diff --git a/CMakeL10n.txt b/CMakeL10n.txt
index a525b71..8b2b199 100644
--- a/CMakeL10n.txt
+++ b/CMakeL10n.txt
@@ -21,3 +21,8 @@ include( TDEL10n )
 ##### create translation templates ##############
 
 tde_l10n_auto_add_subdirectories( )
+
+tde_l10n_create_template(
+    CATALOG "desktop_files/kdpkg-desktops"
+    SOURCES *.desktop
+)
diff --git a/kdpkg-install/CMakeLists.txt b/kdpkg-install/CMakeLists.txt
index 0dc2bf9..9ee0c1c 100644
--- a/kdpkg-install/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kdpkg-install/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,10 +36,7 @@ tde_add_executable( ${PROJECT_NAME}-install AUTOMOC
 
 ##### other data
 
-install(
-    FILES ${PROJECT_NAME}-install.desktop
-    DESTINATION ${XDG_APPS_INSTALL_DIR}
-)
+tde_create_translated_desktop( ${PROJECT_NAME}-install.desktop )
 
 install(
    PROGRAMS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/sh/${PROJECT_NAME}-sh
diff --git a/kdpkg-install/kdpkg-install.desktop b/kdpkg-install/kdpkg-install.desktop
index 20a22ac..ec20c56 100644
--- a/kdpkg-install/kdpkg-install.desktop
+++ b/kdpkg-install/kdpkg-install.desktop
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 [Desktop Entry]
-Encoding=UTF-8
-Icon=kdpkg
-Type=Application
-Exec=su-to-root -X -c "kdpkg-install %U"
-
 Name=Debian Package Install
+
 Comment=TDE-based Debian package installation utility
 
+Encoding=UTF-8
+Type=Application
+Icon=kdpkg
+Exec=su-to-root -X -c "kdpkg-install %U"
 MimeType=application/x-deb;application/x-debian-package;
-
 Categories=Qt;TDE;Utility
diff --git a/kdpkg/CMakeLists.txt b/kdpkg/CMakeLists.txt
index cf6bfc9..2da1f20 100644
--- a/kdpkg/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kdpkg/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,7 +32,4 @@ tde_add_executable( ${PROJECT_NAME} AUTOMOC
 
 ##### other data
 
-install(
-    FILES ${PROJECT_NAME}.desktop
-    DESTINATION ${XDG_APPS_INSTALL_DIR}
-)
+tde_create_translated_desktop( ${PROJECT_NAME}.desktop )
diff --git a/kdpkg/kdpkg.desktop b/kdpkg/kdpkg.desktop
index ead1783..0abeb74 100644
--- a/kdpkg/kdpkg.desktop
+++ b/kdpkg/kdpkg.desktop
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 [Desktop Entry]
-Encoding=UTF-8
-Icon=kdpkg
-Type=Application
-Exec=kdpkg %U
-
 Name=Debian Package Information
+
 Comment=TDE-based Debian package information and installation utility
 
+Encoding=UTF-8
+Type=Application
+Icon=kdpkg
+Exec=kdpkg %U
 MimeType=application/x-deb;application/x-debian-package;
-
 Categories=Qt;TDE;Utility
diff --git a/translations/desktop_files/kdpkg-desktops.pot b/translations/desktop_files/kdpkg-desktops.pot
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aeb5458
--- /dev/null
+++ b/translations/desktop_files/kdpkg-desktops.pot
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# SOME DESCRIPTIVE TITLE.
+# This file is put in the public domain.
+# FIRST AUTHOR <EMAIL@ADDRESS>, YEAR.
+#
+#, fuzzy
+msgid ""
+msgstr ""
+"Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n"
+"Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2020-07-24 09:53+0200\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"
+"Language: \n"
+"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
+"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
+"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
+
+#. Name
+#: kdpkg-install/kdpkg-install.desktop:2
+msgid "Debian Package Install"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. Comment
+#: kdpkg-install/kdpkg-install.desktop:4
+msgid "TDE-based Debian package installation utility"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. Name
+#: kdpkg/kdpkg.desktop:2
+msgid "Debian Package Information"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. Comment
+#: kdpkg/kdpkg.desktop:4
+msgid "TDE-based Debian package information and installation utility"
+msgstr ""