diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/PublishedContent/IPublishedContent.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/PublishedContent/IPublishedContent.cs
index 7f15e367c8..a6482b48ab 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/PublishedContent/IPublishedContent.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/PublishedContent/IPublishedContent.cs
@@ -160,8 +160,13 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models.PublishedContent
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the children of the content item.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <remarks>Children are sorted by their sortOrder.</remarks>
-        IEnumerable<IPublishedContent> Children { get; }
+        /// <param name="culture">The specific culture to get the url children for. If null is used the current culture is used (Default is null).</param>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// <para>Gets children that are available for the specified culture.</para>
+        /// <para>Children are sorted by their sortOrder.</para>
+        /// </remarks>
+        // FIXME: can culture be '*'?
+        IEnumerable<IPublishedContent> Children(string culture = null);
 
         #endregion
     }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/PublishedContent/PublishedContentWrapped.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/PublishedContent/PublishedContentWrapped.cs
index d0db4d6e09..5bac22ad24 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/PublishedContent/PublishedContentWrapped.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/PublishedContent/PublishedContentWrapped.cs
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models.PublishedContent
         public virtual IPublishedContent Parent() => _content.Parent();
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
-        public virtual IEnumerable<IPublishedContent> Children => _content.Children;
+        public virtual IEnumerable<IPublishedContent> Children(string culture = null) => _content.Children(culture);
 
         #endregion
 
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Cache/PublishedCache/PublishedMediaCacheTests.cs b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Cache/PublishedCache/PublishedMediaCacheTests.cs
index ce89310f35..bcd34ef2e3 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Cache/PublishedCache/PublishedMediaCacheTests.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Cache/PublishedCache/PublishedMediaCacheTests.cs
@@ -172,9 +172,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Cache.PublishedCache
                     child1, child2
                 });
 
-            Assert.AreEqual(2, dicDoc.Children.Count());
-            Assert.AreEqual(222333, dicDoc.Children.ElementAt(0).Id);
-            Assert.AreEqual(444555, dicDoc.Children.ElementAt(1).Id);
+            Assert.AreEqual(2, dicDoc.Children().Count());
+            Assert.AreEqual(222333, dicDoc.Children().ElementAt(0).Id);
+            Assert.AreEqual(444555, dicDoc.Children().ElementAt(1).Id);
         }
 
         [Test]
@@ -229,9 +229,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Cache.PublishedCache
 
             DoAssert(doc, 2000, key, null, 2, "image1", "Image", 23, "Shannon", "Shannon", 33, 33, "-1,2000", DateTime.Parse("2012-06-12T14:13:17"), DateTime.Parse("2012-07-20T18:50:43"), 1);
             Assert.AreEqual(null, doc.Parent());
-            Assert.AreEqual(2, doc.Children.Count());
-            Assert.AreEqual(2001, doc.Children.ElementAt(0).Id);
-            Assert.AreEqual(2002, doc.Children.ElementAt(1).Id);
+            Assert.AreEqual(2, doc.Children().Count());
+            Assert.AreEqual(2001, doc.Children().ElementAt(0).Id);
+            Assert.AreEqual(2002, doc.Children().ElementAt(1).Id);
         }
 
         private XmlDocument GetMediaXml()
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/LegacyXmlPublishedCache/DictionaryPublishedContent.cs b/src/Umbraco.Tests/LegacyXmlPublishedCache/DictionaryPublishedContent.cs
index 3175d0aca0..cd362cadc0 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/LegacyXmlPublishedCache/DictionaryPublishedContent.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/LegacyXmlPublishedCache/DictionaryPublishedContent.cs
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.LegacyXmlPublishedCache
 
         public override IEnumerable<IPublishedProperty> Properties => _properties;
 
-        public override IEnumerable<IPublishedContent> Children => _getChildren.Value;
+        public override IEnumerable<IPublishedContent> Children(string culture = null) => _getChildren.Value;
 
         public override IPublishedProperty GetProperty(string alias)
         {
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/LegacyXmlPublishedCache/XmlPublishedContent.cs b/src/Umbraco.Tests/LegacyXmlPublishedCache/XmlPublishedContent.cs
index 8981b6c691..bc9ab8010d 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/LegacyXmlPublishedCache/XmlPublishedContent.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/LegacyXmlPublishedCache/XmlPublishedContent.cs
@@ -75,13 +75,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.LegacyXmlPublishedCache
         private bool _isDraft;
 
