diff --git a/lib/redmine/plugin.rb b/lib/redmine/plugin.rb
index 30c182d17..1185cd016 100644
--- a/lib/redmine/plugin.rb
+++ b/lib/redmine/plugin.rb
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ module Redmine #:nodoc:
       # Adds plugin locales if any
       # YAML translation files should be found under <plugin>/config/locales/
       ::I18n.load_path += Dir.glob(File.join(p.directory, 'config', 'locales', '*.yml'))
-
+      ::I18n.load_path += Dir.glob(File.join(Rails.root, 'config', 'locales', '**','*.yml'))
       # Prepends the app/views directory of the plugin to the view path
       view_path = File.join(p.directory, 'app', 'views')
       if File.directory?(view_path)