diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.ContentPicker/Drivers/ContentPickerFieldLocalizationDriver.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.ContentPicker/Drivers/ContentPickerFieldLocalizationDriver.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1f56bafebf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.ContentPicker/Drivers/ContentPickerFieldLocalizationDriver.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+using System.Linq;
+using Orchard.ContentManagement;
+using Orchard.ContentManagement.Drivers;
+using Orchard.ContentPicker.Fields;
+using Orchard.ContentPicker.ViewModels;
+using Orchard.Environment.Extensions;
+
+namespace Orchard.ContentPicker.Drivers {
+    [OrchardFeature("Orchard.ContentPicker.LocalizationExtensions")]
+    public class ContentPickerFieldLocalizationDriver : ContentFieldDriver<Fields.ContentPickerField> {
+        private readonly IContentManager _contentManager;
+
+        public ContentPickerFieldLocalizationDriver(IContentManager contentManager) {
+            _contentManager = contentManager;
+        }
+
+        private static string GetPrefix(Fields.ContentPickerField field, ContentPart part) {
+            return part.PartDefinition.Name + "." + field.Name;
+        }
+
+        private static string GetDifferentiator(Fields.ContentPickerField field, ContentPart part) {
+            return field.Name;
+        }
+
+        protected override DriverResult Editor(ContentPart part, Fields.ContentPickerField field, dynamic shapeHelper) {
+            return ContentShape("Fields_ContentPickerLocalization_Edit", GetDifferentiator(field, part),
+                () => {
+                    var model = new ContentPickerFieldViewModel {
+                        Field = field,
+                        Part = part,
+                        ContentItems = _contentManager.GetMany<ContentItem>(field.Ids, VersionOptions.Latest, QueryHints.Empty).ToList()
+                    };
+
+                    model.SelectedIds = string.Join(",", field.Ids);
+
+                    return shapeHelper.EditorTemplate(TemplateName: "Fields/ContentPickerLocalization.Edit", Model: model, Prefix: GetPrefix(field, part));
+                });
+        }
+
+        protected override DriverResult Editor(ContentPart part, ContentPickerField field, IUpdateModel updater, dynamic shapeHelper) {
+            return Editor(part, field, shapeHelper);
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.ContentPicker/Handlers/ContentPickerFieldLocalizationExtensionHandler.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.ContentPicker/Handlers/ContentPickerFieldLocalizationExtensionHandler.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7b604f2f10b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.ContentPicker/Handlers/ContentPickerFieldLocalizationExtensionHandler.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using Orchard.ContentManagement;
+using Orchard.ContentManagement.Handlers;
+using Orchard.ContentPicker.Fields;
+using Orchard.ContentPicker.Settings;
+using Orchard.Environment.Extensions;
+using Orchard.Localization;
+using Orchard.Localization.Models;
+using Orchard.Localization.Services;
+using Orchard.UI.Notify;
+
+namespace Orchard.ContentPicker.Handlers {
+    [OrchardFeature("Orchard.ContentPicker.LocalizationExtensions")]
+    public class ContentPickerFieldLocalizationExtensionHandler : ContentHandler {
+        private readonly IOrchardServices _orchardServices;
+        private readonly IContentManager _contentManager;
+        private readonly ILocalizationService _localizationService;
+        public Localizer T { get; set; }
+
+        public ContentPickerFieldLocalizationExtensionHandler(
+            IOrchardServices orchardServices,
+            IContentManager contentManager,
+            ILocalizationService localizationService) {
+            _orchardServices = orchardServices;
+            _contentManager = contentManager;
+            _localizationService = localizationService;
+
+            T = NullLocalizer.Instance;
+        }
+
+        protected override void UpdateEditorShape(UpdateEditorContext context) {
+            base.UpdateEditorShape(context);
+            //Here we implement the logic based on the settings introduced in ContentPickerFieldLocalizationSettings
+            //These settings should only be active if the ContentItem that is being updated has a LocalizationPart
+            if (context.ContentItem.Parts.Any(part => part is LocalizationPart)) {
+                var lPart = (LocalizationPart)context.ContentItem.Parts.Single(part => part is LocalizationPart);
+                var fields = context.ContentItem.Parts.SelectMany(x => x.Fields.Where(f => f.FieldDefinition.Name == typeof(ContentPickerField).Name)).Cast<ContentPickerField>();
+
+                foreach (var field in fields) {
+                    var settings = field.PartFieldDefinition.Settings.GetModel<ContentPickerFieldLocalizationSettings>();
+                    if (settings.TryToLocalizeItems) {
+                        //try to replace items in the field with their translation
+                        var itemsInField = _contentManager.GetMany<ContentItem>(field.Ids, VersionOptions.Published, QueryHints.Empty);
+                        if (settings.RemoveItemsWithNoLocalizationPart && itemsInField.Where(ci => !ci.Parts.Any(part => part is LocalizationPart)).Any()) {
+                            //keep only items that have a LocalizationPart
+                            _orchardServices.Notifier.Warning(T(