 
-        public override IEnumerable<IPublishedContent> Children
+        public override IEnumerable<IPublishedContent> Children(string culture = null)
         {
-            get
-            {
-                EnsureNodeInitialized(andChildren: true);
-                return _children;
-            }
+            EnsureNodeInitialized(andChildren: true);
+            return _children;
         }
 
         public override IPublishedProperty GetProperty(string alias)
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Published/NestedContentTests.cs b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Published/NestedContentTests.cs
index 31fac026f9..8b954d6ab0 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Published/NestedContentTests.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Published/NestedContentTests.cs
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Published
             public override bool IsDraft(string culture = null) => false;
             public override bool IsPublished(string culture = null) => true;
             public override IPublishedContent Parent() => null;
-            public override IEnumerable<IPublishedContent> Children { get; }
+            public override IEnumerable<IPublishedContent> Children(string culture = null) => Enumerable.Empty<IPublishedContent>();
             public override IPublishedContentType ContentType { get; }
             // ReSharper restore UnassignedGetOnlyAutoProperty
 
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/PublishedContent/PublishedContentDataTableTests.cs b/src/Umbraco.Tests/PublishedContent/PublishedContentDataTableTests.cs
index 7dddd76b8e..077dfd3c94 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/PublishedContent/PublishedContentDataTableTests.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/PublishedContent/PublishedContentDataTableTests.cs
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.PublishedContent
         {
             var doc = GetContent(true, 1);
             //change a doc type alias
-            var c = (TestPublishedContent)doc.Children.ElementAt(0);
+            var c = (TestPublishedContent)doc.Children().ElementAt(0);
             c.ContentType = new PublishedContentType(22, "DontMatch", PublishedItemType.Content, Enumerable.Empty<string>(), Enumerable.Empty<PublishedPropertyType>(), ContentVariation.Nothing);
 
             var dt = doc.ChildrenAsTable(Current.Services, "Child");
@@ -190,10 +190,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.PublishedContent
 
             IPublishedContent IPublishedContent.Parent() => Parent;
 
-            IEnumerable<IPublishedContent> IPublishedContent.Children
-            {
-                get { return Children; }
-            }
+            IEnumerable<IPublishedContent> IPublishedContent.Children(string culture = null) => Children;
 
             public IPublishedContent Parent { get; set; }
             public int Id { get; set; }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/PublishedContent/PublishedContentLanguageVariantTests.cs b/src/Umbraco.Tests/PublishedContent/PublishedContentLanguageVariantTests.cs
index 0b549d51ef..4fe028b1db 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/PublishedContent/PublishedContentLanguageVariantTests.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/PublishedContent/PublishedContentLanguageVariantTests.cs
@@ -177,10 +177,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.PublishedContent
             item3.SetUrlSegment("content-3");
             item3.SetUrl("/content-1/content-2/content-3");
 
-            item1.Children = new List<IPublishedContent> { item2 };
+            item1.SetChildren(new List<IPublishedContent> { item2 });
             item2.SetParent(item1);
 
-            item2.Children = new List<IPublishedContent> { item3 };
+            item2.SetChildren(new List<IPublishedContent> { item3 });
             item3.SetParent(item2);
 
