diff --git a/sphinx_rtd_theme/breadcrumbs.html b/sphinx_rtd_theme/breadcrumbs.html
index 0f271045..a636a645 100644
--- a/sphinx_rtd_theme/breadcrumbs.html
+++ b/sphinx_rtd_theme/breadcrumbs.html
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
   <ul class="wy-breadcrumbs">
     {% block breadcrumbs %}
-      <li><a href="{{ pathto(master_doc) }}">Docs</a> &raquo;</li>
+      <li><a href="{{ pathto(master_doc) }}">{{ _('Docs') }}</a> &raquo;</li>
         {% for doc in parents %}
           <li><a href="{{ doc.link|e }}">{{ doc.title }}</a> &raquo;</li>
         {% endfor %}
@@ -36,21 +36,21 @@
             {% if display_github %}
             {% if check_meta and 'github_url' in meta %}
               <!-- User defined GitHub URL -->
-              <a href="{{ meta['github_url'] }}" class="fa fa-github"> Edit on GitHub</a>
+              <a href="{{ meta['github_url'] }}" class="fa fa-github"> {{ _('Edit on GitHub') }}</a>
             {% else %}
-              <a href="https://{{ github_host|default("github.com") }}/{{ github_user }}/{{ github_repo }}/blob/{{ github_version }}{{ conf_py_path }}{{ pagename }}{{ suffix }}" class="fa fa-github"> Edit on GitHub</a>
+              <a href="https://{{ github_host|default("github.com") }}/{{ github_user }}/{{ github_repo }}/blob/{{ github_version }}{{ conf_py_path }}{{ pagename }}{{ suffix }}" class="fa fa-github"> {{ _('Edit on GitHub') }}</a>
             {% endif %}
           {% elif display_bitbucket %}
             {% if check_meta and 'bitbucket_url' in meta %}
               <!-- User defined Bitbucket URL -->
-              <a href="{{ meta['bitbucket_url'] }}" class="fa fa-bitbucket"> Edit on Bitbucket</a>
+              <a href="{{ meta['bitbucket_url'] }}" class="fa fa-bitbucket"> {{ _('Edit on Bitbucket') }}</a>
             {% else %}
-              <a href="https://bitbucket.org/{{ bitbucket_user }}/{{ bitbucket_repo }}/src/{{ bitbucket_version}}{{ conf_py_path }}{{ pagename }}{{ suffix }}" class="fa fa-bitbucket"> Edit on Bitbucket</a>
+              <a href="https://bitbucket.org/{{ bitbucket_user }}/{{ bitbucket_repo }}/src/{{ bitbucket_version}}{{ conf_py_path }}{{ pagename }}{{ suffix }}" class="fa fa-bitbucket"> {{ _('Edit on Bitbucket') }}</a>
             {% endif %}
           {% elif show_source and source_url_prefix %}
-            <a href="{{ source_url_prefix }}{{ pagename }}{{ suffix }}">View page source</a>
+            <a href="{{ source_url_prefix }}{{ pagename }}{{ suffix }}">{{ _('View page source') }}</a>
           {% elif show_source and has_source and sourcename %}
-            <a href="{{ pathto('_sources/' + sourcename, true)|e }}" rel="nofollow"> View page source</a>
+            <a href="{{ pathto('_sources/' + sourcename, true)|e }}" rel="nofollow"> {{ _('View page source') }}</a>
           {% endif %}
         {% endif %}
       </li>
diff --git a/sphinx_rtd_theme/footer.html b/sphinx_rtd_theme/footer.html
index a6afdf53..2e2c93dd 100644
--- a/sphinx_rtd_theme/footer.html
+++ b/sphinx_rtd_theme/footer.html
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
   {% if (theme_prev_next_buttons_location == 'bottom' or theme_prev_next_buttons_location == 'both') and (next or prev) %}
     <div class="rst-footer-buttons" role="navigation" aria-label="footer navigation">
       {% if next %}
