diff --git a/wagtail/admin/rich_text/converters/editor_html.py b/wagtail/admin/rich_text/converters/editor_html.py
index 6d99be2c34..115bd0477b 100644
--- a/wagtail/admin/rich_text/converters/editor_html.py
+++ b/wagtail/admin/rich_text/converters/editor_html.py
@@ -174,6 +174,6 @@ class PageLinkHandler:
             if parent_page:
                 attrs += 'data-parent-id="%d" ' % parent_page.id
 
-            return '<a %shref="%s">' % (attrs, escape(page.specific.url))
+            return '<a %shref="%s">' % (attrs, escape(page.localized.specific.url))
         except Page.DoesNotExist:
             return "<a>"
diff --git a/wagtail/core/rich_text/pages.py b/wagtail/core/rich_text/pages.py
index 635553c743..69a5859175 100644
--- a/wagtail/core/rich_text/pages.py
+++ b/wagtail/core/rich_text/pages.py
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ class PageLinkHandler(LinkHandler):
     def expand_db_attributes(cls, attrs):
         try:
             page = cls.get_instance(attrs)
-            return '<a href="%s">' % escape(page.specific.url)
+            return '<a href="%s">' % escape(page.localized.specific.url)
         except Page.DoesNotExist:
             return "<a>"
diff --git a/wagtail/core/tests/test_rich_text.py b/wagtail/core/tests/test_rich_text.py
index 7ff274e2ab..e189f99633 100644
--- a/wagtail/core/tests/test_rich_text.py
+++ b/wagtail/core/tests/test_rich_text.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
-from django.test import TestCase
+from django.test import TestCase, override_settings
+from django.utils import translation
 
+from wagtail.core.models import Locale, Page
 from wagtail.core.rich_text import RichText, expand_db_html
 from wagtail.core.rich_text.feature_registry import FeatureRegistry
 from wagtail.core.rich_text.pages import PageLinkHandler
@@ -12,6 +14,10 @@ from wagtail.tests.testapp.models import EventPage
 class TestPageLinktypeHandler(TestCase):
     fixtures = ['test.json']
 
+    def test_expand_db_attributes(self):
+        result = PageLinkHandler.expand_db_attributes({'id': Page.objects.get(url_path='/home/events/christmas/').id})
+        self.assertEqual(result, '<a href="/events/christmas/">')
+
     def test_expand_db_attributes_page_does_not_exist(self):
         result = PageLinkHandler.expand_db_attributes({'id': 0})
         self.assertEqual(result, '<a>')
@@ -21,6 +27,46 @@ class TestPageLinktypeHandler(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(result, '<a href="None">')
 
 
+@override_settings(
+    WAGTAIL_I18N_ENABLED=True,
+    WAGTAIL_CONTENT_LANGUAGES=[
+        ('en', 'English'),
+        ('fr', 'French'),
+    ],
+    ROOT_URLCONF='wagtail.tests.urls_multilang'
+)
+class TestPageLinktypeHandlerWithI18N(TestCase):
+    fixtures = ['test.json']
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.fr_locale = Locale.objects.create(language_code="fr")
+        self.event_page = Page.objects.get(url_path='/home/events/christmas/')
+        self.fr_event_page = self.event_page.copy_for_translation(self.fr_locale, copy_parents=True)
+        self.fr_event_page.slug = 'noel'
+        self.fr_event_page.save(update_fields=['slug'])
+        self.fr_event_page.save_revision().publish()
+
+    def test_expand_db_attributes(self):
+        result = PageLinkHandler.expand_db_attributes({'id': self.event_page.id})
+        self.assertEqual(result, '<a href="/en/events/christmas/">')
+
+    def test_expand_db_attributes_autolocalizes(self):
+        # Even though it's linked to the english page in rich text.
+        # The link should be to the local language version if it's available
+        with translation.override("fr"):
+            result = PageLinkHandler.expand_db_attributes({'id': self.event_page.id})
+            self.assertEqual(result, '<a href="/fr/events/noel/">')
+
+    def test_expand_db_attributes_doesnt_autolocalize_unpublished_page(self):
+        # We shouldn't autolocalize if the translation is unpublished
+        self.fr_event_page.unpublish()
+        self.fr_event_page.save()
+
+        with translation.override("fr"):
+            result = PageLinkHandler.expand_db_attributes({'id': self.event_page.id})
+            self.assertEqual(result, '<a href="/en/events/christmas/">')
+
+
 class TestExtractAttrs(TestCase):
     def test_extract_attr(self):
         html = '<a foo="bar" baz="quux">snowman</a>'