diff --git a/modules/default/alert/alert.js b/modules/default/alert/alert.js
index 58e5214f64..bff91504e5 100644
--- a/modules/default/alert/alert.js
+++ b/modules/default/alert/alert.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Module.register("alert",{
 		//Position
 		position: "center",
 		//shown at startup
-		welcome_message: "Welcome, start was successful!"
+		welcome_message: true,
 	},
 	getScripts: function() {
 		return ["classie.js", "modernizr.custom.js", "notificationFx.js"];
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@ Module.register("alert",{
 	getStyles: function() {
 		return ["ns-default.css"];
 	},
+	// Define required translations.
+	getTranslations: function() {
+		return {
+			en: "translations/en.json",
+			de: "translations/de.json"
+		};
+	},
 	show_notification: function(message) {
 		if (this.config.effect == "slide") {this.config.effect = this.config.effect + "-" + this.config.position;}
 		message = "<span class='thin' style='line-height: 35px; font-size:24px' color='#4A4A4A'>" + message.title + "</span><br /><span class='light' style='font-size:28px;line-height: 30px;'>" + message.message + "</span>";
@@ -111,7 +118,12 @@ Module.register("alert",{
 		this.alerts = {};
 		this.setPosition(this.config.position);
 		if (this.config.welcome_message) {
-			this.show_notification({title: "MagicMirror Notification", message: this.config.welcome_message});
+			if (this.config.welcome_message == true){
+				this.show_notification({title: this.translate("sysTitle"), message: this.translate("welcome")});
+			}
+			else{
+				this.show_notification({title: this.translate("sysTitle"), message: this.config.welcome_message});
+			}
 		}
 		Log.info("Starting module: " + this.name);
 	}
diff --git a/modules/default/alert/translations/de.json b/modules/default/alert/translations/de.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4ab7edbb18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/default/alert/translations/de.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "sysTitle": "MagicMirror Benachrichtigung",
+  "welcome": "Willkommen, Start war erfolgreich!"
+}
diff --git a/modules/default/alert/translations/en.json b/modules/default/alert/translations/en.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a8589a6791
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/default/alert/translations/en.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "sysTitle": "MagicMirror Notification",
+  "welcome": "Welcome, start was successful!"
+}