             cache.Add(item1);
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.PublishedContent
         [Test]
         public void Do_Not_Get_Content_Recursively_Unless_Requested()
         {
-            var content = Current.UmbracoContext.ContentCache.GetAtRoot().First().Children.First();
+            var content = Current.UmbracoContext.ContentCache.GetAtRoot().First().Children().First();
             var value = content.Value("welcomeText2");
             Assert.IsNull(value);
         }
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.PublishedContent
         [Test]
         public void Can_Get_Content_Recursively()
         {
-            var content = Current.UmbracoContext.ContentCache.GetAtRoot().First().Children.First();
+            var content = Current.UmbracoContext.ContentCache.GetAtRoot().First().Children().First();
             var value = content.Value("welcomeText2", fallback: Fallback.ToAncestors);
             Assert.AreEqual("Welcome", value);
         }
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.PublishedContent
         [Test]
         public void Do_Not_Get_Content_Recursively_Unless_Requested2()
         {
-            var content = Current.UmbracoContext.ContentCache.GetAtRoot().First().Children.First().Children().First();
+            var content = Current.UmbracoContext.ContentCache.GetAtRoot().First().Children().First().Children().First();
             Assert.IsNull(content.GetProperty("welcomeText2"));
             var value = content.Value("welcomeText2");
             Assert.IsNull(value);
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.PublishedContent
         [Test]
         public void Can_Get_Content_Recursively2()
         {
-            var content = Current.UmbracoContext.ContentCache.GetAtRoot().First().Children.First().Children().First();
+            var content = Current.UmbracoContext.ContentCache.GetAtRoot().First().Children().First().Children().First();
             Assert.IsNull(content.GetProperty("welcomeText2"));
             var value = content.Value("welcomeText2", fallback: Fallback.ToAncestors);
             Assert.AreEqual("Welcome", value);
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.PublishedContent
         [Test]
         public void Can_Get_Content_Recursively3()
         {
-            var content = Current.UmbracoContext.ContentCache.GetAtRoot().First().Children.First().Children().First();
+            var content = Current.UmbracoContext.ContentCache.GetAtRoot().First().Children().First().Children().First();
             Assert.IsNull(content.GetProperty("noprop"));
             var value = content.Value("noprop", fallback: Fallback.ToAncestors);
             // property has no value but we still get the value (ie, the converter would do something)
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.PublishedContent
         public void Can_Get_Content_With_Recursive_Priority()
         {
             Current.VariationContextAccessor.VariationContext = new VariationContext("nl");
-            var content = Current.UmbracoContext.ContentCache.GetAtRoot().First().Children.First();
+            var content = Current.UmbracoContext.ContentCache.GetAtRoot().First().Children().First();
 
             var value = content.Value("welcomeText", "nl", fallback: Fallback.To(Fallback.Ancestors, Fallback.Language));
 
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.PublishedContent
         [Test]
         public void Can_Get_Content_With_Fallback_Language_Priority()
         {
-            var content = Current.UmbracoContext.ContentCache.GetAtRoot().First().Children.First();
+            var content = Current.UmbracoContext.ContentCache.GetAtRoot().First().Children().First();
             var value = content.Value("welcomeText", "nl", fallback: Fallback.ToLanguage);
 
             // No Dutch value is directly assigned.  Check has fallen back to English value from language variant.
@@ -313,14 +313,14 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.PublishedContent
         [Test]
         public void Throws_For_Non_Supported_Fallback()
         {
-            var content = Current.UmbracoContext.ContentCache.GetAtRoot().First().Children.First();
+            var content = Current.UmbracoContext.ContentCache.GetAtRoot().First().Children().First();
             Assert.Throws<NotSupportedException>(() => content.Value("welcomeText", "nl", fallback: Fallback.To(999)));
         }
 
         [Test]
         public void Can_Fallback_To_Default_Value()
         {
-            var content = Current.UmbracoContext.ContentCache.GetAtRoot().First().Children.First();
+            var content = Current.UmbracoContext.ContentCache.GetAtRoot().First().Children().First();
 
             // no Dutch value is assigned, so getting null
             var value = content.Value("welcomeText", "nl");
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.PublishedContent
         [Test]
         public void Can_Have_Custom_Default_Value()
         {
-            var content = Current.UmbracoContext.ContentCache.GetAtRoot().First().Children.First();
+            var content = Current.UmbracoContext.ContentCache.GetAtRoot().First().Children().First();
 
             // HACK: the value, pretend the converter would return something
             var prop = content.GetProperty("welcomeText") as SolidPublishedPropertyWithLanguageVariants;
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/PublishedContent/PublishedContentTests.cs b/src/Umbraco.Tests/PublishedContent/PublishedContentTests.cs
index 8be13345fb..4472842251 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/PublishedContent/PublishedContentTests.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/PublishedContent/PublishedContentTests.cs
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.PublishedContent
         {
             var doc = GetNode(1173);
 
