diff --git a/src/Attribute/TranslatedProperty.php b/src/Attribute/TranslatedProperty.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cbb43ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Attribute/TranslatedProperty.php
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * (c) webfactory GmbH <info@webfactory.de>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Webfactory\Bundle\PolyglotBundle\Attribute;
+
+use Attribute;
+
+#[Attribute(Attribute::TARGET_CLASS | Attribute::IS_REPEATABLE)]
+final class TranslatedProperty
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        private readonly string $propertyName,
+        private readonly ?string $translationFieldname = null,
+    ) {
+    }
+
+    public function getPropertyName(): string
+    {
+        return $this->propertyName;
+    }
+
+    public function getTranslationFieldname(): ?string
+    {
+        return $this->translationFieldname;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Doctrine/TranslatableClassMetadata.php b/src/Doctrine/TranslatableClassMetadata.php
index 0b13120..8ee6936 100644
--- a/src/Doctrine/TranslatableClassMetadata.php
+++ b/src/Doctrine/TranslatableClassMetadata.php
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\ClassMetadata;
 use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\ClassMetadataFactory;
 use Doctrine\Persistence\Mapping\RuntimeReflectionService;
+use InvalidArgumentException;
 use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
 use ReflectionClass;
 use ReflectionProperty;
@@ -171,7 +172,7 @@ private function assertAttributesAreComplete(string $class): void
         }
 
         if (0 === \count($this->translatedProperties)) {
-            throw new RuntimeException('No translatable properties attributed with #[Polyglot\Translatable] were found');
+            throw new RuntimeException('No translatable properties attributed with #[Polyglot\Translatable] (at the property level) or #[Polyglot\TranslatedProperty] (at the class level) were found');
         }
 
         if (null === $this->primaryLocale) {
@@ -187,30 +188,44 @@ private function findTranslatedProperties(ClassMetadata $cm, ClassMetadataFactor
 
         $reflectionService = $classMetadataFactory->getReflectionService();
         $translationClassMetadata = $classMetadataFactory->getMetadataFor($this->translationClass->getName());
+        $reflectionClass = $cm->getReflectionClass();
 
-        /* Iterate all properties of the class, not only those mapped by Doctrine */
-        foreach ($cm->getReflectionClass()->getProperties() as $reflectionProperty) {
-            $propertyName = $reflectionProperty->name;
+        /*
+            Collect all (propertyName => translationFieldname) candidates from both sources.
+            Using propertyName as key ensures deduplication when both sources declare the same property.
+        */
+        $candidates = []; // propertyName => translationFieldname|null
 
-            /*
-                If the property is inherited from a parent class, and our parent entity class
-                already contains that declaration, we need not include it.
-            */
-            $declaringClass = $reflectionProperty->getDeclaringClass()->name;
-            if ($declaringClass !== $cm->name && $cm->parentClasses && is_a($cm->parentClasses[0], $declaringClass, true)) {
+        /* Property-level #[Translatable] attributes */
+        foreach ($reflectionClass->getProperties() as $reflectionProperty) {
+            $attributes = $reflectionProperty->getAttributes(Attribute\Translatable::class);
+            if (!$attributes || $this->isDeclaredByParentEntity($reflectionProperty, $cm)) {
                 continue;
             }
 
-            $attributes = $reflectionProperty->getAttributes(Attribute\Translatable::class);
+            $candidates[$reflectionProperty->name] = $attributes[0]->newInstance()->getTranslationFieldname();
+        }
+
+        /* Class-level #[TranslatedProperty] attributes */
+        foreach ($reflectionClass->getAttributes(Attribute\TranslatedProperty::class) as $classAttribute) {
+            $attribute = $classAttribute->newInstance();
+            $propertyName = $attribute->getPropertyName();
+
+            if (!$reflectionClass->hasProperty($propertyName)) {
+                throw new InvalidArgumentException(\sprintf('Property "%s" not found in class "%s" (declared via #[TranslatedProperty]).', $propertyName, $cm->name));
+            }
 
-            if (!$attributes) {
+            if ($this->isDeclaredByParentEntity($reflectionClass->getProperty($propertyName), $cm)) {
                 continue;
             }
 