+                                "{0}: The following items could have no localization, so they were removed: {1}",
+                                field.DisplayName,
+                                string.Join(", ", itemsInField.Where(ci => !ci.Parts.Any(part => part is LocalizationPart)).Select(ci => _contentManager.GetItemMetadata(ci).DisplayText))
+                                ));
+                            itemsInField = itemsInField.Where(ci => ci.Parts.Any(part => part is LocalizationPart));
+                        }
+                        //use an (int, int) tuple to track translations
+                        var newIds = itemsInField.Select(ci => {
+                            if (ci.Parts.Any(part => part is LocalizationPart)) {
+                                if (_localizationService.GetContentCulture(ci) == lPart.Culture.Culture)
+                                    return new Tuple<int, int>(ci.Id, ci.Id); //this item is fine
+                                var localized = _localizationService.GetLocalizations(ci).FirstOrDefault(lp => lp.Culture == lPart.Culture);
+                                return localized == null ? new Tuple<int, int>(ci.Id, -ci.Id) : new Tuple<int, int>(ci.Id, localized.Id); //return negative id where we found no translation
+                            }
+                            else {
+                                //we only go here if RemoveItemsWithNoLocalizationPart == false
+                                return new Tuple<int, int>(ci.Id, ci.Id);
+                            }
+                        });
+                        if (newIds.Any(tup => tup.Item2 < 0)) {
+                            if (settings.RemoveItemsWithoutLocalization) {
+                                //remove the items for which we could not find a localization
+                                _orchardServices.Notifier.Warning(T(
+                                    "{0}: We could not find a localization for the following items, so they were removed: {1}",
+                                    field.DisplayName,
+                                    string.Join(", ", newIds.Where(tup => tup.Item2 < 0).Select(tup => _contentManager.GetItemMetadata(_contentManager.GetLatest(tup.Item1)).DisplayText))
+                                    ));
+                                newIds = newIds.Where(tup => tup.Item2 > 0);
+                            }
+                            else {
+                                //negative Ids are made positive again
+                                newIds = newIds.Select(tup => tup = new Tuple<int, int>(tup.Item1, Math.Abs(tup.Item2)));
+                            }
+                        }
+                        if (newIds.Where(tup => tup.Item1 != tup.Item2).Any()) {
+                            _orchardServices.Notifier.Warning(T(
+                                "{0}: The following items were replaced by their correct localization: {1}",
+                                field.DisplayName,
+                                string.Join(", ", newIds.Where(tup => tup.Item1 != tup.Item2).Select(tup => _contentManager.GetItemMetadata(_contentManager.GetLatest(tup.Item1)).DisplayText))
+                                ));
+                        }
+
+                        field.Ids = newIds.Select(tup => tup.Item2).Distinct().ToArray();
+                    }
+                    if (settings.AssertItemsHaveSameCulture) {
+                        //verify that the items in the ContentPickerField are all in the culture of the ContentItem whose editor we are updating
+                        var itemsInField = _contentManager.GetMany<ContentItem>(field.Ids, VersionOptions.Published, QueryHints.Empty);
+                        var itemsWithoutLocalizationPart = itemsInField.Where(ci => !ci.Parts.Any(part => part is LocalizationPart));
+                        List<int> badItemIds = itemsInField.Where(ci => ci.Parts.Any(part => part is LocalizationPart && ((LocalizationPart)part).Culture != lPart.Culture)).Select(ci => ci.Id).ToList();
+                        if (itemsWithoutLocalizationPart.Count() > 0) {
+                            //Verify items from the ContentPickerField that cannot be localized
+                            _orchardServices.Notifier.Warning(T("{0}: Some of the selected items cannot be localized: {1}",
+                                field.DisplayName,
+                                string.Join(", ", itemsWithoutLocalizationPart.Select(ci => _contentManager.GetItemMetadata(ci).DisplayText))
+                                ));
+                            if (settings.BlockForItemsWithNoLocalizationPart) {
+                                badItemIds.AddRange(itemsWithoutLocalizationPart.Select(ci => ci.Id));
+                            }
+                        }
+                        if (badItemIds.Count > 0) {
+                            context.Updater.AddModelError(field.DisplayName, T("Some of the items selected have the wrong localization: {0}",
+                                string.Join(", ", badItemIds.Select(id => _contentManager.GetItemMetadata(_contentManager.GetLatest(id)).DisplayText))
+                                ));
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.ContentPicker/Module.txt b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.ContentPicker/Module.txt
index 7bc8a95b77f..fd0def349f7 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.ContentPicker/Module.txt
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.ContentPicker/Module.txt
@@ -10,3 +10,8 @@ Features:
         Description: UI for selecting Content Items.
