diff --git a/src/pipewire/pipewire.c b/src/pipewire/pipewire.c
index d845fcdd7..a2441dd3b 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/pipewire.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/pipewire.c
@@ -36,8 +36,11 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <dlfcn.h>
 
+#include <libintl.h>
+
 #include <spa/utils/names.h>
 #include <spa/support/cpu.h>
+#include <spa/support/i18n.h>
 
 #include "pipewire.h"
 #include "private.h"
@@ -72,6 +75,8 @@ struct support {
 	const char *plugin_dir;
 	const char *support_lib;
 	struct registry *registry;
+	const char *i18n_domain;
+	struct spa_interface i18n_iface;
 	struct spa_support support[MAX_SUPPORT];
 	uint32_t n_support;
 	unsigned int in_valgrind:1;
@@ -340,6 +345,35 @@ static void *add_interface(struct support *support,
 	return iface;
 }
 
+static const char *i18n_text(void *object, const char *msgid)
+{
+	struct support *support = object;
+	return dgettext(support->i18n_domain, msgid);
+}
+
+static const char *i18n_ntext(void *object, const char *msgid, const char *msgid_plural,
+		unsigned long int n)
+{
+	struct support *support = object;
+	return dngettext(support->i18n_domain, msgid, msgid_plural, n);
+}
+
+static void *add_i18n(struct support *support)
+{
+	static struct spa_i18n_methods i18n_methods = {
+		SPA_VERSION_I18N_METHODS,
+		.text = i18n_text,
+		.ntext = i18n_ntext,
+	};
+	support->i18n_iface = SPA_INTERFACE_INIT(
+			SPA_TYPE_INTERFACE_I18N,
+			SPA_VERSION_I18N,
+			&i18n_methods, support);
+	support->support[support->n_support++] =
+		SPA_SUPPORT_INIT(SPA_TYPE_INTERFACE_I18N, &support->i18n_iface);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 #ifdef HAVE_SYSTEMD
 static struct spa_log *load_journal_logger(struct support *support)
 {
@@ -459,6 +493,9 @@ void pw_init(int *argc, char **argv[])
 	info = SPA_DICT_INIT(items, n_items);
 
 	add_interface(support, SPA_NAME_SUPPORT_CPU, SPA_TYPE_INTERFACE_CPU, &info);
+
+	add_i18n(support);
+
 	pw_log_info("version %s", pw_get_library_version());
 }