diff --git a/po/ChangeLog b/po/ChangeLog
index 5bbb3315c..225918204 100644
--- a/po/ChangeLog
+++ b/po/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2005-11-13  David Martin  <dmartina@excite.com>
+
+	* update.pl: Identify Q_() strings for translation.
+	* update.sh: Likewise.
+
 2005-10-06  Leonard den Ottolander  <leonard den ottolander nl>
 
 	* nl.po: Do not use prefix in Q_() strings.
diff --git a/po/update.pl b/po/update.pl
index a8220dfcd..234cd3093 100755
--- a/po/update.pl
+++ b/po/update.pl
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ if ($LANG=~/^-(.)*/){
 
         $b="xgettext --default-domain\=$PACKAGE --directory\=\.\."
           ." --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: --keyword\=\_ --keyword\=N\_"
-          ." --files-from\=\.\/POTFILES\.in ";
+          ." --keyword\=Q\_ --files-from\=\.\/POTFILES\.in ";
         $b1="test \! -f $PACKAGE\.po \|\| \( rm -f \.\/$PACKAGE\.pot "
            ."&& mv $PACKAGE\.po \.\/$PACKAGE\.pot \)";
          
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ elsif(-s "$LANG.po"){
 
     $c="xgettext --default-domain\=$PACKAGE --directory\=\.\."
       ." --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: --keyword\=\_ --keyword\=N\_"
-      ." --files-from\=\.\/POTFILES\.in ";  
+      ." --keyword\=Q\_ --files-from\=\.\/POTFILES\.in ";  
     $c1="test \! -f $PACKAGE\.po \|\| \( rm -f \.\/$PACKAGE\.pot "
        ."&& mv $PACKAGE\.po \.\/$PACKAGE\.pot \)";
 
diff --git a/po/update.sh b/po/update.sh
index 6e3e1331c..75bdb49f4 100755
--- a/po/update.sh
+++ b/po/update.sh
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ echo "Building the $PACKAGE.pot ..."
 
 xgettext --default-domain=$PACKAGE --directory=.. \
   --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: --keyword=_ --keyword=N_ \
-  --files-from=./POTFILES.in \
+  --keyword=Q_ --files-from=./POTFILES.in \
 && test ! -f $PACKAGE.po \
    || ( rm -f ./$PACKAGE.pot \
 && mv $PACKAGE.po ./$PACKAGE.pot );
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ if [ -s $1.po ]; then
 
 xgettext --default-domain=$PACKAGE --directory=.. \
   --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: --keyword=_ --keyword=N_ \
-  --files-from=./POTFILES.in \
+  --keyword=Q_ --files-from=./POTFILES.in \
 && test ! -f $PACKAGE.po \
    || ( rm -f ./PACKAGE.pot \
 && mv $PACKAGE.po ./$PACKAGE.pot );