diff --git a/src/HasTranslations.php b/src/HasTranslations.php
index feeb736..f18888f 100644
--- a/src/HasTranslations.php
+++ b/src/HasTranslations.php
@@ -88,8 +88,25 @@ public function getTranslation(string $key, string $locale, bool $useFallbackLoc
         if (is_null(self::getAttributeFromArray($baseKey))) {
             $translation = null;
         } else {
-            $translation = isset($translations[$normalizedLocale]) ? $translations[$normalizedLocale] : null;
-            $translation ??= ($translatableConfig->allowNullForTranslation) ? null : '';
+            $rawValue = self::getAttributeFromArray($baseKey);
+
+            if (
+                $useFallbackLocale &&
+                !is_null($rawValue) &&
+                is_string($rawValue) &&
+                is_null(json_decode($rawValue, true)) &&
+                json_last_error() !== JSON_ERROR_NONE
+            ) {
+                $translation = $rawValue;
+            } else {
+                $translation = $translations[$normalizedLocale] ?? null;
+
+                if ($translation === null && $useFallbackLocale && $locale !== $normalizedLocale) {
+                    $translation = $translations[$locale] ?? null;
+                }
+
+                $translation ??= ($translatableConfig->allowNullForTranslation) ? null : '';
+            }
         }
 
         if ($isKeyMissingFromLocale && $translatableConfig->missingKeyCallback) {