diff --git a/next-sitemap.config.js b/next-sitemap.config.js
index 5e5ee4e0caa..daeba00e0d0 100644
--- a/next-sitemap.config.js
+++ b/next-sitemap.config.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 const i18nConfig = require("./i18n.config.json")
 const locales = i18nConfig.map(({ code }) => code)
 
+const defaultLocale = "en"
+
 /** @type {import('next-sitemap').IConfig} */
 module.exports = {
   siteUrl: process.env.SITE_URL || "https://ethereum.org",
@@ -8,9 +10,21 @@ module.exports = {
   transform: async (_, path) => {
     const rootPath = path.split("/")[1]
     if (path.endsWith("/404")) return null
-    const isDefaultLocale = !locales.includes(rootPath) || rootPath === "en"
+    const isDefaultLocale =
+      !locales.includes(rootPath) || rootPath === defaultLocale
+
+    // Strip default-locale (en) prefix from paths; drop the `/en` root entry
+    let loc = path
+    if (rootPath === defaultLocale) {
+      // Drop the `/en` root entry to avoid duplicating `/`
+      if (path === `/${defaultLocale}` || path === `/${defaultLocale}/`)
+        return null
+      const defaultLocalePrefix = new RegExp(`^/${defaultLocale}(/|$)`)
+      loc = path.replace(defaultLocalePrefix, "/")
+    }
+
     return {
-      loc: path,
+      loc,
       changefreq: isDefaultLocale ? "weekly" : "monthly",
       priority: isDefaultLocale ? 0.7 : 0.5,
     }
diff --git a/src/components/Matomo.tsx b/src/components/Matomo.tsx
index 5ef774d0ff4..d5f3bcf638b 100644
--- a/src/components/Matomo.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Matomo.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { usePathname } from "next/navigation"
 import { init, push } from "@socialgouv/matomo-next"
 
 import { IS_PREVIEW_DEPLOY } from "@/lib/utils/env"
+import { normalizePathForMatomo } from "@/lib/utils/matomo"
 
 export default function Matomo() {
   const pathname = usePathname()
@@ -40,8 +41,11 @@ export default function Matomo() {
       return setPreviousPath(pathname)
     }
 
-    push(["setReferrerUrl", `${previousPath}`])
-    push(["setCustomUrl", pathname])
+    const normalizedPreviousPath = normalizePathForMatomo(previousPath)
+    const normalizedPathname = normalizePathForMatomo(pathname)
+
+    push(["setReferrerUrl", normalizedPreviousPath])
+    push(["setCustomUrl", normalizedPathname])
     push(["deleteCustomVariables", "page"])
     setPreviousPath(pathname)
     // In order to ensure that the page title had been updated,
diff --git a/src/i18n/routing.ts b/src/i18n/routing.ts
index a9d4c20c9ab..5dc74ed8e33 100644
--- a/src/i18n/routing.ts
+++ b/src/i18n/routing.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ export const routing = defineRouting({
   locales: LOCALES_CODES,
   defaultLocale: DEFAULT_LOCALE,
   localeCookie: false,
+  localePrefix: "as-needed",
 })
 
 // Lightweight wrappers around Next.js' navigation APIs
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/matomo.ts b/src/lib/utils/matomo.ts
index f64952b1a2a..297211e46b8 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils/matomo.ts
+++ b/src/lib/utils/matomo.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,29 @@
 import { push } from "@socialgouv/matomo-next"
 
+import { DEFAULT_LOCALE, LOCALES_CODES } from "@/lib/constants"
+
 import { IS_PROD } from "./env"
 
 export const MATOMO_LS_KEY = "ethereum-org.matomo-opt-out"
 
+/**
+ * Normalizes paths to ensure consistent Matomo tracking.
+ * With localePrefix: "as-needed", English paths don't have /en prefix,
+ * but we want to track them as /en paths for analytics consistency.
+ */
+export const normalizePathForMatomo = (pathname: string): string => {
+  const hasLocalePrefix = LOCALES_CODES.some((locale) =>
+    pathname.startsWith(`/${locale}/`)
+  )
+
+  if (hasLocalePrefix) {
+    return pathname
+  }
+
+  // For paths without locale prefix (English content), add /en prefix
+  return `/${DEFAULT_LOCALE}${pathname}`
+}
+
 export interface MatomoEventOptions {
   eventCategory: string
   eventAction: string
@@ -27,6 +47,10 @@ export const trackCustomEvent = ({
   if (isOptedOut) return
 
   // Set custom URL removing any query params or hash fragments
-  window && push([`setCustomUrl`, window.location.href.replace(/[?#].*$/, "")])
+  if (window) {
+    const normalizedPathname = normalizePathForMatomo(window.location.pathname)
+    const normalizedUrl = window.location.origin + normalizedPathname
+    push([`setCustomUrl`, normalizedUrl])
+  }
   push([`trackEvent`, eventCategory, eventAction, eventName, eventValue])
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/url.ts b/src/lib/utils/url.ts
index a35e9f759de..8c6cf4616b1 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils/url.ts
+++ b/src/lib/utils/url.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@ export const addSlashes = (href: string): string => {
 }
 
 export const getFullUrl = (locale: string | undefined, path: string) =>
-  addSlashes(new URL(join(locale || DEFAULT_LOCALE, path), SITE_URL).href)
+  DEFAULT_LOCALE === locale || !locale
+    ? addSlashes(new URL(path, SITE_URL).href)
+    : addSlashes(new URL(join(locale, path), SITE_URL).href)
 
 // Remove trailing slash from slug and add leading slash
 export const normalizeSlug = (slug: string) => {