diff --git a/packages/@vuepress/core/lib/node/ClientComputedMixin.js b/packages/@vuepress/core/lib/node/ClientComputedMixin.js
index dbe8a3f7a5..a3166805bd 100644
--- a/packages/@vuepress/core/lib/node/ClientComputedMixin.js
+++ b/packages/@vuepress/core/lib/node/ClientComputedMixin.js
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ module.exports = siteData => {
       for (const path in locales) {
         if (path === '/') {
           defaultLang = locales[path]
-        } else if (this.$page.path.indexOf(path) === 0) {
+        } else if (this.$page.path.indexOf(path) === 0 || (!this.$page.path && this.$route.path.indexOf(path) === 0)) {
           targetLang = locales[path]
         }
       }
diff --git a/packages/@vuepress/core/lib/node/__tests__/prepare/fixtures/docs-i18n/.vuepress/config.js b/packages/@vuepress/core/lib/node/__tests__/prepare/fixtures/docs-i18n/.vuepress/config.js
index 3f7bce8e67..d6dbf26c40 100644
--- a/packages/@vuepress/core/lib/node/__tests__/prepare/fixtures/docs-i18n/.vuepress/config.js
+++ b/packages/@vuepress/core/lib/node/__tests__/prepare/fixtures/docs-i18n/.vuepress/config.js
@@ -21,13 +21,27 @@ module.exports = {
         label: 'English',
         selectText: 'Languages',
         editLinkText: 'Edit this page on GitHub',
-        lastUpdated: 'Last Updated'
+        lastUpdated: 'Last Updated',
+        notFoundLinkText: 'Take me home.',
+        notFoundMessages: [
+          `There's nothing here.`,
+          `How did we get here?`,
+          `That's a Four-Oh-Four.`,
+          `Looks like we've got some broken links.`
+        ]
       },
       '/zh/': {
         label: '简体中文',
         selectText: '选择语言',
         editLinkText: '在 GitHub 上编辑此页',
-        lastUpdated: '上次更新'
+        lastUpdated: '上次更新',
+        notFoundLinkText: '返回首页',
+        notFoundMessages: [
+          '这里什么都没有。',
+          '你怎么到这来了？',
+          '这是一个 404 页面。',
+          '看起来这是一个错误的链接。'
+        ]
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/packages/@vuepress/test-utils/client/siteData.js b/packages/@vuepress/test-utils/client/siteData.js
index 5e3ea16429..52193a3b54 100644
--- a/packages/@vuepress/test-utils/client/siteData.js
+++ b/packages/@vuepress/test-utils/client/siteData.js
@@ -29,13 +29,27 @@ export default {
         "label": "English",
         "selectText": "Languages",
         "editLinkText": "Edit this page on GitHub",
-        "lastUpdated": "Last Updated"
+        "lastUpdated": "Last Updated",
+        "notFoundLinkText": "Take me home.",
+        "notFoundMessages": [
+          "There's nothing here.",
+          "How did we get here?",
+          "That's a Four-Oh-Four.",
+          "Looks like we've got some broken links."
+        ]
       },
       "/zh/": {
         "label": "简体中文",
         "selectText": "选择语言",
         "editLinkText": "在 GitHub 上编辑此页",
-        "lastUpdated": "上次更新"
+        "lastUpdated": "上次更新",
+        "notFoundLinkText": "返回首页",
+        "notFoundMessages": [
+          "这里什么都没有。",
+          "你怎么到这来了？",
+          "这是一个 404 页面。",
+          "看起来这是一个错误的链接。"
+        ]
       }
     }
   },
diff --git a/packages/@vuepress/theme-default/layouts/404.vue b/packages/@vuepress/theme-default/layouts/404.vue
index 2cbfa0f179..2597c78d98 100644
--- a/packages/@vuepress/theme-default/layouts/404.vue
+++ b/packages/@vuepress/theme-default/layouts/404.vue
@@ -1,29 +1,50 @@
 <template>
   <div class="theme-container">
     <div class="theme-default-content">
-      <h1>404</h1>
+      <ClientOnly>
+        <h1>404</h1>
 
-      <blockquote>{{ getMsg() }}</blockquote>
+        <blockquote>{{ getMsg() }}</blockquote>
 
-      <RouterLink to="/">
-        Take me home.
-      </RouterLink>
+        <RouterLink :to="localePath">
+          {{ notFoundLinkText }}
+        </RouterLink>
+      </ClientOnly>
     </div>
   </div>
 </template>
 
