diff --git a/Init.cpp b/Init.cpp
index 20750e54..99e307c9 100644
--- a/Init.cpp
+++ b/Init.cpp
@@ -426,6 +426,27 @@ BOOLEAN LoadExternalGameplayData(STR directoryName)
 	strcat(fileName, LBEPOCKETPOPUPFILENAME);
 	SGP_THROW_IFFALSE(ReadInLBEPocketPopups(fileName),LBEPOCKETPOPUPFILENAME);
 
+#ifndef ENGLISH
+	AddLanguagePrefix(fileName);
+
+	if (FileExists(fileName))
+	{
+		// WANNE: Load language specific file
+		SGP_THROW_IFFALSE(ReadInLBEPocketPopups(fileName),LBEPOCKETPOPUPFILENAME);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		// WANNE: If we fail to load, try loading just the default english file
+		strcpy(fileName, directoryName);
+		strcat(fileName, LBEPOCKETPOPUPFILENAME);
+		SGP_THROW_IFFALSE(ReadInLBEPocketPopups(fileName),LBEPOCKETPOPUPFILENAME);
+	}
+#else
+	// WANNE: Load english file
+	SGP_THROW_IFFALSE(ReadInLBEPocketPopups(fileName),LBEPOCKETPOPUPFILENAME);
+#endif
+
+
 #ifdef JA2UB
 
 	strcpy(fileName, directoryName);