diff --git a/babel.cfg b/babel.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..efceab81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/babel.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+[python: **.py]
diff --git a/magnum-ui/locale/magnum-ui.pot b/magnum-ui/locale/magnum-ui.pot
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..082b439c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/magnum-ui/locale/magnum-ui.pot
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# Translations template for magnum-ui.
+# Copyright (C) 2015 ORGANIZATION
+# This file is distributed under the same license as the magnum-ui project.
+# FIRST AUTHOR <EMAIL@ADDRESS>, 2015.
+#
+#, fuzzy
+msgid ""
+msgstr ""
+"Project-Id-Version: magnum-ui 0.0.1.dev23\n"
+"Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: EMAIL@ADDRESS\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2015-10-29 08:28+0100\n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
+"Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
+"Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
+"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
+"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8\n"
+"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
+"Generated-By: Babel 2.1.1\n"
+
+#: magnum_ui/dashboard.py:21 magnum_ui/containers/panel.py:21
+msgid "Containers"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: magnum_ui/bay/panel.py:22
+msgid "Bays"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: magnum_ui/baymodel/panel.py:22
+msgid "Bay Models"
+msgstr ""
+
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 6f30ca12..3c59a775 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -24,3 +24,17 @@ classifier =
 [files]
 packages =
     magnum_ui
+
+[compile_catalog]
+directory = magnum-ui/locale
+domain = magnum-ui
+
+[update_catalog]
+domain = magnum-ui
+output_dir = magnum-ui/locale
+input_file = magnum-ui/locale/magnum-ui.pot
+
+[extract_messages]
+keywords = _ gettext ngettext l_ lazy_gettext
+mapping_file = babel.cfg
+output_file = magnum-ui/locale/magnum-ui.pot