diff --git a/runners/appstream/CMakeLists.txt b/runners/appstream/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/runners/appstream/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/runners/appstream/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+add_definitions(-DTRANSLATION_DOMAIN="plasma_runner_appstream")
+
 add_library(appstreamrunner MODULE appstreamrunner.cpp)
 target_link_libraries(appstreamrunner PUBLIC KF5::Runner KF5::I18n KF5::Service AppStreamQt)
 
diff --git a/runners/appstream/Messages.sh b/runners/appstream/Messages.sh
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runners/appstream/Messages.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env bash
+$XGETTEXT *.cpp -o $podir/plasma_runner_appstream.pot