diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1fd65aa..5e2a8c3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -42,10 +42,6 @@ htmlcov/
 nosetests.xml
 coverage.xml
 
-# Translations
-*.mo
-*.pot
-
 # Django stuff:
 *.log
 
diff --git a/defender/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo b/defender/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b4f17ef
Binary files /dev/null and b/defender/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo differ
diff --git a/defender/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/django.po b/defender/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/django.po
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fef0287
--- /dev/null
+++ b/defender/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/django.po
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+# SOME DESCRIPTIVE TITLE.
+# Copyright (C) YEAR THE PACKAGE'S COPYRIGHT HOLDER
+# This file is distributed under the same license as the PACKAGE package.
+# FIRST AUTHOR <EMAIL@ADDRESS>, YEAR.
+#
+#, fuzzy
+msgid ""
+msgstr ""
+"Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n"
+"Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2021-03-19 08:43-0400\n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
+"Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
+"Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
+"Language: \n"
+"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
+"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
+"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
+"Plural-Forms: nplurals=2; plural=(n > 1);\n"
+
+#: config.py:65
+msgid ""
+"Please enter a correct username and password. Note that both fields are case-"
+"sensitive."
+msgstr ""
+"Veuillez saisir un nom d'utilisateur et un mot de passe valide. Veuillez noter que les deux champs sont sensibles à la casse."
+
+#: templates/admin/defender/app_index.html:7
+msgid "Home"
+msgstr "Accueil"
+
+#: utils.py:308
+msgid "Account locked: too many login attempts. Please try again later."
+msgstr "Compte verrouillé: trop de tentatives de connexion. Veuillez réessayer plus tard."
+
+#: utils.py:312
+msgid ""
+"Account locked: too many login attempts. Contact an admin to unlock your "
+"account."
+msgstr ""
+"Compte verrouillé: trop de tentatives de connexion. Contactez un administrateur pour déverrouiller votre compte."
diff --git a/defender/tests.py b/defender/tests.py
index 491df36..d85cde7 100644
--- a/defender/tests.py
+++ b/defender/tests.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class AccessAttemptTest(DefenderTestCase):
 
     LOCKED_MESSAGE = "Account locked: too many login attempts."
     PERMANENT_LOCKED_MESSAGE = (
-        LOCKED_MESSAGE + "  Contact an admin to unlock your account."
+        LOCKED_MESSAGE + " Contact an admin to unlock your account."
     )
 
     def _get_random_str(self):
diff --git a/defender/utils.py b/defender/utils.py
index 3c195c7..5983ae4 100644
--- a/defender/utils.py
+++ b/defender/utils.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 from django.core.validators import validate_ipv46_address
 from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
 from django.utils.module_loading import import_string
+from django.utils.translation import gettext as _
 
 from .connection import get_redis_connection
 from . import config
@@ -304,12 +305,12 @@ def lockout_response(request):
 
     if config.COOLOFF_TIME:
         return HttpResponse(
-            "Account locked: too many login attempts.  " "Please try again later."
+            _("Account locked: too many login attempts. Please try again later.")
         )
     else:
         return HttpResponse(
-            "Account locked: too many login attempts.  "
-            "Contact an admin to unlock your account."
+            _("Account locked: too many login attempts. "
+              "Contact an admin to unlock your account.")
         )