diff --git a/_locales/en/messages.json b/_locales/en/messages.json
index 7a1e4ac170..2b049008d9 100644
--- a/_locales/en/messages.json
+++ b/_locales/en/messages.json
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 {
+    "ok": {
+      "message": "OK"
+    },
+    "cancel": {
+      "message": "Cancel"
+    },
     "failedToSend": {
       "message": "Failed to send to some recipients."
     },
diff --git a/background.html b/background.html
index 012e912181..32cecaca90 100644
--- a/background.html
+++ b/background.html
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@
   <script type='text/x-tmpl-mustache' id='confirmation-dialog'>
     <div class='message'>{{ message }}</div>
     <div class='buttons'>
-      <button class='cancel'>Cancel</button>
-      <button class='ok'>OK</button>
+      <button class='cancel'>{{ cancel }}</button>
+      <button class='ok'>{{ ok }}</button>
     </div>
   </script>
   <script type='text/x-tmpl-mustache' id='attachment-preview'>
diff --git a/js/views/confirmation_dialog_view.js b/js/views/confirmation_dialog_view.js
index b6d0116f12..7ffe973217 100644
--- a/js/views/confirmation_dialog_view.js
+++ b/js/views/confirmation_dialog_view.js
@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@
           'click .cancel': 'cancel',
         },
         render_attributes: function() {
-            return { message: this.message };
+            return {
+                message: this.message,
+                cancel: i18n('cancel'),
+                ok: i18n('ok')
+            };
         },
         ok: function() {
           this.remove();