diff --git a/IkiWiki/Plugin/inline.pm b/IkiWiki/Plugin/inline.pm
index d5ad11d43..ccfadfd69 100644
--- a/IkiWiki/Plugin/inline.pm
+++ b/IkiWiki/Plugin/inline.pm
@@ -306,17 +306,7 @@ sub preprocess_inline (@) {
 		# Add a blog post form, with feed buttons.
 		my $formtemplate=template("blogpost.tmpl", blind_cache => 1);
 		$formtemplate->param(cgiurl => $config{cgiurl});
-		my $rootpage;
-		if (exists $params{rootpage}) {
-			$rootpage=bestlink($params{page}, $params{rootpage});
-			if (!length $rootpage) {
-				$rootpage=$params{rootpage};
-			}
-		}
-		else {
-			$rootpage=$params{page};
-		}
-		$formtemplate->param(rootpage => $rootpage);
+		$formtemplate->param(rootpage => rootpage(%params));
 		$formtemplate->param(rssurl => $rssurl) if $feeds && $rss;
 		$formtemplate->param(atomurl => $atomurl) if $feeds && $atom;
 		if (exists $params{postformtext}) {
@@ -653,4 +643,21 @@ sub pingurl (@) {
 	exit 0; # daemon done
 }
 
+
+sub rootpage (@) {
+	my %params=@_;
+
+	my $rootpage;
+	if (exists $params{rootpage}) {
+		$rootpage=bestlink($params{page}, $params{rootpage});
+		if (!length $rootpage) {
+			$rootpage=$params{rootpage};
+		}
+	}
+	else {
+		$rootpage=$params{page};
+	}
+	return $rootpage;
+}
+
 1
diff --git a/IkiWiki/Plugin/po.pm b/IkiWiki/Plugin/po.pm
index cde2ad4e3..792d84261 100644
--- a/IkiWiki/Plugin/po.pm
+++ b/IkiWiki/Plugin/po.pm
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ sub import {
 	inject(name => "IkiWiki::urlto", call => \&myurlto);
 	$origsubs{'cgiurl'}=\&IkiWiki::cgiurl;
 	inject(name => "IkiWiki::cgiurl", call => \&mycgiurl);
+	$origsubs{'rootpage'}=\&IkiWiki::rootpage;
+	inject(name => "IkiWiki::rootpage", call => \&myrootpage);
 }
 
 
@@ -566,9 +568,12 @@ sub mybestlink ($$) {
 	my $link=shift;
 
 	my $res=$origsubs{'bestlink'}->(masterpage($page), $link);
+	my @caller = caller(1);
 	if (length $res
 	    && istranslatable($res)
-	    && istranslation($page)) {
+	    && istranslation($page)
+	    &&  !(exists $caller[3] && defined $caller[3]
+		  && ($caller[3] eq "IkiWiki::PageSpec::match_link"))) {
 		return $res . "." . lang($page);
 	}
 	return $res;
@@ -651,6 +656,22 @@ sub mycgiurl (@) {
 	return $origsubs{'cgiurl'}->(%params);
 }
 
+sub myrootpage (@) {
+	my %params=@_;
+
+	my $rootpage;
+	if (exists $params{rootpage}) {
+		$rootpage=$origsubs{'bestlink'}->($params{page}, $params{rootpage});
+		if (!length $rootpage) {
+			$rootpage=$params{rootpage};
+		}
+	}
+	else {
+		$rootpage=masterpage($params{page});
+	}
+	return $rootpage;
+}
+
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 # | Blackboxes for private data
 # `----