diff --git a/bindings/core-utils.i b/bindings/core-utils.i
index 27976f2136..288e5c1d66 100644
--- a/bindings/core-utils.i
+++ b/bindings/core-utils.i
@@ -157,6 +157,9 @@ gchar *gnc_locale_name (void);
 
 }
 
+%rename ("gnc:ngettext") ngettext;
+extern const char* ngettext (const char *msgid1, const char *msgid2,
+                             unsigned long int n);
 %rename ("gnc:gettext") gettext;
 extern const char* gettext(const char*);
 %rename ("gnc:C_gettext") wrap_C_;
diff --git a/bindings/guile/core-utils.scm b/bindings/guile/core-utils.scm
index c08643cf11..58685cee05 100644
--- a/bindings/guile/core-utils.scm
+++ b/bindings/guile/core-utils.scm
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 (define-module (gnucash core-utils)
   #:export (N_
             G_
+            NG_
             C_
             gnc:string-locale<?
             gnc:string-locale>?
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@
 
 ;; gettext functions
 (define G_ gnc:gettext)
+(define NG_ gnc:ngettext)
 (define C_ gnc:C-gettext)
 (define-syntax-rule (N_ x) x)
 
diff --git a/po/gnucash-pot.cmake b/po/gnucash-pot.cmake
index d9c1e31f60..f59dba9adc 100644
--- a/po/gnucash-pot.cmake
+++ b/po/gnucash-pot.cmake
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ execute_process(
                         --keyword=Q_:1g
                         --keyword=G_
                         --keyword=N_
+                        --keyword=NG_:1,2
                         --keyword=C_:1c,2
                         --keyword=NC_:1c,2
                         --keyword=translate:1,1t