diff --git a/src/Cms/Core.php b/src/Cms/Core.php
index 11ca635c16..30f2f5389d 100644
--- a/src/Cms/Core.php
+++ b/src/Cms/Core.php
@@ -316,33 +316,34 @@ public function load(): Loader
 	public function roots(): array
 	{
 		return $this->cache['roots'] ??= [
-			'kirby'       => fn (array $roots) => dirname(__DIR__, 2),
-			'i18n'        => fn (array $roots) => $roots['kirby'] . '/i18n',
+			'kirby'        => fn (array $roots) => dirname(__DIR__, 2),
+			'i18n'         => fn (array $roots) => $roots['kirby'] . '/i18n',
 			'i18n:translations' => fn (array $roots) => $roots['i18n'] . '/translations',
-			'i18n:rules'  => fn (array $roots) => $roots['i18n'] . '/rules',
-
-			'index'       => fn (array $roots) => static::$indexRoot ?? dirname(__DIR__, 3),
-			'assets'      => fn (array $roots) => $roots['index'] . '/assets',
-			'content'     => fn (array $roots) => $roots['index'] . '/content',
-			'media'       => fn (array $roots) => $roots['index'] . '/media',
-			'panel'       => fn (array $roots) => $roots['kirby'] . '/panel',
-			'site'        => fn (array $roots) => $roots['index'] . '/site',
-			'accounts'    => fn (array $roots) => $roots['site'] . '/accounts',
-			'blueprints'  => fn (array $roots) => $roots['site'] . '/blueprints',
-			'cache'       => fn (array $roots) => $roots['site'] . '/cache',
-			'collections' => fn (array $roots) => $roots['site'] . '/collections',
-			'commands'    => fn (array $roots) => $roots['site'] . '/commands',
-			'config'      => fn (array $roots) => $roots['site'] . '/config',
-			'controllers' => fn (array $roots) => $roots['site'] . '/controllers',
-			'languages'   => fn (array $roots) => $roots['site'] . '/languages',
-			'license'     => fn (array $roots) => $roots['config'] . '/.license',
-			'logs'        => fn (array $roots) => $roots['site'] . '/logs',
-			'models'      => fn (array $roots) => $roots['site'] . '/models',
-			'plugins'     => fn (array $roots) => $roots['site'] . '/plugins',
-			'sessions'    => fn (array $roots) => $roots['site'] . '/sessions',
-			'snippets'    => fn (array $roots) => $roots['site'] . '/snippets',
-			'templates'   => fn (array $roots) => $roots['site'] . '/templates',
-			'roles'       => fn (array $roots) => $roots['blueprints'] . '/users',
+			'i18n:rules'   => fn (array $roots) => $roots['i18n'] . '/rules',
+
+			'index'        => fn (array $roots) => static::$indexRoot ?? dirname(__DIR__, 3),
+			'assets'       => fn (array $roots) => $roots['index'] . '/assets',
+			'content'      => fn (array $roots) => $roots['index'] . '/content',
+			'media'        => fn (array $roots) => $roots['index'] . '/media',
+			'panel'        => fn (array $roots) => $roots['kirby'] . '/panel',
+			'site'         => fn (array $roots) => $roots['index'] . '/site',
+			'accounts'     => fn (array $roots) => $roots['site'] . '/accounts',
+			'blueprints'   => fn (array $roots) => $roots['site'] . '/blueprints',
+			'cache'        => fn (array $roots) => $roots['site'] . '/cache',
+			'collections'  => fn (array $roots) => $roots['site'] . '/collections',
+			'commands'     => fn (array $roots) => $roots['site'] . '/commands',
+			'config'       => fn (array $roots) => $roots['site'] . '/config',
+			'controllers'  => fn (array $roots) => $roots['site'] . '/controllers',
+			'languages'    => fn (array $roots) => $roots['site'] . '/languages',
+			'license'      => fn (array $roots) => $roots['config'] . '/.license',
+			'logs'         => fn (array $roots) => $roots['site'] . '/logs',
+			'models'       => fn (array $roots) => $roots['site'] . '/models',
+			'plugins'      => fn (array $roots) => $roots['site'] . '/plugins',
+			'roles'        => fn (array $roots) => $roots['blueprints'] . '/users',
+			'sessions'     => fn (array $roots) => $roots['site'] . '/sessions',
+			'snippets'     => fn (array $roots) => $roots['site'] . '/snippets',
+			'templates'    => fn (array $roots) => $roots['site'] . '/templates',
+			'translations' => null,
 		];
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/Cms/Language.php b/src/Cms/Language.php
index 592186722a..21a1c5af33 100644
--- a/src/Cms/Language.php
+++ b/src/Cms/Language.php
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ public function __construct(array $props)
 		$this->name         = trim($props['name'] ?? $this->code);
 		$this->slugs        = $props['slugs'] ?? [];
 		$this->smartypants  = $props['smartypants'] ?? [];
-		$this->translations = $props['translations'] ?? [];
 		$this->url          = $props['url'] ?? null;
 
