diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 2207ba30f..44a246bf5 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
+Release 1.2 (in development)
+============================
+
+Features added
+--------------
+
+Incompatible changes
+--------------------
+
+Bugs fixed
+----------
+
+* #1265: Fix i18n: crash when translating section name that is pointed from
+  named target.
+
+
 Release 1.2 beta2 (released Sep 17, 2013)
 =========================================
 
diff --git a/sphinx/transforms.py b/sphinx/transforms.py
index cf1040cfd..338d47392 100644
--- a/sphinx/transforms.py
+++ b/sphinx/transforms.py
@@ -242,6 +242,13 @@ class Locale(Transform):
                     self.document.note_implicit_target(
                             section_node, section_node)
 
+                    # replace target's refname to new target name
+                    def is_named_target(node):
+                        return isinstance(node, nodes.target) and  \
+                            node.get('refname') == old_name
+                    for old_target in self.document.traverse(is_named_target):
+                        old_target['refname'] = new_name
+
                     processed = True
 
             # glossary terms update refid
diff --git a/tests/roots/test-intl/label_target.po b/tests/roots/test-intl/label_target.po
index 2e600f6d7..69844016f 100644
--- a/tests/roots/test-intl/label_target.po
+++ b/tests/roots/test-intl/label_target.po
@@ -50,3 +50,9 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "`X DUPLICATED SUB SECTION`_ IS BROKEN LINK."
 
+msgid "label bridged target section"
+msgstr "X LABEL BRIDGED TARGET SECTION"
+
+msgid "`bridge label`_ is not translatable but linked to translated section title."
+msgstr "X `bridge label`_ IS NOT TRANSLATABLE BUT LINKED TO TRANSLATED SECTION TITLE."
+
diff --git a/tests/roots/test-intl/label_target.txt b/tests/roots/test-intl/label_target.txt
index b597abe73..635de8470 100644
--- a/tests/roots/test-intl/label_target.txt
+++ b/tests/roots/test-intl/label_target.txt
@@ -47,8 +47,18 @@ duplicated sub section
 ------------------------
 
 .. This section have no label, but the section was a duplicate name.
-.. THis case, a duplicated target id is generated by docutils.
+.. This case, a duplicated target id is generated by docutils.
 
 .. There is no way to link to this section's duplicated id like ``id2`` by
 .. using formal reStructuredText markup.
 
+
+.. _bridge label: `label bridged target section`_
+
+label bridged target section
+=============================
+
+.. This section is targeted through label definition.
+
+`bridge label`_ is not translatable but linked to translated section title.
+
diff --git a/tests/test_intl.py b/tests/test_intl.py
index 67ab95781..13cdc84a4 100644
--- a/tests/test_intl.py
+++ b/tests/test_intl.py
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ def test_i18n_role_xref(app):
 
 @with_intl_app(buildername='xml', warning=warnfile)
 def test_i18n_label_target(app):
-    # regression test for #1193
+    # regression test for #1193, #1265
     app.builder.build(['label_target'])
     et = ElementTree.parse(app.outdir / 'label_target.xml')
     secs = et.findall('section')
@@ -455,6 +455,14 @@ def test_i18n_label_target(app):
             texts=['`X DUPLICATED SUB SECTION`_', 'IS BROKEN LINK.'],
             refs=[])
 
+    para3 = secs[3].findall('paragraph')
+    assert_elem(
+            para3[0],
+            texts=['X', 'bridge label',
+                   'IS NOT TRANSLATABLE BUT LINKED TO TRANSLATED ' +
+                   'SECTION TITLE.'],
+            refs=['label-bridged-target-section'])
+
 
 @with_intl_app(buildername='text', warning=warnfile)
 def test_i18n_glossary_terms_inconsistency(app):