diff --git a/docs/how-to/installation.md b/docs/how-to/installation.md
index e76adf36..a61cf16e 100644
--- a/docs/how-to/installation.md
+++ b/docs/how-to/installation.md
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class MyPage(Page):
 ## Disabling default publication of translated pages
 
 Live pages that are submitted for translation are made live immediately. If you wish live pages submitted for
-translatio to remain as drafts, set `WAGTAILLOCALIZE_SYNC_LIVE_STATUS_ON_TRANSLATE = False` in your settings file.
+translation to remain as drafts, set `WAGTAILLOCALIZE_SYNC_LIVE_STATUS_ON_TRANSLATE = False` in your settings file.
 
 ## Control translation cleanup mode
 
diff --git a/wagtail_localize/tests/test_submit_translations.py b/wagtail_localize/tests/test_submit_translations.py
index d83b24ec..9b270fe3 100644
--- a/wagtail_localize/tests/test_submit_translations.py
+++ b/wagtail_localize/tests/test_submit_translations.py
@@ -242,6 +242,25 @@ def test_post_submit_page_translation(self):
             response, reverse("wagtailadmin_pages:edit", args=[translated_page.id])
         )
 
+    @override_settings(WAGTAILLOCALIZE_SYNC_LIVE_STATUS_ON_TRANSLATE=False)
+    def test_post_submit_page_translation_draft(self):
+        self.client.post(
+            reverse(
+                "wagtail_localize:submit_page_translation",
+                args=[self.en_blog_index.id],
+            ),
+            {"locales": [self.fr_locale.id]},
+        )
+
+        translation = Translation.objects.get()
+        self.assertEqual(translation.source.locale, self.en_locale)
+        self.assertEqual(translation.target_locale, self.fr_locale)
+        self.assertTrue(translation.created_at)
+
+        # The translated page should've been created and published
+        translated_page = self.en_blog_index.get_translation(self.fr_locale)
+        self.assertFalse(translated_page.live)
+
     def test_post_submit_page_translation_submits_linked_snippets(self):
         self.en_blog_index.test_snippet = TestSnippet.objects.create(
             field="My test snippet"