diff --git a/lib/pretty_text.rb b/lib/pretty_text.rb
index bcb6d790b..7c3f74498 100644
--- a/lib/pretty_text.rb
+++ b/lib/pretty_text.rb
@@ -46,6 +46,19 @@ module PrettyText
 
 
   class Helpers
+
+    def t(key, opts)
+      str = I18n.t("js." + key)
+      if opts
+        # TODO: server localisation has no parity with client
+        # should be fixed
+        opts.each do |k,v|
+          str.gsub!("{{#{k}}}", v)
+        end
+      end
+      str
+    end
+
     # function here are available to v8
     def avatar_template(username)
       return "" unless username
@@ -90,6 +103,7 @@ module PrettyText
 
     @ctx.eval("var Discourse = {}; Discourse.SiteSettings = #{SiteSetting.client_settings_json};")
     @ctx.eval("var window = {}; window.devicePixelRatio = 2;") # hack to make code think stuff is retina
+    @ctx.eval("var I18n = {}; I18n.t = function(a,b){ return helpers.t(a,b); }");
 
     ctx_load( "app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/bbcode.js",
               "app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/utilities.js",
diff --git a/spec/components/pretty_text_spec.rb b/spec/components/pretty_text_spec.rb
index cc0f38e09..a30dcd5a5 100644
--- a/spec/components/pretty_text_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/components/pretty_text_spec.rb
@@ -15,15 +15,15 @@ test
     end
 
     it "produces a quote even with new lines in it" do
-      PrettyText.cook("[quote=\"EvilTrout, post:123, topic:456, full:true\"]ddd\n[/quote]").should match_html "<p></p><aside class=\"quote\" data-post=\"123\" data-topic=\"456\" data-full=\"true\"><div class=\"title\">\n    <div class=\"quote-controls\"></div>\n  <img width=\"20\" height=\"20\" src=\"/users/eviltrout/avatar/40?__ws=http%3A%2F%2Ftest.localhost\" class=\"avatar \" title=\"\">\n  EvilTrout\n  said:\n  </div>\n  <blockquote>ddd</blockquote>\n</aside><p></p>"
+      PrettyText.cook("[quote=\"EvilTrout, post:123, topic:456, full:true\"]ddd\n[/quote]").should match_html "<p></p><aside class=\"quote\" data-post=\"123\" data-topic=\"456\" data-full=\"true\"><div class=\"title\">\n    <div class=\"quote-controls\"></div>\n  <img width=\"20\" height=\"20\" src=\"/users/eviltrout/avatar/40?__ws=http%3A%2F%2Ftest.localhost\" class=\"avatar \" title=\"\">\n  EvilTrout said:\n  </div>\n  <blockquote>ddd</blockquote>\n</aside><p></p>"
     end
 
     it "should produce a quote" do
-      PrettyText.cook("[quote=\"EvilTrout, post:123, topic:456, full:true\"]ddd[/quote]").should match_html "<p></p><aside class=\"quote\" data-post=\"123\" data-topic=\"456\" data-full=\"true\"><div class=\"title\">\n    <div class=\"quote-controls\"></div>\n  <img width=\"20\" height=\"20\" src=\"/users/eviltrout/avatar/40?__ws=http%3A%2F%2Ftest.localhost\" class=\"avatar \" title=\"\">\n  EvilTrout\n  said:\n  </div>\n  <blockquote>ddd</blockquote>\n</aside><p></p>"
+      PrettyText.cook("[quote=\"EvilTrout, post:123, topic:456, full:true\"]ddd[/quote]").should match_html "<p></p><aside class=\"quote\" data-post=\"123\" data-topic=\"456\" data-full=\"true\"><div class=\"title\">\n    <div class=\"quote-controls\"></div>\n  <img width=\"20\" height=\"20\" src=\"/users/eviltrout/avatar/40?__ws=http%3A%2F%2Ftest.localhost\" class=\"avatar \" title=\"\">\n  EvilTrout said:\n  </div>\n  <blockquote>ddd</blockquote>\n</aside><p></p>"
     end
 
     it "trims spaces on quote params" do
-      PrettyText.cook("[quote=\"EvilTrout, post:555, topic: 666\"]ddd[/quote]").should match_html "<p></p><aside class=\"quote\" data-post=\"555\" data-topic=\"666\"><div class=\"title\">\n    <div class=\"quote-controls\"></div>\n  <img width=\"20\" height=\"20\" src=\"/users/eviltrout/avatar/40?__ws=http%3A%2F%2Ftest.localhost\" class=\"avatar \" title=\"\">\n  EvilTrout\n  said:\n  </div>\n  <blockquote>ddd</blockquote>\n</aside><p></p>"
+      PrettyText.cook("[quote=\"EvilTrout, post:555, topic: 666\"]ddd[/quote]").should match_html "<p></p><aside class=\"quote\" data-post=\"555\" data-topic=\"666\"><div class=\"title\">\n    <div class=\"quote-controls\"></div>\n  <img width=\"20\" height=\"20\" src=\"/users/eviltrout/avatar/40?__ws=http%3A%2F%2Ftest.localhost\" class=\"avatar \" title=\"\">\n  EvilTrout said:\n  </div>\n  <blockquote>ddd</blockquote>\n</aside><p></p>"
     end