diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ output_file = rhodecode/i18n/rhodecode.p
 msgid-bugs-address = marcin@rhodecode.com
 copyright-holder = RhodeCode GmbH
 no-wrap = true
-keywords = lazy_ugettext
+keywords =
+    lazy_ugettext
+    _ngettext
+    _gettext
 
 [init_catalog]
 domain = rhodecode
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ setup(
     message_extractors={
         'rhodecode': [
             ('**.py', 'python', None),
+            ('**.js', 'javascript', None),
             ('templates/**.mako', 'mako', {'input_encoding': 'utf-8'}),
             ('templates/**.html', 'mako', {'input_encoding': 'utf-8'}),
             ('public/**', 'ignore', None),