-            $attribute = $attributes[0]->newInstance();
+            $candidates[$propertyName] = $attribute->getTranslationFieldname();
+        }
+
+        /* Register all collected candidates */
+        foreach ($candidates as $propertyName => $translationFieldname) {
             $this->translatedProperties[$propertyName] = $reflectionService->getAccessibleProperty($cm->name, $propertyName);
-            $translationFieldname = $attribute->getTranslationFieldname() ?: $propertyName;
-            $this->translationFieldMapping[$propertyName] = $reflectionService->getAccessibleProperty($translationClassMetadata->name, $translationFieldname);
+            $this->translationFieldMapping[$propertyName] = $reflectionService->getAccessibleProperty($translationClassMetadata->name, $translationFieldname ?: $propertyName);
         }
     }
 
@@ -250,6 +265,17 @@ private function findPrimaryLocale(ClassMetadata $cm): void
         }
     }
 
+    /*
+        Returns true if the property is declared in a parent class that is already covered
+        by our parent entity's metadata, so we need not include it again.
+    */
+    private function isDeclaredByParentEntity(ReflectionProperty $property, ClassMetadata $cm): bool
+    {
+        $declaringClass = $property->getDeclaringClass()->name;
+
+        return $declaringClass !== $cm->name && $cm->parentClasses && is_a($cm->parentClasses[0], $declaringClass, true);
+    }
+
     private function parseTranslationsEntity(ClassMetadata $cm): void
     {
         foreach ($cm->fieldMappings as $fieldName => $mapping) {
diff --git a/tests/Fixtures/Entity/EntityInheritance/EntityInheritance_MappedSuperclass.php b/tests/Fixtures/Entity/EntityInheritance/EntityInheritance_MappedSuperclass.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ff0cd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Fixtures/Entity/EntityInheritance/EntityInheritance_MappedSuperclass.php
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Webfactory\Bundle\PolyglotBundle\Tests\Fixtures\Entity\EntityInheritance;
+
+use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping as ORM;
+use Webfactory\Bundle\PolyglotBundle\TranslatableInterface;
+
+/**
+ * A mapped superclass that carries a translatable property without any Polyglot
+ * configuration. This way, subclasses can decide on their own whether they want
+ * to use Polyglot or not.
+ */
+#[ORM\MappedSuperclass]
+abstract class EntityInheritance_MappedSuperclass
+{
+    #[ORM\Id]
+    #[ORM\GeneratedValue]
+    #[ORM\Column(type: 'integer')]
+    private ?int $id = null;
+
+    #[ORM\Column(type: 'string', nullable: true)]
+    protected TranslatableInterface|string|null $text = null;
+
+    public function getId(): ?int
+    {
+        return $this->id;
+    }
+
+    public function getText(): TranslatableInterface|string|null
+    {
+        return $this->text;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Fixtures/Entity/EntityInheritance/EntityInheritance_MappedSuperclassEntity.php b/tests/Fixtures/Entity/EntityInheritance/EntityInheritance_MappedSuperclassEntity.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..31f1f6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Fixtures/Entity/EntityInheritance/EntityInheritance_MappedSuperclassEntity.php
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Webfactory\Bundle\PolyglotBundle\Tests\Fixtures\Entity\EntityInheritance;
+
+use Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection;
+use Doctrine\Common\Collections\Collection;
+use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping as ORM;
+use Webfactory\Bundle\PolyglotBundle\Attribute as Polyglot;
+use Webfactory\Bundle\PolyglotBundle\TranslatableInterface;
+
+/**
+ * An entity extending a mapped superclass, adding Polyglot support. The full Polyglot
+ * configuration — including marking the inherited property for translation via
+ * the class-level #[TranslatedProperty] attribute — lives here.
+ */
+#[Polyglot\Locale(primary: 'en_GB')]
+#[Polyglot\TranslatedProperty('text')]
+#[ORM\Entity]
+class EntityInheritance_MappedSuperclassEntity extends EntityInheritance_MappedSuperclass
+{
+    #[Polyglot\TranslationCollection]
+    #[ORM\OneToMany(targetEntity: EntityInheritance_MappedSuperclassEntityTranslation::class, mappedBy: 'entity')]
+    private Collection $translations;
+
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        $this->translations = new ArrayCollection();
+    }
+
+    public function setText(TranslatableInterface $text): void
+    {
