diff --git a/assets/voxygen/i18n/en/hud/group.ftl b/assets/voxygen/i18n/en/hud/group.ftl
index b91e9e0f1f..31dcb65e45 100644
--- a/assets/voxygen/i18n/en/hud/group.ftl
+++ b/assets/voxygen/i18n/en/hud/group.ftl
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 hud-group = Group
+
 hud-group-invite_to_join = [{ $name }] invited you to their group!
 hud-group-invite_to_trade = [{ $name }] would like to trade with you.
+hug-group-invite-accepted = { $target } accepted your group invite.
+hud-group-invite-declined = { $target } declined your group invite.
+hud-group-invite-timed_out= Group invite to { $target } timed out.
+
 hud-group-invite = Invite
 hud-group-kick = Kick
 hud-group-assign_leader = Assign Leader
diff --git a/assets/voxygen/i18n/en/hud/trade.ftl b/assets/voxygen/i18n/en/hud/trade.ftl
index 7ff75ae8b6..81d2d69c68 100644
--- a/assets/voxygen/i18n/en/hud/trade.ftl
+++ b/assets/voxygen/i18n/en/hud/trade.ftl
@@ -12,7 +12,12 @@ hud-trade-has_accepted =
     has accepted
 hud-trade-accept = Accept
 hud-trade-decline = Decline
+
 hud-trade-invite_sent = Trade request sent to { $playername }.
+hud-trade-invite-accepted = { $target } accepted your trade request.
+hud-trade-invite-declined = { $target } declined your trade request.
+hud-trade-invite-timed_out = Trade request to { $target } timed out.
+
 hud-trade-result-completed = Trade completed successfully.
 hud-trade-result-declined = Trade declined.
 hud-trade-result-nospace = Not enough space to complete the trade.
diff --git a/voxygen/src/session/mod.rs b/voxygen/src/session/mod.rs
index 0cef377265..9697f03575 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/session/mod.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/session/mod.rs
@@ -302,12 +302,6 @@ impl SessionState {
                     answer,
                     kind,
                 } => {
-                    // TODO: i18n (complicated since substituting phrases at this granularity may
-                    // not be grammatical in some languages)
-                    let kind_str = match kind {
-                        InviteKind::Group => "Group",
-                        InviteKind::Trade => "Trade",
-                    };
                     let target_name = match client.player_list().get(&target) {
                         Some(info) => info.player_alias.clone(),
                         None => match client.state().ecs().entity_from_uid(target) {
@@ -320,13 +314,21 @@ impl SessionState {
                             None => format!("<uid {}>", target),
                         },
                     };
-                    let answer_str = match answer {
-                        InviteAnswer::Accepted => "accepted",
-                        InviteAnswer::Declined => "declined",
-                        InviteAnswer::TimedOut => "timed out",
+
+                    let msg_key = match (kind, answer) {
+                        (InviteKind::Group, InviteAnswer::Accepted) => "hud-group-invite-accepted",
+                        (InviteKind::Group, InviteAnswer::Declined) => "hud-group-invite-declined",
+                        (InviteKind::Group, InviteAnswer::TimedOut) => "hud-group-invite-timed_out",
+                        (InviteKind::Trade, InviteAnswer::Accepted) => "hud-trade-invite-accepted",
+                        (InviteKind::Trade, InviteAnswer::Declined) => "hud-trade-invite-declined",
+                        (InviteKind::Trade, InviteAnswer::TimedOut) => "hud-trade-invite-timed_out",
                     };
-                    let msg = format!("{} invite to {} {}", kind_str, target_name, answer_str);
-                    // TODO: Localise
+
+                    let msg = global_state
+                        .i18n
+                        .read()
+                        .get_msg_ctx(msg_key, &i18n::fluent_args! { "target" => target_name });
+
                     self.hud.new_message(ChatType::Meta.into_plain_msg(msg));
                 },
                 client::Event::TradeComplete { result, trade: _ } => {