diff --git a/app/views/shared/_publisher.html.haml b/app/views/shared/_publisher.html.haml
index aec59490b..a1c434c0a 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_publisher.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/_publisher.html.haml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
             = link_to (image_tag "icons/monotone_wrench_settings.png"), "#question_mark_pane", :class => 'question_mark', :rel => 'facebox', :title => t('shared.public_explain.manage')#, :style=>"display:none;"
             - if aspect == :all || :profile
               = status.hidden_field( :public)
-              = image_tag "icons/globe.png", :title => "Public", :class => 'public_icon dim', :width => 16, :height => 16
+              = image_tag "icons/globe.png", :title => t('.public'), :class => 'public_icon dim', :width => 16, :height => 16
             - if current_user.services
               - for service in current_user.services
                 = image_tag "social_media_logos/#{service.provider}-16x16.png", :title => service.provider, :class => "service_icon dim", :id =>"#{service.provider}"
diff --git a/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml b/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml
index 08f6be4bb..6df94b3ae 100644
--- a/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml
@@ -521,6 +521,7 @@ en:
       share_with: "share with"
       whats_on_your_mind: "what's on your mind?"
       publishing_to: "publishing to: "
+      public: "Public"
     add_contact:
       enter_a_diaspora_username: "Enter a Diaspora username:"
       your_diaspora_username_is: "Your Diaspora username is: %{diaspora_handle}"