 <script>
-const msgs = [
-  `There's nothing here.`,
-  `How did we get here?`,
-  `That's a Four-Oh-Four.`,
-  `Looks like we've got some broken links.`
-]
-
 export default {
+  computed: {
+    localePath () {
+      return this.$localePath || '/'
+    },
+    notFoundLinkText () {
+      return (
+        this.$themeLocaleConfig.notFoundLinkText
+        || this.$site.themeConfig.notFoundLinkText
+        || `Take me home.`
+      )
+    },
+    notFoundMessages () {
+      const messages = [
+        `There's nothing here.`,
+        `How did we get here?`,
+        `That's a Four-Oh-Four.`,
+        `Looks like we've got some broken links.`
+      ]
+
+      return (
+        this.$themeLocaleConfig.notFoundMessages
+        || this.$site.themeConfig.notFoundMessages
+        || messages
+      )
+    }
+  },
   methods: {
     getMsg () {
-      return msgs[Math.floor(Math.random() * msgs.length)]
+      return this.notFoundMessages[Math.floor(Math.random() * this.notFoundMessages.length)]
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/docs/docs/.vuepress/config.js b/packages/docs/docs/.vuepress/config.js
index db0b5d1a84..82cdd235ef 100755
--- a/packages/docs/docs/.vuepress/config.js
+++ b/packages/docs/docs/.vuepress/config.js
@@ -42,6 +42,13 @@ module.exports = ctx => ({
         selectText: 'Languages',
         ariaLabel: 'Select language',
         editLinkText: 'Edit this page on GitHub',
+        notFoundLinkText: 'Take me home.',
+        notFoundMessages: [
+          `There's nothing here.`,
+          `How did we get here?`,
+          `That's a Four-Oh-Four.`,
+          `Looks like we've got some broken links.`
+        ],
         lastUpdated: 'Last Updated',
         nav: require('./nav/en'),
         sidebar: {
@@ -56,6 +63,13 @@ module.exports = ctx => ({
         selectText: '选择语言',
         ariaLabel: '选择语言',
         editLinkText: '在 GitHub 上编辑此页',
+        notFoundLinkText: '返回首页',
+        notFoundMessages: [
+          '这里什么都没有。',
+          '你怎么到这来了？',
+          '这是一个 404 页面。',
+          '看起来这是一个错误的链接。'
+        ],
         lastUpdated: '上次更新',
         nav: require('./nav/zh'),
         sidebar: {
diff --git a/packages/docs/docs/guide/i18n.md b/packages/docs/docs/guide/i18n.md
index b3eccb7774..56847e7e47 100644
--- a/packages/docs/docs/guide/i18n.md
+++ b/packages/docs/docs/guide/i18n.md
@@ -58,6 +58,15 @@ module.exports = {
         ariaLabel: 'Languages'
         // text for the edit-on-github link
         editLinkText: 'Edit this page on GitHub',
+        // text for the 404 page link
+        notFoundLinkText: 'Take me home.',
+        // the list of random messages to show on the 404 page
+        notFoundMessages: [
+          `There's nothing here.`,
+          `How did we get here?`,
+          `That's a Four-Oh-Four.`,
+          `Looks like we've got some broken links.`
+        ],
         // config for Service Worker
         serviceWorker: {
           updatePopup: {
@@ -79,6 +88,13 @@ module.exports = {
         selectText: '选择语言',
         label: '简体中文',
         editLinkText: '在 GitHub 上编辑此页',
+        notFoundLinkText: '返回首页',
+        notFoundMessages: [
+          '这里什么都没有。',
+          '你怎么到这来了？',
+          '这是一个 404 页面。',
+          '看起来这是一个错误的链接。'
+        ],
         serviceWorker: {
           updatePopup: {
             message: "发现新内容可用.",
diff --git a/packages/docs/docs/zh/guide/i18n.md b/packages/docs/docs/zh/guide/i18n.md
index 5be0f9817d..47176075f8 100644
--- a/packages/docs/docs/zh/guide/i18n.md
+++ b/packages/docs/docs/zh/guide/i18n.md
@@ -54,6 +54,13 @@ module.exports = {
         label: 'English',
         ariaLabel: 'Languages'
         editLinkText: 'Edit this page on GitHub',
+        notFoundLinkText: 'Take me home.',
+        notFoundMessages: [
+          `There's nothing here.`,
+          `How did we get here?`,
+          `That's a Four-Oh-Four.`,
+          `Looks like we've got some broken links.`
+        ],
         serviceWorker: {
           updatePopup: {
             message: "New content is available.",
@@ -76,6 +83,15 @@ module.exports = {
         label: '简体中文',
         // 编辑链接文字
         editLinkText: '在 GitHub 上编辑此页',
+        // 404 页面返回首页链接文字
+        notFoundLinkText: '返回首页',
+        // 404 页面提示信息
+        notFoundMessages: [
+          '这里什么都没有。',
+          '你怎么到这来了？',
+          '这是一个 404 页面。',
+          '看起来这是一个错误的链接。'
+        ],
         // Service Worker 的配置
         serviceWorker: {
           updatePopup: {