diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4d5d68f..4093956 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ all:
 install:
 	@install -Dm755 ${PROG} ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/${PROG}
 	@install -Dm666 doc/${PROG}.1 ${DESTDIR}${MANDIR}/man1/${PROG}.1
+	make -C extras/po install
 
 test:
 	make -C extras/test
diff --git a/extras/po/Makefile b/extras/po/Makefile
index 743e22d..c5656c9 100644
--- a/extras/po/Makefile
+++ b/extras/po/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,13 @@
+LOCALEDIR ?= /usr/share/locale
+TOMBFILE = LC_MESSAGES/tomb.po
+
 all:
 	@rm -f tomb.pot
 	@./generate_translatable_strings.sh > tomb.pot
 	@echo "Strings generated in tomb.pot"
+
+install: *.mo
+	@install -Dm755 es.mo ${LOCALEDIR}/es/${TOMBFILE}
+
+es.mo: es.po
+	msgfmt -o $@ $<
diff --git a/tomb b/tomb
index a2a41b0..ee67d8d 100755
--- a/tomb
+++ b/tomb
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ typeset -H tomb_secret
 # Make sure sbin is in PATH
 PATH+=:/sbin:/usr/sbin
 
+# For gettext
+export TEXTDOMAIN=tomb
+
 # }}}
 
 # {{{ Safety functions
@@ -410,9 +413,10 @@ option_value() {
 
 # Messaging function with pretty coloring
 function _msg() {
+    local msg="$(gettext -s "$2")"
     local command="print -P"
     local progname="$fg[magenta]${TOMBEXEC##*/}$reset_color"
-    local message="$fg_bold[normal]$fg_no_bold[normal]${2}$reset_color"
+    local message="$fg_bold[normal]$fg_no_bold[normal]$msg$reset_color"
     local -i returncode
 
     case "$1" in
@@ -420,19 +424,19 @@ function _msg() {
             command+=" -n"; pchars=" > "; pcolor="yellow"
             ;;
         message)
-            pchars=" . "; pcolor="white"; message="$fg_no_bold[$pcolor]${2}$reset_color"
+            pchars=" . "; pcolor="white"; message="$fg_no_bold[$pcolor]$msg$reset_color"
             ;;
         verbose)
             pchars="[D]"; pcolor="blue"
             ;;
         success)
-            pchars="(*)"; pcolor="green"; message="$fg_no_bold[$pcolor]${2}$reset_color"
+            pchars="(*)"; pcolor="green"; message="$fg_no_bold[$pcolor]$msg$reset_color"
             ;;
         warning)
-            pchars="[W]"; pcolor="yellow"; message="$fg_no_bold[$pcolor]${2}$reset_color"
+            pchars="[W]"; pcolor="yellow"; message="$fg_no_bold[$pcolor]$msg$reset_color"
             ;;
         failure)
-            pchars="[E]"; pcolor="red"; message="$fg_no_bold[$pcolor]${2}$reset_color"
+            pchars="[E]"; pcolor="red"; message="$fg_no_bold[$pcolor]$msg$reset_color"
             returncode=1
             ;;
         *)