diff --git a/src/socket.io/posts.js b/src/socket.io/posts.js
index 9eef769cb3..a684d95783 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/posts.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/posts.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ const topics = require('../topics');
 const notifications = require('../notifications');
 const utils = require('../utils');
 const events = require('../events');
+const translator = require('../translator');
 
 const api = require('../api');
 const sockets = require('.');
@@ -159,10 +160,13 @@ async function canEditQueue(socket, data, action) {
 }
 
 async function sendQueueNotification(type, targetUid, path, notificationText) {
+	const bodyShort = notificationText ?
+		translator.compile(`notifications:${type}`, notificationText) :
+		translator.compile(`notifications:${type}`);
 	const notifData = {
 		type: type,
 		nid: `${type}-${targetUid}-${path}`,
-		bodyShort: notificationText ? `[[notifications:${type}, ${notificationText}]]` : `[[notifications:${type}]]`,
+		bodyShort: bodyShort,
 		path: path,
 	};
 	if (parseInt(meta.config.postQueueNotificationUid, 10) > 0) {