diff --git a/wire/core/InputfieldWrapper.php b/wire/core/InputfieldWrapper.php
index 7dd7d6b1..6fc6de1a 100644
--- a/wire/core/InputfieldWrapper.php
+++ b/wire/core/InputfieldWrapper.php
@@ -409,6 +409,7 @@ class InputfieldWrapper extends Inputfield implements \Countable, \IteratorAggre
 			
 			$ffOut = $this->renderInputfield($inputfield, $renderValueMode);
 			if(!strlen($ffOut)) continue;
+			$collapsed = (int) $inputfield->getSetting('collapsed');  // retrieve again after render
 			$entityEncodeText = $inputfield->getSetting('entityEncodeText') === false ? false : true;
 			
 			$errorsOut = '';
diff --git a/wire/modules/LanguageSupport/LanguageSupport.module b/wire/modules/LanguageSupport/LanguageSupport.module
index 5ae64196..0856f4f8 100644
--- a/wire/modules/LanguageSupport/LanguageSupport.module
+++ b/wire/modules/LanguageSupport/LanguageSupport.module
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ class LanguageSupport extends WireData implements Module, ConfigurableModule {
 		$id = $inputfield->attr('id');
 		$value = $inputfield->attr('value');
 		$required = $inputfield->required; 
-
+		$collapsed = $inputfield->collapsed;
 		$trackChanges = $inputfield->trackChanges(); 
 		$inputfield->setTrackChanges(false); 
 		if($this->languageTabs) $this->languageTabs->resetTabs();
@@ -445,6 +445,10 @@ class LanguageSupport extends WireData implements Module, ConfigurableModule {
 				$o = $renderValueMode ? $inputfield->___renderValue() : $inputfield->___render(); 
 			}
 			
+			if($collapsed == Inputfield::collapsedBlank && !$inputfield->isEmpty()) {
+				$inputfield->collapsed = Inputfield::collapsedNo;
+			}
+			
 			$out .= $this->wrapInputfieldOutput($o, $newID, $language);
 			if($this->languageTabs) $this->languageTabs->addTab($inputfield, $language); 
 		}