diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -66,3 +66,5 @@
         DESTINATION ${KF5_INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR} COMPONENT Devel )
 
 feature_summary(WHAT ALL FATAL_ON_MISSING_REQUIRED_PACKAGES)
+
+ki18n_install(po)
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+add_definitions(-DTRANSLATION_DOMAIN=\"kdecoration\")
+
 add_subdirectory(private)
 
 set(libkdecoration2_SRCS
diff --git a/src/Messages.sh b/src/Messages.sh
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Messages.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env bash
+$XGETTEXT *.cpp -o $podir/kdecoration.pot