         Dependencies: Contents, Navigation
         Category: Input Editor
+	Orchard.ContentPicker.LocalizationExtensions:
+		Name: Orchard.ContentPicker.LocalizationExtensions
+		Description: Provides settings to enable advanced localization behaviours for ContentPickerFields.
+		Dependencies: Orchard.ContentPicker, Orchard.Localization, Orchard.Resources
+		Category: Input Editor
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.ContentPicker/Orchard.ContentPicker.csproj b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.ContentPicker/Orchard.ContentPicker.csproj
index 3306448051e..cc9fe0d430b 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.ContentPicker/Orchard.ContentPicker.csproj
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.ContentPicker/Orchard.ContentPicker.csproj
@@ -98,6 +98,10 @@
     <Reference Include="System.Xml.Linq" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <Compile Include="Drivers\ContentPickerFieldLocalizationDriver.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Handlers\ContentPickerFieldLocalizationExtensionHandler.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Settings\ContentPickerFieldLocalizationEditorEvents.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Settings\ContentPickerFieldLocalizationSettings.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ViewModels\NavigationPartViewModel.cs" />
     <Content Include="Scripts\ContentPicker.js" />
     <Content Include="Scripts\SelectableContentTab.js" />
@@ -182,6 +186,10 @@
       <Name>Orchard.Core</Name>
       <Private>false</Private>
     </ProjectReference>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\Orchard.Localization\Orchard.Localization.csproj">
+      <Project>{fbc8b571-ed50-49d8-8d9d-64ab7454a0d6}</Project>
+      <Name>Orchard.Localization</Name>
+    </ProjectReference>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Content Include="Views\ContentPicker.Edit.cshtml" />
@@ -189,6 +197,12 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <Content Include="packages.config" />
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Content Include="Views\DefinitionTemplates\ContentPickerFieldLocalizationSettings.cshtml" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Content Include="Views\EditorTemplates\Fields\ContentPickerLocalization.Edit.cshtml" />
+  </ItemGroup>
   <PropertyGroup>
     <VisualStudioVersion Condition="'$(VisualStudioVersion)' == ''">10.0</VisualStudioVersion>
     <VSToolsPath Condition="'$(VSToolsPath)' == ''">$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v$(VisualStudioVersion)</VSToolsPath>
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.ContentPicker/Placement.info b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.ContentPicker/Placement.info
index cf849e55bc6..68d147e41f9 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.ContentPicker/Placement.info
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.ContentPicker/Placement.info
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <Placement>
   <Place Fields_ContentPicker_Edit="Content:2.3"/>
+  <Place Fields_ContentPickerLocalization_Edit="Content:2.3"/>
   <Place Parts_Navigation_Edit="Content:10"/>
   <Place Parts_ContentMenuItem_Edit="Content:10"/>
 
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.ContentPicker/Settings/ContentPickerFieldLocalizationEditorEvents.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.ContentPicker/Settings/ContentPickerFieldLocalizationEditorEvents.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e06cf2c167f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.ContentPicker/Settings/ContentPickerFieldLocalizationEditorEvents.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Globalization;
+using Orchard.ContentManagement;
+using Orchard.ContentManagement.MetaData;
+using Orchard.ContentManagement.MetaData.Builders;
+using Orchard.ContentManagement.MetaData.Models;
+using Orchard.ContentManagement.ViewModels;
+using Orchard.Environment.Extensions;
+
+namespace Orchard.ContentPicker.Settings {
+    [OrchardFeature("Orchard.ContentPicker.LocalizationExtensions")]
+    public class ContentPickerFieldLocalizationEditorEvents : ContentDefinitionEditorEventsBase {
+
