diff --git a/lib/server/readMetadata.js b/lib/server/readMetadata.js
index 7c71981c47..4429668741 100644
--- a/lib/server/readMetadata.js
+++ b/lib/server/readMetadata.js
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ function generateMetadataDocs() {
   });
 
   const metadatas = {};
+  const defaultMetadatas = {};
 
   // metadata for english files
   let files = glob.sync(CWD + "/../docs/**");
@@ -206,6 +207,34 @@ function generateMetadataDocs() {
       }
       let metadata = res.metadata;
       metadatas[metadata.id] = metadata;
+
+      // create a default list of documents for each enabled language based on docs in English
+      // these will get replaced if/when the localized file is downloaded from crowdin
+      enabledLanguages
+        .filter(language => {
+          return language != "en";
+        })
+        .map(language => {
+          let baseMetadata = Object.assign({}, metadata);
+          baseMetadata["id"] = baseMetadata["id"]
+            .toString()
+            .replace(/^en-/, language + "-");
+          if (baseMetadata["permalink"])
+            baseMetadata["permalink"] = baseMetadata["permalink"]
+              .toString()
+              .replace(/^ddocs\/en/, "docs/" + language + "/");
+          if (baseMetadata["next"])
+            baseMetadata["next"] = baseMetadata["next"]
+              .toString()
+              .replace(/^en-/, language + "-");
+          if (baseMetadata["previous"])
+            baseMetadata["previous"] = baseMetadata["previous"]
+              .toString()
+              .replace(/^en-/, language + "-");
+          baseMetadata["language"] = language;
+          defaultMetadatas[baseMetadata["id"]] = baseMetadata;
+        });
+      Object.assign(metadatas, defaultMetadatas);
     }
   });