+        $this->text = $text;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Fixtures/Entity/EntityInheritance/EntityInheritance_MappedSuperclassEntityTranslation.php b/tests/Fixtures/Entity/EntityInheritance/EntityInheritance_MappedSuperclassEntityTranslation.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dff97da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Fixtures/Entity/EntityInheritance/EntityInheritance_MappedSuperclassEntityTranslation.php
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Webfactory\Bundle\PolyglotBundle\Tests\Fixtures\Entity\EntityInheritance;
+
+use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping as ORM;
+use Webfactory\Bundle\PolyglotBundle\Attribute as Polyglot;
+
+#[ORM\Entity]
+class EntityInheritance_MappedSuperclassEntityTranslation
+{
+    #[ORM\Id]
+    #[ORM\GeneratedValue]
+    #[ORM\Column(type: 'integer')]
+    private ?int $id = null;
+
+    #[Polyglot\Locale]
+    #[ORM\Column]
+    private string $locale;
+
+    #[ORM\ManyToOne(inversedBy: 'translations')]
+    private EntityInheritance_MappedSuperclassEntity $entity;
+
+    #[ORM\Column]
+    private string $text;
+}
diff --git a/tests/Functional/MappedSuperclassInheritanceTest.php b/tests/Functional/MappedSuperclassInheritanceTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f94725
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Functional/MappedSuperclassInheritanceTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Webfactory\Bundle\PolyglotBundle\Tests\Functional;
+
+use Webfactory\Bundle\PolyglotBundle\Tests\Fixtures\Entity\EntityInheritance\EntityInheritance_MappedSuperclass;
+use Webfactory\Bundle\PolyglotBundle\Tests\Fixtures\Entity\EntityInheritance\EntityInheritance_MappedSuperclassEntity;
+use Webfactory\Bundle\PolyglotBundle\Tests\Fixtures\Entity\EntityInheritance\EntityInheritance_MappedSuperclassEntityTranslation;
+use Webfactory\Bundle\PolyglotBundle\Translatable;
+
+/**
+ * This tests that a property inherited from a MappedSuperclass can be declared
+ * as translatable via the class-level #[TranslatedProperty] attribute on the
+ * concrete entity. This makes it possible to define base classes (mapped superclasses)
+ * that leave it to extending Entity subclasses whether to use Polyglot or not.
+ */
+class MappedSuperclassInheritanceTest extends DatabaseFunctionalTestCase
+{
+    protected function setUp(): void
+    {
+        parent::setUp();
+
+        self::setupSchema([
+            EntityInheritance_MappedSuperclass::class,
+            EntityInheritance_MappedSuperclassEntity::class,
+            EntityInheritance_MappedSuperclassEntityTranslation::class,
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    public function testPersistAndReloadEntity(): void
+    {
+        $entity = new EntityInheritance_MappedSuperclassEntity();
+        $t = new Translatable('base text');
+        $t->setTranslation('Basistext', 'de_DE');
+        $entity->setText($t);
+
+        self::import([$entity]);
+
+        $loaded = $this->entityManager->find(EntityInheritance_MappedSuperclassEntity::class, $entity->getId());
+
+        self::assertSame('base text', $loaded->getText()->translate('en_GB'));
+        self::assertSame('Basistext', $loaded->getText()->translate('de_DE'));
+    }
+
+    public function testAddTranslation(): void
+    {
+        $entityManager = $this->entityManager;
+
+        $entity = new EntityInheritance_MappedSuperclassEntity();
+        $entity->setText(new Translatable('base text'));
+        self::import([$entity]);
+
+        $loaded = $entityManager->find(EntityInheritance_MappedSuperclassEntity::class, $entity->getId());
+        $loaded->getText()->setTranslation('Basistext', 'de_DE');
+        $entityManager->flush();
+
+        $entityManager->clear();
+        $reloaded = $entityManager->find(EntityInheritance_MappedSuperclassEntity::class, $entity->getId());
+
+        self::assertSame('base text', $reloaded->getText()->translate('en_GB'));
+        self::assertSame('Basistext', $reloaded->getText()->translate('de_DE'));
+    }
+
+    public function testUpdateTranslations(): void
+    {
+        $entityManager = $this->entityManager;
+
+        $entity = new EntityInheritance_MappedSuperclassEntity();
+        $t = new Translatable('old text');
+        $t->setTranslation('alter Text', 'de_DE');
+        $entity->setText($t);
+        self::import([$entity]);
+
+        $loaded = $entityManager->find(EntityInheritance_MappedSuperclassEntity::class, $entity->getId());
+        $loaded->getText()->setTranslation('new text');
+        $loaded->getText()->setTranslation('neuer Text', 'de_DE');
+        $entityManager->flush();
+
+        $entityManager->clear();
+        $reloaded = $entityManager->find(EntityInheritance_MappedSuperclassEntity::class, $entity->getId());
+
+        self::assertSame('new text', $reloaded->getText()->translate('en_GB'));
+        self::assertSame('neuer Text', $reloaded->getText()->translate('de_DE'));
+    }
+}