diff --git a/src/components/views/create_room/Presets.js b/src/components/views/create_room/Presets.js
index 6d40be9d32..c4d7ca0cdb 100644
--- a/src/components/views/create_room/Presets.js
+++ b/src/components/views/create_room/Presets.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 'use strict';
 
 var React = require('react');
+import { _t } from '../../../languageHandler';
 
 var Presets = {
     PrivateChat: "private_chat",
@@ -46,9 +47,9 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
     render: function() {
         return (
             <select className="mx_Presets" onChange={this.onValueChanged} value={this.props.preset}>
-                <option value={this.Presets.PrivateChat}>Private Chat</option>
-                <option value={this.Presets.PublicChat}>Public Chat</option>
-                <option value={this.Presets.Custom}>Custom</option>
+                <option value={this.Presets.PrivateChat}>{_t("Private Chat")}</option>
+                <option value={this.Presets.PublicChat}>{_t("Public Chat")}</option>
+                <option value={this.Presets.Custom}>{_t("Custom")}</option>
             </select>
         );
     }
diff --git a/src/components/views/create_room/RoomAlias.js b/src/components/views/create_room/RoomAlias.js
index 6d311db593..e1cb7e4094 100644
--- a/src/components/views/create_room/RoomAlias.js
+++ b/src/components/views/create_room/RoomAlias.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 */
 
 var React = require('react');
+import { _t } from '../../../languageHandler';
 
 module.exports = React.createClass({
     displayName: 'RoomAlias',
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
 
     render: function() {
         return (
-            <input type="text" className="mx_RoomAlias" placeholder="Alias (optional)"
+            <input type="text" className="mx_RoomAlias" placeholder={_t("Alias (optional)")}
                 onChange={this.onValueChanged} onFocus={this.onFocus} onBlur={this.onBlur}
                 value={this.props.alias}/>
         );
diff --git a/src/components/views/dialogs/ChatCreateOrReuseDialog.js b/src/components/views/dialogs/ChatCreateOrReuseDialog.js
index 55caa52299..e83333556d 100644
--- a/src/components/views/dialogs/ChatCreateOrReuseDialog.js
+++ b/src/components/views/dialogs/ChatCreateOrReuseDialog.js
@@ -96,10 +96,10 @@ export default class ChatCreateOrReuseDialog extends React.Component {
                 onFinished={() => {
                     this.props.onFinished(false)
                 }}
-                title='Create a new chat or reuse an existing one'
+                title={_t('Create a new chat or reuse an existing one')}
             >
                 <div className="mx_Dialog_content">
-                    You already have existing direct chats with this user:
+                    {_t("You already have existing direct chats with this user:")}
                     <div className="mx_ChatCreateOrReuseDialog_tiles">
                         {tiles}
                         {startNewChat}
diff --git a/src/components/views/dialogs/ChatInviteDialog.js b/src/components/views/dialogs/ChatInviteDialog.js
index cd294a123d..c411c42392 100644
--- a/src/components/views/dialogs/ChatInviteDialog.js
+++ b/src/components/views/dialogs/ChatInviteDialog.js
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
             error = <div className="mx_ChatInviteDialog_error">{_t("You have entered an invalid contact. Try using their Matrix ID or email address.")}</div>;
         } else {
             const addressSelectorHeader = <div className="mx_ChatInviteDialog_addressSelectHeader">
-                Searching known users
+                {_t("Searching known users")}
             </div>;
             addressSelector = (
                 <AddressSelector ref={(ref) => {this.addressSelector = ref;}}
diff --git a/src/components/views/dialogs/DeactivateAccountDialog.js b/src/components/views/dialogs/DeactivateAccountDialog.js
index da74e6b716..e3b7cca078 100644
--- a/src/components/views/dialogs/DeactivateAccountDialog.js
+++ b/src/components/views/dialogs/DeactivateAccountDialog.js
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ export default class DeactivateAccountDialog extends React.Component {
             passwordBoxClass = 'error';
         }
 
-        const okLabel = this.state.busy ? <Loader /> : 'Deactivate Account';
+        const okLabel = this.state.busy ? <Loader /> : _t('Deactivate Account');
         const okEnabled = this.state.confirmButtonEnabled && !this.state.busy;
 
         let cancelButton = null;
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index 56f38cc87c..36d220dca5 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@
   "Hide removed messages": "Hide removed messages",
   "Always show message timestamps": "Always show message timestamps",
   "Authentication": "Authentication",
+  "Alias (optional)": "Alias (optional)",
   "all room members": "all room members",
   "all room members, from the point they are invited": "all room members, from the point they are invited",
   "all room members, from the point they joined": "all room members, from the point they joined",
@@ -218,11 +219,13 @@
     "one": "%(count)s new message",
     "other": "%(count)s new messages"
   },
+  "Create a new chat or reuse an existing one": "Create a new chat or reuse an existing one",
   "Create an account": "Create an account",
   "Create Room": "Create Room",
   "Cryptography": "Cryptography",
   "Current password": "Current password",
   "Curve25519 identity key": "Curve25519 identity key",
+  "Custom": "Custom",
   "Custom level": "Custom level",
   "/ddg is not a command": "/ddg is not a command",
   "Deactivate Account": "Deactivate Account",
@@ -420,8 +423,10 @@
   "Power level must be positive integer.": "Power level must be positive integer.",
   "Press": "Press",
   "Privacy warning": "Privacy warning",
+  "Private Chat": "Private Chat",
   "Privileged Users": "Privileged Users",
   "Profile": "Profile",
+  "Public Chat": "Public Chat",
   "Reason": "Reason",
   "Revoke Moderator": "Revoke Moderator",
   "Refer a friend to Riot:": "Refer a friend to Riot:",
@@ -456,6 +461,7 @@
   "Search": "Search",
   "Search failed": "Search failed",
   "Searches DuckDuckGo for results": "Searches DuckDuckGo for results",
+  "Searching known users": "Searching known users",
   "Send a message (unencrypted)": "Send a message (unencrypted)",
   "Send an encrypted message": "Send an encrypted message",
   "Sender device information": "Sender device information",
@@ -601,6 +607,7 @@
   "Who would you like to communicate with?": "Who would you like to communicate with?",
   "%(senderName)s withdrew %(targetName)s's invitation.": "%(senderName)s withdrew %(targetName)s's invitation.",
   "Would you like to": "Would you like to",
+  "You already have existing direct chats with this user:": "You already have existing direct chats with this user:",
   "You are already in a call.": "You are already in a call.",
   "You're not in any rooms yet! Press": "You're not in any rooms yet! Press",
   "You are trying to access %(roomName)s": "You are trying to access %(roomName)s",