diff --git a/lib/i18n/backend/discourse_i18n.rb b/lib/i18n/backend/discourse_i18n.rb
index ee133d5066e..988bf87d5f6 100644
--- a/lib/i18n/backend/discourse_i18n.rb
+++ b/lib/i18n/backend/discourse_i18n.rb
@@ -74,9 +74,8 @@ module I18n
           existing_translations = super(locale, key, scope, options)
           overrides = options.dig(:overrides, locale)
 
-          if overrides && existing_translations
-            if options[:count]
-
+          if overrides && !scope&.include?(:models)
+            if existing_translations && options[:count]
               remapped_translations =
                 if existing_translations.is_a?(Hash)
                   Hash[existing_translations.map { |k, v| ["#{key}.#{k}", v] }]
diff --git a/spec/components/discourse_i18n_spec.rb b/spec/components/discourse_i18n_spec.rb
index c3fc16da1a2..7db8d9a6cc9 100644
--- a/spec/components/discourse_i18n_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/components/discourse_i18n_spec.rb
@@ -163,6 +163,19 @@ describe I18n::Backend::DiscourseI18n do
         .to eq('snow is the new queen')
     end
 
+    it "returns override if it exists before falling back" do
+      I18n.backend.store_translations(:en, got: 'winter')
+
+      expect(I18n.translate('got', default: '')).to eq('winter')
+      expect(I18n.with_locale(:ru) { I18n.translate('got', default: '') }).to eq('winter')
+
+      TranslationOverride.upsert!('ru', 'got', "summer")
+      I18n.backend.store_translations(:en, got: 'winter')
+
+      expect(I18n.translate('got', default: '')).to eq('winter')
+      expect(I18n.with_locale(:ru) { I18n.translate('got', default: '') }).to eq('summer')
+    end
+
     it 'supports ActiveModel::Naming#human' do
       Fish = Class.new(ActiveRecord::Base)