-            var items = doc.Children.Where(x => x.IsVisible()).ToIndexedArray();
+            var items = doc.Children().Where(x => x.IsVisible()).ToIndexedArray();
 
             foreach (var item in items)
             {
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.PublishedContent
             var doc = GetNode(1173);
 
             var items = doc
-                .Children
+                .Children()
                 .Where(x => x.IsVisible())
                 .ToIndexedArray();
 
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.PublishedContent
             var doc = GetNode(1173);
             var ct = doc.ContentType;
 
-            var items = doc.Children
+            var items = doc.Children()
                 .Select(x => x.CreateModel()) // linq, returns IEnumerable<IPublishedContent>
 
                 // only way around this is to make sure every IEnumerable<T> extension
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.PublishedContent
         {
             var doc = GetNode(1173);
 
-            var items = doc.Children.Take(4).ToIndexedArray();
+            var items = doc.Children().Take(4).ToIndexedArray();
 
             foreach (var item in items)
             {
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.PublishedContent
         {
             var doc = GetNode(1173);
 
-            foreach (var d in doc.Children.Skip(1).ToIndexedArray())
+            foreach (var d in doc.Children().Skip(1).ToIndexedArray())
             {
                 if (d.Content.Id != 1176)
                 {
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.PublishedContent
         {
             var doc = GetNode(1173);
 
-            var items = doc.Children
+            var items = doc.Children()
                 .Concat(new[] { GetNode(1175), GetNode(4444) })
                 .ToIndexedArray();
 
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.PublishedContent
 
             var doc = GetNode(1046);
 
-            var found1 = doc.Children.GroupBy(x => x.ContentType.Alias).ToArray();
+            var found1 = doc.Children().GroupBy(x => x.ContentType.Alias).ToArray();
 
             Assert.AreEqual(2, found1.Length);
             Assert.AreEqual(2, found1.Single(x => x.Key.ToString() == "Home").Count());
@@ -421,8 +421,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.PublishedContent
 
             var doc = GetNode(1046);
 
-            var found1 = doc.Children.Where(x => x.ContentType.Alias == "CustomDocument");
-            var found2 = doc.Children.Where(x => x.ContentType.Alias == "Home");
+            var found1 = doc.Children().Where(x => x.ContentType.Alias == "CustomDocument");
+            var found2 = doc.Children().Where(x => x.ContentType.Alias == "Home");
 
             Assert.AreEqual(1, found1.Count());
             Assert.AreEqual(2, found2.Count());
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.PublishedContent
         {
             var doc = GetNode(1173);
 
-            var ordered = doc.Children.OrderBy(x => x.UpdateDate);
+            var ordered = doc.Children().OrderBy(x => x.UpdateDate);
 
             var correctOrder = new[] { 1178, 1177, 1174, 1176 };
             for (var i = 0; i < correctOrder.Length; i++)
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/PublishedContent/SolidPublishedSnapshot.cs b/src/Umbraco.Tests/PublishedContent/SolidPublishedSnapshot.cs
index de9f82c6f7..d61dead9c2 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/PublishedContent/SolidPublishedSnapshot.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/PublishedContent/SolidPublishedSnapshot.cs
@@ -212,7 +212,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.PublishedContent
         private IPublishedContent _parent;
         public IPublishedContent Parent() => _parent;
         public void SetParent(IPublishedContent parent) => _parent = parent;
-        public IEnumerable<IPublishedContent> Children { get; set; }
+        private IEnumerable<IPublishedContent> _children;
+        public IEnumerable<IPublishedContent> Children(string culture = null) => _children;
+        public void SetChildren(IEnumerable<IPublishedContent> children) => _children = children;
 
         #endregion
 
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/TestHelpers/Stubs/TestPublishedContent.cs b/src/Umbraco.Tests/TestHelpers/Stubs/TestPublishedContent.cs
index 4334e24f6d..8c631bb067 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/TestHelpers/Stubs/TestPublishedContent.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/TestHelpers/Stubs/TestPublishedContent.cs
@@ -56,7 +56,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.TestHelpers.Stubs
         private IPublishedContent _parent;
         public IPublishedContent Parent() => _parent;
         public void SetParent(IPublishedContent parent) => _parent = parent;
-        public IEnumerable<IPublishedContent> Children { get; set; }
+        private IEnumerable<IPublishedContent> _children;
+        public IEnumerable<IPublishedContent> Children(string culture = null) => _children;
+        public void SetChildren(IEnumerable<IPublishedContent> children) => _children = children;
 
