diff --git a/src/components/views/right_panel/VerificationPanel.js b/src/components/views/right_panel/VerificationPanel.js
index 08b90f9114..94051686bd 100644
--- a/src/components/views/right_panel/VerificationPanel.js
+++ b/src/components/views/right_panel/VerificationPanel.js
@@ -111,9 +111,8 @@ export default class VerificationPanel extends React.PureComponent {
 
         if (!this.state.qrCodeProps) {
             return <div className="mx_UserInfo_container">
-                <h3>Verify by emoji</h3>
+                <h3>{_t("Verify by emoji")}</h3>
                 <p>{_t("Verify by comparing unique emoji.")}</p>
-
                 { button }
             </div>;
         }
@@ -121,7 +120,7 @@ export default class VerificationPanel extends React.PureComponent {
         // TODO: add way to open camera to scan a QR code
         return <React.Fragment>
             <div className="mx_UserInfo_container">
-                <h3>Verify by scanning</h3>
+                <h3>{_t("Verify by scanning")}</h3>
                 <p>{_t("Ask %(displayName)s to scan your code:", {
                     displayName: member.displayName || member.name || member.userId,
                 })}</p>
@@ -132,7 +131,7 @@ export default class VerificationPanel extends React.PureComponent {
             </div>
 
             <div className="mx_UserInfo_container">
-                <h3>Verify by emoji</h3>
+                <h3>{_t("Verify by emoji")}</h3>
                 <p>{_t("If you can't scan the code above, verify by comparing unique emoji.")}</p>
 
                 { button }
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index 18df6dc70f..97e2a7cb5b 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -1192,6 +1192,7 @@
     "Security": "Security",
     "Verify by emoji": "Verify by emoji",
     "Verify by comparing unique emoji.": "Verify by comparing unique emoji.",
+    "Verify by scanning": "Verify by scanning",
     "Ask %(displayName)s to scan your code:": "Ask %(displayName)s to scan your code:",
     "If you can't scan the code above, verify by comparing unique emoji.": "If you can't scan the code above, verify by comparing unique emoji.",
     "You've successfully verified %(displayName)s!": "You've successfully verified %(displayName)s!",