diff --git a/AppKit/CPRuleEditor/CPRuleEditor.j b/AppKit/CPRuleEditor/CPRuleEditor.j
index b1f30dc30..3ac9d2b80 100644
--- a/AppKit/CPRuleEditor/CPRuleEditor.j
+++ b/AppKit/CPRuleEditor/CPRuleEditor.j
@@ -207,8 +207,28 @@ var CPRuleEditorItemPBoardType  = @"CPRuleEditorItemPBoardType",
 
     [self registerForDraggedTypes:[CPArray arrayWithObjects:CPRuleEditorItemPBoardType,nil]];
     [_boundArrayOwner addObserver:self forKeyPath:_boundArrayKeyPath options:CPKeyValueObservingOptionOld | CPKeyValueObservingOptionNew context:boundArrayContext];
+
+    [[CPNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self
+                                             selector:@selector(_ruleEditorLocalizerDidLoad:)
+                                                 name:@"_CPRuleEditorLocalizerDidLoadNotification"
+                                               object:nil];
 }
 
+- (void)_ruleEditorLocalizerDidLoad:(CPNotification)aNotification
+{
+    if ([aNotification object] === [self standardLocalizer])
+    {
+        // Defer execution to the next run loop cycle so that any active slice 
+        // insertions have fully completed and are present in the `_slices` array.
+        [[CPRunLoop mainRunLoop] performBlock:function() {
+            var count = [_slices count];
+            for (var i = 0; i < count; i++)
+            {
+                [[_slices objectAtIndex:i] _reconfigureSubviews];
+            }
+        } argument:nil order:0 modes:[CPDefaultRunLoopMode]];
+    }
+}
 /*! @endcond */
 
 /*!
diff --git a/AppKit/CPRuleEditor/_CPRuleEditorLocalizer.j b/AppKit/CPRuleEditor/_CPRuleEditorLocalizer.j
index f9dddbfb9..79ab94da8 100644
--- a/AppKit/CPRuleEditor/_CPRuleEditorLocalizer.j
+++ b/AppKit/CPRuleEditor/_CPRuleEditorLocalizer.j
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ var LocalizerStringsRegex = new RegExp("\"(.+)\"\\s*=\\s*\"(.+)\"\\s*;\\s*(//.+)
     }
 
     _dictionary = [CPDictionary dictionaryWithDictionary:dict];
+
+    // Post notification to let the rule editor know the translation dictionary is ready
+    [[CPNotificationCenter defaultCenter] postNotificationName:@"_CPRuleEditorLocalizerDidLoadNotification" object:self];
 }
 
 - (CPString)localizedStringForString:(CPString)aString
diff --git a/Tests/Manual/CPRuleEditorTestSpanish/RuleDelegate.j b/Tests/Manual/CPRuleEditorTestSpanish/RuleDelegate.j
index 1c536b7c6..842056535 100644
--- a/Tests/Manual/CPRuleEditorTestSpanish/RuleDelegate.j
+++ b/Tests/Manual/CPRuleEditorTestSpanish/RuleDelegate.j
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
     
     if ([criterion isEqualToString:@"firstName"] || [criterion isEqualToString:@"lastName"])
     {
-        return [@[@"contains", @"is equal to"] objectAtIndex:index];
+        // "is equal to" is placed at index 0 so that the reordered Spanish sentence layout loads automatically on startup
+        return [@[@"is equal to", @"contains"] objectAtIndex:index];
     }
     
     if ([criterion isEqualToString:@"age"])
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@
     
     if ([criterion isEqualToString:@"contains"] || [criterion isEqualToString:@"is equal to"])
     {
-        // Operators have one child representing the input field value
+        // Operators have 1 child representing the value node
         return 1;
     }
     
@@ -104,7 +105,30 @@
     }
     else if ([criterion isEqualToString:@"value"])
     {
-        [parts setObject:[CPExpression expressionForConstantValue:[value stringValue]] forKey:CPRuleEditorPredicateRightExpression];
+        // Resolve the correct active text field from the slice row on screen
+        var activeValue = value;
+        var slices = [editor valueForKey:@"_slices"];
+        
+        if (slices && row < [slices count])
+        {
+            var slice = [slices objectAtIndex:row];
+            var optionViews = [slice valueForKey:@"_ruleOptionViews"];
+            if (optionViews)
+            {
+                var count = [optionViews count];
+                for (var i = 0; i < count; i++)
+                {
+                    var view = [optionViews objectAtIndex:i];
+                    if ([view isKindOfClass:[CPTextField class]] && [view isEditable])
+                    {
+                        activeValue = view;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        [parts setObject:[CPExpression expressionForConstantValue:[activeValue stringValue]] forKey:CPRuleEditorPredicateRightExpression];
     }
     
     return parts;