         // copied from PublishedContentBase
         public IPublishedProperty GetProperty(string alias, bool recurse)
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/PartialViewMacros/Templates/ListChildPagesFromChangeableSource.cshtml b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/PartialViewMacros/Templates/ListChildPagesFromChangeableSource.cshtml
index 46c8de695c..495141f821 100755
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/PartialViewMacros/Templates/ListChildPagesFromChangeableSource.cshtml
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/PartialViewMacros/Templates/ListChildPagesFromChangeableSource.cshtml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 {
     @* Get the starting page *@
     var startNode = Umbraco.Content(startNodeId);
-    var selection = startNode.Children.Where(x => x.IsVisible()).ToArray();
+    var selection = startNode.Children().Where(x => x.IsVisible()).ToArray();
 
     if (selection.Length > 0)
     {
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/PartialViewMacros/Templates/ListChildPagesFromCurrentPage.cshtml b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/PartialViewMacros/Templates/ListChildPagesFromCurrentPage.cshtml
index e6606d6204..6ba7471899 100755
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/PartialViewMacros/Templates/ListChildPagesFromCurrentPage.cshtml
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/PartialViewMacros/Templates/ListChildPagesFromCurrentPage.cshtml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     - It then generates links so the visitor can go to each page
 *@
 
-@{ var selection = Model.Content.Children.Where(x => x.IsVisible()).ToArray(); }
+@{ var selection = Model.Content.Children().Where(x => x.IsVisible()).ToArray(); }
 
 @if (selection.Length > 0)
 {
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/PartialViewMacros/Templates/ListChildPagesOrderedByDate.cshtml b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/PartialViewMacros/Templates/ListChildPagesOrderedByDate.cshtml
index 2c2cc4422b..4ace3da7d1 100755
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/PartialViewMacros/Templates/ListChildPagesOrderedByDate.cshtml
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/PartialViewMacros/Templates/ListChildPagesOrderedByDate.cshtml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     - It then generates links so the visitor can go to each page
 *@
 
-@{ var selection = Model.Content.Children.Where(x => x.IsVisible()).OrderByDescending(x => x.CreateDate).ToArray(); }
+@{ var selection = Model.Content.Children().Where(x => x.IsVisible()).OrderByDescending(x => x.CreateDate).ToArray(); }
 
 @if (selection.Length > 0)
 {
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/PartialViewMacros/Templates/ListChildPagesOrderedByName.cshtml b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/PartialViewMacros/Templates/ListChildPagesOrderedByName.cshtml
index d0398e7272..ecfd8ebe9d 100755
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/PartialViewMacros/Templates/ListChildPagesOrderedByName.cshtml
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/PartialViewMacros/Templates/ListChildPagesOrderedByName.cshtml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     - It then generates links so the visitor can go to each page
 *@
 
-@{ var selection = Model.Content.Children.Where(x => x.IsVisible()).OrderBy(x => x.Name).ToArray(); }
+@{ var selection = Model.Content.Children().Where(x => x.IsVisible()).OrderBy(x => x.Name).ToArray(); }
 
 @if (selection.Length > 0)
 {
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/PartialViewMacros/Templates/ListChildPagesOrderedByProperty.cshtml b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/PartialViewMacros/Templates/ListChildPagesOrderedByProperty.cshtml
index 1bffae04c4..667a384dfe 100755
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/PartialViewMacros/Templates/ListChildPagesOrderedByProperty.cshtml
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/PartialViewMacros/Templates/ListChildPagesOrderedByProperty.cshtml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 @if (propertyAlias != null)
 {
-    var selection = Model.Content.Children.Where(x => x.IsVisible()).OrderBy(x => x.Value(propertyAlias.ToString())).ToArray();
+    var selection = Model.Content.Children().Where(x => x.IsVisible()).OrderBy(x => x.Value(propertyAlias.ToString())).ToArray();
 
     if (selection.Length > 0)
     {
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/PartialViewMacros/Templates/ListDescendantsFromCurrentPage.cshtml b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/PartialViewMacros/Templates/ListDescendantsFromCurrentPage.cshtml
index 7ae917b41d..196db52d92 100755
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/PartialViewMacros/Templates/ListDescendantsFromCurrentPage.cshtml
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/PartialViewMacros/Templates/ListDescendantsFromCurrentPage.cshtml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     the page currently being viewed by the website visitor, displayed as nested unordered HTML lists.
 *@
 
