diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7c9c458c7..059c43b5e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ js/copayMain.js
 css/copay.min.css
 css/vendors.min.css
 
+# translation
+po/*
+!po/*.po
+js/translations.js
+
 webapp
 browser-extensions/chrome/copay-chrome-extension
 browser-extensions/chrome/copay-chrome-extension.zip
diff --git a/Gruntfile.js b/Gruntfile.js
index 0183f688e..4b1216fb4 100644
--- a/Gruntfile.js
+++ b/Gruntfile.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ module.exports = function(grunt) {
   grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-contrib-cssmin');
   grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-contrib-concat');
   grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-contrib-uglify');
+  grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-angular-gettext');
 
   // Project Configuration
   grunt.initConfig({
@@ -105,7 +106,8 @@ module.exports = function(grunt) {
           'lib/angular-qrcode/qrcode.js',
           'lib/ng-idle/angular-idle.min.js',
           'lib/angular-foundation/mm-foundation.min.js',
-          'lib/angular-foundation/mm-foundation-tpls.min.js'
+          'lib/angular-foundation/mm-foundation-tpls.min.js',
+          'lib/angular-gettext/dist/angular-gettext.min.js'
         ],
         dest: 'lib/angularjs-all.js'
       },
@@ -117,6 +119,7 @@ module.exports = function(grunt) {
           'js/routes.js', 
           'js/services/*.js', 
           'js/controllers/*.js',
+          'js/translations.js',
           'js/mobile.js', // PLACEHOLDER: CORDOVA SRIPT
           'js/init.js'
         ],
@@ -146,10 +149,28 @@ module.exports = function(grunt) {
           'lib/vendors.js': ['lib/vendors.js']
         }
       }
+    },
+    nggettext_extract: {
+      pot: {
+        files: {
+          'po/template.pot': ['index.html', 'views/*.html', 'views/**/*.html']
+        }
+      },
+    },
+    nggettext_compile: {
+      all: {
+        options: {
+          module: 'copayApp'
+        },
+        files: {
+          'js/translations.js': ['po/*.po']
+        }
+      },
     }
   });
 
-  grunt.registerTask('default', ['shell:dev', 'concat', 'cssmin']);
-  grunt.registerTask('prod', ['shell:prod', 'concat', 'cssmin', 'uglify']);
+  grunt.registerTask('default', ['shell:dev', 'nggettext_compile', 'concat', 'cssmin']);
+  grunt.registerTask('prod', ['shell:prod', 'nggettext_compile', 'concat', 'cssmin', 'uglify']);
+  grunt.registerTask('translate', ['nggettext_extract']);
 
 };
diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index ffd5637f6..b07213719 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     "angular-route": "~1.2.14",
     "angular-qrcode": "~3.1.0",
     "angular-mocks": "~1.2.14",
+    "angular-gettext": "~1.1.0",
     "mocha": "~1.18.2",
     "chai": "~1.9.1",
     "crypto-js": "http://crypto-js.googlecode.com/files/CryptoJS%20v3.1.2.zip",
diff --git a/config.js b/config.js
index af79f4175..984e1b2c8 100644
--- a/config.js
+++ b/config.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 var defaultConfig = {
+  defaultLanguage: 'en',
   // DEFAULT network (livenet or testnet)
   networkName: 'testnet',
   forceNetwork: false,
diff --git a/js/app.js b/js/app.js
index fcc03a23a..4f4934cf3 100644
--- a/js/app.js
+++ b/js/app.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ var copayApp = window.copayApp = angular.module('copayApp', [
   'mm.foundation',
   'monospaced.qrcode',
   'ngIdle',
+  'gettext',
   'copayApp.filters',
   'copayApp.services',
   'copayApp.controllers',
diff --git a/js/controllers/settings.js b/js/controllers/settings.js
index 0e72fceb2..4e3020666 100644
--- a/js/controllers/settings.js
+++ b/js/controllers/settings.js
@@ -9,6 +9,22 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('SettingsController', function
   $scope.insightPort = config.blockchain.port;
   $scope.insightSecure = config.blockchain.schema === 'https';
   $scope.forceNetwork = config.forceNetwork;
+  $scope.defaultLanguage = config.defaultLanguage || 'en';
+
+  $scope.availableLanguages = [{
+    name: 'English',
+    isoCode: 'en',
+  }, {
+    name: 'Spanish',
+    isoCode: 'es',
+  }];
+
+  for (var ii in $scope.availableLanguages) {
+    if ($scope.defaultLanguage === $scope.availableLanguages[ii].isoCode) {
+      $scope.selectedLanguage = $scope.availableLanguages[ii];
+      break;
+    }
+  }
 
   $scope.unitOpts = [{
     name: 'Satoshis (100,000,000 satoshis = 1BTC)',
@@ -90,7 +106,8 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('SettingsController', function
       alternativeName: $scope.selectedAlternative.name,
       alternativeIsoCode: $scope.selectedAlternative.isoCode,
 
-      version: copay.version
+      version: copay.version,
+      defaultLanguage: $scope.selectedLanguage.isoCode
     }));
 
     // Go home reloading the application
diff --git a/js/routes.js b/js/routes.js
index 3ff033a11..02c036251 100644
--- a/js/routes.js
+++ b/js/routes.js
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ angular
   $idleProvider.warningDuration(20); // in seconds
   $keepaliveProvider.interval(2); // in seconds
 })
-.run(function($rootScope, $location, $idle) {
+.run(function($rootScope, $location, $idle, gettextCatalog) {
+  gettextCatalog.currentLanguage = config.defaultLanguage;
   $idle.watch();
   $rootScope.$on('$routeChangeStart', function(event, next, current) {
     if (!localStorage || localStorage.length < 1) {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 10ffd2da7..c04b88bce 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
     "bitcore": "0.1.35",
     "grunt-mocha-test": "0.8.2",
     "grunt-shell": "0.6.4",
+    "grunt-angular-gettext": "^0.2.15",
     "istanbul": "0.2.10",
     "karma": "0.12.9",
     "karma-chrome-launcher": "0.1.3",