diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/angular/helpers/i18n.js b/app/assets/javascripts/angular/helpers/i18n.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9f2f706e78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/angular/helpers/i18n.js
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+// TODO move to UI components
+openprojectApp.factory('I18n', [function() {
+  return I18n;
+}]);