-        <a href="{{ next.link|e }}" class="btn btn-neutral float-right" title="{{ next.title|striptags|e }}" accesskey="n">Next <span class="fa fa-arrow-circle-right"></span></a>
+        <a href="{{ next.link|e }}" class="btn btn-neutral float-right" title="{{ next.title|striptags|e }}" accesskey="n">{{ _('Next') }} <span class="fa fa-arrow-circle-right"></span></a>
       {% endif %}
       {% if prev %}
-        <a href="{{ prev.link|e }}" class="btn btn-neutral" title="{{ prev.title|striptags|e }}" accesskey="p"><span class="fa fa-arrow-circle-left"></span> Previous</a>
+        <a href="{{ prev.link|e }}" class="btn btn-neutral" title="{{ prev.title|striptags|e }}" accesskey="p"><span class="fa fa-arrow-circle-left"></span> {{ _('Previous') }}</a>
       {% endif %}
     </div>
   {% endif %}
diff --git a/sphinx_rtd_theme/searchbox.html b/sphinx_rtd_theme/searchbox.html
index 35ad52c5..606f5c8c 100644
--- a/sphinx_rtd_theme/searchbox.html
+++ b/sphinx_rtd_theme/searchbox.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {%- if builder != 'singlehtml' %}
 <div role="search">
   <form id="rtd-search-form" class="wy-form" action="{{ pathto('search') }}" method="get">
-    <input type="text" name="q" placeholder="Search docs" />
+    <input type="text" name="q" placeholder="{{ _('Search docs') }}" />
     <input type="hidden" name="check_keywords" value="yes" />
     <input type="hidden" name="area" value="default" />
   </form>
diff --git a/sphinx_rtd_theme/versions.html b/sphinx_rtd_theme/versions.html
index 8b3eb79d..e03fbb32 100644
--- a/sphinx_rtd_theme/versions.html
+++ b/sphinx_rtd_theme/versions.html
@@ -2,34 +2,34 @@
 {# Add rst-badge after rst-versions for small badge style. #}
   <div class="rst-versions" data-toggle="rst-versions" role="note" aria-label="versions">
     <span class="rst-current-version" data-toggle="rst-current-version">
-      <span class="fa fa-book"> Read the Docs</span>
+      <span class="fa fa-book"> {{ _('Read the Docs') }}</span>
       v: {{ current_version }}
       <span class="fa fa-caret-down"></span>
     </span>
     <div class="rst-other-versions">
       <dl>
-        <dt>Versions</dt>
+        <dt>{{ _('Versions') }}</dt>
         {% for slug, url in versions %}
           <dd><a href="{{ url }}">{{ slug }}</a></dd>
         {% endfor %}
       </dl>
       <dl>
-        <dt>Downloads</dt>
+        <dt>{{ _('Downloads') }}</dt>
         {% for type, url in downloads %}
           <dd><a href="{{ url }}">{{ type }}</a></dd>
         {% endfor %}
       </dl>
       <dl>
-        <dt>On Read the Docs</dt>
+        <dt>{{ _('On Read the Docs') }}</dt>
           <dd>
-            <a href="//{{ PRODUCTION_DOMAIN }}/projects/{{ slug }}/?fromdocs={{ slug }}">Project Home</a>
+            <a href="//{{ PRODUCTION_DOMAIN }}/projects/{{ slug }}/?fromdocs={{ slug }}">{{ _('Project Home') }}</a>
           </dd>
           <dd>
-            <a href="//{{ PRODUCTION_DOMAIN }}/builds/{{ slug }}/?fromdocs={{ slug }}">Builds</a>
+            <a href="//{{ PRODUCTION_DOMAIN }}/builds/{{ slug }}/?fromdocs={{ slug }}">{{ _('Builds') }}</a>
           </dd>
       </dl>
       <hr/>
-      Free document hosting provided by <a href="http://www.readthedocs.org">Read the Docs</a>.
+      {% trans %}Free document hosting provided by <a href="http://www.readthedocs.org">Read the Docs</a>.{% endtrans %}
 
     </div>
   </div>