diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index e14d5bd000..3640683660 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/gookit/goutil v0.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/gorilla/handlers v1.5.1 // indirect
 	github.com/gorilla/schema v1.2.0 // indirect
+	github.com/gosexy/gettext v0.0.0-20160830220431-74466a0a0c4a // indirect
 	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/go-grpc-middleware v1.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/consul/api v1.15.2 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-cleanhttp v0.5.2 // indirect
@@ -207,6 +208,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.13 // indirect
 	github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/jbenet/go-context v0.0.0-20150711004518-d14ea06fba99 // indirect
+	github.com/jessevdk/go-flags v1.5.0 // indirect
 	github.com/jmespath/go-jmespath v0.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/jonboulle/clockwork v0.2.2 // indirect
 	github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index f3ec4dab07..84e91e9e0c 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -717,6 +717,8 @@ github.com/gorilla/mux v1.8.0/go.mod h1:DVbg23sWSpFRCP0SfiEN6jmj59UnW/n46BH5rLB7
 github.com/gorilla/schema v1.2.0 h1:YufUaxZYCKGFuAq3c96BOhjgd5nmXiOY9NGzF247Tsc=
 github.com/gorilla/schema v1.2.0/go.mod h1:kgLaKoK1FELgZqMAVxx/5cbj0kT+57qxUrAlIO2eleU=
 github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.4.2/go.mod h1:YR8l580nyteQvAITg2hZ9XVh4b55+EU/adAjf1fMHhE=
+github.com/gosexy/gettext v0.0.0-20160830220431-74466a0a0c4a h1:N2b2mb4Gki1SlF3WuhR9P1YHOpl7oy/b+xxX4A3iM2E=
+github.com/gosexy/gettext v0.0.0-20160830220431-74466a0a0c4a/go.mod h1:IEJaV4/6J0VpoQ33kFCUUP6umRjrcBVEbOva6XCub/Q=
 github.com/grpc-ecosystem/go-grpc-middleware v1.0.0/go.mod h1:FiyG127CGDf3tlThmgyCl78X/SZQqEOJBCDaAfeWzPs=
 github.com/grpc-ecosystem/go-grpc-middleware v1.3.0 h1:+9834+KizmvFV7pXQGSXQTsaWhq2GjuNUt0aUU0YBYw=
 github.com/grpc-ecosystem/go-grpc-middleware v1.3.0/go.mod h1:z0ButlSOZa5vEBq9m2m2hlwIgKw+rp3sdCBRoJY+30Y=
@@ -815,6 +817,7 @@ github.com/jellydator/ttlcache/v2 v2.11.1/go.mod h1:RtE5Snf0/57e+2cLWFYWCCsLas2H
 github.com/jellydator/ttlcache/v3 v3.0.1 h1:cHgCSMS7TdQcoprXnWUptJZzyFsqs18Lt8VVhRuZYVU=
 github.com/jellydator/ttlcache/v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:WwTaEmcXQ3MTjOm4bsZoDFiCu/hMvNWLO1w67RXz6h4=
 github.com/jessevdk/go-flags v1.4.0/go.mod h1:4FA24M0QyGHXBuZZK/XkWh8h0e1EYbRYJSGM75WSRxI=
+github.com/jessevdk/go-flags v1.5.0 h1:1jKYvbxEjfUl0fmqTCOfonvskHHXMjBySTLW4y9LFvc=
 github.com/jessevdk/go-flags v1.5.0/go.mod h1:Fw0T6WPc1dYxT4mKEZRfG5kJhaTDP9pj1c2EWnYs/m4=
 github.com/jhump/protoreflect v1.6.0 h1:h5jfMVslIg6l29nsMs0D8Wj17RDVdNYti0vDN/PZZoE=
 github.com/jmespath/go-jmespath v0.0.0-20180206201540-c2b33e8439af/go.mod h1:Nht3zPeWKUH0NzdCt2Blrr5ys8VGpn0CEB0cQHVjt7k=
diff --git a/services/userlog/Makefile b/services/userlog/Makefile
index 12a1d0a7d6..1051c48792 100644
--- a/services/userlog/Makefile
+++ b/services/userlog/Makefile
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ ci-go-generate: $(MOCKERY) # CI runs ci-node-generate automatically before this
 .PHONY: ci-node-generate
 ci-node-generate:
 
+############ translations ########
+include ../../.make/l10n.mk
+
 ############ licenses ############
 .PHONY: ci-node-check-licenses
 ci-node-check-licenses:
diff --git a/services/userlog/pkg/service/templates.go b/services/userlog/pkg/service/templates.go
index 47bb74de61..5d3983e9d5 100644
--- a/services/userlog/pkg/service/templates.go
+++ b/services/userlog/pkg/service/templates.go
@@ -1,45 +1,48 @@
 package service
 
+// Template marks the string as a translatable template
+func Template(s string) string { return s }
+
 // the available templates
 var (
 	SpaceShared = NotificationTemplate{
-		Subject: "Space shared",
-		Message: "{{ .username }} added you to Space {{ .spacename }}",
+		Subject: Template("Space shared"),
+		Message: Template("{{ .username }} added you to Space {{ .spacename }}"),
 	}
 
 	SpaceUnshared = NotificationTemplate{
-		Subject: "Removed from Space",
-		Message: "{{ .username }} removed you from Space {{ .spacename }}",
+		Subject: Template("Removed from Space"),
+		Message: Template("{{ .username }} removed you from Space {{ .spacename }}"),
 	}
 
 	SpaceDisabled = NotificationTemplate{
-		Subject: "Space disabled",
-		Message: "{{ .username }} disabled Space {{ .spacename }}",
+		Subject: Template("Space disabled"),
+		Message: Template("{{ .username }} disabled Space {{ .spacename }}"),
 	}
 
 	SpaceDeleted = NotificationTemplate{
-		Subject: "Space deleted",
-		Message: "{{ .username }} deleted Space {{ .spacename }}",
+		Subject: Template("Space deleted"),
+		Message: Template("{{ .username }} deleted Space {{ .spacename }}"),
 	}
 
 	SpaceMembershipExpired = NotificationTemplate{
-		Subject: "Membership expired",
-		Message: "Access to Space {{ .spacename }} lost",
+		Subject: Template("Membership expired"),
+		Message: Template("Access to Space {{ .spacename }} lost"),
 	}
 
 	ShareCreated = NotificationTemplate{
-		Subject: "Resource shared",
-		Message: "{{ .username }} shared {{ .resourcename }} with you",
+		Subject: Template("Resource shared"),
+		Message: Template("{{ .username }} shared {{ .resourcename }} with you"),
 	}
 
 	ShareRemoved = NotificationTemplate{
-		Subject: "Resource unshared",
-		Message: "{{ .username }} unshared {{ .resourcename }} with you",
+		Subject: Template("Resource unshared"),
+		Message: Template("{{ .username }} unshared {{ .resourcename }} with you"),
 	}
 
 	ShareExpired = NotificationTemplate{
-		Subject: "Share expired",
-		Message: "Access to {{ .resourcename }} expired",
+		Subject: Template("Share expired"),
+		Message: Template("Access to {{ .resourcename }} expired"),
 	}
 )