diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 17da0aa..a5dc4bd 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -252,6 +252,8 @@ class I18nChild extends I18n {
 
         this.$scope = scopeChain.join('.') || undefined;
         this.parent = parent;
+        this[MISSING] = this.parent[MISSING];
+        this[EMPTY] = this.parent[EMPTY];
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b10595f..913d5e9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@fiverr/i18n",
-  "version": "1.8.0",
+  "version": "1.8.1",
   "description": "Translation helper",
   "keywords": [
     "i18n",
diff --git a/tests/child.js b/tests/child.js
index e026708..6e935fe 100644
--- a/tests/child.js
+++ b/tests/child.js
@@ -57,4 +57,26 @@ describe('child instances', () => {
         expect(child.t('key')).to.equal('Child');
         expect(child.t('key', {$scope: 'something'})).to.equal('Something');
     });
+
+    it('Child calls parent onmiss functionallity', () => {
+        const i18n = new I18n({translations});
+        let miss = 0;
+        i18n.onmiss(() => miss++);
+        const child = i18n.spawn('child');
+        child.t('missing_translation');
+        expect(miss).to.equal(1);
+    });
+
+    it('Child overrides parent onmiss functionallity', () => {
+        const i18n = new I18n({translations});
+        let miss = 0;
+        let childMiss = 0;
+        i18n.onmiss(() => miss++);
+        const child = i18n.spawn('child');
+        child.onmiss(() => childMiss++);
+
+        child.t('missing_translation');
+        expect(miss).to.equal(0);
+        expect(childMiss).to.equal(1);
+    });
 });