diff --git a/src/libs/vpatterndb/vtranslatevars.cpp b/src/libs/vpatterndb/vtranslatevars.cpp
index 39ed1c424..bdf6ddfc4 100644
--- a/src/libs/vpatterndb/vtranslatevars.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/vpatterndb/vtranslatevars.cpp
@@ -683,6 +683,44 @@ QString VTranslateVars::PlaceholderToUser(const QString &var) const
     return var;
 }
 
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+QString VTranslateVars::PlaceholderToUserText(QString text) const
+{
+    QChar per('%');
+    auto i = placeholders.constBegin();
+    while (i != placeholders.constEnd())
+    {
+        const QString translated = per + i.value().translate() + per;
+        const QString original = per + i.key() + per;
+
+        while (text.indexOf(original) != -1)
+        {
+            text.replace(original, translated);
+        }
+        ++i;
+    }
+    return text;
+}
+
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+QString VTranslateVars::PlaceholderFromUserText(QString text) const
+{
+    QChar per('%');
+    auto i = placeholders.constBegin();
+    while (i != placeholders.constEnd())
+    {
+        const QString translated = per + i.value().translate() + per;
+        const QString original = per + i.key() + per;
+
+        while (text.indexOf(translated) != -1)
+        {
+            text.replace(translated, original);
+        }
+        ++i;
+    }
+    return text;
+}
+
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 QString VTranslateVars::VarToUser(const QString &var) const
 {
diff --git a/src/libs/vpatterndb/vtranslatevars.h b/src/libs/vpatterndb/vtranslatevars.h
index 929585fef..1ac8a7c68 100644
--- a/src/libs/vpatterndb/vtranslatevars.h
+++ b/src/libs/vpatterndb/vtranslatevars.h
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@
 
 #include "vtranslatemeasurements.h"
 
-#define trPL(pl) QLatin1String("%") + qApp->TrVars()->PlaceholderToUser((pl)) + QLatin1String("%")
-
 class VTranslateVars : public VTranslateMeasurements
 {
 public:
@@ -50,6 +48,9 @@ public:
     QString InternalVarToUser(const QString &var) const;
     QString PlaceholderToUser(const QString &var) const;
 
+    QString PlaceholderToUserText(QString text) const;
+    QString PlaceholderFromUserText(QString text) const;
+
     QString VarToUser(const QString &var) const;
     QString VarFromUser(const QString &var) const;
 
diff --git a/src/libs/vtools/dialogs/support/dialogeditlabel.cpp b/src/libs/vtools/dialogs/support/dialogeditlabel.cpp
index 058e994fe..542a43137 100644
--- a/src/libs/vtools/dialogs/support/dialogeditlabel.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/vtools/dialogs/support/dialogeditlabel.cpp
@@ -427,12 +427,13 @@ void DialogEditLabel::SetupControls()
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void DialogEditLabel::InitPlaceholdersMenu()
 {
+    QChar per('%');
     auto i = m_placeholders.constBegin();
     while (i != m_placeholders.constEnd())
     {
         auto value = i.value();
         QAction *action = m_placeholdersMenu->addAction(value.first);
-        action->setData(trPL(i.key()));
+        action->setData(per + qApp->TrVars()->PlaceholderToUser(i.key()) + per);
         connect(action, &QAction::triggered, this, &DialogEditLabel::InsertPlaceholder);
         ++i;
     }
@@ -500,7 +501,7 @@ QVector<VLabelTemplateLine> DialogEditLabel::PrepareLines() const
         if (lineItem)
         {
             VLabelTemplateLine line;
-            line.line = lineItem->text();
+            line.line = qApp->TrVars()->PlaceholderFromUserText(lineItem->text());
             line.alignment = lineItem->textAlignment();
 
             const QFont font = lineItem->font();
@@ -524,7 +525,7 @@ void DialogEditLabel::InitEditLines(const QVector<VLabelTemplateLine> &lines)
 
     for (int i=0; i<lines.size(); ++i)
     {
-        QListWidgetItem *item = new QListWidgetItem(lines.at(i).line);
+        QListWidgetItem *item = new QListWidgetItem(qApp->TrVars()->PlaceholderToUserText(lines.at(i).line));
         item->setTextAlignment(lines.at(i).alignment);
 
         QFont font = item->font();