diff --git a/src/tint2conf/properties.c b/src/tint2conf/properties.c
index d9304cb..dff34ad 100644
--- a/src/tint2conf/properties.c
+++ b/src/tint2conf/properties.c
@@ -675,22 +675,22 @@ void create_background(GtkWidget *parent)
     gtk_table_attach(GTK_TABLE(table), label, col, col+1, row, row+1, GTK_FILL, 0, 0, 0);
     col++;
 
-    background_border_sides_top = gtk_check_button_new_with_label("Top");
+	background_border_sides_top = gtk_check_button_new_with_label(_("Top"));
     gtk_widget_show(background_border_sides_top);
     gtk_table_attach(GTK_TABLE(table), background_border_sides_top, col, col+1, row, row+1, GTK_FILL, 0, 0, 0);
     col++;
 
-    background_border_sides_bottom = gtk_check_button_new_with_label("Bottom");
+	background_border_sides_bottom = gtk_check_button_new_with_label(_("Bottom"));
     gtk_widget_show(background_border_sides_bottom);
     gtk_table_attach(GTK_TABLE(table), background_border_sides_bottom, col, col+1, row, row+1, GTK_FILL, 0, 0, 0);
     col++;
 
-    background_border_sides_left = gtk_check_button_new_with_label("Left");
+	background_border_sides_left = gtk_check_button_new_with_label(_("Left"));
     gtk_widget_show(background_border_sides_left);
     gtk_table_attach(GTK_TABLE(table), background_border_sides_left, col, col+1, row, row+1, GTK_FILL, 0, 0, 0);
     col++;
 
-    background_border_sides_right = gtk_check_button_new_with_label("Right");
+	background_border_sides_right = gtk_check_button_new_with_label(_("Right"));
     gtk_widget_show(background_border_sides_right);
     gtk_table_attach(GTK_TABLE(table), background_border_sides_right, col, col+1, row, row+1, GTK_FILL, 0, 0, 0);
     col++;