+        public override IEnumerable<TemplateViewModel> PartFieldEditor(ContentPartFieldDefinition definition) {
+            if (definition.FieldDefinition.Name == "ContentPickerField") {
+                var model = definition.Settings.GetModel<ContentPickerFieldLocalizationSettings>();
+                yield return DefinitionTemplate(model);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public override IEnumerable<TemplateViewModel> PartFieldEditorUpdate(ContentPartFieldDefinitionBuilder builder, IUpdateModel updateModel) {
+            if (builder.FieldType != "ContentPickerField") {
+                yield break;
+            }
+
+            var model = new ContentPickerFieldLocalizationSettings();
+            if (updateModel.TryUpdateModel(model, "ContentPickerFieldLocalizationSettings", null, null)) {
+                builder.WithSetting("ContentPickerFieldLocalizationSettings.TryToLocalizeItems", model.TryToLocalizeItems.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
+                builder.WithSetting("ContentPickerFieldLocalizationSettings.RemoveItemsWithoutLocalization", model.RemoveItemsWithoutLocalization.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
+                builder.WithSetting("ContentPickerFieldLocalizationSettings.RemoveItemsWithNoLocalizationPart", model.RemoveItemsWithNoLocalizationPart.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
+                builder.WithSetting("ContentPickerFieldLocalizationSettings.AssertItemsHaveSameCulture", model.AssertItemsHaveSameCulture.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
+                builder.WithSetting("ContentPickerFieldLocalizationSettings.BlockForItemsWithNoLocalizationPart", model.BlockForItemsWithNoLocalizationPart.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
+            }
+
+            yield return DefinitionTemplate(model);
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.ContentPicker/Settings/ContentPickerFieldLocalizationSettings.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.ContentPicker/Settings/ContentPickerFieldLocalizationSettings.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b8aea7e4373
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.ContentPicker/Settings/ContentPickerFieldLocalizationSettings.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+using Orchard.Environment.Extensions;
+
+namespace Orchard.ContentPicker.Settings {
+    [OrchardFeature("Orchard.ContentPicker.LocalizationExtensions")]
+    public class ContentPickerFieldLocalizationSettings {
+
+        public ContentPickerFieldLocalizationSettings() {
+            TryToLocalizeItems = true;
+        }
+        public bool TryToLocalizeItems { get; set; }
+        public bool RemoveItemsWithoutLocalization { get; set; }
+        public bool RemoveItemsWithNoLocalizationPart { get; set; }
+        public bool AssertItemsHaveSameCulture { get; set; }
+        public bool BlockForItemsWithNoLocalizationPart { get; set; }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.ContentPicker/Views/DefinitionTemplates/ContentPickerFieldLocalizationSettings.cshtml b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.ContentPicker/Views/DefinitionTemplates/ContentPickerFieldLocalizationSettings.cshtml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fbcfebf61a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.ContentPicker/Views/DefinitionTemplates/ContentPickerFieldLocalizationSettings.cshtml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+@model Orchard.ContentPicker.Settings.ContentPickerFieldLocalizationSettings
+
+<fieldset>
+    @Html.CheckBoxFor(m => m.TryToLocalizeItems)
+    <label for="@Html.FieldIdFor(m => m.TryToLocalizeItems)" class="forcheckbox">@T("Try to replace selected items with their correct localization.")</label>
+    <span class="hint">@T("Check to attempt to replace items selected in this field with their translation in the main ContentItem's culture. This only applies if the main ContentItem has a LocalizationPart.")</span>
+    <div data-controllerid="@Html.FieldIdFor(m => m.TryToLocalizeItems)">
+        @Html.CheckBoxFor(m => m.RemoveItemsWithoutLocalization)
+        <label for="@Html.FieldIdFor(m => m.RemoveItemsWithoutLocalization)" class="forcheckbox">@T("Remove items that do not have the correct translation.")</label>
