diff --git a/app/jobs/scheduled/automatic_translation_backfill.rb b/app/jobs/scheduled/automatic_translation_backfill.rb
index 538a0040..2b8a2f06 100644
--- a/app/jobs/scheduled/automatic_translation_backfill.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/scheduled/automatic_translation_backfill.rb
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ def fetch_untranslated_model_ids(
         )
         AND m.deleted_at IS NULL
         AND m.#{content_column} != ''
+        AND m.user_id > 0
         ORDER BY m.id DESC
         LIMIT :limit
       SQL
diff --git a/plugin.rb b/plugin.rb
index f1d380d1..b2d9de0a 100644
--- a/plugin.rb
+++ b/plugin.rb
@@ -33,25 +33,25 @@ module ::DiscourseTranslator
   end
 
   on(:post_process_cooked) do |_, post|
-    if Guardian.new.can_detect_language?(post)
+    if Guardian.new.can_detect_language?(post) && post.user_id > 0
       Discourse.redis.sadd?(DiscourseTranslator::LANG_DETECT_NEEDED, post.id)
     end
   end
 
   on(:post_process_cooked) do |_, post|
-    if SiteSetting.automatic_translation_target_languages.present?
+    if SiteSetting.automatic_translation_target_languages.present? && post.user_id > 0
       Jobs.enqueue(:translate_translatable, type: "Post", translatable_id: post.id)
     end
   end
 
   on(:topic_created) do |topic|
-    if SiteSetting.automatic_translation_target_languages.present?
+    if SiteSetting.automatic_translation_target_languages.present? && topic.user_id > 0
       Jobs.enqueue(:translate_translatable, type: "Topic", translatable_id: topic.id)
     end
   end
 
   on(:topic_edited) do |topic|
-    if SiteSetting.automatic_translation_target_languages.present?
+    if SiteSetting.automatic_translation_target_languages.present? && topic.user_id > 0
       Jobs.enqueue(:translate_translatable, type: "Topic", translatable_id: topic.id)
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/jobs/automatic_translation_backfill_spec.rb b/spec/jobs/automatic_translation_backfill_spec.rb
index 83b1115b..7652eb01 100644
--- a/spec/jobs/automatic_translation_backfill_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/jobs/automatic_translation_backfill_spec.rb
@@ -193,5 +193,13 @@ def expect_google_translate(text)
       result = described_class.new.fetch_untranslated_model_ids(Post, "cooked", 50, %w[de es])
       expect(result).not_to include(post_1.id)
     end
+
+    it "does not return posts by bots" do
+      post_1.update(user: Discourse.system_user)
+
+      result = described_class.new.fetch_untranslated_model_ids(Post, "cooked", 50, %w[de es])
+
+      expect(result).not_to include(post_1.id)
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/models/post_spec.rb b/spec/models/post_spec.rb
index 7cf507ec..a7bdb6ad 100644
--- a/spec/models/post_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/post_spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@
 require "rails_helper"
 
 RSpec.describe Post do
-  before { SiteSetting.translator_enabled = true }
+  before do
+    SiteSetting.translator_enabled = true
+    SiteSetting.create_topic_allowed_groups = Group::AUTO_GROUPS[:everyone]
+  end
 
   describe "translatable" do
     fab!(:post)
@@ -70,10 +73,7 @@
     fab!(:topic)
     fab!(:user) { Fabricate(:user, groups: [group]) }
 
-    before do
-      Jobs.run_immediately!
-      SiteSetting.create_topic_allowed_groups = Group::AUTO_GROUPS[:everyone]
-    end
+    before { Jobs.run_immediately! }
 
     it "queues the post for language detection when user and posts are in the right group" do
       SiteSetting.restrict_translation_by_poster_group = "#{group.id}"
@@ -92,6 +92,19 @@
       ).to be_truthy
     end
 
+    it "does not queue bot posts for language detection" do
+      SiteSetting.restrict_translation_by_poster_group = Group::AUTO_GROUPS[:everyone]
+      post =
+        PostCreator.new(
+          Discourse.system_user,
+          { title: "hello world topic", raw: "my name is cat", category: Fabricate(:category).id },
+        ).create
+
+      expect(
+        Discourse.redis.sismember(DiscourseTranslator::LANG_DETECT_NEEDED, post.id),
+      ).to be_falsey
+    end
+
     context "when user and posts are not in the right group" do
       it "does not queue the post for language detection" do
         SiteSetting.restrict_translation_by_poster_group = "#{group.id + 1}"
@@ -111,4 +124,38 @@
       end
     end
   end
+
+  describe "automatic translation job" do
+    fab!(:user)
+
+    it "enqueues translate_translatable job when post cooked" do
+      SiteSetting.automatic_translation_target_languages = "es"
+      post = Fabricate(:post, user: user)
+      CookedPostProcessor.new(post).post_process
+
+      expect_job_enqueued(
+        job: :translate_translatable,
+        args: {
+          type: "Post",
+          translatable_id: post.id,
+        },
+      )
+    end
+
+    it "does not enqueues translate_translatable job for bot posts" do
+      SiteSetting.automatic_translation_target_languages = "es"
+      post = Fabricate(:post, user: Discourse.system_user)
+      CookedPostProcessor.new(post).post_process
+
+      expect(
+        job_enqueued?(
+          job: :translate_translatable,
+          args: {
+            type: "Post",
+            translatable_id: post.id,
+          },
+        ),
+      ).to eq false
+    end
+  end
 end