diff --git a/messagecomposer/src/settings/messagecomposersettings_base.kcfgc b/messagecomposer/src/settings/messagecomposersettings_base.kcfgc
--- a/messagecomposer/src/settings/messagecomposersettings_base.kcfgc
+++ b/messagecomposer/src/settings/messagecomposersettings_base.kcfgc
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@
 SetUserTexts=true
 IncludeFiles=qapplication.h,messagecomposer_export.h,messagecomposer_debug.h
 CategoryLoggingName=MESSAGECOMPOSER_LOG
+TranslationSystem=kde