diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/i18n/meta.ts b/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/i18n/meta.ts
index 8029f72c00f2..8b0cd8c5bfe3 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/i18n/meta.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/i18n/meta.ts
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ export class I18nMetaVisitor implements html.Visitor {
             isTrustedType = isTrustedTypesSink(node.name, name);
           }
 
-          if (isTrustedType || name.toLowerCase().startsWith('on')) {
+          if (isTrustedType || isPossibleEventHandler(name)) {
             this._reportError(
               attr,
               `Translating attribute '${name}' is disallowed for security reasons.`,
@@ -350,3 +350,14 @@ export function i18nMetaToJSDoc(meta: I18nMeta): o.JSDocComment {
   }
   return o.jsDocComment(tags);
 }
+
+/**
+ * Check if the propertyName is a potential event handler.
+ * We consider a property to be a potential event handler if its name is longer than 2 characters and starts with 'on' (e.g. 'onclick', 'onload', etc.).
+ * @param propertyName The name of the property to check.
+ * @returns True if the property is a potential event handler, false otherwise.
+ */
+function isPossibleEventHandler(propertyName: string): boolean {
+  const name = propertyName.toLowerCase();
+  return name.length > 2 && name !== 'only' && name.startsWith('on');
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/test/linker/security_integration_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/linker/security_integration_spec.ts
index 5e351acbbc2e..6ed339d2a865 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/linker/security_integration_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/linker/security_integration_spec.ts
@@ -385,6 +385,13 @@ describe('security integration tests', function () {
       );
     });
 
+    it('should not throw error on translating "on" attribute', () => {
+      const template = `<div on="some-value" i18n-on></div>`;
+      TestBed.overrideComponent(SecuredComponent, {set: {template}});
+
+      expect(() => TestBed.createComponent(SecuredComponent)).not.toThrow();
+    });
+
     it('should throw error on security-sensitive attributes with constant values', () => {
       const template = `<iframe srcdoc="foo" i18n-srcdoc></iframe>`;
       TestBed.overrideComponent(SecuredComponent, {set: {template}});