diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2f5022df0..44d719d76 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ if(PYTHONINTERP_FOUND)
 endif()
 
 add_custom_target(update_locale
-    COMMAND xgettext --keyword=tr:1c,2 --keyword=tr:1 --keyword=trMark:1c,2 --keyword=trMark:1 --omit-header -d resources/locale/main.en ${MAIN_SOURCES} ${GUI_LIB_SOURCES}
+    COMMAND xgettext --keyword=tr:1c,2 --keyword=tr:1 --keyword=trMark:1c,2 --keyword=trMark:1 --add-comments=TRANSLATORS --omit-header -d resources/locale/main.en ${MAIN_SOURCES} ${GUI_LIB_SOURCES}
     COMMAND python3 update_locale.py
     WORKING_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR})
 
diff --git a/update_locale.py b/update_locale.py
index 331f7b2bb..cd33b39f4 100644
--- a/update_locale.py
+++ b/update_locale.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def update_other_languages(base):
     cmd = ["xgettext", "--keyword=_:1c,2", "--keyword=_:1", "--omit-header", "-j", "-d", output[:-3], "-C", "-"]
     subprocess.run(cmd, check=True, input=b"")
     pre = open(output, "rt").read()
-    cmd = ["xgettext", "--keyword=_:1c,2", "--keyword=_:1", "--omit-header", "-j", "-d", output[:-3], script]
+    cmd = ["xgettext", "--keyword=_:1c,2", "--keyword=_:1", "--add-comments=TRANSLATORS", "--omit-header", "-j", "-d" , output[:-3], script]
     subprocess.run(cmd, check=True)
     post = open(output, "rt").read()
     if pre == post and "name" not in info: