diff --git a/IkiWiki/Plugin/po.pm b/IkiWiki/Plugin/po.pm
index 164d35270..42a125808 100644
--- a/IkiWiki/Plugin/po.pm
+++ b/IkiWiki/Plugin/po.pm
@@ -427,7 +427,6 @@ sub myurlto ($$;$) { #{{{
 	# workaround hard-coded /index.$config{htmlext} in IkiWiki::urlto()
 	if (! length $to
 	    && $config{po_link_to} eq "current"
-	    && istranslation($from)
 	    && istranslatable('index')) {
 		return IkiWiki::beautify_urlpath(IkiWiki::baseurl($from) . "index." . lang($from) . ".$config{htmlext}");
 	}
diff --git a/t/po.t b/t/po.t
index 9c6c6da6c..be446f108 100755
--- a/t/po.t
+++ b/t/po.t
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ BEGIN {
 	}
 }
 
-use Test::More tests => 52;
+use Test::More tests => 58;
 
 BEGIN { use_ok("IkiWiki"); }
 
@@ -144,6 +144,17 @@ is(targetpage('test1.fr', 'html'), 'test1/index.fr.html', "$msgprefix test1.fr")
 is(targetpage('test3', 'html'), 'test3/index.html', "$msgprefix test3 (non-translatable page)");
 is(targetpage('test3.es', 'html'), 'test3.es/index.html', "$msgprefix test3.es (non-translatable page)");
 
+### urlto -> index
+$config{po_link_to}='current';
+$msgprefix="urlto (po_link_to=current)";
+is(urlto('', 'index'), './index.en.html', "$msgprefix index -> ''");
+is(urlto('', 'nontranslatable'), './../index.en.html', "$msgprefix nontranslatable -> ''");
+is(urlto('', 'translatable.fr'), './../index.fr.html', "$msgprefix translatable.fr -> ''");
+$msgprefix="urlto (po_link_to=negotiated)";
+is(urlto('', 'index'), './index.en.html', "$msgprefix index -> ''");
+is(urlto('', 'nontranslatable'), './../index.en.html', "$msgprefix nontranslatable -> ''");
+is(urlto('', 'translatable.fr'), './../index.fr.html', "$msgprefix translatable.fr -> ''");
+
 ### bestlink
 $config{po_link_to}='current';
 $msgprefix="bestlink (po_link_to=current)";