diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/topic_controller.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/topic_controller.js
index 30e244c1ed1..12dc33c33db 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/topic_controller.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/topic_controller.js
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ Discourse.TopicController = Discourse.ObjectController.extend({
     var _this = this;
     this.unsubscribe();
     this.get('content')["delete"](function() {
-      _this.set('message', "The topic has been deleted");
+      _this.set('message', Em.String.i18n('topic.deleted'));
       _this.set('loaded', false);
     });
   },
diff --git a/config/locales/client.en.yml b/config/locales/client.en.yml
index 5a6fa50c724..d8bf7c19027 100644
--- a/config/locales/client.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/client.en.yml
@@ -416,6 +416,7 @@ en:
       read_position_reset: "Your read position has been reset."
       jump_reply_up: jump to earlier reply
       jump_reply_down: jump to later reply
+      deleted: "The topic has been deleted"
 
       progress:
         title: topic progress
diff --git a/config/locales/client.zh_CN.yml b/config/locales/client.zh_CN.yml
index 94196476551..56cf997c368 100644
--- a/config/locales/client.zh_CN.yml
+++ b/config/locales/client.zh_CN.yml
@@ -422,6 +422,7 @@ zh_CN:
       read_position_reset: "你的阅读位置已经被重置。"
       jump_reply_up: 跳转至更早的回复
       jump_reply_down: 跳转至更晚的回复
+      deleted: "此主题已被删除"
 
       progress:
         title: 主题进度
diff --git a/config/locales/client.zh_TW.yml b/config/locales/client.zh_TW.yml
index 4cf3366af77..65ed1abfadf 100644
--- a/config/locales/client.zh_TW.yml
+++ b/config/locales/client.zh_TW.yml
@@ -422,6 +422,7 @@ zh_TW:
       read_position_reset: "你的閱讀位置已經被重置。"
       jump_reply_up: 跳轉至更早的回複
       jump_reply_down: 跳轉至更晚的回複
+      deleted: "此主題已被刪除"
 
       progress:
         title: 主題進度