diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 351ec8b..355540e 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ $germany->{'name:de'} // 'Deutschland'
 If you want to fallback to a default translation when a translation has not been found, enable this in the configuration
 using the `use_fallback` key. And to select the default locale, use the `fallback_locale` key.
 
-Example:
+Configuration example:
 
 ```php
 return [
@@ -327,6 +327,40 @@ class Country {
 }
 ```
 
+#### Country based fallback
+
+Since version v5.3 it is possible to use country based locales. For example, you can have the following locales:
+
+- English: `en`
+- Spanish: `es`
+- Mexican Spanish: `es-MX`
+- Colombian Spanish: `es-CO`
+
+To configuration for these locales looks like this:
+
+```php
+    'locales' => [ 
+        'en',
+        'es' => [
+            'MX',
+            'CO',
+        ],
+    ];
+```
+
+We can also configure the "glue" between the language and country. If for instance we prefer the format `es_MX` instead of `es-MX`, 
+the configuration should look like this:
+
+```php
+   'locale_separator' => '_',
+```
+
+What applies for the fallback of the locales using the `en-MX` format? 
+
+Let's say our fallback locale is `en`. Now, when we try to fetch from the database the translation for the 
+locale `es-MX` but it doesn't exist,  we won't get as fallback the translation for `en`. Translatable will use as a 
+fallback `es` (the first part of `es-MX`) and only if nothing is found, the translation for `en` is returned.
+ 
 ## FAQ
 
 #### I need some example code!
diff --git a/src/Translatable/Translatable.php b/src/Translatable/Translatable.php
index af38bd9..12b2345 100644
--- a/src/Translatable/Translatable.php
+++ b/src/Translatable/Translatable.php
@@ -55,16 +55,16 @@ public function translateOrNew($locale)
     public function getTranslation($locale = null, $withFallback = null)
     {
         $locale = $locale ?: $this->locale();
-
         $withFallback = $withFallback === null ? $this->useFallback() : $withFallback;
+        $fallbackLocale = $this->getFallbackLocale($locale);
 
         if ($this->getTranslationByLocaleKey($locale)) {
             $translation = $this->getTranslationByLocaleKey($locale);
         } elseif ($withFallback
-            && $this->getFallbackLocale()
-            && $this->getTranslationByLocaleKey($this->getFallbackLocale())
+            && $fallbackLocale
+            && $this->getTranslationByLocaleKey($fallbackLocale)
         ) {
-            $translation = $this->getTranslationByLocaleKey($this->getFallbackLocale());
+            $translation = $this->getTranslationByLocaleKey($fallbackLocale);
         } else {
             $translation = null;
         }
@@ -266,13 +266,43 @@ private function getTranslationByLocaleKey($key)
     }
 
     /**
+     * @param null $locale
+     *
      * @return string
      */
-    private function getFallbackLocale()
+    private function getFallbackLocale($locale = null)
     {
+        if ($locale && $this->isLocaleCountryBased($locale)) {
+            if ($fallback = $this->getLanguageFromCountryBasedLocale($locale)) {
+                return $fallback;
+            }
+        }
+
         return App::make('config')->get('translatable.fallback_locale');
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param $locale
+     *
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    private function isLocaleCountryBased($locale)
+    {
+        return strpos($locale, $this->getLocaleSeparator()) !== false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param $locale
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    private function getLanguageFromCountryBasedLocale($locale)
+    {
+        $parts = explode($this->getLocaleSeparator(), $locale);
+
+        return array_get($parts, 0);
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return bool|null
      */
diff --git a/tests/TranslatableTest.php b/tests/TranslatableTest.php
index 91b36fd..c8fff0f 100644
--- a/tests/TranslatableTest.php
+++ b/tests/TranslatableTest.php
@@ -395,4 +395,20 @@ public function test_locale_separator_can_be_configured()
         $this->assertSame('Chips', $frenchFries->getTranslation('en_GB')->name);
     }
 
+    public function test_fallback_for_country_based_locales()
+    {
+        $this->app->config->set('translatable.use_fallback', true);
+        $this->app->config->set('translatable.fallback_locale', 'fr');
+        $this->app->config->set('translatable.locales', ['en' => ['US', 'GB'], 'fr']);
+        $this->app->config->set('translatable.locale_separator', '-');
+        $data = [
+            'id' => 1,
+            'fr' => ['name' => 'frites'],
+            'en-GB' => ['name' => 'chips'],
+            'en' => ['name' => 'french fries'],
+        ];
+        Food::create($data);
+        $fries = Food::find(1);
+        $this->assertSame('french fries', $fries->getTranslation('en-US')->name);
+    }
 }