diff --git a/app/scripts/comp/app/shortcuts.js b/app/scripts/comp/app/shortcuts.js
index 3368de2b..60ebbd92 100644
--- a/app/scripts/comp/app/shortcuts.js
+++ b/app/scripts/comp/app/shortcuts.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { Keys } from 'const/keys';
 import { AppSettingsModel } from 'models/app-settings-model';
 import { Features } from 'util/features';
 import { StringFormat } from 'util/formatting/string-format';
+import { Locale } from 'util/locale';
 
 let allowedKeys;
 
@@ -72,16 +73,19 @@ const Shortcuts = {
             .join('');
     },
     actionShortcutSymbol(formatting) {
-        return Features.isMac ? '⌘' : formatting ? '<span class="thin">ctrl + </span>' : 'ctrl+';
+        return Features.isMac ? '⌘' : this.formatShortcut(Locale.ctrlKey, formatting);
     },
     altShortcutSymbol(formatting) {
-        return Features.isMac ? '⌥' : formatting ? '<span class="thin">alt + </span>' : 'alt+';
+        return Features.isMac ? '⌥' : this.formatShortcut(Locale.altKey, formatting);
     },
     shiftShortcutSymbol(formatting) {
-        return Features.isMac ? '⇧' : formatting ? '<span class="thin">shift + </span>' : 'shift+';
+        return Features.isMac ? '⇧' : this.formatShortcut(Locale.shiftKey, formatting);
     },
     ctrlShortcutSymbol(formatting) {
-        return Features.isMac ? '⌃' : formatting ? '<span class="thin">ctrl + </span>' : 'ctrl+';
+        return Features.isMac ? '⌃' : this.formatShortcut(Locale.ctrlKey, formatting);
+    },
+    formatShortcut(shortcut, formatting) {
+        return formatting ? `<span class="thin">${shortcut} + </span>` : `${shortcut}+`;
     },
     globalShortcutText(type, formatting) {
         return this.presentShortcut(this.globalShortcut(type), formatting);
diff --git a/app/scripts/locales/base.json b/app/scripts/locales/base.json
index ae44e82b..7e316746 100644
--- a/app/scripts/locales/base.json
+++ b/app/scripts/locales/base.json
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@
     "help": "Help",
     "settings": "Settings",
     "plugins": "Plugins",
+    "ctrlKey": "ctrl",
+    "shiftKey": "shift",
+    "altKey": "alt",
 
     "cache": "cache",
     "file": "file",
diff --git a/release-notes.md b/release-notes.md
index 724ad221..44f61f92 100644
--- a/release-notes.md
+++ b/release-notes.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Release notes
 `+` #1142: submit button on mobile password input  
 `+` #766: setting for no/unlimited history  
 `+` #411: option to automatically use group icon for new entries  
+`+` #615: translated shortcut modifier keys  
 `-` fix #1396: fixed hyperlinks in notes  
 `-` fix #1323: version in the About dialog  
 `-` fix #734: OTP secrets with spaces