diff --git a/src/helpers/routes.js b/src/helpers/routes.js
index 0715b0f57..90e3cb146 100644
--- a/src/helpers/routes.js
+++ b/src/helpers/routes.js
@@ -116,12 +116,14 @@ exports.makeRoutes = (baseRoutes, {
         }
       }
 
+      const isChildWithRelativePath = isChild && !path.startsWith('/')
+
       // Add route prefix if needed
       const shouldAddPrefix = (
         // No prefix if app uses different locale domains
         !differentDomains &&
-        // Only add prefix on top level routes
-        !isChild &&
+        // No need to add prefix if child's path is relative
+        !isChildWithRelativePath &&
         // Skip default locale if strategy is PREFIX_EXCEPT_DEFAULT
         !(locale === defaultLocale && strategy === STRATEGIES.PREFIX_EXCEPT_DEFAULT)
       )
diff --git a/test/fixture/basic/pages/posts/index.vue b/test/fixture/basic/pages/posts/index.vue
index 04b161fae..7b55e555d 100644
--- a/test/fixture/basic/pages/posts/index.vue
+++ b/test/fixture/basic/pages/posts/index.vue
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 <template>
-<div>
-  <nuxt-link
-    exact
-    :to="localePath({
-      name: 'posts-slug',
-      params: {
-        slug: params[$i18n.locale].slug
-      }
-    })">{{ params[$i18n.locale].slug }}</nuxt-link>
-</div>
+  <div>
+    <nuxt-link
+      exact
+      :to="localePath({
+        name: 'posts-slug',
+        params: {
+          slug: params[$i18n.locale].slug
+        }
+      })">{{ params[$i18n.locale].slug }}</nuxt-link>
+  </div>
 </template>
 
 <script>
 export default {
-  async asyncData () {
+  data () {
     return {
       params: {
         en: { slug: 'my-post' },
diff --git a/test/module.test.js b/test/module.test.js
index 9bbf230f3..742e92f6f 100644
--- a/test/module.test.js
+++ b/test/module.test.js
@@ -137,6 +137,15 @@ describe('basic', () => {
     })
   })
 
+  test('navigates to child route with nameless parent and checks path to other locale', async () => {
+    const window = await nuxt.renderAndGetWindow(url('/posts'))
+
+    const links = window.document.querySelectorAll('a')
+    expect(links.length).toBe(2)
+    expect(links[0].getAttribute('href')).toEqual('/fr/articles/')
+    expect(links[1].getAttribute('href')).toEqual('/posts/my-post')
+  })
+
   test('navigates to dynamic child route and checks path to other locale', async () => {
     const window = await nuxt.renderAndGetWindow(url('/dynamicNested/1'))