diff --git a/app/core/src/main/resources/messages_en_GB.properties b/app/core/src/main/resources/messages_en_GB.properties
index d63b1c6c4..405643877 100644
--- a/app/core/src/main/resources/messages_en_GB.properties
+++ b/app/core/src/main/resources/messages_en_GB.properties
@@ -1916,6 +1916,7 @@ fileManager.storageError=Storage error occurred
 fileManager.storageLow=Storage is running low. Consider removing old files.
 fileManager.uploadError=Failed to upload some files.
 fileManager.supportMessage=Powered by browser database storage for unlimited capacity
+fileManager.loadingFiles=Loading files...
 
 # Page Editor
 pageEditor.title=Page Editor
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/fileManager/FileListArea.tsx b/frontend/src/components/fileManager/FileListArea.tsx
index aeb128daf..556ecc4f1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/fileManager/FileListArea.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/fileManager/FileListArea.tsx
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ const FileListArea: React.FC<FileListAreaProps> = ({
             <EmptyFilesState />
           ) : recentFiles.length === 0 && isLoading ? (
             <Center style={{ height: '12.5rem' }}>
-              <Text c="dimmed" ta="center">Loading files...</Text>
+              <Text c="dimmed" ta="center">{t('fileManager.loadingFiles', 'Loading files...')}</Text>
             </Center>
           ) : (
             filteredFiles.map((file, index) => {