diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/problem/edit.coffee b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/problem/edit.coffee
index 2e791633a4..5c2638974b 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/problem/edit.coffee
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/problem/edit.coffee
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ class @MarkdownEditingDescriptor extends XModule.Descriptor
 
       // replace explanations
       xml = xml.replace(/\[explanation\]\n?([^\]]*)\[\/?explanation\]/gmi, function(match, p1) {
-          var selectString = '<solution>\n<div class="detailed-solution">\nExplanation\n\n' + p1 + '\n</div>\n</solution>';
+          var selectString = '<solution>\n<div class="detailed-solution">\n' + gettext('Explanation') + '\n\n' + p1 + '\n</div>\n</solution>';
 
           return selectString;
       });