diff --git a/core/modules/datetime_range/config/schema/datetime_range.schema.yml b/core/modules/datetime_range/config/schema/datetime_range.schema.yml
index 90bbd38b2f2aa26d598b0af0fca165ac8b3c6c3d..f0f93259d34075cf2653bb89dc64c0f1cd4562ba 100644
--- a/core/modules/datetime_range/config/schema/datetime_range.schema.yml
+++ b/core/modules/datetime_range/config/schema/datetime_range.schema.yml
@@ -32,24 +32,27 @@ field.formatter.settings.daterange_default:
   label: 'Date range default display format settings'
   mapping:
     separator:
-      type: string
+      type: label
       label: 'Separator'
+      translation context: 'Date range separator'
 
 field.formatter.settings.daterange_plain:
   type: field.formatter.settings.datetime_plain
   label: 'Date range plain display format settings'
   mapping:
     separator:
-      type: string
+      type: label
       label: 'Separator'
+      translation context: 'Date range separator'
 
 field.formatter.settings.daterange_custom:
   type: field.formatter.settings.datetime_custom
   label: 'Date range custom display format settings'
   mapping:
     separator:
-      type: string
+      type: label
       label: 'Separator'
+      translation context: 'Date range separator'
 
 field.widget.settings.daterange_datelist:
   type: mapping
diff --git a/core/modules/datetime_range/datetime_range.post_update.php b/core/modules/datetime_range/datetime_range.post_update.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..48a866bac98ff3c96cb062f060bf4031734a12ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/datetime_range/datetime_range.post_update.php
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Post-update functions for Datetime Range module.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @addtogroup updates-8.2.x
+ * @{
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Clear caches to ensure schema changes are read.
+ */
+function datetime_range_post_update_translatable_separator() {
+  // Empty post-update hook to cause a cache rebuild.
+}
+
+/**
+ * @} End of "addtogroup updates-8.2.x".
+ */
diff --git a/core/modules/datetime_range/tests/src/Kernel/SeparatorTranslationTest.php b/core/modules/datetime_range/tests/src/Kernel/SeparatorTranslationTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..155bb61d10ee0ca6778bbb01ff42f60902c9b5ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/datetime_range/tests/src/Kernel/SeparatorTranslationTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\Tests\datetime_range\Kernel;
+
+use Drupal\Component\Utility\Unicode;
+use Drupal\Core\Entity\Entity\EntityViewDisplay;
+use Drupal\Core\Language\Language;
+use Drupal\datetime\Plugin\Field\FieldType\DateTimeItem;
+use Drupal\entity_test\Entity\EntityTest;
+use Drupal\field\Entity\FieldConfig;
+use Drupal\field\Entity\FieldStorageConfig;
+use Drupal\KernelTests\KernelTestBase;
+use Drupal\language\Entity\ConfigurableLanguage;
+
+/**
+ * Test to ensure the datetime range separator is translatable.
+ *
+ * @group datetime
+ */
+class SeparatorTranslationTest extends KernelTestBase {
+
+  /**
+   * A field storage to use in this test class.
+   *
+   * @var \Drupal\field\Entity\FieldStorageConfig
+   */
+  protected $fieldStorage;
+
+  /**
+   * The field used in this test class.
+   *
+   * @var \Drupal\field\Entity\FieldConfig
+   */
+  protected $field;
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public static $modules = [
+    'datetime',
+    'datetime_range',
+    'entity_test',
+    'field',
+    'language',
+    'system',
+    'user',
+  ];
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  protected function setUp() {
+    parent::setUp();
+
+    $this->installEntitySchema('entity_test');
+    $this->installEntitySchema('user');
+    $this->installConfig(['system']);
+    $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences', 'key_value']);
+
+    // Add a datetime range field.
+    $this->fieldStorage = FieldStorageConfig::create([
+      'field_name' => Unicode::strtolower($this->randomMachineName()),
+      'entity_type' => 'entity_test',
+      'type' => 'daterange',
+      'settings' => ['datetime_type' => DateTimeItem::DATETIME_TYPE_DATE],
+    ]);
+    $this->fieldStorage->save();
+
+    $this->field = FieldConfig::create([
+      'field_storage' => $this->fieldStorage,
+      'bundle' => 'entity_test',
+      'required' => TRUE,
+    ]);
+    $this->field->save();
+
+    $display_options = [
+      'type' => 'daterange_default',
+      'label' => 'hidden',
+      'settings' => [
+        'format_type' => 'fallback',
+        'separator' => 'UNTRANSLATED',
+      ],
+    ];
+    EntityViewDisplay::create([
+      'targetEntityType' => $this->field->getTargetEntityTypeId(),
+      'bundle' => $this->field->getTargetBundle(),
+      'mode' => 'default',
+      'status' => TRUE,
+    ])->setComponent($this->fieldStorage->getName(), $display_options)
+      ->save();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Tests the translation of the range separator.
+   */
+  public function testSeparatorTranslation() {
+    // Create an entity.
+    $entity = EntityTest::create([
+      'name' => $this->randomString(),
+      $this->fieldStorage->getName() => [
+        'value' => '2016-09-20',
+        'end_value' => '2016-09-21',
+      ],
+    ]);
+
+    // Verify the untranslated separator.
+    $display = EntityViewDisplay::collectRenderDisplay($entity, 'default');
+    $build = $display->build($entity);
+    $output = $this->container->get('renderer')->renderRoot($build);
+    $this->verbose($output);
+    $this->assertContains('UNTRANSLATED', (string) $output);
+
+    // Translate the separator.
+    ConfigurableLanguage::createFromLangcode('nl')->save();
+    /** @var \Drupal\language\ConfigurableLanguageManagerInterface $language_manager */
+    $language_manager = $this->container->get('language_manager');
+    $language_manager->getLanguageConfigOverride('nl', 'core.entity_view_display.entity_test.entity_test.default')
+      ->set('content.' . $this->fieldStorage->getName() . '.settings.separator', 'NL_TRANSLATED!')
+      ->save();
+
+    $this->container->get('language.config_factory_override')
+      ->setLanguage(new Language(['id' => 'nl']));
+    $this->container->get('cache_tags.invalidator')->invalidateTags($entity->getCacheTags());
+    $display = EntityViewDisplay::collectRenderDisplay($entity, 'default');
+    $build = $display->build($entity);
+    $output = $this->container->get('renderer')->renderRoot($build);
+    $this->verbose($output);
+    $this->assertContains('NL_TRANSLATED!', (string) $output);
+  }
+
+}