diff --git a/src/scripting/genericscriptedconfig.cpp b/src/scripting/genericscriptedconfig.cpp
index 0811066afa..6686eec277 100644
--- a/src/scripting/genericscriptedconfig.cpp
+++ b/src/scripting/genericscriptedconfig.cpp
@@ -97,6 +97,11 @@ void GenericScriptedConfig::createUi()
         return;
     }
 
+    const QString localePath = packageRoot + QLatin1String("/contents/locale");
+    if (QFileInfo::exists(localePath)) {
+        KLocalizedString::addDomainLocaleDir(metaData.value("X-KWin-Config-TranslationDomain").toUtf8(), localePath);
+    }
+
     QFile xmlFile(kconfigXTFile);
     KConfigGroup cg = configGroup();
     KConfigLoader *configLoader = new KConfigLoader(cg, &xmlFile, this);