-@{ var selection = Model.Content.Children.Where(x => x.IsVisible()).ToArray(); }
+@{ var selection = Model.Content.Children().Where(x => x.IsVisible()).ToArray(); }
 
 @* Ensure that the Current Page has children *@
 @if (selection.Length > 0)
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
                 @* if this child page has any children, where the property umbracoNaviHide is not True *@
                 @{
-                    var children = item.Children.Where(x => x.IsVisible()).ToArray();
+                    var children = item.Children().Where(x => x.IsVisible()).ToArray();
                     if (children.Length > 0)
                     {
                         @* Call our helper to display the children *@
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 
                     @* if the page has any children, where the property umbracoNaviHide is not True *@
                     @{
-                        var children = item.Children.Where(x => x.IsVisible()).ToArray();
+                        var children = item.Children().Where(x => x.IsVisible()).ToArray();
                         if (children.Length > 0)
                         {
                             @* Recurse and call our helper to display the children *@
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/PartialViewMacros/Templates/ListImagesFromMediaFolder.cshtml b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/PartialViewMacros/Templates/ListImagesFromMediaFolder.cshtml
index 51fdbadb00..b6067ff93a 100755
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/PartialViewMacros/Templates/ListImagesFromMediaFolder.cshtml
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/PartialViewMacros/Templates/ListImagesFromMediaFolder.cshtml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 {
     @* Get the media item associated with the id passed in *@
     var media = Umbraco.Media(mediaId);
-    var selection = media.Children.ToArray();
+    var selection = media.Children().ToArray();
 
     if (selection.Length > 0)
     {
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/PartialViewMacros/Templates/Navigation.cshtml b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/PartialViewMacros/Templates/Navigation.cshtml
index 1c01eeb855..733c6be801 100755
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/PartialViewMacros/Templates/Navigation.cshtml
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/PartialViewMacros/Templates/Navigation.cshtml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     It also highlights the current active page/section in the navigation with the CSS class "current".
 *@
 
-@{ var selection = Model.Content.Root().Children.Where(x => x.IsVisible()).ToArray(); }
+@{ var selection = Model.Content.Root().Children().Where(x => x.IsVisible()).ToArray(); }
 
 @if (selection.Length > 0)
 {
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/PartialViewMacros/Templates/SiteMap.cshtml b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/PartialViewMacros/Templates/SiteMap.cshtml
index 567ed5d07d..a14d6fdc09 100755
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/PartialViewMacros/Templates/SiteMap.cshtml
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/PartialViewMacros/Templates/SiteMap.cshtml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     const int maxLevelForSitemap = 4;
 
     @* Select visible children *@
-    var selection = node.Children.Where(x => x.IsVisible() && x.Level <= maxLevelForSitemap).ToArray();
+    var selection = node.Children().Where(x => x.IsVisible() && x.Level <= maxLevelForSitemap).ToArray();
 
     @* If any items are returned, render a list *@
     if (selection.Length > 0)
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Macros/PublishedContentHashtableConverter.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Macros/PublishedContentHashtableConverter.cs
index 209808e282..ebeafd2c06 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Macros/PublishedContentHashtableConverter.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Macros/PublishedContentHashtableConverter.cs
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Macros
 
             public IPublishedContent Parent() => _parent;
 
-            public IEnumerable<IPublishedContent> Children => throw new NotImplementedException();
+            public IEnumerable<IPublishedContent> Children(string culture = null) => throw new NotImplementedException();
 
             public IEnumerable<IPublishedProperty> Properties => _properties;
 
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/PublishedContentBase.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/PublishedContentBase.cs
index d2b3a3749b..f29dc48d2b 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/PublishedContentBase.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/PublishedContentBase.cs
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Models
         public abstract IPublishedContent Parent();
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
-        public abstract IEnumerable<IPublishedContent> Children { get; }
+        public abstract IEnumerable<IPublishedContent> Children(string culture = null);
 
