diff --git a/src/views/notifications.js b/src/views/notifications.js
index 6c378cdb8..9a27b6e2f 100644
--- a/src/views/notifications.js
+++ b/src/views/notifications.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 /* global async */
 /* global angular */
 
-angular.module('Application').controller('NotificationsController', ['$scope', '$timeout', 'Client', function ($scope, $timeout, Client) {
+angular.module('Application').controller('NotificationsController', ['$scope', '$timeout', '$translate', 'Client', function ($scope, $timeout, $translate, Client) {
     $scope.clearAllBusy = false;
 
     $scope.notifications = [];
@@ -20,11 +20,15 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('NotificationsController', ['$scope', '
             // collapse by default
             result.forEach(function (r) { r.isCollapsed = true; });
 
-            // attempt to parse the message as json
+            // attempt to translate or parse the message as json
             result.forEach(function (r) {
-                try {
-                    r.messageJson = JSON.parse(r.message);
-                } catch (e) {}
+                if (r.message.slice(0, 3) === 'tr:') {
+                    r.message = $translate.instant(r.message.slice(3));
+                } else {
+                    try {
+                        r.messageJson = JSON.parse(r.message);
+                    } catch (e) {}
+                }
             });
 
             $scope.notifications = result;