diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 55f78b485..e7d75b97c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@
     "bitcore-mnemonic": "=1.1.1",
     "copy-to-clipboard": "=3.0.6",
     "flexboxgrid": "=6.3.1",
+    "i18next": "^9.0.0",
+    "i18next-localstorage-cache": "^1.1.1",
+    "i18next-xhr-backend": "^1.4.2",
     "lisk-js": "=0.4.5",
     "moment": "=2.15.1",
     "postcss": "=6.0.2",
@@ -42,6 +45,7 @@
     "react-circular-progressbar": "=0.1.5",
     "react-css-themr": "=2.1.2",
     "react-dom": "=15.6.x",
+    "react-i18next": "^5.2.0",
     "react-redux": "=5.0.5",
     "react-router": "=4.1.2",
     "react-router-dom": "=4.1.2",
diff --git a/src/components/app/index.test.js b/src/components/app/index.test.js
index ab864a635..b249a7275 100644
--- a/src/components/app/index.test.js
+++ b/src/components/app/index.test.js
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import { MemoryRouter } from 'react-router';
 import { Provider } from 'react-redux';
 import { expect } from 'chai';
 import configureStore from 'redux-mock-store';
+import { I18nextProvider } from 'react-i18next';
+import i18n from '../../i18n'; // initialized i18next instance
 import App from './';
 import Login from '../login';
 import Transactions from '../transactions';
@@ -16,7 +18,9 @@ const addRouter = Component => (props, path) =>
     mount(
       <Provider {...props}>
         <MemoryRouter initialEntries={path}>
+          <I18nextProvider i18n={ i18n }>
             <Component />
+          </I18nextProvider>
         </MemoryRouter>
       </Provider>,
     );
diff --git a/src/components/header/header.js b/src/components/header/header.js
index 61d57ee3a..bac432ad0 100644
--- a/src/components/header/header.js
+++ b/src/components/header/header.js
@@ -54,13 +54,13 @@ const Header = props => (
           })}
         />
       </IconMenu>
-      <Button className={`${styles.button} logout-button`} raised onClick={props.logOut}>logout</Button>
+      <Button className={`${styles.button} logout-button`} raised onClick={props.logOut}>{props.t('logout')}</Button>
       <Button className={`${styles.button} send-button ${offlineStyle.disableWhenOffline}`}
         raised primary
         onClick={() => props.setActiveDialog({
-          title: 'Send',
+          title: props.t('send'),
           childComponent: Send,
-        })}>Send</Button>
+        })}>{props.t('send')}</Button>
     </PrivateWrapper>
   </header>
 );
diff --git a/src/components/header/header.test.js b/src/components/header/header.test.js
index 3b5058f1b..3adf251a3 100644
--- a/src/components/header/header.test.js
+++ b/src/components/header/header.test.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ describe('Header', () => {
     const mockInputProps = {
       setActiveDialog: () => { },
       account: {},
+      t: t => t,
     };
     propsMock = sinon.mock(mockInputProps);
     wrapper = shallow(<Header {...mockInputProps} />);
diff --git a/src/components/header/index.js b/src/components/header/index.js
index bb858ad9d..cee76574c 100644
--- a/src/components/header/index.js
+++ b/src/components/header/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
+import { translate } from 'react-i18next';
 import { dialogDisplayed } from '../../actions/dialog';
 import { accountLoggedOut } from '../../actions/account';
 import Header from './header';
@@ -11,8 +12,7 @@ const mapDispatchToProps = dispatch => ({
   setActiveDialog: data => dispatch(dialogDisplayed(data)),
   logOut: () => dispatch(accountLoggedOut()),
 });
-
 export default connect(
   mapStateToProps,
   mapDispatchToProps,
-)(Header);
+)(translate()(Header));
diff --git a/src/components/header/index.test.js b/src/components/header/index.test.js
index 196225312..9f7894f33 100644
--- a/src/components/header/index.test.js
+++ b/src/components/header/index.test.js
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import { expect } from 'chai';
 import { mount } from 'enzyme';
 import { Provider } from 'react-redux';
 import sinon from 'sinon';
+import { I18nextProvider } from 'react-i18next';
+import i18n from '../../i18n'; // initialized i18next instance
 import * as accountActions from '../../actions/account';
 import * as dialogActions from '../../actions/dialog';
 import Header from './header';
@@ -14,7 +16,11 @@ describe('HeaderHOC', () => {
   let wrapper;
 
   beforeEach(() => {
-    wrapper = mount(<Provider store={store}><HeaderHOC /></Provider>);
+    wrapper = mount(<Provider store={store}>
+      <I18nextProvider i18n={ i18n }>
+        <HeaderHOC />
+      </I18nextProvider>
+    </Provider>);
   });
 
   it('should render Header', () => {
diff --git a/src/i18n.js b/src/i18n.js
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..ea7622042
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/i18n.js
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import i18n from 'i18next';
+import XHR from 'i18next-xhr-backend';
+// import Cache from 'i18next-localstorage-cache';
+
+i18n
+  .use(XHR)
+  // .use(Cache)
+  .init({
+    fallbackLng: 'en',
+    lng: 'en',
+    react: {
+      // wait: true, // globally set to wait for loaded translations in translate hoc
+      // exposeNamespace: true // exposes namespace on data-i18next-options to be used in eg.
+    },
+
+    // have a common namespace used around the full app
+    ns: ['common'],
+    defaultNS: 'common',
+
+    debug: true,
+
+    // cache: {
+    //   enabled: true,
+    // },
+
+    interpolation: {
+      escapeValue: false, // not needed for react!!
+      formatSeparator: ',',
+      format: (value, format) => {
+        if (format === 'uppercase') return value.toUpperCase();
+        return value;
+      },
+    },
+  });
+
+
+export default i18n;
diff --git a/src/locales/de/common.json b/src/locales/de/common.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..26873f929
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/locales/de/common.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "send": "senden",
+  "logout": "Ausloggen"
+}
diff --git a/src/locales/en/common.json b/src/locales/en/common.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3d74db400
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/locales/en/common.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "send": "send",
+  "logout": "logout"
+}
diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index acf338c8c..3ac36ddbc 100644
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -2,15 +2,19 @@ import React from 'react';
 import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
 import { HashRouter as Router } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { Provider } from 'react-redux';
+import { I18nextProvider } from 'react-i18next';
 import App from './components/app';
 import store from './store';
+import i18n from './i18n'; // initialized i18next instance
 
 const rootElement = document.getElementById('app');
 
 const renderWithRouter = Component =>
   <Provider store={store}>
     <Router>
-      <Component />
+      <I18nextProvider i18n={ i18n }>
+        <Component />
+      </I18nextProvider>
     </Router>
   </Provider>;