diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/defaults.properties b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/defaults.properties
index fc269e756..1b90ed811 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/defaults.properties
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/defaults.properties
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ jpcovreport=org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.sitraka.CovReport
 p4add=org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.perforce.P4Add
 jspc=org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.jsp.JspC
 replaceregexp=org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.ReplaceRegExp
+translate=org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.i18n.Translate
 
 # deprecated ant tasks (kept for back compatibility)
 javadoc2=org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Javadoc