diff --git a/po/Makevars b/po/Makevars
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..17711ad5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/po/Makevars
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+DOMAIN = $(PACKAGE)
+subdir = po
+top_builddir = ..
+XGETTEXT_OPTIONS = --keyword=_ --keyword=N_
+COPYRIGHT_HOLDER = 
+EXTRA_LOCALE_CATEGORIES =
diff --git a/po/POTFILES.in b/po/POTFILES.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8a25f9d21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/po/POTFILES.in
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+./src/irc/irc-nick.c
+./src/irc/irc-server.c
+./src/irc/irc-channel.c
+./src/irc/irc-commands.c
+./src/irc/irc-display.c
+./src/irc/irc-send.c
+./src/irc/irc-recv.c
+./src/gui/curses/gui-input.c
+./src/gui/curses/gui-display.c
+./src/gui/gtk/gui-display.c
+./src/gui/gtk/gui-input.c
+./src/gui/qt/gui-qt.c
+./src/gui/gui-common.c
+./src/common/command.c
+./src/common/completion.c
+./src/common/history.c
+./src/common/weechat.c
+./src/common/weeconfig.c
+./src/irc/irc.h
+./src/gui/qt/gui-qt.h
+./src/gui/gui.h
+./src/common/command.h
+./src/common/completion.h
+./src/common/history.h
+./src/common/weechat.h
+./src/common/weeconfig.h
diff --git a/weechat/po/Makevars b/weechat/po/Makevars
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..17711ad5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/weechat/po/Makevars
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+DOMAIN = $(PACKAGE)
+subdir = po
+top_builddir = ..
+XGETTEXT_OPTIONS = --keyword=_ --keyword=N_
+COPYRIGHT_HOLDER = 
+EXTRA_LOCALE_CATEGORIES =
diff --git a/weechat/po/POTFILES.in b/weechat/po/POTFILES.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8a25f9d21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/weechat/po/POTFILES.in
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+./src/irc/irc-nick.c
+./src/irc/irc-server.c
+./src/irc/irc-channel.c
+./src/irc/irc-commands.c
+./src/irc/irc-display.c
+./src/irc/irc-send.c
+./src/irc/irc-recv.c
+./src/gui/curses/gui-input.c
+./src/gui/curses/gui-display.c
+./src/gui/gtk/gui-display.c
+./src/gui/gtk/gui-input.c
+./src/gui/qt/gui-qt.c
+./src/gui/gui-common.c
+./src/common/command.c
+./src/common/completion.c
+./src/common/history.c
+./src/common/weechat.c
+./src/common/weeconfig.c
+./src/irc/irc.h
+./src/gui/qt/gui-qt.h
+./src/gui/gui.h
+./src/common/command.h
+./src/common/completion.h
+./src/common/history.h
+./src/common/weechat.h
+./src/common/weeconfig.h