diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/CommSystemFacade.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/CommSystemFacade.java
index 8a0c17dc58..f12610505d 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/CommSystemFacade.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/CommSystemFacade.java
@@ -16,11 +16,13 @@ import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.SortedMap;
 import java.util.TreeMap;
 
+import net.i2p.I2PAppContext;
 import net.i2p.data.Hash;
 import net.i2p.data.router.RouterAddress;
 import net.i2p.data.router.RouterInfo;
 import net.i2p.router.transport.Transport;
 import net.i2p.router.transport.crypto.DHSessionKeyBuilder;
+import net.i2p.util.Translate;
 
 /**
  * Manages the communication subsystem between peers, including connections, 
@@ -28,6 +30,10 @@ import net.i2p.router.transport.crypto.DHSessionKeyBuilder;
  *
  */ 
 public abstract class CommSystemFacade implements Service {
+
+    /** @since 0.9.45 */
+    protected static final String ROUTER_BUNDLE_NAME = "net.i2p.router.util.messages";
+
     public abstract void processMessage(OutNetMessage msg);
     
     public void renderStatusHTML(Writer out, String urlBase, int sortFlags) throws IOException { }
@@ -83,6 +89,14 @@ public abstract class CommSystemFacade implements Service {
      */
     public Status getStatus() { return Status.OK; }
 
+    /**
+     * getStatus().toStatusString(), translated if available.
+     * @since 0.9.45
+     */
+    public String getLocalizedStatusString() {
+        return getStatus().toStatusString();
+    }
+
     /**
      * @deprecated unused
      */
@@ -637,6 +651,14 @@ public abstract class CommSystemFacade implements Service {
             return status;
         }
 
+        /**
+         * toStatusString(), translated if available.
+         * @since 0.9.45
+         */
+        public String toLocalizedStatusString(I2PAppContext ctx) {
+            return Translate.getString(status, ctx, ROUTER_BUNDLE_NAME);
+        }
+
         @Override
         public String toString() {
             return super.toString() + " (" + code + "; " + status + ')';
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterThrottle.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterThrottle.java
index 4f784f5322..6e8df3426a 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterThrottle.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterThrottle.java
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@ public interface RouterThrottle {
     public String getTunnelStatus();
     public void setTunnelStatus(String msg);
 
+    /**
+     * getTunnelStatus(), translated if available.
+     * @since 0.9.45
+     */
+    public String getLocalizedTunnelStatus();
+
     /** @since 0.8.12 */
     public void setShutdownStatus();
 
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterThrottleImpl.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterThrottleImpl.java
index ba01477404..f3bc8e5556 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterThrottleImpl.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterThrottleImpl.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import net.i2p.stat.RateStat;
 import net.i2p.util.Log;
 import net.i2p.util.SimpleTimer;
 import net.i2p.util.SystemVersion;
+import net.i2p.util.Translate;
 
 /**
  * Simple throttle that basically stops accepting messages or nontrivial 
@@ -529,6 +530,14 @@ public class RouterThrottleImpl implements RouterThrottle {
         return _tunnelStatus;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * getTunnelStatus(), translated if available.
+     * @since 0.9.45
+     */
+    public String getLocalizedTunnelStatus() {
+        return Translate.getString(_tunnelStatus, _context, CommSystemFacade.ROUTER_BUNDLE_NAME);
+    }
+
     private void setTunnelStatus() {
 // NPE, too early
 //        if (_context.router().getRouterInfo().getBandwidthTier().equals("K"))
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/transport/CommSystemFacadeImpl.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/transport/CommSystemFacadeImpl.java
index eac7aa752c..659e553ee7 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/transport/CommSystemFacadeImpl.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/transport/CommSystemFacadeImpl.java
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ public class CommSystemFacadeImpl extends CommSystemFacade {
      *  @since IPv6
      */
     private static final String PROP_DISABLED = "i2np.disable";
+
+    private static final String BUNDLE_NAME = "net.i2p.router.web.messages";
+    private static final String COUNTRY_BUNDLE_NAME = "net.i2p.router.countries.messages";
     
     public CommSystemFacadeImpl(RouterContext context) {
         _context = context;
@@ -223,6 +226,15 @@ public class CommSystemFacadeImpl extends CommSystemFacade {
         return rv; 
     }
 
+    /**
+     * getStatus().toStatusString(), translated if available.
+     * @since 0.9.45
+     */
+    @Override
+    public String getLocalizedStatusString() {
+        return Translate.getString(getStatus().toStatusString(), _context, ROUTER_BUNDLE_NAME);
+    }
+
     /**
      * @deprecated unused
      */
@@ -553,9 +565,6 @@ public class CommSystemFacadeImpl extends CommSystemFacade {
         return n;
     }
 
-    private static final String BUNDLE_NAME = "net.i2p.router.web.messages";
-    private static final String COUNTRY_BUNDLE_NAME = "net.i2p.router.countries.messages";
-
     /** Provide a consistent "look" for displaying router IDs in the console */
     @Override
     public String renderPeerHTML(Hash peer) {