diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 0d11495c42..9693318a9f 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -833,8 +833,8 @@ if os_unix
 endif
 
 # TODO
-#subdir('po')
-#subdir('po-properties')
+subdir('po')
+subdir('po-properties')
 #if get_option('documentation')
 #  subdir('docs/tools')
 #  subdir('docs/reference')
diff --git a/po-properties/meson.build b/po-properties/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4029453cea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/po-properties/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+i18n = import('i18n')
+
+i18n.gettext('gtk30-properties', preset : 'glib')
diff --git a/po/meson.build b/po/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ed71667aa6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/po/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+i18n = import('i18n')
+
+i18n.gettext('gtk30', preset : 'glib')