diff --git a/packages/core/utils/lib/content-types.js b/packages/core/utils/lib/content-types.js
index ebbd456fbd..ceed4c59b5 100644
--- a/packages/core/utils/lib/content-types.js
+++ b/packages/core/utils/lib/content-types.js
@@ -107,10 +107,7 @@ const isScalarAttribute = attribute => {
   return !['component', 'relation', 'dynamiczone'].includes(attribute.type);
 };
 
-const isMediaAttribute = attr => {
-  return attr.type === 'media';
-};
-
+const isMediaAttribute = attribute => attribute.type === 'media';
 const isRelationalAttribute = attribute => attribute.type === 'relation';
 const isComponentAttribute = attribute => ['component', 'dynamiczone'].includes(attribute.type);
 
diff --git a/packages/plugins/i18n/server/controllers/__tests__/content-types.test.js b/packages/plugins/i18n/server/controllers/__tests__/content-types.test.js
index 55867d17d3..44f34c585f 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/i18n/server/controllers/__tests__/content-types.test.js
+++ b/packages/plugins/i18n/server/controllers/__tests__/content-types.test.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const ctService = require('../../services/content-types')();
 describe('i18n - Controller - content-types', () => {
   describe('getNonLocalizedAttributes', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
-      const getModel = () => {};
+      const getModel = () => ({});
       global.strapi = {
         getModel,
         plugins: { i18n: { services: { 'content-types': ctService } } },
diff --git a/packages/plugins/i18n/server/controllers/content-types.js b/packages/plugins/i18n/server/controllers/content-types.js
index 188b3c02e4..ccc031a274 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/i18n/server/controllers/content-types.js
+++ b/packages/plugins/i18n/server/controllers/content-types.js
@@ -20,10 +20,16 @@ module.exports = {
 
     await validateGetNonLocalizedAttributesInput({ model, id, locale });
 
-    const modelDef = strapi.getModel(model);
-    const { copyNonLocalizedAttributes, isLocalizedContentType } = getService('content-types');
+    const {
+      copyNonLocalizedAttributes,
+      isLocalizedContentType,
+      getNonLocalizedMediaAttributes,
+    } = getService('content-types');
     const { READ_ACTION, CREATE_ACTION } = strapi.admin.services.constants;
 
+    const modelDef = strapi.getModel(model);
+    const nonLocalizedMediaAttributes = getNonLocalizedMediaAttributes(modelDef);
+
     if (!isLocalizedContentType(modelDef)) {
       throw new ApplicationError('model.not.localized');
     }
@@ -32,7 +38,7 @@ module.exports = {
 
     const entity = await strapi
       .query(model)
-      .findOne({ where: params, populate: ['localizations'] });
+      .findOne({ where: params, populate: [...nonLocalizedMediaAttributes, 'localizations'] });
 
     if (!entity) {
       return ctx.notFound();
diff --git a/packages/plugins/i18n/server/services/content-types.js b/packages/plugins/i18n/server/services/content-types.js
index 790cb400bb..f07adc4c70 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/i18n/server/services/content-types.js
+++ b/packages/plugins/i18n/server/services/content-types.js
@@ -82,12 +82,10 @@ const getAndValidateRelatedEntity = async (relatedEntityId, model, locale) => {
  * @param {*} attribute
  * @returns
  */
-const isLocalizedAttribute = (model, attributeName) => {
-  const attribute = model.attributes[attributeName];
-
+const isLocalizedAttribute = attribute => {
   return (
     hasLocalizedOption(attribute) ||
-    (isRelationalAttribute(attribute) && !isMediaAttribute(attribute)) ||
+    isRelationalAttribute(attribute) ||
     isTypedAttribute(attribute, 'uid')
   );
 };
@@ -108,7 +106,20 @@ const isLocalizedContentType = model => {
  */
 const getNonLocalizedAttributes = model => {
   return getVisibleAttributes(model).filter(
-    attributeName => !isLocalizedAttribute(model, attributeName)
+    attrName => !isLocalizedAttribute(model.attributes[attrName])
+  );
+};
+
+/**
+ * Returns the list of media attribute names that are not localized
+ * @param {object} model
+ * @returns {string[]}
+ */
+const getNonLocalizedMediaAttributes = model => {
+  return getVisibleAttributes(model).filter(
+    attrName =>
+      isMediaAttribute(model.attributes[attrName]) &&
+      !isLocalizedAttribute(model.attributes[attrName])
   );
 };
 
@@ -170,8 +181,8 @@ const copyNonLocalizedAttributes = (model, entry) => {
  * @returns {string[]}
  */
 const getLocalizedAttributes = model => {
-  return getVisibleAttributes(model).filter(attributeName =>
-    isLocalizedAttribute(model, attributeName)
+  return getVisibleAttributes(model).filter(attrName =>
+    isLocalizedAttribute(model.attributes[attrName])
   );
 };
 
@@ -206,4 +217,5 @@ module.exports = () => ({
   copyNonLocalizedAttributes,
   getAndValidateRelatedEntity,
   fillNonLocalizedAttributes,
+  getNonLocalizedMediaAttributes,
 });