diff --git a/editor/editor_node.cpp b/editor/editor_node.cpp
index abc50032c93..cb5ce09444a 100644
--- a/editor/editor_node.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_node.cpp
@@ -936,6 +936,12 @@ void EditorNode::_notification(int p_what) {
 			CanvasItemEditor::ThemePreviewMode theme_preview_mode = (CanvasItemEditor::ThemePreviewMode)(int)EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get_project_metadata("2d_editor", "theme_preview", CanvasItemEditor::THEME_PREVIEW_PROJECT);
 			update_preview_themes(theme_preview_mode);
 
+			// Remember the selected locale to preview node translations.
+			const String preview_locale = EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get_project_metadata("editor_metadata", "preview_locale", String());
+			if (!preview_locale.is_empty() && TranslationServer::get_singleton()->get_loaded_locales().has(preview_locale)) {
+				set_preview_locale(preview_locale);
+			}
+
 			if (Engine::get_singleton()->is_recovery_mode_hint()) {
 				EditorToaster::get_singleton()->popup_str(TTR("Recovery Mode is enabled. Editor functionality has been restricted."), EditorToaster::SEVERITY_WARNING);
 			}
@@ -4221,6 +4227,8 @@ void EditorNode::set_preview_locale(const String &p_locale) {
 		main_domain->set_locale_override(p_locale);
 	}
 
+	EditorSettings::get_singleton()->set_project_metadata("editor_metadata", "preview_locale", p_locale);
+
 	_translation_resources_changed();
 }