diff --git a/openlp.pyw b/openlp.pyw
index 9196186a3..00263ccb6 100755
--- a/openlp.pyw
+++ b/openlp.pyw
@@ -254,8 +254,14 @@ def main():
             + "/qt4_plugins")
     # i18n Set Language
     language = LanguageManager.get_language()
-    appTranslator = LanguageManager.get_translator(language)
-    app.installTranslator(appTranslator)
+    app_translator, default_translator = \
+        LanguageManager.get_translator(language)
+    if not app_translator.isEmpty():
+        app.installTranslator(app_translator)
+    if not default_translator.isEmpty():
+        app.installTranslator(default_translator)
+    else:
+        log.debug(u'Could not find default_translator.')
     if not options.no_error_form:
         sys.excepthook = app.hookException
     sys.exit(app.run())
diff --git a/openlp/core/utils/languagemanager.py b/openlp/core/utils/languagemanager.py
index 9dbf9a779..e62e6279d 100644
--- a/openlp/core/utils/languagemanager.py
+++ b/openlp/core/utils/languagemanager.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ The :mod:`languagemanager` module provides all the translation settings and
 language file loading for OpenLP.
 """
 import logging
+import sys
 
 from PyQt4 import QtCore, QtGui
 
@@ -55,8 +56,14 @@ class LanguageManager(object):
             language = QtCore.QLocale.system().name()
         lang_path = AppLocation.get_directory(AppLocation.LanguageDir)
         app_translator = QtCore.QTranslator()
-        if app_translator.load(language, lang_path):
-            return app_translator
+        app_translator.load(language, lang_path)
+        # A translator for buttons and other default strings provided by Qt.
+        if sys.platform != u'win32' and sys.platform != u'darwin':
+            lang_path = QtCore.QLibraryInfo.location(
+                QtCore.QLibraryInfo.TranslationsPath)
+        default_translator = QtCore.QTranslator()
+        default_translator.load(u'qt_%s' % language, lang_path)
+        return app_translator, default_translator
 
     @staticmethod
     def find_qm_files():