diff --git a/mitterlib/ui/ui_pygtk.py b/mitterlib/ui/ui_pygtk.py
index 1ad3c82..92b7241 100644
--- a/mitterlib/ui/ui_pygtk.py
+++ b/mitterlib/ui/ui_pygtk.py
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ URL_RE = re.compile(r'(https?://[^\s\n\r]+)', re.I)
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 t = gettext.translation('ui_pygtk', fallback=True)
 _ = t.gettext
+N_ = t.ngettext
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 # String with the format to the message