diff --git a/CMakeL10n.txt b/CMakeL10n.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a525b71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CMakeL10n.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#################################################
+#
+#  (C) 2018 Slávek Banko
+#  slavek.banko (AT) axis.cz
+#
+#  Improvements and feedback are welcome
+#
+#  This file is released under GPL >= 2
+#
+#################################################
+
+cmake_minimum_required( VERSION 2.8 )
+
+
+##### include our cmake modules #################
+
+set( CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/modules" )
+include( TDEL10n )
+
+
+##### create translation templates ##############
+
+tde_l10n_auto_add_subdirectories( )
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6c9f7bf..be40fa2 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ option( WITH_GCC_VISIBILITY "Enable fvisibility and fvisibility-inlines-hidden"
 
 option( BUILD_ALL "Build all" ON                     )
 option( BUILD_DOC "Build documentation" ${BUILD_ALL} )
+option( BUILD_TRANSLATIONS "Build translations" ${BUILD_ALL} )
 
 
 ##### configure checks
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ set( CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS "-Wl,--no-undefined" )
 add_subdirectory( src )
 add_subdirectory( icons )
 tde_conditional_add_subdirectory( BUILD_DOC doc )
+tde_conditional_add_subdirectory( BUILD_TRANSLATIONS po )
 
 
 ##### write configure files
diff --git a/ConfigureChecks.cmake b/ConfigureChecks.cmake
index 3a08843..63944db 100644
--- a/ConfigureChecks.cmake
+++ b/ConfigureChecks.cmake
@@ -28,3 +28,18 @@ if( WITH_GCC_VISIBILITY )
   set( CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -fvisibility=hidden -fvisibility-inlines-hidden")
   set( CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -fvisibility=hidden -fvisibility-inlines-hidden")
 endif( WITH_GCC_VISIBILITY )
+
+
+##### gettext
+
+if( BUILD_TRANSLATIONS )
+  include( FindGettext )
+  if( GETTEXT_FOUND )
+    set( MSGFMT_EXECUTABLE ${GETTEXT_MSGFMT_EXECUTABLE}
+      CACHE FILEPATH "path to msgfmt executable" )
+  endif( GETTEXT_FOUND )
+
+  if( NOT MSGFMT_EXECUTABLE )
+    tde_message_fatal( "msgfmt is required but was not found on your system." )
+  endif( NOT MSGFMT_EXECUTABLE )
+endif( BUILD_TRANSLATIONS )
diff --git a/po/CMakeLists.txt b/po/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..46fba83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/po/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# build translations if some are already available
+
+file( GLOB _srcs RELATIVE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} *.po )
+if( _srcs )
+  tde_create_translation( LANG auto OUTPUT_NAME ${PROJECT_NAME} )
+endif( )
diff --git a/po/kcpuload.pot b/po/kcpuload.pot
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7545e47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/po/kcpuload.pot
@@ -0,0 +1,184 @@
+# SOME DESCRIPTIVE TITLE.
+# FIRST AUTHOR <EMAIL@ADDRESS>, YEAR.
+#
+#, fuzzy
+msgid ""
+msgstr ""
+"Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2018-12-13 18:46+0100\n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
+"Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
+"Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
+"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
+"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
+"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
+
+#: _translatorinfo:1
+msgid ""
+"_: NAME OF TRANSLATORS\n"
+"Your names"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: _translatorinfo:2
+msgid ""
+"_: EMAIL OF TRANSLATORS\n"
+"Your emails"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: kcpudock.cpp:19 kcpudock.cpp:28
+msgid "C"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: kcpudock.cpp:24
+msgid "C 0"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: kcpudock.cpp:26
+msgid "C 1"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: kcpuload.cpp:69
+#, c-format
+msgid "CPU %1"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: kcpuload.cpp:85
+msgid "Enable S&MP"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: kcpuload.cpp:86
+msgid "S&MP Enabled"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: kcpuload.cpp:126
+msgid "Current CPU User: %1%"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: kcpuload.cpp:129
+msgid "Current CPU System: %1%"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: kcpuload.cpp:132 kcpuload.cpp:133 kcpuload.cpp:141
+msgid ", C%1: %2%"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: kcpuload.cpp:135
+msgid ""
+"%1.\n"
+"%2."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: kcpuload.cpp:138
+msgid "Current CPU usage: %1%"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: kcpuload.cpp:143
+#, c-format
+msgid "%1."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: kcpuload.cpp:148
+msgid ""
+"Current CPU User: %1%.\n"
+"Current CPU System: %2%."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: kcpuload.cpp:152
+msgid "Current CPU usage: %1%."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: main.cpp:22
+msgid "A small CPU usage meter for Kicker (the TDE panel)."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: main.cpp:24
+msgid "KCPULoad was first released on the 8th of August, 1999."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: main.cpp:28
+msgid "KCPULoad"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: main.cpp:57
+msgid "KCPULoad is already running!\n"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: speeddialog.cpp:30
+msgid "Select Speed"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: speeddialog.cpp:34
+msgid "Update interval in milliseconds:"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: statpopup.cpp:57
+msgid "Color (%1)..."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: statpopup.cpp:77 statpopup.cpp:327
+msgid "Inactive."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: statpopup.cpp:133
+msgid "St&yle"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: statpopup.cpp:140
+msgid "&Help"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: statpopup.cpp:335
+msgid "&Active"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: statpopup.cpp:339
+msgid "&Clear"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: statpopup.cpp:343
+msgid "&Speed..."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: statpopup.cpp:348
+msgid "Sp&lit Graph"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: statpopup.cpp:349
+msgid "Graph Sp&litting Enabled"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: statpopup.cpp:355
+msgid "&Lines"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: statpopup.cpp:358
+msgid "&Bars"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: statpopup.cpp:361
+msgid "&Shaded"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: statpopup.cpp:366
+msgid "So&ft Curves"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: statpopup.cpp:367
+msgid "So&ft Curves Enabled"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: statpopup.cpp:372
+msgid "Show &Labels"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: statpopup.cpp:373
+msgid "&Labels Enabled"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: statpopup.cpp:378
+msgid "Show &Grid"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: statpopup.cpp:379
+msgid "&Grid Enabled"
+msgstr ""
diff --git a/src/CMakeL10n.txt b/src/CMakeL10n.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ba2a8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/CMakeL10n.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+##### create translation templates ##############
+
+tde_l10n_create_template( "kcpuload" )