diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/et2_core_baseWidget.js b/api/js/etemplate/et2_core_baseWidget.js
index 5297e923e1..3a7324ea48 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/et2_core_baseWidget.js
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/et2_core_baseWidget.js
@@ -209,13 +209,6 @@ var et2_baseWidget = /** @class */ (function (_super) {
         if (_value == "" && !this._tooltipElem) {
             return;
         }
-        // allow statustext to contain multiple translated sub-strings eg: {Firstname}.{Lastname}
-        if (_value.indexOf('{') !== -1) {
-            var egw = this.egw();
-            _value = _value.replace(/{([^}]+)}/g, function (str, p1) {
-                return egw.lang(p1);
-            });
-        }
         this.statustext = _value;
         //Get the domnode the tooltip should be attached to
         var elem = jQuery(this.getTooltipElement());
diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/et2_core_baseWidget.ts b/api/js/etemplate/et2_core_baseWidget.ts
index 843fe14221..c4b5a6b17a 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/et2_core_baseWidget.ts
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/et2_core_baseWidget.ts
@@ -282,16 +282,6 @@ export class et2_baseWidget extends et2_DOMWidget implements et2_IAligned
 			return;
 		}
 
-		// allow statustext to contain multiple translated sub-strings eg: {Firstname}.{Lastname}
-		if (_value.indexOf('{') !== -1)
-		{
-			var egw = this.egw();
-			_value = _value.replace(/{([^}]+)}/g, function(str,p1)
-			{
-				return egw.lang(p1);
-			});
-		}
-
 		this.statustext = _value;
 
 		//Get the domnode the tooltip should be attached to
diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/et2_core_widget.js b/api/js/etemplate/et2_core_widget.js
index 64f69d3056..9142b3f407 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/et2_core_widget.js
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/et2_core_widget.js
@@ -483,14 +483,28 @@ var et2_widget = /** @class */ (function (_super) {
                 }
             }
         }
-        // Translate the attributes
-        for (var key in _attrs) {
-            if (_attrs[key] && typeof this.attributes[key] != "undefined") {
-                if (this.attributes[key].translate === true ||
-                    (this.attributes[key].translate === "!no_lang" && !_attrs["no_lang"])) {
-                    _attrs[key] = this.egw().lang(_attrs[key]);
+        var _loop_1 = function () {
+            if (_attrs[key] && typeof this_1.attributes[key] != "undefined") {
+                if (this_1.attributes[key].translate === true ||
+                    (this_1.attributes[key].translate === "!no_lang" && !_attrs["no_lang"])) {
+                    var value = _attrs[key];
+                    // allow statustext to contain multiple translated sub-strings eg: {Firstname}.{Lastname}
+                    if (value.indexOf('{') !== -1) {
+                        var egw_1 = this_1.egw();
+                        _attrs[key] = value.replace(/{([^}]+)}/g, function (str, p1) {
+                            return egw_1.lang(p1);
+                        });
+                    }
+                    else {
+                        _attrs[key] = this_1.egw().lang(value);
+                    }
                 }
             }
+        };
+        var this_1 = this;
+        // Translate the attributes
+        for (var key in _attrs) {
+            _loop_1();
         }
     };
     /**
diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/et2_core_widget.ts b/api/js/etemplate/et2_core_widget.ts
index fb8a03badd..3e41b11aec 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/et2_core_widget.ts
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/et2_core_widget.ts
@@ -625,7 +625,20 @@ export class et2_widget extends ClassWithAttributes
 			if (_attrs[key] && typeof this.attributes[key] != "undefined") {
 				if (this.attributes[key].translate === true ||
 					(this.attributes[key].translate === "!no_lang" && !_attrs["no_lang"])) {
-					_attrs[key] = this.egw().lang(_attrs[key]);
+					let value = _attrs[key];
+					// allow statustext to contain multiple translated sub-strings eg: {Firstname}.{Lastname}
+					if (value.indexOf('{') !== -1)
+					{
+						const egw = this.egw();
+						_attrs[key] = value.replace(/{([^}]+)}/g, function(str,p1)
+						{
+							return egw.lang(p1);
+						});
+					}
+					else
+					{
+						_attrs[key] = this.egw().lang(value);
+					}
 				}
 			}
 		}