diff --git a/qt/app.cc b/qt/app.cc
index 08c6cdd3a..9d6131fc7 100644
--- a/qt/app.cc
+++ b/qt/app.cc
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #include <QLabel>
 #include <QLibraryInfo>
 #include <QRect>
-#include <QTranslator>
 
 #include <libtransmission/transmission.h>
 #include <libtransmission/tr-getopt.h>
@@ -94,13 +93,11 @@ MyApp :: MyApp( int& argc, char ** argv ):
     setApplicationName( MY_CONFIG_NAME );
 
     // install the qt translator
-    QTranslator qtTranslator;
     qtTranslator.load( "qt_" + QLocale::system().name(), QLibraryInfo::location(QLibraryInfo::TranslationsPath));
     installTranslator( &qtTranslator );
 
     // install the transmission translator
-    QTranslator appTranslator;
-    appTranslator.load( QString(MY_READABLE_NAME) + "_" + QLocale::system().name() );
+    appTranslator.load( QString(MY_CONFIG_NAME) + "_" + QLocale::system().name(), QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath() + "/translations" );
     installTranslator( &appTranslator );
 
     Formatter::initUnits( );
diff --git a/qt/app.h b/qt/app.h
index 3e4df0d3d..c28efb4d1 100644
--- a/qt/app.h
+++ b/qt/app.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QSet>
 #include <QTimer>
+#include <QTranslator>
 
 #include "favicon.h"
 
@@ -51,6 +52,8 @@ class MyApp: public QApplication
         QTimer myStatsTimer;
         QTimer mySessionTimer;
         time_t myLastFullUpdateTime;
+        QTranslator qtTranslator;
+        QTranslator appTranslator;
 
     private slots:
         void consentGiven( );
diff --git a/qt/prefs-dialog.cc b/qt/prefs-dialog.cc
index 7c73e0610..b0a5bfd01 100644
--- a/qt/prefs-dialog.cc
+++ b/qt/prefs-dialog.cc
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ PrefsDialog :: createSpeedTab( )
         QWidget * w = timeEditNew( Prefs :: ALT_SPEED_LIMIT_TIME_BEGIN );
         h->addWidget( w, 1 );
         mySchedWidgets << w;
-        QLabel * nd = new QLabel( "&to" );
+        QLabel * nd = new QLabel( tr("&to") );
         h->addWidget( nd );
         mySchedWidgets << nd;
         w = timeEditNew( Prefs :: ALT_SPEED_LIMIT_TIME_END );
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ PrefsDialog :: createPrivacyTab( )
 
     hig->addSectionTitle( tr( "Blocklist" ) );
 
-    QWidget * l = checkBoxNew( "Enable &blocklist:", Prefs::BLOCKLIST_ENABLED );
+    QWidget * l = checkBoxNew( tr("Enable &blocklist:"), Prefs::BLOCKLIST_ENABLED );
     QWidget * e = lineEditNew( Prefs::BLOCKLIST_URL );
     myBlockWidgets << e;
     hig->addRow( l, e );
diff --git a/qt/qtr.pro b/qt/qtr.pro
index 462422af9..b634a122b 100644
--- a/qt/qtr.pro
+++ b/qt/qtr.pro
@@ -26,7 +26,10 @@ win32:DEFINES += QT_DBUS
 win32:LIBS += -levent -lws2_32 -lintl
 win32:LIBS += -lidn -liconv -lwldap32 -liphlpapi
 
-TRANSLATIONS += transmission_en.ts transmission_es.ts transmission_pt_BR.ts transmission_ru.ts
+TRANSLATIONS += translations/transmission_en.ts \
+                translations/transmission_es.ts \
+                translations/transmission_pt_BR.ts \
+                translations/transmission_ru.ts
 
 FORMS += mainwin.ui
 RESOURCES += application.qrc
diff --git a/qt/transmission_en.ts b/qt/translations/transmission_en.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from qt/transmission_en.ts
rename to qt/translations/transmission_en.ts
diff --git a/qt/transmission_es.ts b/qt/translations/transmission_es.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from qt/transmission_es.ts
rename to qt/translations/transmission_es.ts
diff --git a/qt/transmission_pt_BR.ts b/qt/translations/transmission_pt_BR.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from qt/transmission_pt_BR.ts
rename to qt/translations/transmission_pt_BR.ts
diff --git a/qt/transmission_ru.ts b/qt/translations/transmission_ru.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from qt/transmission_ru.ts
rename to qt/translations/transmission_ru.ts