diff --git a/Products/zms/zmsobject.py b/Products/zms/zmsobject.py
index 6b7732610..7fcaf3796 100644
--- a/Products/zms/zmsobject.py
+++ b/Products/zms/zmsobject.py
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ def getTitle( self, REQUEST):
     #  ZMSObject.getTitlealt
     # --------------------------------------------------------------------------
     def getTitlealt( self, REQUEST):
-      s = self.getObjProperty('titlealt', REQUEST)
+      s = self.getObjProperty('titlealt', REQUEST) or self.getObjProperty('titlealt', {'lang':self.getPrimaryLanguage()})
       if not s: 
         s = self.display_type()
       if not s: