--- a/src/Main.cpp
+++ b/src/Main.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QCommandLineParser>
 #include <QDBusConnection>
+#include <QTranslator>
 
 #include <KAboutData>
 #include <KDBusService>
@@ -38,6 +39,15 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
     QApplication app(argc, argv);
 
+#ifdef KIMAGEANNOTATOR_FOUND
+    QTranslator kimageannotator_tr(&app);
+    QString lang_name(QLocale::system().name());
+    if( kimageannotator_tr.load(QStringLiteral("kImageAnnotator_")+lang_name, QStringLiteral("/usr/share/kImageAnnotator/translations")) ) {
+        QCoreApplication::installTranslator(&kimageannotator_tr);
+    }
+#endif
+
+
     app.setAttribute(Qt::AA_DontCreateNativeWidgetSiblings, true);
     app.setAttribute(Qt::AA_UseHighDpiPixmaps, true);