diff --git a/packages/drizzle/src/utilities/hasLocalesTable.ts b/packages/drizzle/src/utilities/hasLocalesTable.ts
index 949414fa6d..3a2a3899d5 100644
--- a/packages/drizzle/src/utilities/hasLocalesTable.ts
+++ b/packages/drizzle/src/utilities/hasLocalesTable.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ import { fieldAffectsData, fieldHasSubFields } from 'payload/shared'
 
 export const hasLocalesTable = (fields: Field[]): boolean => {
   return fields.some((field) => {
+    // arrays always get a separate table
+    if (field.type === 'array') return false
     if (fieldAffectsData(field) && field.localized) return true
-    if (fieldHasSubFields(field) && field.type !== 'array') return hasLocalesTable(field.fields)
+    if (fieldHasSubFields(field)) return hasLocalesTable(field.fields)
     if (field.type === 'tabs') return field.tabs.some((tab) => hasLocalesTable(tab.fields))
     return false
   })
diff --git a/test/fields/collections/Blocks/index.ts b/test/fields/collections/Blocks/index.ts
index 82694c88e0..5be2417dc3 100644
--- a/test/fields/collections/Blocks/index.ts
+++ b/test/fields/collections/Blocks/index.ts
@@ -184,6 +184,28 @@ const BlockFields: CollectionConfig = {
         },
       },
     },
+    {
+      name: 'blocksWithLocalizedArray',
+      type: 'blocks',
+      blocks: [
+        {
+          slug: 'localizedArray',
+          fields: [
+            {
+              name: 'array',
+              type: 'array',
+              localized: true,
+              fields: [
+                {
+                  name: 'text',
+                  type: 'text',
+                },
+              ],
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+      ],
+    },
     {
       name: 'blocksWithSimilarConfigs',
       type: 'blocks',
diff --git a/test/fields/int.spec.ts b/test/fields/int.spec.ts
index 1de61d01ee..c4371ecd79 100644
--- a/test/fields/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/fields/int.spec.ts
@@ -1278,6 +1278,26 @@ describe('Fields', () => {
       expect(equalsMissResult).toBeUndefined()
       expect(inMissResult).toBeUndefined()
     })
+
+    it('should allow localized array of blocks', async () => {
+      const result = await payload.create({
+        collection: blockFieldsSlug,
+        data: {
+          blocksWithLocalizedArray: [
+            {
+              blockType: 'localizedArray',
+              array: [
+                {
+                  text: 'localized',
+                },
+              ],
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+      })
+
+      expect(result.blocksWithLocalizedArray[0].array[0].text).toEqual('localized')
+    })
   })
 
   describe('json', () => {