diff --git a/packages/vue-i18n-core/src/composer.ts b/packages/vue-i18n-core/src/composer.ts
index 4a24ecd9c..bcafd5a0e 100644
--- a/packages/vue-i18n-core/src/composer.ts
+++ b/packages/vue-i18n-core/src/composer.ts
@@ -2339,7 +2339,7 @@ export function createComposer(options: any = {}, VueI18nLegacy?: any): any {
     if (!key) return false
     const targetLocale = isString(locale) ? locale : _locale.value
     const message = getLocaleMessage(targetLocale)
-    return _context.messageResolver(message, key) !== null
+    return isString(_context.messageResolver(message, key))
   }
 
   function resolveMessages(key: Path): LocaleMessageValue<Message> | null {
diff --git a/packages/vue-i18n-core/test/composer.test.ts b/packages/vue-i18n-core/test/composer.test.ts
index 83ca027c9..db20df2eb 100644
--- a/packages/vue-i18n-core/test/composer.test.ts
+++ b/packages/vue-i18n-core/test/composer.test.ts
@@ -1526,7 +1526,7 @@ describe('messageResolver', () => {
     })
 
     expect(t('path.to.message')).toEqual('こんにちは')
-    expect(te('path.to.message')).toEqual(true)
+    expect(te('path.to.message')).toEqual(false)
     expect(tm('api.errors')).toEqual(ja['api.errors'])
     expect(mockMessageResolver).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(5)
     expect(mockMessageResolver.mock.calls[0][0]).toEqual({})
diff --git a/packages/vue-i18n-core/test/issues.test.ts b/packages/vue-i18n-core/test/issues.test.ts
index 83a4900f2..9451bd05d 100644
--- a/packages/vue-i18n-core/test/issues.test.ts
+++ b/packages/vue-i18n-core/test/issues.test.ts
@@ -1050,6 +1050,38 @@ test('issue #1547', async () => {
   expect(wrapper.html()).toEqual('<div>Deep Linked message</div>')
 })
 
+test('issue #1559', async () => {
+  const i18n = createI18n({
+    legacy: false,
+    locale: 'en',
+    messages: {
+      en: {
+        hello: 'Hello, Vue I18n',
+        language: 'Languages',
+        keyAndNotTranslation: {
+          entry1: 'TRANSLATION FOR sub entry1',
+          entry2: 'TRANSLATION FOR sub entry2'
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  })
+
+  const App = defineComponent({
+    setup() {
+      const { t } = useI18n()
+      return { t }
+    },
+    template: `
+<h1>{{ t('keyAndNotTranslation.entry1') }}</h1>
+  <div v-if="$te('keyAndNotTranslation')">{{ $t('keyAndNotTranslation') }}</div>`
+  })
+  const wrapper = await mount(App, i18n)
+
+  expect(wrapper.html()).toEqual(
+    '<h1>TRANSLATION FOR sub entry1</h1><!--v-if-->'
+  )
+})
+
 test('issue #1595', async () => {
   const i18n = createI18n({
     legacy: false,