diff --git a/.changeset/shiny-birds-melt.md b/.changeset/shiny-birds-melt.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4e37404c09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/shiny-birds-melt.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/core-app-api': patch
+---
+
+Fixed a bug in i18nextTranslationApi where in some cases it wouldn't notify subscribers of language changes
diff --git a/packages/core-app-api/src/apis/implementations/TranslationApi/I18nextTranslationApi.test.ts b/packages/core-app-api/src/apis/implementations/TranslationApi/I18nextTranslationApi.test.ts
index 224430752c..d5b812c5d7 100644
--- a/packages/core-app-api/src/apis/implementations/TranslationApi/I18nextTranslationApi.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core-app-api/src/apis/implementations/TranslationApi/I18nextTranslationApi.test.ts
@@ -377,8 +377,7 @@ describe('I18nextTranslationApi', () => {
         },
       });
     });
-
-    expect(translations).toEqual(['foo', null, 'Föö', null, 'Føø']);
+    expect(translations).toEqual(['foo', 'Föö', 'Føø']);
   });
 
   describe('formatting', () => {
diff --git a/packages/core-app-api/src/apis/implementations/TranslationApi/I18nextTranslationApi.ts b/packages/core-app-api/src/apis/implementations/TranslationApi/I18nextTranslationApi.ts
index 01e75d6df2..d0ef35568f 100644
--- a/packages/core-app-api/src/apis/implementations/TranslationApi/I18nextTranslationApi.ts
+++ b/packages/core-app-api/src/apis/implementations/TranslationApi/I18nextTranslationApi.ts
@@ -241,7 +241,6 @@ export class I18nextTranslationApi implements TranslationApi {
 
     return new ObservableImpl<TranslationSnapshot<TMessages>>(subscriber => {
       let loadTicket = {}; // To check for stale loads
-      let lastSnapshotWasReady = false;
 
       const loadResource = () => {
         loadTicket = {};
@@ -250,8 +249,7 @@ export class I18nextTranslationApi implements TranslationApi {
           () => {
             if (ticket === loadTicket) {
               const snapshot = this.#createSnapshot(internalRef);
-              if (snapshot.ready || lastSnapshotWasReady) {
-                lastSnapshotWasReady = snapshot.ready;
+              if (snapshot.ready) {
                 subscriber.next(snapshot);
               }
             }
@@ -266,12 +264,9 @@ export class I18nextTranslationApi implements TranslationApi {
 
       const onChange = () => {
         const snapshot = this.#createSnapshot(internalRef);
-        if (lastSnapshotWasReady && !snapshot.ready) {
-          lastSnapshotWasReady = snapshot.ready;
+        if (snapshot.ready) {
           subscriber.next(snapshot);
-        }
-
-        if (!snapshot.ready) {
+        } else {
           loadResource();
         }
       };