diff --git a/Messages.sh b/Messages.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8b1953b9d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Messages.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env bash
+$XGETTEXT *.h *.cpp killer/*.cpp lib/*.cpp -o $podir/kwin.pot
diff --git a/clients/Messages.sh b/clients/Messages.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fd224cf254
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clients/Messages.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env bash
+$EXTRACTRC `find . -name \*.ui` >> rc.cpp || exit 11
+$XGETTEXT `find . -name \*.cpp` -o $podir/kwin_clients.pot
diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwindecoration/Messages.sh b/kcmkwin/kwindecoration/Messages.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1ddeb3c5a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwindecoration/Messages.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env bash
+$XGETTEXT *.cpp -o $podir/kcmkwindecoration.pot
diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwinoptions/Messages.sh b/kcmkwin/kwinoptions/Messages.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aa61341924
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwinoptions/Messages.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env bash
+$XGETTEXT *.cpp -o $podir/kcmkwm.pot
diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwinrules/Messages.sh b/kcmkwin/kwinrules/Messages.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9f61cf879b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwinrules/Messages.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env bash
+$XGETTEXT *.cpp -o $podir/kcmkwinrules.pot
diff --git a/lib/Messages.sh b/lib/Messages.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..76249869c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Messages.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env bash
+$XGETTEXT `find . -name \*.cpp` -o $podir/kwin_lib.pot