diff --git a/public/src/app.js b/public/src/app.js
index dfcc06ac09..2f5d84cec2 100644
--- a/public/src/app.js
+++ b/public/src/app.js
@@ -640,18 +640,24 @@ app.cacheBuster = null;
 		} else if (window.localStorage.getItem('cookieconsent') === '1') {
 			return;
 		}
-
-		templates.parse('partials/cookie-consent', config.cookies, function (html) {
-			$(document.body).append(html);
-
-			var warningEl = $('.cookie-consent');
-			var dismissEl = warningEl.find('button');
-			dismissEl.on('click', function () {
-				// Save consent cookie and remove warning element
-				var now = new Date();
-				window.localStorage.setItem('cookieconsent', '1');
-				warningEl.remove();
+		require(['translator'], function (translator) {
+			config.cookies.message = translator.unescape(config.cookies.message);
+			config.cookies.dismiss = translator.unescape(config.cookies.dismiss);
+			config.cookies.link = translator.unescape(config.cookies.link)
+
+			app.parseAndTranslate('partials/cookie-consent', config.cookies, function (html) {
+				$(document.body).append(html);
+
+				var warningEl = $('.cookie-consent');
+				var dismissEl = warningEl.find('button');
+				dismissEl.on('click', function () {
+					// Save consent cookie and remove warning element
+					var now = new Date();
+					window.localStorage.setItem('cookieconsent', '1');
+					warningEl.remove();
+				});
 			});
 		});
+
 	};
 }());
diff --git a/src/controllers/api.js b/src/controllers/api.js
index 10a5c8ad02..bc75a38aba 100644
--- a/src/controllers/api.js
+++ b/src/controllers/api.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ var categories = require('../categories');
 var privileges = require('../privileges');
 var plugins = require('../plugins');
 var widgets = require('../widgets');
+var translator = require('../../public/src/modules/translator');
 var accountHelpers = require('../controllers/accounts/helpers');
 
 var apiController = {};
@@ -66,9 +67,9 @@ apiController.getConfig = function (req, res, next) {
 
 	config.cookies = {
 		enabled: parseInt(meta.config.cookieConsentEnabled, 10) === 1,
-		message: meta.config.cookieConsentMessage || '[[global:cookies.message]]',
-		dismiss: meta.config.cookieConsentDismiss || '[[global:cookies.accept]]',
-		link: meta.config.cookieConsentLink || '[[global:cookies.learn_more]]'
+		message: translator.escape(meta.config.cookieConsentMessage || '[[global:cookies.message]]').replace(/\\/g, '\\\\'),
+		dismiss: translator.escape(meta.config.cookieConsentDismiss || '[[global:cookies.accept]]').replace(/\\/g, '\\\\'),
+		link: translator.escape(meta.config.cookieConsentLink || '[[global:cookies.learn_more]]').replace(/\\/g, '\\\\')
 	};
 
 	async.waterfall([