diff --git a/src/app/widget_loader.cpp b/src/app/widget_loader.cpp
index a36b42212..67382bacf 100644
--- a/src/app/widget_loader.cpp
+++ b/src/app/widget_loader.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ using namespace app::skin;
 
 static int convert_align_value_to_flags(const char *value);
 static int int_attr(const TiXmlElement* elem, const char* attribute_name, int default_value);
-static std::string text_attr(const TiXmlElement* elem, const char* attribute_name);
 
 WidgetLoader::WidgetLoader()
   : m_tooltipManager(NULL)
@@ -90,6 +89,7 @@ Widget* WidgetLoader::loadWidgetFromXmlFile(
   ui::Widget* widget)
 {
   m_tooltipManager = NULL;
+  m_stringIdPrefix = widgetId;
 
   XmlDocumentRef doc(open_xml(xmlFilename));
   TiXmlHandle handle(doc.get());
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ Widget* WidgetLoader::convertXmlElementToWidget(const TiXmlElement* elem, Widget
       (middle ? MIDDLE: (bottom ? BOTTOM: TOP));
 
     if (!widget) {
-      widget = new Separator(text_attr(elem, "text"), align);
+      widget = new Separator(textAttr(elem, "text"), align);
     }
     else
       widget->setAlign(widget->align() | align);
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ Widget* WidgetLoader::convertXmlElementToWidget(const TiXmlElement* elem, Widget
       if (desktop)
         widget = new Window(Window::DesktopWindow);
       else if (elem->Attribute("text"))
-        widget = new Window(Window::WithTitleBar, text_attr(elem, "text"));
+        widget = new Window(Window::WithTitleBar, textAttr(elem, "text"));
       else
         widget = new Window(Window::WithoutTitleBar);
     }
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ Widget* WidgetLoader::convertXmlElementToWidget(const TiXmlElement* elem, Widget
   }
   else if (elem_name == "dropdownbutton")  {
     if (!widget) {
-      widget = new DropDownButton(text_attr(elem, "text").c_str());
+      widget = new DropDownButton(textAttr(elem, "text").c_str());
     }
   }
   else if (elem_name == "buttonset") {
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ Widget* WidgetLoader::convertXmlElementToWidget(const TiXmlElement* elem, Widget
       }
 
       if (text)
-        item->setText(text_attr(elem, "text"));
+        item->setText(textAttr(elem, "text"));
 
       buttonset->addItem(item, hspan, vspan);
       fillWidgetWithXmlElementAttributes(elem, root, item);
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ void WidgetLoader::fillWidgetWithXmlElementAttributes(const TiXmlElement* elem,
     widget->setId(id);
 
   if (elem->Attribute("text"))
-    widget->setText(text_attr(elem, "text"));
+    widget->setText(textAttr(elem, "text"));
 
   if (elem->Attribute("tooltip") && root) {
     if (!m_tooltipManager) {
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ void WidgetLoader::fillWidgetWithXmlElementAttributes(const TiXmlElement* elem,
       else if (strcmp(tooltip_dir, "right") == 0) dir = RIGHT;
     }
 
-    m_tooltipManager->addTooltipFor(widget, text_attr(elem, "tooltip"), dir);
+    m_tooltipManager->addTooltipFor(widget, textAttr(elem, "tooltip"), dir);
   }
 
   if (selected)
@@ -701,13 +701,17 @@ static int int_attr(const TiXmlElement* elem, const char* attribute_name, int de
   return (value ? strtol(value, NULL, 10): default_value);
 }
 
-static std::string text_attr(const TiXmlElement* elem, const char* attribute_name)
+std::string WidgetLoader::textAttr(const TiXmlElement* elem, const char* attrName)
 {
-  const char* value = elem->Attribute(attribute_name);
+  const char* value = elem->Attribute(attrName);
   if (!value)
     return std::string();
-  else if (*value == '@')
-    return Strings::instance()->translate(value+1);
+  else if (value[0] == '@') {
+    if (value[1] == '.')
+      return Strings::instance()->translate((m_stringIdPrefix + (value+1)).c_str());
+    else
+      return Strings::instance()->translate(value+1);
+  }
   else
     return std::string(value);
 }
diff --git a/src/app/widget_loader.h b/src/app/widget_loader.h
index 7a1089f00..1134e4b60 100644
--- a/src/app/widget_loader.h
+++ b/src/app/widget_loader.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // Aseprite
-// Copyright (C) 2001-2015  David Capello
+// Copyright (C) 2001-2016  David Capello
 //
 // This program is distributed under the terms of
 // the End-User License Agreement for Aseprite.
@@ -64,11 +64,13 @@ namespace app {
     ui::Widget* convertXmlElementToWidget(const TiXmlElement* elem, ui::Widget* root, ui::Widget* parent, ui::Widget* widget);
     void fillWidgetWithXmlElementAttributes(const TiXmlElement* elem, ui::Widget* root, ui::Widget* widget);
     void fillWidgetWithXmlElementAttributesWithChildren(const TiXmlElement* elem, ui::Widget* root, ui::Widget* widget);
+    std::string textAttr(const TiXmlElement* elem, const char* attrName);
 
     typedef std::map<std::string, IWidgetTypeCreator*> TypeCreatorsMap;
 
     TypeCreatorsMap m_typeCreators;
     ui::TooltipManager* m_tooltipManager;
+    std::string m_stringIdPrefix;
   };
 
 } // namespace app