diff --git a/homeassistant/helpers/translation.py b/homeassistant/helpers/translation.py
index f43970503fea..41f6854b17dc 100644
--- a/homeassistant/helpers/translation.py
+++ b/homeassistant/helpers/translation.py
@@ -242,13 +242,15 @@ class _TranslationCache:
             )
 
             loaded_english_components = loaded.setdefault(LOCALE_EN, set())
-            # Since we just loaded english anyway we can avoid loading
-            # again if they switch back to english.
-            if loaded_english_components.isdisjoint(components):
+            # English is the fallback for missing keys, so cache it for every
+            # not-yet-cached component, not only when the whole batch is new.
+            if english_to_cache := components - loaded_english_components:
                 self._build_category_cache(
-                    LOCALE_EN, components, translation_by_language_strings[LOCALE_EN]
+                    LOCALE_EN,
+                    english_to_cache,
+                    translation_by_language_strings[LOCALE_EN],
                 )
-                loaded_english_components.update(components)
+                loaded_english_components.update(english_to_cache)
 
         loaded[language].update(components)
 
diff --git a/tests/helpers/test_translation.py b/tests/helpers/test_translation.py
index ef08ad3f42ea..535d8d505cef 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/test_translation.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/test_translation.py
@@ -807,3 +807,67 @@ async def test_get_translations_still_has_title_without_translations_files(
     assert translations == {
         "component.component1.title": "Component 1",
     }
+
+
+async def test_english_cache_populated_for_partial_batch_overlap(
+    hass: HomeAssistant,
+) -> None:
+    """Test English caching when a non-English batch partially overlaps it."""
+    integration_a = Mock(file_path=pathlib.Path(__file__))
+    integration_a.name = "Component A"
+    integration_b = Mock(file_path=pathlib.Path(__file__))
+    integration_b.name = "Component B"
+
+    component_strings = {
+        "comp_a": {
+            "en": {"issues": {"broken": {"title": "A is broken"}}},
+            "de": {"issues": {"broken": {"title": "A kaputt"}}},
+        },
+        "comp_b": {
+            "en": {"issues": {"detached": {"title": "B detached"}}},
+            "de": {"issues": {"detached": {"title": "B abgetrennt"}}},
+        },
+    }
+
+    def mock_load_translation_files(
+        files: dict[str, dict[str, Any]],
+    ) -> dict[str, dict[str, Any]]:
+        """Return language-keyed strings for the requested components."""
+        return {
+            language: {
+                component: component_strings[component][language]
+                for component in components
+            }
+            for language, components in files.items()
+        }
+
+    cache = translation._async_get_translations_cache(hass)
+
+    with (
+        patch(
+            "homeassistant.helpers.translation._load_translations_files_by_language",
+            mock_load_translation_files,
+        ),
+        patch(
+            "homeassistant.helpers.translation.async_get_integrations",
+            return_value={"comp_a": integration_a, "comp_b": integration_b},
+        ),
+    ):
+        # Bootstrap: comp_a is set up (and cached in English) first.
+        await cache.async_load("en", {"comp_a"})
+        # Preload the full set in the real language; the batch overlaps comp_a.
+        await cache.async_load("de", {"comp_a", "comp_b"})
+
+    # comp_b's English strings were fetched during the "de" load and must be in
+    # the English cache even though comp_a was already cached in English.
+    assert translation.async_get_cached_translations(
+        hass, "en", "issues", "comp_b"
+    ) == {"component.comp_b.issues.detached.title": "B detached"}
+    # The already-cached component is unaffected.
+    assert translation.async_get_cached_translations(
+        hass, "en", "issues", "comp_a"
+    ) == {"component.comp_a.issues.broken.title": "A is broken"}
+    # The requested language keeps the localized strings on top of English.
+    assert translation.async_get_cached_translations(
+        hass, "de", "issues", "comp_b"
+    ) == {"component.comp_b.issues.detached.title": "B abgetrennt"}