diff --git a/parsel/csstranslator.py b/parsel/csstranslator.py
index 24834622..43b6a790 100644
--- a/parsel/csstranslator.py
+++ b/parsel/csstranslator.py
@@ -98,16 +98,26 @@ def xpath_text_simple_pseudo_element(self, xpath):
 
 
 class GenericTranslator(TranslatorMixin, OriginalGenericTranslator):
+
     @lru_cache(maxsize=256)
     def css_to_xpath(self, css, prefix='descendant-or-self::'):
         return super(GenericTranslator, self).css_to_xpath(css, prefix)
 
+    def xpath_pseudo_element(self, xpath, pseudo_element):
+        return TranslatorMixin.xpath_pseudo_element(
+            self, xpath, pseudo_element)
+
 
 class HTMLTranslator(TranslatorMixin, OriginalHTMLTranslator):
+
     @lru_cache(maxsize=256)
     def css_to_xpath(self, css, prefix='descendant-or-self::'):
         return super(HTMLTranslator, self).css_to_xpath(css, prefix)
 
+    def xpath_pseudo_element(self, xpath, pseudo_element):
+        return TranslatorMixin.xpath_pseudo_element(
+            self, xpath, pseudo_element)
+
 
 _translator = HTMLTranslator()