diff --git a/core/string/translation_po.cpp b/core/string/translation_po.cpp
index 06fd4717d76a..8e275505b05c 100644
--- a/core/string/translation_po.cpp
+++ b/core/string/translation_po.cpp
@@ -140,43 +140,87 @@ int TranslationPO::_get_plural_index(int p_n) const {
 	input_val.clear();
 	input_val.push_back(p_n);
 
-	Variant result;
-	for (int i = 0; i < equi_tests.size(); i++) {
-		Error err = expr->parse(equi_tests[i], input_name);
-		ERR_FAIL_COND_V_MSG(err != OK, 0, "Cannot parse expression. Error: " + expr->get_error_text());
+	return _eq_test(equi_tests, 0);
+}
 
-		result = expr->execute(input_val);
-		ERR_FAIL_COND_V_MSG(expr->has_execute_failed(), 0, "Cannot evaluate expression.");
+int TranslationPO::_eq_test(const Ref<EQNode> &p_node, const Variant &p_result) const {
+	if (p_node.is_valid()) {
+		Error err = expr->parse(p_node->regex, input_name);
+		ERR_FAIL_COND_V_MSG(err != OK, 0, vformat("Cannot parse expression \"%s\". Error: %s", p_node->regex, expr->get_error_text()));
 
-		// Last expression. Variant result will either map to a bool or an integer, in both cases returning it will give the correct plural index.
-		if (i + 1 == equi_tests.size()) {
-			return result;
-		}
+		Variant result = expr->execute(input_val);
+		ERR_FAIL_COND_V_MSG(expr->has_execute_failed(), 0, vformat("Cannot evaluate expression \"%s\".", p_node->regex));
 
 		if (bool(result)) {
-			return i;
+			return _eq_test(p_node->left, result);
+		} else {
+			return _eq_test(p_node->right, result);
+		}
+	} else {
+		return p_result;
+	}
+}
+
+int TranslationPO::_find_unquoted(const String &p_src, char32_t p_chr) const {
+	const int len = p_src.length();
+	if (len == 0) {
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	const char32_t *src = p_src.get_data();
+	bool in_quote = false;
+	for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+		if (in_quote) {
+			if (src[i] == ')') {
+				in_quote = false;
+			}
+		} else {
+			if (src[i] == '(') {
+				in_quote = true;
+			} else if (src[i] == p_chr) {
+				return i;
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	ERR_FAIL_V_MSG(0, "Unexpected. Function should have returned. Please report this bug.");
+	return -1;
 }
 
-void TranslationPO::_cache_plural_tests(const String &p_plural_rule) {
+void TranslationPO::_cache_plural_tests(const String &p_plural_rule, Ref<EQNode> &p_node) {
 	// Some examples of p_plural_rule passed in can have the form:
 	// "n==0 ? 0 : n==1 ? 1 : n==2 ? 2 : n%100>=3 && n%100<=10 ? 3 : n%100>=11 && n%100<=99 ? 4 : 5" (Arabic)
 	// "n >= 2" (French) // When evaluating the last, especially careful with this one.
 	// "n != 1" (English)
-	int first_ques_mark = p_plural_rule.find("?");
+
+	String rule = p_plural_rule;
+	if (rule.begins_with("(") && rule.ends_with(")")) {
+		int bcount = 0;
+		for (int i = 1; i < rule.length() - 1 && bcount >= 0; i++) {
+			if (rule[i] == '(') {
+				bcount++;
+			} else if (rule[i] == ')') {
+				bcount--;
+			}
+		}
+		if (bcount == 0) {
+			rule = rule.substr(1, rule.length() - 2);
+		}
+	}
+
+	int first_ques_mark = _find_unquoted(rule, '?');
+	int first_colon = _find_unquoted(rule, ':');
+
 	if (first_ques_mark == -1) {
-		equi_tests.push_back(p_plural_rule.strip_edges());
+		p_node->regex = rule.strip_edges();
 		return;
 	}
 
-	String equi_test = p_plural_rule.substr(0, first_ques_mark).strip_edges();
-	equi_tests.push_back(equi_test);
+	p_node->regex = rule.substr(0, first_ques_mark).strip_edges();
 
-	String after_colon = p_plural_rule.substr(p_plural_rule.find(":") + 1, p_plural_rule.length());
-	_cache_plural_tests(after_colon);
+	p_node->left.instantiate();
+	_cache_plural_tests(rule.substr(first_ques_mark + 1, first_colon - first_ques_mark - 1).strip_edges(), p_node->left);
+	p_node->right.instantiate();
+	_cache_plural_tests(rule.substr(first_colon + 1).strip_edges(), p_node->right);
 }
 
 void TranslationPO::set_plural_rule(const String &p_plural_rule) {
@@ -188,12 +232,12 @@ void TranslationPO::set_plural_rule(const String &p_plural_rule) {
 
 	int expression_start = p_plural_rule.find("=", first_semi_col) + 1;
 	int second_semi_col = p_plural_rule.rfind(";");
-	plural_rule = p_plural_rule.substr(expression_start, second_semi_col - expression_start);
+	plural_rule = p_plural_rule.substr(expression_start, second_semi_col - expression_start).strip_edges();
 
 	// Setup the cache to make evaluating plural rule faster later on.
-	plural_rule = plural_rule.replacen("(", "");
-	plural_rule = plural_rule.replacen(")", "");
-	_cache_plural_tests(plural_rule);
+	equi_tests.instantiate();
+	_cache_plural_tests(plural_rule, equi_tests);
+
 	expr.instantiate();
 	input_name.push_back("n");
 }
diff --git a/core/string/translation_po.h b/core/string/translation_po.h
index 73f9b33a872c..ba820c6ee490 100644
--- a/core/string/translation_po.h
+++ b/core/string/translation_po.h
@@ -50,7 +50,17 @@ class TranslationPO : public Translation {
 	String plural_rule;
 
 	// Cache temporary variables related to _get_plural_index() to make it faster
-	Vector<String> equi_tests;
+	class EQNode : public RefCounted {
+	public:
+		String regex;
+		Ref<EQNode> left;
+		Ref<EQNode> right;
+	};
+	Ref<EQNode> equi_tests;
+
+	int _find_unquoted(const String &p_src, char32_t p_chr) const;
+	int _eq_test(const Ref<EQNode> &p_node, const Variant &p_result) const;
+
 	Vector<String> input_name;
 	mutable Ref<Expression> expr;
 	mutable Array input_val;
@@ -59,7 +69,7 @@ class TranslationPO : public Translation {
 	mutable int last_plural_n = -1; // Set it to an impossible value at the beginning.
 	mutable int last_plural_mapped_index = 0;
 
-	void _cache_plural_tests(const String &p_plural_rule);
+	void _cache_plural_tests(const String &p_plural_rule, Ref<EQNode> &p_node);
 	int _get_plural_index(int p_n) const;
 
 	Vector<String> _get_message_list() const override;