diff --git a/Classes/IndexQueue/Indexer.php b/Classes/IndexQueue/Indexer.php
index 53c9f06ca5..a7e7e8a432 100644
--- a/Classes/IndexQueue/Indexer.php
+++ b/Classes/IndexQueue/Indexer.php
@@ -264,6 +264,14 @@ protected function getItemRecordOverlayed(Item $item, int $language): ?array
         ) {
             return null;
         }
+        // skip translated records for default language within "free content mode"-languages
+        if ($language === 0
+            && isset($languageField)
+            && (int)($itemRecord[$languageField] ?? null) !== $language
+            && $this->isLanguageInAFreeContentMode($item, (int)($itemRecord[$languageField] ?? null))
+        ) {
+            return null;
+        }
 
         $pidToUse = $this->getPageIdOfItem($item);