diff --git a/README.translate.md b/README.translate.md
index 696dec10b1..83c24e0542 100644
--- a/README.translate.md
+++ b/README.translate.md
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ Assuming you want to convert the German localization which is placed in view/lan
        repository, push it to your fork of the friendica repository at github and
        issue a pull request for that commit.
 
+You should translate the PO files at Transifex.
+Otherwise your work might get lost, when the translation from Transifex is included to the Friendica repository after it was updated there.
+
 Utilities
 ---------
 
diff --git a/doc/translations.md b/doc/translations.md
index c14b685be1..d6b48d9eac 100644
--- a/doc/translations.md
+++ b/doc/translations.md
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ Assuming you want to convert the German localization which is placed in view/lan
        repository, push it to your fork of the friendica repository at github and
        issue a pull request for that commit.
 
+You should translate the PO files at Transifex.
+Otherwise your work might get lost, when the translation from Transifex is included to the Friendica repository after it was updated there.
+
 Utilities
 ---------