diff --git a/scripts/translationScripts/update-en-ts.py b/scripts/translationScripts/update-en-ts.py
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+import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
+import subprocess
+
+# 1) Runs lupdate ../../ui/nim-status-client.pro -target-language en
+# 2) Fixups qml_en.ts: ensure each source has translation, otherwise Lokalise can't figure out base words
+#
+# usage: `python update-en-ts.py`
+
+
+def fixupTranslations(enTsFile: str):
+    tsXmlTree = ET.parse(enTsFile)
+
+    messageNodes = tsXmlTree.findall('.//message')
+
+    for messageNode in messageNodes:
+        enString = messageNode.find('source').text
+        trNode = messageNode.find('translation')
+        trNode.text = enString  # add translation
+        trNode.attrib = {}  # remove 'type="unfinished"'
+
+    tsXmlTree.write(enTsFile)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    p = subprocess.run(['lupdate', '../../ui/nim-status-client.pro', '-target-language', 'en'],
+                       stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, check=True, text=True)
+
+    print(p.stdout)
+
+    fixupTranslations('../../ui/i18n/qml_en.ts')