diff --git a/sflphone-gtk/configure.ac b/sflphone-gtk/configure.ac
index ea150b2d62bd30f12d73c16fb6c83eee1863a39b..652e17f56a3ed26268d122109f8f86aee67fea80 100644
--- a/sflphone-gtk/configure.ac
+++ b/sflphone-gtk/configure.ac
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ AC_SUBST(DEPS_LIBS)
 AC_OUTPUT([
 Makefile 
 src/Makefile 
+src/po/Makefile 
 pixmaps/Makefile
 sflphone.desktop
 ])
diff --git a/sflphone-gtk/src/Makefile.am b/sflphone-gtk/src/Makefile.am
index e4198bb4f0c526a830cc3ddc6e62674880f25cf8..0e06d237aba8f1fd2a45973fd2b464386d9d594d 100644
--- a/sflphone-gtk/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/sflphone-gtk/src/Makefile.am
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+SUBDIRS=po
+
 bin_PROGRAMS = sflphone-gtk
 
 sflphone_gtk_SOURCES = \
diff --git a/sflphone-gtk/src/po/Makefile.am b/sflphone-gtk/src/po/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2b61573e6b2e5d0e09a9242faa7f43bcee3b508a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sflphone-gtk/src/po/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# location of installation directories
+locale_installdir=$(datadir)/locale
+DOMAIN=sflphone
+
+# tells automake that toto.po makes toto.mo
+SUFFIXES=.po .mo
+
+POFILES=\
+	 fr.po
+
+MSGFMT=msgfmt
+
+# necessary files
+EXTRA_DIST= $(PO_FILES)
+
+#.po.mo:
+#	$(MSGFMT) -o $@ $<
+
+all:	fr.mo
+
+fr.mo:	fr.po
+	$(MSGFMT) -o $@ $<
+
+install:
+	$(mkinstalldirs) $(locale_installdir)/fr/LC_MESSAGES; \
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) fr.mo $(locale_installdir)/fr/LC_MESSAGES/$(DOMAIN).mo; 
+
+uninstall:
+	rm -f $(locale_installdir)/fr/LC_MESSAGES/$(DOMAIN).mo; 
+
+clean:
+	rm -rf *.mo
diff --git a/sflphone-gtk/src/po/fr.po b/sflphone-gtk/src/po/fr.po
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..205b1897166aa8711cf07e66f58943a8220cda5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sflphone-gtk/src/po/fr.po
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+# Main menu items
+msgid "About SFLphone"
+msgstr "A propos de SFLphone"
+
+msgid "SFLphone is a VoIP client compatible with SIP and IAX2 protocols."
+msgstr "SFLphone est un client VoIP compatible avec les protocoles SIP et IAX2." 
+
+msgid "_Help" 
+msgstr "A_ide"
+
+msgid "_Hang up"
+msgstr "_Raccrocher"
+
+msgid "Hang up"
+msgstr "Raccrocher"
+
+msgid "_Pick up" 
+msgstr "_Décrocher"
+
+msgid "Pick up" 
+msgstr "Décrocher"
+
+msgid "Place a call"
+msgstr "Nouvel Appel"
+
+msgid "On _Hold" 
+msgstr "_Mettre en attente"
+
+msgid "On Hold"
+msgstr "Mettre en attente"
+
+msgid "Off Hold"
+msgstr "Reprendre"
+
+msgid "Tranfer"
+msgstr "Transférer"
+
+msgid "_New call"
+msgstr "_Nouvel appel"
+
+msgid "_Call"
+msgstr "_Appeler"
+
+msgid "_Edit"
+msgstr "_Options"
+
+msgid "_Dialpad"
+msgstr "_Clavier"
+
+msgid "_Volume controls"
+msgstr "_Contrôle du volume"
+
+msgid "_Toolbar"
+msgstr "_Barre d'outils"
+
+msgid "_View"
+msgstr "A_ffichage"
+
+# configwindow.c
+# account settings
+msgid "Accounts previously setup."
+msgstr "Liste des comptes existants."
+
+msgid "Protocol"
+msgstr "Protocole"
+
+msgid "_Protocol"
+msgstr "_Protocole"
+
+msgid "Status"
+msgstr "Statut"
+
+msgid "Set as Default"
+msgstr "Choisir par Défaut"
+
+msgid "Account settings"
+msgstr "Configuration des comptes"
+
+msgid "_Enabled"
+msgstr "_Activé"
+
+msgid "Unknown"
+msgstr "Inconnu"
+
+msgid "_Full Name"
+msgstr "_Nom"
+
+msgid "_User part"
+msgstr ""
+
+msgid "_Host part"
+msgstr "_Serveur"
+
+msgid "U_sername"
+msgstr "U_sager"
+
+msgid "_Password"
+msgstr "_Mot de passe"
+
+# audio settings
+msgid "Output peripheral"
+msgstr "Périphérique de sortie"
+
+msgid "Input peripheral"
+msgstr "Périphérique d'entrée"
+
+msgid "Name"
+msgstr "Nom"
+
+msgid "Frequency"
+msgstr "Fréquence"
+
+msgid "Bitrate"
+msgstr "Bitrate"
+
+msgid "Bandwidth"
+msgstr "Bande passante"
+
+msgid "<b>Devices</b>"
+msgstr "<b>Matériel</b>"
+
+msgid "ALSA plugin"
+msgstr "Greffon ALSA"
+
+msgid "Detect all"
+msgstr "Détecter"
+
+msgid "_Enable ringtones"
+msgstr "_Activer les sonneries"
+
+msgid "Choose a ringtone"
+msgstr "Sélectionner une sonnerie"
+
+msgid "Audio Files"
+msgstr "Fichier Audio"
+
+msgid "Preferences"
+msgstr "Préférences"
+
+msgid "Accounts"
+msgstr "Comptes"
+
+msgid "Audio Settings"
+msgstr "Paramètres Audio"
+
+msgid "%d new voice mail%s"
+msgstr "%d nouveaux messages vocaux%s"