+        <span class="hint">@T("Check to remove items from the ContentPickerField when the items selected do not have a version in the correct culture (they have a LocalizationPart, but not a translation in the main ContentItem's culture').")</span>
+        @Html.CheckBoxFor(m => m.RemoveItemsWithNoLocalizationPart)
+        <label for="@Html.FieldIdFor(m => m.RemoveItemsWithNoLocalizationPart)" class="forcheckbox">@T("Remove items that cannot be localized.")</label>
+        <span class="hint">@T("Check to remove items from the ContentPickerField when the items selected cannot be localized (do not have a LocalizationPart).")</span>
+    </div>
+
+    @Html.CheckBoxFor(m => m.AssertItemsHaveSameCulture)
+    <label for="@Html.FieldIdFor(m => m.AssertItemsHaveSameCulture)" class="forcheckbox">@T("Verify culture of selected items.")</label>
+    <span class="hint">@T("Check to prevent publication of contents when the items selected have a different culture. This only applies if the main ContentItem has a LocalizationPart.")</span>
+    <div data-controllerid="@Html.FieldIdFor(m => m.AssertItemsHaveSameCulture)">
+        @Html.CheckBoxFor(m => m.BlockForItemsWithNoLocalizationPart)
+        <label for="@Html.FieldIdFor(m => m.BlockForItemsWithNoLocalizationPart)" class="forcheckbox">@T("Do not admit items that cannot be localized.")</label>
+        <span class="hint">@T("Check to stop publication of contents when the items selected cannot be localized (do not have a LocalizationPart).")</span>
+    </div>
+</fieldset>
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.ContentPicker/Views/EditorTemplates/Fields/ContentPickerLocalization.Edit.cshtml b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.ContentPicker/Views/EditorTemplates/Fields/ContentPickerLocalization.Edit.cshtml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..41f232d1a76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.ContentPicker/Views/EditorTemplates/Fields/ContentPickerLocalization.Edit.cshtml
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+@model Orchard.ContentPicker.ViewModels.ContentPickerFieldViewModel
+@using Orchard.ContentPicker.Settings;
+@using Orchard.Localization.Models;
+@using Orchard.ContentManagement;
+
+@{
+    Script.Require("jQuery").AtFoot();
+
+    var settings = Model.Field.PartFieldDefinition.Settings.GetModel<ContentPickerFieldLocalizationSettings>();
+
+    string tryTranslateMsg = T("Selected items with a localization different than the current one will be localized.").Text;
+    string removeMissingMsg = T("Selected items for which there is no correct localization will be removed.").Text;
+    string removeUnlocalizableMsg = T("Selected items that cannot have localizations will be removed.").Text;
+
+    if (settings.RemoveItemsWithoutLocalization) { tryTranslateMsg += " " + removeMissingMsg; }
+    if (settings.RemoveItemsWithNoLocalizationPart) { tryTranslateMsg += " " + removeUnlocalizableMsg; }
+
+    //We will use a script to find the fieldset for the field we are currently processing.
+    //The fieldset contains a span of class "hint". We will add tryTranslateMsg to it.
+    string dataPartName = HttpUtility.JavaScriptStringEncode(Model.Part.PartDefinition.Name);
+    string dataFieldName = HttpUtility.JavaScriptStringEncode(Model.Field.PartFieldDefinition.Name);
+}
+@using (Script.Foot()) {
+    <script type="text/javascript">
+        $(function () {
+            $("fieldset[data-part-name='@dataPartName'][data-field-name='@dataFieldName']").find("span.hint")[0].innerText += "@tryTranslateMsg";
+        });
+        @foreach (var contentItem in Model.ContentItems) {
+            var loc = contentItem.As<LocalizationPart>();
+            if (loc != null && loc.Culture!=null && !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(loc.Culture.Culture)) {
+                <text>
+        $(function () {
+            $("span[data-id='@contentItem.Id'][data-fieldid='@Html.FieldIdFor(m => m.Field.Ids)'].content-picker-item")[0].append(" (@loc.Culture.Culture)");
+        })
+        </text>
+            }
+        }
+    </script>
+}
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