diff --git a/tests/form_pages/test_i18n.py b/tests/form_pages/test_i18n.py
index d40f5d15a..136d2a6ca 100644
--- a/tests/form_pages/test_i18n.py
+++ b/tests/form_pages/test_i18n.py
@@ -85,8 +85,15 @@ def test_i18n_form(pub, user, emails, http_requests):
     formdef = FormDef()
     formdef.name = 'test form'
     formdef.fields = [
-        StringField(id='1', label='text field ', type='string'),  # check strip()
-        ItemField(id='2', label='list field', type='item', items=['first', 'second', 'third']),
+        # label has a trailing white space to check for strip()
+        StringField(id='1', label='text field ', type='string', hint='an hint text'),
+        ItemField(
+            id='2',
+            label='list field',
+            type='item',
+            items=['first', 'second', 'third'],
+            hint='a second hint text',
+        ),
     ]
     formdef.workflow = workflow
     formdef.store()
@@ -109,6 +116,8 @@ def test_i18n_form(pub, user, emails, http_requests):
         ('Mail Body', 'Contenu du courriel'),
         ('Notification Title', 'Titre de notification'),
         ('Notification Body', 'Contenu de notification'),
+        ('an hint text', 'un texte d’aide'),
+        ('a second hint text', 'un deuxième texte d’aide'),
     ):
         msg = TranslatableMessage()
         msg.string = en
@@ -118,14 +127,18 @@ def test_i18n_form(pub, user, emails, http_requests):
     app = login(get_app(pub), username='foo', password='foo')
     resp = app.get(formdef.get_url())
     assert resp.pyquery('#form_label_f1').text() == 'text field *'
+    assert resp.pyquery('[data-field-id="1"] .hint').text() == 'an hint text'
+    assert resp.pyquery('select [value=""]').text() == 'a second hint text'
 
     resp = app.get(formdef.get_url(), headers={'Accept-Language': 'fr'})
     assert resp.pyquery('#form_label_f1').text() == 'champ texte*'
+    assert resp.pyquery('[data-field-id="1"] .hint').text() == 'un texte d’aide'
+    assert resp.pyquery('select [value=""]').text() == 'un deuxième texte d’aide'
 
     resp = app.get(formdef.get_url(), headers={'Accept-Language': 'fr,en;q=0.7,es;q=0.3'})
     assert resp.pyquery('h1').text() == 'formulaire test'
     assert resp.pyquery('#form_label_f1').text() == 'champ texte*'
-    assert resp.pyquery('option:nth-child(2)').text() == 'deuxième'
+    assert resp.pyquery('option:nth-child(3)').text() == 'deuxième'
 
     resp.form['f1'] = 'test'
     resp.form['f2'] = 'second'
diff --git a/wcs/fields.py b/wcs/fields.py
index 6ba4a94f6..bbd4efb63 100644
--- a/wcs/fields.py
+++ b/wcs/fields.py
@@ -886,9 +886,9 @@ class WidgetField(Field):
                 kwargs[k] = getattr(self, k)
         self.perform_more_widget_changes(form, kwargs)
         if self.hint and self.hint.startswith('<'):
-            hint = htmltext(self.hint)
+            hint = htmltext(get_publisher().translate(self.hint))
         else:
-            hint = self.hint
+            hint = get_publisher().translate(self.hint or '')
         form.add(self.widget_class, 'f%s' % self.id, title=self.label, hint=hint, **kwargs)
         widget = form.get_widget('f%s' % self.id)
         widget.field = self