getLocale().equals(new Locale("en")));
+        assertFalse(messageService.getLocale().equals(de));
+        String key = "cm_contentmodel.property.cm_description.title";
+        String value_en = "Description";
+        String value_de = "Beschreibung";
+        assertEquals(value_en, messageService.getMessage(key));
+        assertEquals(value_de, messageService.getMessage(key, de));
+    }
 }