diff --git a/.github/workflows/linters.yaml b/.github/workflows/linters.yaml
index 7e7e421fe4..bf99b0d266 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linters.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linters.yaml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Generate updated .ts files and check for l10n errors
         run: |
-          ./scripts/utils/generate_ts.sh
+          ./scripts/utils/generate_ts.sh -a
           python .github/l10n/check_l10n_issues.py
 
       - name: Check for QRC errors
diff --git a/.github/workflows/translations.yaml b/.github/workflows/translations.yaml
index 114d9f3093..da30342c3e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/translations.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/translations.yaml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Generating translations
         run: |
-          ./scripts/utils/generate_ts.sh
+          ./scripts/utils/generate_ts.sh -a
 
       - name: Uploading
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
diff --git a/scripts/utils/generate_ts.sh b/scripts/utils/generate_ts.sh
index f96e2bd899..76d63600e6 100755
--- a/scripts/utils/generate_ts.sh
+++ b/scripts/utils/generate_ts.sh
@@ -9,11 +9,26 @@
 print N "This script generates 'ts' files for the Mozilla VPN app."
 print N ""
 
+# When the `-a`/`--all` flag is present, .ts files are created
+# for every addon.
+# Without an argument of `-a` or `--all`, .ts files will NOT
+# be created for addons that use the shared strings file.
+KEEP_ALL_TS_FILES=0
+# Parse Script arguments
+while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
+  key="$1"
+  case $key in
+        (-a | --all)
+        KEEP_ALL_TS_FILES=1
+        shift
+        ;;
+    esac
+done
+
 cd $(dirname $0)/../.. || die
 
 printn Y "Branch name: "
-BRANCHNAME="$(git symbolic-ref HEAD 2>/dev/null)"
-BRANCHNAME=${BRANCHNAME##refs/heads/}
+BRANCHNAME="$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD 2>/dev/null)"
 print G "$BRANCHNAME"
 
 printn Y "Caching the dep scripts... "
@@ -71,6 +86,28 @@ cmake --build build-addons/
 mkdir -p addon_ts || die
 cp build-addons/*.ts addon_ts
 
+# When creating translation files for l10n repo, remove any addon-specific files that use
+# shared strings, as they are translated via `strings.yaml`, which is set up for translation in
+# `build.py` (which like the addon ts files, is created above when addon's cmake calls `build.py`)"
+if [ $KEEP_ALL_TS_FILES == 0 ]; then
+  print Y "Checking for .ts files using shared strings"
+  for ts_file in ./addon_ts/*
+  do
+    # Use the addon name from the .ts file to build a path to the manifest
+    manifest_file="./addons/$(basename $ts_file .ts)/manifest.json"
+    if [[ -f $manifest_file ]]; then
+      uses_shared_strings=$(jq '.message.usesSharedStrings // false' < $manifest_file)
+      if [[ "$uses_shared_strings" == "true" ]]; then
+        print G "Deleting file because the addon uses shared strings: $ts_file"
+        rm $ts_file
+      fi
+    else
+      die "Manifest file not found: $manifest_file"
+    fi
+  done
+fi
+
+# Now that we have the base files set, make sure to include strings from all release branches
 for branch in $(git branch -r | grep origin/releases); do
   echo "Checking out to branch $branch"
   git checkout $branch || die
@@ -98,8 +135,27 @@ for branch in $(git branch -r | grep origin/releases); do
   cmake --build build-addons-$branch/
   ts_files="build-addons-$branch/*.ts"
 
+  print Y "Finalizing addon strings from $branch..."
   for f in $ts_files
   do
+    # When creating translation files for l10n repo, remove any addon-specific files that use
+    # shared strings, as they are translated via `strings.yaml`, which is set up for translation in
+    # `build.py` (which like the addon ts files, is created above when addon's cmake calls `build.py`)"
+    if [ $KEEP_ALL_TS_FILES == 0 ]; then
+      # Use the addon name from the .ts file to build a path to the manifest
+      manifest_file="./addons/$(basename $f .ts)/manifest.json"
+      if [[ -f $manifest_file ]]; then
+        uses_shared_strings=$(jq '.message.usesSharedStrings // false' < $manifest_file)
+        if [[ "$uses_shared_strings" == "true" ]]; then
+          print G "Deleting file because the addon uses shared strings: $f"
+          rm $f
+          continue
+        fi
+      else
+        die "Manifest file not found: $manifest_file"
+      fi
+    fi
+
     ts_name=$(basename "$f")
     if [ -f "addon_ts/${ts_name}" ]; then
       print Y "File ${ts_name} exists, updating with branch strings..."