diff --git a/src/plugins/StatusBarIcons/statusbariconsplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/StatusBarIcons/statusbariconsplugin.cpp
index 4ca1ee464..0285332c4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/StatusBarIcons/statusbariconsplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/StatusBarIcons/statusbariconsplugin.cpp
@@ -75,6 +75,13 @@ bool StatusBarIconsPlugin::testPlugin()
     return (QupZilla::VERSION == QLatin1String("1.5.0"));
 }
 
+QTranslator *StatusBarIconsPlugin::getTranslator(const QString &locale)
+{
+    QTranslator* translator = new QTranslator(this);
+    translator->load(locale, ":/sbi/locale/");
+    return translator;
+}
+
 void StatusBarIconsPlugin::showSettings(QWidget* parent)
 {
     SBI_SettingsDialog dialog(m_manager, parent);
diff --git a/src/plugins/StatusBarIcons/statusbariconsplugin.h b/src/plugins/StatusBarIcons/statusbariconsplugin.h
index 45deb1b7f..25b7a439a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/StatusBarIcons/statusbariconsplugin.h
+++ b/src/plugins/StatusBarIcons/statusbariconsplugin.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ public:
     void unload();
     bool testPlugin();
 
+    QTranslator* getTranslator(const QString &locale);
     void showSettings(QWidget* parent = 0);
 
 private: