diff --git a/src/gui/application.cpp b/src/gui/application.cpp
index 3357e870064be..fd11cd1dd33ea 100644
--- a/src/gui/application.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/application.cpp
@@ -113,7 +113,11 @@ namespace {
 #elif defined(Q_OS_MAC)
         return QApplication::applicationDirPath() + QLatin1String("/../Resources/Translations"); // path defaults to app dir.
 #elif defined(Q_OS_UNIX)
-        return QString::fromLatin1(SHAREDIR "/" APPLICATION_EXECUTABLE "/i18n/");
+        if (qEnvironmentVariableIsSet("APPIMAGE")) {
+            return QStandardPaths::locate(QStandardPaths::AppDataLocation, QLatin1String("/i18n/"), QStandardPaths::LocateDirectory);
+        } else {
+            return QString::fromLatin1(SHAREDIR "/" APPLICATION_EXECUTABLE "/i18n/");
+        }
 #endif
     }
 }