diff --git a/source/blender/editors/transform/transform_snap.cc b/source/blender/editors/transform/transform_snap.cc
index 2d7e343ba12..b8d7e113725 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/transform/transform_snap.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/transform/transform_snap.cc
@@ -729,8 +729,15 @@ static eSnapMode snap_mode_from_spacetype(TransInfo *t)
     if (t->options & (CTX_CAMERA | CTX_EDGE_DATA | CTX_PAINT_CURVE)) {
       return SCE_SNAP_TO_INCREMENT;
     }
-
-    return eSnapMode(ts->snap_mode);
+    eSnapMode snap_mode = eSnapMode(ts->snap_mode);
+    if (t->mode == TFM_TRANSLATION) {
+      /* Use grid-snap for absolute snap while translating, see: #147246. */
+      if ((snap_mode & SCE_SNAP_TO_INCREMENT) && (ts->snap_flag & SCE_SNAP_ABS_GRID)) {
+        snap_mode &= ~SCE_SNAP_TO_INCREMENT;
+        snap_mode |= SCE_SNAP_TO_GRID;
+      }
+    }
+    return snap_mode;
   }
 
   if (ELEM(t->spacetype, SPACE_ACTION, SPACE_NLA)) {