diff --git a/effects/Messages.sh b/effects/Messages.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..761d2aeea6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/effects/Messages.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env bash
+$EXTRACTRC `find . -name \*.ui` >> rc.cpp || exit 11
+$XGETTEXT `find . -name \*.cpp` -o $podir/kwin_effects.pot
diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/Messages.sh b/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/Messages.sh
index d0646cb751..abdc23d599 100644
--- a/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/Messages.sh
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/Messages.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env bash
+$EXTRACTRC *.ui >> rc.cpp || exit 11
 $XGETTEXT *.cpp -o $podir/kcmkwincompositing.pot
diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/main.cpp b/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/main.cpp
index 832b3b22b0..d8450a30fc 100644
--- a/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/main.cpp
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/main.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ KWinCompositingConfig::KWinCompositingConfig(QWidget *parent, const QVariantList
     : KCModule( KWinCompositingConfigFactory::componentData(), parent),
         mKWinConfig(KSharedConfig::openConfig("kwinrc"))
 {
+    KGlobal::locale()->insertCatalog( "kwin_effects" );
     ui.setupUi(this);
     ui.tabWidget->setCurrentIndex(0);
     ui.statusLabel->hide();
diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwinrules/Messages.sh b/kcmkwin/kwinrules/Messages.sh
index 9f61cf879b..79edd38591 100644
--- a/kcmkwin/kwinrules/Messages.sh
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwinrules/Messages.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env bash
+$EXTRACTRC *.ui >> rc.cpp || exit 11
 $XGETTEXT *.cpp -o $podir/kcmkwinrules.pot
diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index a485b5fef5..e4b5ee30b5 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -398,6 +398,7 @@ KDE_EXPORT int kdemain( int argc, char * argv[] )
     KWin::Application a;
     KWin::SessionManager weAreIndeed;
     KWin::SessionSaveDoneHelper helper;
+    KGlobal::locale()->insertCatalog( "kwin_effects" );
 
     fcntl(XConnectionNumber(KWin::display()), F_SETFD, 1);