diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ContentController.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ContentController.cs
index 4643cb2a1e09..5bbc362c68cc 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ContentController.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ContentController.cs
@@ -347,6 +347,9 @@ public ContentItemDisplay GetEmpty(string contentTypeAlias, int parentId)
 
             var emptyContent = Services.ContentService.CreateContent("", parentId, contentType.Alias, UmbracoUser.Id);
             var mapped = AutoMapperExtensions.MapWithUmbracoContext<IContent, ContentItemDisplay>(emptyContent, UmbracoContext);
+            // translate the content type name if applicable
+            mapped.ContentTypeName = Services.TextService.UmbracoDictionaryTranslate(mapped.ContentTypeName);
+            mapped.DocumentType.Name = Services.TextService.UmbracoDictionaryTranslate(mapped.DocumentType.Name);
 
             //remove this tab if it exists: umbContainerView
             var containerTab = mapped.Tabs.FirstOrDefault(x => x.Alias == Constants.Conventions.PropertyGroups.ListViewGroupName);