diff --git a/src/apps/clock/cl_view.cpp b/src/apps/clock/cl_view.cpp
index 9f56caa35a..3c96234f01 100644
--- a/src/apps/clock/cl_view.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/clock/cl_view.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 #include <Alert.h>
 #include <Bitmap.h>
+#include <Catalog.h>
 #include <Debug.h>
 #include <Dragger.h>
 #include <Entry.h>
@@ -19,6 +20,8 @@
 
 #include <time.h>
 
+#undef B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT
+#define B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT "Clock"
 
 TOffscreenView::TOffscreenView(BRect frame, const char *name, short mRadius,
 		short hRadius, short offset, long face, bool show)
@@ -345,10 +348,10 @@ TOnscreenView::MessageReceived(BMessage *msg)
 	switch(msg->what) {
 		case B_ABOUT_REQUESTED:
 		{
-			BAlert *alert = new BAlert("About Clock", 
-				"Clock (The Replicant version)\n\n(C)2002, 2003 OpenBeOS,\n"
-				"2004 - 2007, Haiku, Inc.\n\nOriginally coded  by the folks "
-				"at Be.\n  Copyright Be Inc., 1991 - 1998", "OK");
+			BAlert *alert = new BAlert(B_TRANSLATE("About Clock"), B_TRANSLATE(
+				"Clock (The Replicant version)\n\nCopyright 2002-2020 "
+				"Haiku, Inc.\n\nOriginally coded by the folks "
+				"at Be.\n  Copyright 1991-1998, Be Inc."), B_TRANSLATE("OK"));
 			alert->SetFlags(alert->Flags() | B_CLOSE_ON_ESCAPE);
 			alert->Go();
 		}	break;
diff --git a/src/apps/icon-o-matic/gui/SavePanel.cpp b/src/apps/icon-o-matic/gui/SavePanel.cpp
index 4fcf1a1ad8..18707e32dc 100644
--- a/src/apps/icon-o-matic/gui/SavePanel.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/icon-o-matic/gui/SavePanel.cpp
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ SavePanel::_ExportSettings()
 //	// Build a window around this translator's configuration view
 //	status_t err = roster->MakeConfigurationView(item->id, NULL, &view, &rect);
 //	if (err < B_OK || view == NULL) {
-//		BAlert *alert = new BAlert(NULL, strerror(err), "OK");
+//		BAlert *alert = new BAlert(NULL, strerror(err), B_TRANSLATE("OK"));
 //		alert->SetFlags(alert->Flags() | B_CLOSE_ON_ESCAPE);
 //		alert->Go();
 //	} else {
diff --git a/src/apps/overlayimage/OverlayView.cpp b/src/apps/overlayimage/OverlayView.cpp
index 17e6b442c5..5a43447e6a 100644
--- a/src/apps/overlayimage/OverlayView.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/overlayimage/OverlayView.cpp
@@ -166,11 +166,11 @@ void
 OverlayView::OverlayAboutRequested()
 {
 	BAlert *alert = new BAlert("about",
-		"OverlayImage\n"
+		B_TRANSLATE("OverlayImage\n"
 		"Copyright 1999-2010\n\n\t"
 		"originally by Seth Flaxman\n\t"
 		"modified by Hartmuth Reh\n\t"
-		"further modified by Humdinger\n",
+		"further modified by Humdinger\n"),
 		"OK");
 	BTextView *view = alert->TextView();
 	BFont font;
diff --git a/src/apps/screenshot/ScreenshotWindow.cpp b/src/apps/screenshot/ScreenshotWindow.cpp
index ecfcd4bc1b..4c7fcaf252 100644
--- a/src/apps/screenshot/ScreenshotWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/screenshot/ScreenshotWindow.cpp
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ ScreenshotWindow::_ShowSettings(bool activate)
 		translator, NULL, &view, &rect);
 	if (status != B_OK || view == NULL) {
 		// TODO: proper translation, better error dialog
-		BAlert* alert = new BAlert(NULL, strerror(status), "OK");
+		BAlert* alert = new BAlert(NULL, strerror(status), B_TRANSLATE("OK"));
 		alert->SetFlags(alert->Flags() | B_CLOSE_ON_ESCAPE);
 		alert->Go();
 	} else if (fSettingsWindow != NULL) {