diff --git a/_locales/en/messages.json b/_locales/en/messages.json
index e5d857f5c4b..2de6f6edec7 100644
--- a/_locales/en/messages.json
+++ b/_locales/en/messages.json
@@ -269,5 +269,9 @@
     "upgrade": {
         "message": "Upgrade",
         "description": "Label text for button to upgrade the app to the latest version"
+    },
+    "mediaMessage": {
+        "message": "Media message",
+        "description": "Description of a message that has an attachment and no text, displayed in the conversation list as a preview."
     }
 }
diff --git a/js/models/messages.js b/js/models/messages.js
index 1cffc13ea5e..ceb35ec523f 100644
--- a/js/models/messages.js
+++ b/js/models/messages.js
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
                 return description;
             }
             if (this.get('attachments').length > 0) {
-                return 'Media message';
+                return i18n('mediaMessage');
             }
 
             return '';