diff --git a/core/io/resource_loader.cpp b/core/io/resource_loader.cpp
index 6721ec095330..2fdde9cc3a26 100644
--- a/core/io/resource_loader.cpp
+++ b/core/io/resource_loader.cpp
@@ -918,7 +918,7 @@ String ResourceLoader::_path_remap(const String &p_path, bool *r_translation_rem
 		}
 
 		// Fallback to p_path if new_path does not exist.
-		if (!FileAccess::exists(new_path)) {
+		if (!FileAccess::exists(new_path + ".import") && !FileAccess::exists(new_path)) {
 			WARN_PRINT(vformat("Translation remap '%s' does not exist. Falling back to '%s'.", new_path, p_path));
 			new_path = p_path;
 		}