diff --git a/plugins/quickopen/quickopen/__init__.py b/plugins/quickopen/quickopen/__init__.py
index 7d63126..259d435 100644
--- a/plugins/quickopen/quickopen/__init__.py
+++ b/plugins/quickopen/quickopen/__init__.py
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ from .popup import Popup
 from .virtualdirs import RecentDocumentsDirectory
 from .virtualdirs import CurrentDocumentsDirectory
 
+try:
+    import gettext
+    gettext.install('gedit')
+except:
+    _ = lambda s: s
+
 
 class QuickOpenAppActivatable(GObject.Object, Gedit.AppActivatable):
     app = GObject.Property(type=Gedit.App)
