diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.io.openhabcloud/src/main/java/org/openhab/io/openhabcloud/internal/CloudService.java b/bundles/org.openhab.io.openhabcloud/src/main/java/org/openhab/io/openhabcloud/internal/CloudService.java
index df9137673e1e8..e41e9f27c3018 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.io.openhabcloud/src/main/java/org/openhab/io/openhabcloud/internal/CloudService.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.io.openhabcloud/src/main/java/org/openhab/io/openhabcloud/internal/CloudService.java
@@ -67,9 +67,11 @@
 @Component(service = { CloudService.class, EventSubscriber.class,
         ActionService.class }, configurationPid = "org.openhab.openhabcloud", property = Constants.SERVICE_PID
                 + "=org.openhab.openhabcloud")
-@ConfigurableService(category = "io", label = "openHAB Cloud", description_uri = "io:openhabcloud")
+@ConfigurableService(category = "io", label = "openHAB Cloud", description_uri = CloudService.CONFIG_URI)
 public class CloudService implements ActionService, CloudClientListener, EventSubscriber {
 
+    protected static final String CONFIG_URI = "io:openhabcloud";
+
     private static final String CFG_EXPOSE = "expose";
     private static final String CFG_BASE_URL = "baseURL";
     private static final String CFG_MODE = "mode";
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.io.openhabcloud/src/main/resources/OH-INF/config/config.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.io.openhabcloud/src/main/resources/OH-INF/config/config.xml
index 2146c45efe0d9..d870ed859e11c 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.io.openhabcloud/src/main/resources/OH-INF/config/config.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.io.openhabcloud/src/main/resources/OH-INF/config/config.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 		</parameter>
 		<parameter name="baseURL" type="text" required="false">
 			<label>Base URL</label>
-			<description>Base URL for the openHAB Cloud server</description>
+			<description>Base URL for the openHAB Cloud server.</description>
 			<default>https://myopenhab.org/</default>
 		</parameter>
 	</config-description>
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.io.openhabcloud/src/main/resources/OH-INF/i18n/openhabcloud.properties b/bundles/org.openhab.io.openhabcloud/src/main/resources/OH-INF/i18n/openhabcloud.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..cb76d5404a13b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.io.openhabcloud/src/main/resources/OH-INF/i18n/openhabcloud.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# service
+
+service.io.openhabcloud.label = openHAB Cloud
+
+# bundle config
+
+io.config.openhabcloud.baseURL.label = Base URL
+io.config.openhabcloud.baseURL.description = Base URL for the openHAB Cloud server.
+io.config.openhabcloud.expose.label = Items to Expose
+io.config.openhabcloud.expose.description = List of items that are made accessible to IFTTT and similar services.
+io.config.openhabcloud.mode.label = Mode
+io.config.openhabcloud.mode.description = What features of the openHAB Cloud service should be used.
+io.config.openhabcloud.mode.option.notification = Notifications
+io.config.openhabcloud.mode.option.remote = Notifications & Remote Access