diff --git a/extensions/gdata/module/langs/translation-default.json b/extensions/gdata/module/langs/translation-default.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c34c60fa7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/gdata/module/langs/translation-default.json
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+{
+    "gdata-import": {
+		"preparing": "Preparing ...",
+		"creating": "Creating project ...",
+		"title": "Public Documents",
+		"import-by-url": "Import a <em>public</em> Google Spreadsheet or Fusion Table by its URL:",
+		"next->": "Next &raquo;",
+		"auth-doc": "Authorized Documents",
+		"please": "Please",
+		"sign-in": "sign in and authorize",
+		"sign-out": "sign out",
+		"access-data": "access to your Google data.",
+		"retrieving": "Retrieving Google Docs documents ...",
+		"re-sign-in": "re-sign in",
+		"another-account": "with another account"
+    },
+	"gdata-parsing": {
+		"start-over": "&laquo; Start Over",
+		"conf-pars": "Configure Parsing Options",
+		"proj-name": "Project&nbsp;name",
+		"create-proj": "Create Project &raquo;",
+		"updating-preview": "Updating preview ...",
+		"worksheet": "Worksheets",
+		"option": "Options",
+		"preview-button": "Update&nbsp;Preview",
+		"ignore-first": "Ignore first",
+		"ignore": "line(s) at beginning of file",
+		"parse-next": "Parse next",
+		"parse": "line(s) as column headers",
+		"discard-next": "Discard initial",
+		"discard": "row(s) of data",
+		"limit-next": "Load at most",
+		"limit": "row(s) of data",
+		"store-row": "Store blank rows",
+		"store-cell": "Store blank cells as nulls"		
+	},
+	"gdata-source": {
+		"alert-url": "You must specify a web address (URL) to import.",
+		"type": "Type",
+		"title": "Title",
+		"authors": "Authors",
+		"updated": "Updated"
+	},
+	"gdata-exporter": {
+		"uploading": "Uploading...",
+		"upload-error": "Upload error: ",
+		"new-spreadsheet": "A new Google spreadsheet",
+		"enter-spreadsheet": "Enter a name for the new Google spreadsheet",
+		"new-fusion": "A new Google Fusion table",
+		"enter-fusion": "Enter a name for the new Google Fusion table"
+	},
+	"gdata-auth": {
+		"authorize-label": "OpenRefine - Authorization",
+		"authorized-label": "Authorization process completed. Close this window and return to OpenRefine."
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/extensions/gdata/module/scripts/index/importing-controller.js b/extensions/gdata/module/scripts/index/importing-controller.js
index 8de635cd7..bb6f91c9a 100644
--- a/extensions/gdata/module/scripts/index/importing-controller.js
+++ b/extensions/gdata/module/scripts/index/importing-controller.js
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ Refine.GDataImportingController = function(createProjectUI) {
     ui: new Refine.GDataSourceUI(this)
   });
   
-  $('#gdata-authorize').i18n._('gdata-auth')["authorize-label"]; 
-  $('#gdata-authorized').i18n._('gdata-auth')["authorized-label"];
+  $('#gdata-authorize').text($.i18n._('gdata-auth')["authorize-label"]); 
+  $('#gdata-authorized').text($.i18n._('gdata-auth')["authorized-label"]);
 };
 Refine.CreateProjectUI.controllers.push(Refine.GDataImportingController);