diff --git a/includes/SkinVector.php b/includes/SkinVector.php
index 92755ae8e..84d3b6c2b 100644
--- a/includes/SkinVector.php
+++ b/includes/SkinVector.php
@@ -316,10 +316,6 @@ class SkinVector extends SkinMustache {
 		$title = $out->getTitle();
 		$parentData = parent::getTemplateData();
 
-		if ( $this->shouldHideLanguages() ) {
-			$parentData['data-portlets']['data-languages'] = null;
-		}
-
 		// Naming conventions for Mustache parameters.
 		//
 		// Value type (first segment):
@@ -497,6 +493,13 @@ class SkinVector extends SkinMustache {
 				// ext.uls.interface attaches click handler to this selector.
 				' mw-interlanguage-selector ',
 			];
+
+		// Adds class to hide language button
+		// Temporary solution to T287206, can be removed when ULS dialog includes interwiki links
+		if ( $this->shouldHideLanguages() ) {
+			$languageButtonData['class'] = ' mw-portlet-empty';
+		}
+
 		return array_merge( $portletData, $languageButtonData );
 	}
 
diff --git a/resources/skins.vector.js/languageButton.js b/resources/skins.vector.js/languageButton.js
index 76d40f719..e9f78593a 100644
--- a/resources/skins.vector.js/languageButton.js
+++ b/resources/skins.vector.js/languageButton.js
@@ -1,3 +1,20 @@
+/**
+ * Copies interwiki links to sidebar
+ *
+ * Temporary solution to T287206, can be removed when the new ULS built in Vue.js
+ * has been released and contains this
+ */
+function addInterwikiLinkToSidebar() {
+	// eslint-disable-next-line no-jquery/no-global-selector
+	var $editLink = $( '#p-lang-btn .wbc-editpage' );
+	if ( $editLink.length ) {
+		// Use title attribute for link text
+		$editLink.text( $editLink.attr( 'title' ) || '' );
+		var $li = $( '<li>' ).append( $editLink );
+		$li.appendTo( '#p-tb ul' );
+	}
+}
+
 /**
  * Checks whether ULS is enabled and if so disables the default
  * drop down behavior of the button.
@@ -13,7 +30,8 @@ function disableLanguageDropdown() {
 				return;
 			}
 			if ( !pLangBtn.querySelectorAll( '.mw-interlanguage-selector' ).length ) {
-				// The ext.uls.interface module removed the selector, because the feature is disabled. Do nothing.
+				// The ext.uls.interface module removed the selector,
+				// because the feature is disabled. Do nothing.
 				return;
 			}
 			pLangBtn.classList.add( 'vector-menu--hide-dropdown' );
@@ -35,4 +53,5 @@ function disableLanguageDropdown() {
  */
 module.exports = function () {
 	disableLanguageDropdown();
+	addInterwikiLinkToSidebar();
 };
diff --git a/resources/skins.vector.styles/components/LanguageButton.less b/resources/skins.vector.styles/components/LanguageButton.less
index 5b5cf41b2..6380dd17c 100644
--- a/resources/skins.vector.styles/components/LanguageButton.less
+++ b/resources/skins.vector.styles/components/LanguageButton.less
@@ -93,3 +93,9 @@
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+// Hides language button with CSS, ensures language button is in DOM for temporary JS hack for interwiki links
+// Temporary solution to T287206, can be removed when ULS dialog includes interwiki links
+#p-lang-btn.mw-portlet-empty {
+	display: none;
+}