diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index e197d837..6ac70602 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -160,6 +160,8 @@ common_args = [
 ]
 add_project_arguments(common_args, language: 'c')
 
+i18n_conf = files()
+
 subdir('lib')
 if build_modules
   subdir('modules')
diff --git a/po/POTFILES.in b/po/POTFILES.in
index b8da3c87..3f6d97da 100644
--- a/po/POTFILES.in
+++ b/po/POTFILES.in
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 src/scripts/monitors/alsa.lua
 src/scripts/monitors/bluez-midi.lua
 src/scripts/monitors/libcamera/name-node.lua
+po/conf.pot
diff --git a/po/conf.pot b/po/conf.pot
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1575ca2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/po/conf.pot
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+msgid ""
+msgstr ""
+"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
+"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
+
+#. /wireplumber.settings.schema/bluetooth.autoswitch-to-headset-profile/description
+#: wireplumber.conf
+msgid "Always show microphone for Bluetooth headsets, and switch to headset mode when recording"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. /wireplumber.settings.schema/bluetooth.use-persistent-storage/description
+#: wireplumber.conf
+msgid "Remember and restore Bluetooth headset mode status"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. /wireplumber.settings.schema/device.restore-profile/description
+#: wireplumber.conf
+msgid "Remember and restore device profiles"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. /wireplumber.settings.schema/device.restore-routes/description
+#: wireplumber.conf
+msgid "Remember and restore device routes"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. /wireplumber.settings.schema/device.routes.default-sink-volume/description
+#: wireplumber.conf
+msgid "The default volume for audio sinks"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. /wireplumber.settings.schema/device.routes.default-source-volume/description
+#: wireplumber.conf
+msgid "The default volume for audio sources"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. /wireplumber.settings.schema/linking.allow-moving-streams/description
+#: wireplumber.conf
+msgid "Streams may be moved by adding PipeWire metadata at runtime"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. /wireplumber.settings.schema/linking.follow-default-target/description
+#: wireplumber.conf
+msgid "Streams connected to the default device follow when default changes"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. /wireplumber.settings.schema/linking.pause-playback/description
+#: wireplumber.conf
+msgid "Pause media players if their target sink is removed"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. /wireplumber.settings.schema/linking.role-based.duck-level/description
+#: wireplumber.conf
+msgid "The volume level to apply when ducking (= reducing volume for a higher priority stream to be audible) in the role-based linking policy"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. /wireplumber.settings.schema/monitor.camera-discovery-timeout/description
+#: wireplumber.conf
+msgid "The camera discovery timeout in milliseconds"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. /wireplumber.settings.schema/node.features.audio.control-port/description
+#: wireplumber.conf
+msgid "Enable control ports on audio nodes"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. /wireplumber.settings.schema/node.features.audio.monitor-ports/description
+#: wireplumber.conf
+msgid "Enable monitor ports on audio nodes"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. /wireplumber.settings.schema/node.features.audio.no-dsp/description
+#: wireplumber.conf
+msgid "Do not convert audio to F32 format"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. /wireplumber.settings.schema/node.filter.forward-format/description
+#: wireplumber.conf
+msgid "Forward format on filter nodes or not"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. /wireplumber.settings.schema/node.restore-default-targets/description
+#: wireplumber.conf
+msgid "Remember and restore default audio/video input/output devices"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. /wireplumber.settings.schema/node.stream.default-capture-volume/description
+#: wireplumber.conf
+msgid "The default volume for capture nodes"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. /wireplumber.settings.schema/node.stream.default-media-role/description
+#: wireplumber.conf
+msgid "Default media.role to assign on streams that do not specify it"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. /wireplumber.settings.schema/node.stream.default-playback-volume/description
+#: wireplumber.conf
+msgid "The default volume for playback nodes"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. /wireplumber.settings.schema/node.stream.restore-props/description
+#: wireplumber.conf
+msgid "Remember and restore properties of streams"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. /wireplumber.settings.schema/node.stream.restore-target/description
+#: wireplumber.conf
+msgid "Remember and restore stream targets"
+msgstr ""
+
diff --git a/po/meson.build b/po/meson.build
index 199d12e6..4e088ea6 100644
--- a/po/meson.build
+++ b/po/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,24 @@
 i18n = import('i18n')
 
+pymod = import('python')
+python_po = pymod.find_installation('python3')
+spa_json_dump_po = find_program('spa-json-dump', required: false)
+
+if python_po.found() and spa_json_dump_po.found()
+  conf_pot = custom_target('conf.pot',
+    input : i18n_conf,
+    output : 'conf.pot',
+    build_by_default : true,
+    command : [
+      python_po, spa_json_po, '--spa-json-dump=' + spa_json_dump_po.full_path(),
+      '-k', '/wireplumber.settings.schema/[^/]*/description$',
+      '-o', '@CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR@/conf.pot',
+      '@INPUT@',
+    ],
+    capture: true,
+  )
+endif
+
 i18n.gettext(
   meson.project_name(),
   preset: 'glib',
diff --git a/src/config/meson.build b/src/config/meson.build
index 322e2c30..bdf69dc3 100644
--- a/src/config/meson.build
+++ b/src/config/meson.build
@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@ install_subdir('wireplumber.conf.d.examples',
   install_dir : wireplumber_doc_dir / 'examples' / 'wireplumber.conf.d',
   strip_directory : true,
 )
+
+i18n_conf += files('wireplumber.conf')