 		if ($locale = $props['locale'] ?? null) {
@@ -70,6 +69,8 @@ public function __construct(array $props)
 		} else {
 			$this->locale = [LC_ALL => $this->code];
 		}
+
+		$this->setTranslations($props['translations'] ?? []);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -409,6 +410,13 @@ public function save(): static
 	{
 		try {
 			$existingData = Data::read($this->root());
+
+			// inject translations from custom root
+			// returns existing translations
+			// if custom root is not defined as fallback
+			$data['translations'] = $this
+				->translationsObject()
+				->load($existingData['translations'] ?? []);
 		} catch (Throwable) {
 			$existingData = [];
 		}
@@ -427,11 +435,31 @@ public function save(): static
 
 		ksort($data);
 
+		// save translations to the custom root and remove translations
+		// to prevent duplication write into the language file
+		if ($this->translationsObject()->root() !== null) {
+			$this->translationsObject()
+				->save($data['translations'] ?? []);
+			$data['translations'] = [];
+		}
+
 		Data::write($this->root(), $data);
 
 		return $this;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Sets the translations data
+	 *
+	 * @return $this
+	 */
+	protected function setTranslations(array $translations = []): static
+	{
+		$this->translations = (new LanguageTranslations($this))->load($translations);
+
+		return $this;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Private siblings collector
 	 */
@@ -475,12 +503,25 @@ public function toArray(): array
 
 	/**
 	 * Returns the translation strings for this language
+	 * @todo In v5, remove this method and
+	 * 		rename `->translationsObject()` method with the `translations`.
+	 * 		This will be a breaking change.
 	 */
 	public function translations(): array
 	{
 		return $this->translations;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns the language translations object for this language
+	 * @todo In v5, rename this method name as `translations`
+	 * @internal
+	 */
+	public function translationsObject(): LanguageTranslations
+	{
+		return new LanguageTranslations($this, $this->translations);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Returns the absolute Url for the language
 	 */
diff --git a/src/Cms/LanguageTranslations.php b/src/Cms/LanguageTranslations.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e0c28c7676
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Cms/LanguageTranslations.php
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Kirby\Cms;
+
+use Exception;
+use Kirby\Data\Data;
+use Kirby\Filesystem\F;
+
+/**
+ * With helper methods provides get language translations or
+ * loads from custom `translations` root
+ * @since 4.2.0
+ *
+ * @package   Kirby Cms
+ * @author    Ahmet Bora <ahmet@getkirby.com>
+ * @link      https://getkirby.com
+ * @copyright Bastian Allgeier
+ * @license   https://getkirby.com/license
+ */
+class LanguageTranslations
+{
+	protected array $data;
+
+	public function __construct(
+		protected Language $language,
+		self|array $translations = []
+	) {
+		$this->setTranslations($translations);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns a single translation string by key
+	 */
+	public function get(string $key, string $default = null): string|null
+	{
+		return $this->data[$key] ?? $default;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Loads the language translations based on custom roots for provided language code
+	 */
+	public function load(array $default = []): array
+	{
+		if ($file = static::root()) {
+			try {
+				return Data::read($file);
+			} catch (Exception) {
+				return $default;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return $default;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Saves the language translations in the custom root
+	 * @internal
+	 *
+	 * @return $this
+	 */
+	public function save(array $translations = []): static
+	{
+		$this->setTranslations($translations);
+
+		if ($root = $this->root()) {
+			Data::write($root, $translations);
+		}
+
+		return $this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns custom translations root path if defined
+	 */
+	public function root(): string|null
+	{
+		$kirby = App::instance();
+		$root  = $kirby->root('translations');
+		$file  = ($root ?? '') . '/' . $this->language->code() . '.php';
+
+		if (
+			$root !== null &&
+			F::exists($file) === true
+		) {
+			return $file;
+		}
+
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Removes a translation key
+	 *
+	 * @return $this
+	 */
+	public function remove(string $key): static
+	{
+		unset($this->data[$key]);
+		return $this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets the translation key
+	 *
+	 * @return $this
+	 */
+	public function set(string $key, string|null $value = null): static
+	{
+		$this->data[$key] = $value;
+		return $this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Set translations
+	 *
+	 * @return $this
+	 */
+	public function setTranslations(self|array $translations = []): static
+	{
+		if (empty($translations) === false) {
+			if ($translations instanceof self) {
+				$this->data = $translations->toArray();
+			} else {
+				$this->data = $translations;
+			}
+		} else {
+			$this->data = static::load();
+		}
+
+		return $this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns translations
+	 */
+	public function toArray(): array
+	{
+		return $this->data;
+	}
+}