diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/PinnedEventsPanel.js b/src/components/views/rooms/PinnedEventsPanel.js
index d86d4b58d6..ec50ae0793 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/PinnedEventsPanel.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/PinnedEventsPanel.js
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
 
     _getPinnedTiles: function() {
         if (this.state.pinned.length == 0) {
-            return <div>No pinned messages.</div>;
+            return <div>{ _t("No pinned messages.") }</div>;
         }
 
         return this.state.pinned.map(pinnedEvent => {
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
     },
 
     render: function() {
-        let tiles = <div>Loading...</div>;
+        let tiles = <div>{ _t("Loading...") }</div>;
         if (this.state && !this.state.loading) {
             tiles = this._getPinnedTiles();
         }
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index d403c7c1e8..7f2d1185cd 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -216,6 +216,8 @@
   "Pin Message": "Pin Message",
   "Unpin Message": "Unpin Message",
   "Jump to message": "Jump to message",
+  "No pinned messages.": "No pinned messages.",
+  "Loading...": "Loading...",
   "Please set a password!": "Please set a password!",
   "This will allow you to return to your account after signing out, and sign in on other devices.": "This will allow you to return to your account after signing out, and sign in on other devices.",
   "You have successfully set a password and an email address!": "You have successfully set a password and an email address!",
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_US.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_US.json
index cc42d78568..66042713bd 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_US.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_US.json
@@ -202,6 +202,8 @@
     "Pin Message": "Pin Message",
     "Unpin Message": "Unpin Message",
     "Jump to message": "Jump to message",
+    "No pinned messages.": "No pinned messages.",
+    "Loading...": "Loading...",
     "Checking for an update...": "Checking for an update...",
     "Error encountered (%(errorDetail)s).": "Error encountered (%(errorDetail)s).",
     "No update available.": "No update available.",