         #endregion
 
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/PublishedCache/NuCache/ContentCache.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/PublishedCache/NuCache/ContentCache.cs
index c364f5788a..e422c04f72 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/PublishedCache/NuCache/ContentCache.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/PublishedCache/NuCache/ContentCache.cs
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache.NuCache
                 // hideTopLevelNode = support legacy stuff, look for /*/path/to/node
                 // else normal, look for /path/to/node
                 content = hideTopLevelNode.Value
-                    ? GetAtRoot(preview).SelectMany(x => x.Children).FirstOrDefault(x => x.UrlSegment(culture) == parts[0])
+                    ? GetAtRoot(preview).SelectMany(x => x.Children(culture)).FirstOrDefault(x => x.UrlSegment(culture) == parts[0])
                     : GetAtRoot(preview).FirstOrDefault(x => x.UrlSegment(culture) == parts[0]);
                 content = FollowRoute(content, parts, 1, culture);
             }
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache.NuCache
             while (content != null && i < parts.Count)
             {
                 var part = parts[i++];
-                content = content.Children.FirstOrDefault(x =>
+                content = content.Children(culture).FirstOrDefault(x =>
                 {
                     var urlSegment = x.UrlSegment(culture);
                     return urlSegment == part;
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/PublishedCache/NuCache/PublishedContent.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/PublishedCache/NuCache/PublishedContent.cs
index a854a8a2ad..c1215c881b 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/PublishedCache/NuCache/PublishedContent.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/PublishedCache/NuCache/PublishedContent.cs
@@ -341,17 +341,18 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache.NuCache
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
-        public override IEnumerable<IPublishedContent> Children
+        public override IEnumerable<IPublishedContent> Children(string culture = null)
         {
-            get
-            {
-                var cache = GetAppropriateCache();
-                if (cache == null || PublishedSnapshotService.CachePublishedContentChildren == false)
-                    return GetChildren();
+            // FIXME THIS CANNOT WORK
+            // we cannot cache children this way, they should be a linked list!
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
 
-                // note: ToArray is important here, we want to cache the result, not the function!
-                return (IEnumerable<IPublishedContent>)cache.Get(ChildrenCacheKey, () => GetChildren().ToArray());
-            }
+            var cache = GetAppropriateCache();
+            if (cache == null || PublishedSnapshotService.CachePublishedContentChildren == false)
+                return GetChildren();
+
+            // note: ToArray is important here, we want to cache the result, not the function!
+            return (IEnumerable<IPublishedContent>)cache.Get(ChildrenCacheKey, () => GetChildren().ToArray());
         }
 
         private string _childrenCacheKey;
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/PublishedCache/PublishedMember.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/PublishedCache/PublishedMember.cs
index 09d01229f3..f0c3ac4f5b 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/PublishedCache/PublishedMember.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/PublishedCache/PublishedMember.cs
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache
 
         public override IPublishedContent Parent() => null;
 
-        public override IEnumerable<IPublishedContent> Children => Enumerable.Empty<IPublishedContent>();
+        public override IEnumerable<IPublishedContent> Children(string culture = null) => Enumerable.Empty<IPublishedContent>();
 
         public override IEnumerable<IPublishedProperty> Properties => _properties;
 
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/PublishedContentExtensions.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/PublishedContentExtensions.cs
index 708c9a8e09..15d4432a90 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/PublishedContentExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/PublishedContentExtensions.cs
@@ -891,6 +891,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web
 
         #region Axes: children
 
+        // FIXME: kill that one
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the children of the content.
         /// </summary>
@@ -905,7 +906,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web
         {
             if (content == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(content));
 
-            return content.Children.WhereIsInvariantOrHasCulture(culture);
+            return content.Children(culture); //.WhereIsInvariantOrHasCulture(culture);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -1029,7 +1030,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web
                     //create all row data
                     var tableData = Core.DataTableExtensions.CreateTableData();
                     //loop through each child and create row data for it
-                    foreach (var n in content.Children.OrderBy(x => x.SortOrder))
+                    foreach (var n in content.Children().OrderBy(x => x.SortOrder))
                     {
                         if (contentTypeAliasFilter.IsNullOrWhiteSpace() == false)
                         {