diff --git a/appIcons.js b/appIcons.js
index 00ccd70..eb77126 100644
--- a/appIcons.js
+++ b/appIcons.js
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ const Me = imports.misc.extensionUtils.getCurrentExtension();
 const Utils = Me.imports.utils;
 const WindowPreview = Me.imports.windowPreview;
 const Taskbar = Me.imports.taskbar;
+const _ = imports.gettext.domain(Utils.TRANSLATION_DOMAIN).gettext;
 
 let DASH_ANIMATION_TIME = Dash.DASH_ANIMATION_TIME;
 let DASH_ITEM_LABEL_SHOW_TIME = Dash.DASH_ITEM_LABEL_SHOW_TIME;
diff --git a/extension.js b/extension.js
index cb440f2..7c2a014 100644
--- a/extension.js
+++ b/extension.js
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ let extensionChangedHandler;
 let disabledUbuntuDock;
 
 function init() {
+    Convenience.initTranslations(Me.imports.utils.TRANSLATION_DOMAIN);
 }
 
 function enable() {
diff --git a/panel.js b/panel.js
index f0b0fa5..0904ada 100644
--- a/panel.js
+++ b/panel.js
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ const Tweener = imports.ui.tweener;
 
 const Intellihide = Me.imports.intellihide;
 const Transparency = Me.imports.transparency;
+const _ = imports.gettext.domain(Me.imports.utils.TRANSLATION_DOMAIN).gettext;
 
 let tracker = Shell.WindowTracker.get_default();
 
diff --git a/utils.js b/utils.js
index 3eea886..db8c865 100644
--- a/utils.js
+++ b/utils.js
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ const Meta = imports.gi.Meta;
 
 let es6Support = imports.misc.config.PACKAGE_VERSION >= '3.31.9';
 
+var TRANSLATION_DOMAIN = 'dash-to-panel';
+
 var defineClass = function (classDef) {
     let parentProto = !!classDef.Extends ? classDef.Extends.prototype : null;
     let isGObject = parentProto instanceof imports.gi.GObject.Object;