diff --git app/dialogs/dialogs.c app/dialogs/dialogs.c
index 064f2c4..b17d82f 100644
--- app/dialogs/dialogs.c
+++ app/dialogs/dialogs.c
@@ -534,11 +534,15 @@ dialogs_init (Gimp            *gimp,
                                      menu_factory);
   gimp_dialog_factory_set_singleton (factory);
 
-  for (i = 0; i < G_N_ELEMENTS (entries); i++)
+  for (i = 0; i < G_N_ELEMENTS (entries); i++) {
+    char *name, *blurb;
+    name = entries[i].name ? gettext(entries[i].name) : NULL;
+    blurb = entries[i].blurb ? gettext(entries[i].blurb) : NULL;
+
     gimp_dialog_factory_register_entry (factory,
                                         entries[i].identifier,
-                                        gettext (entries[i].name),
-                                        gettext (entries[i].blurb),
+                                        name,
+                                        blurb,
                                         entries[i].icon_name,
                                         entries[i].help_id,
                                         entries[i].new_func,
@@ -551,6 +555,7 @@ dialogs_init (Gimp            *gimp,
                                         entries[i].hideable,
                                         entries[i].image_window,
                                         entries[i].dockable);
+  }
 
   global_recent_docks = gimp_list_new (GIMP_TYPE_SESSION_INFO, FALSE);
 }
diff --git app/widgets/gimpactiongroup.c app/widgets/gimpactiongroup.c
index 04bd1b6..12eff51 100644
--- app/widgets/gimpactiongroup.c
+++ app/widgets/gimpactiongroup.c
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ gimp_action_group_add_actions (GimpActionGroup       *group,
   for (i = 0; i < n_entries; i++)
     {
       GimpAction  *action;
-      const gchar *label;
+      const gchar *label   = NULL;
       const gchar *tooltip = NULL;
 
       if (! gimp_action_group_check_unique_action (group, entries[i].name))
@@ -401,15 +401,18 @@ gimp_action_group_add_actions (GimpActionGroup       *group,
 
       if (msg_context)
         {
-          label = g_dpgettext2 (NULL, msg_context, entries[i].label);
+          if (entries[i].label)
+            label = g_dpgettext2 (NULL, msg_context, entries[i].label);
 
           if (entries[i].tooltip)
             tooltip = g_dpgettext2 (NULL, msg_context, entries[i].tooltip);
         }
       else
         {
-          label   = gettext (entries[i].label);
-          tooltip = gettext (entries[i].tooltip);
+          if (entries[i].label)
+            label   = gettext (entries[i].label);
+          if (entries[i].tooltip)
+            tooltip = gettext (entries[i].tooltip);
         }
 
       action = gimp_action_impl_new (entries[i].name, label, tooltip,
@@ -450,15 +453,18 @@ gimp_action_group_add_toggle_actions (GimpActionGroup             *group,
 
       if (msg_context)
         {
-          label = g_dpgettext2 (NULL, msg_context, entries[i].label);
+          if (entries[i].label)
+            label = g_dpgettext2 (NULL, msg_context, entries[i].label);
 
           if (entries[i].tooltip)
             tooltip = g_dpgettext2 (NULL, msg_context, entries[i].tooltip);
         }
       else
         {
-          label   = gettext (entries[i].label);
-          tooltip = gettext (entries[i].tooltip);
+          if (entries[i].label)
+            label   = gettext (entries[i].label);
+          if (entries[i].tooltip)
+            tooltip = gettext (entries[i].tooltip);
         }
 
       action = gimp_toggle_action_new (entries[i].name, label, tooltip,
@@ -504,17 +510,20 @@ gimp_action_group_add_radio_actions (GimpActionGroup            *group,
       if (! gimp_action_group_check_unique_action (group, entries[i].name))
         continue;
 
-      if (msg_context)
+       if (msg_context)
         {
-          label = g_dpgettext2 (NULL, msg_context, entries[i].label);
+          if (entries[i].label)
+            label = g_dpgettext2 (NULL, msg_context, entries[i].label);
 
           if (entries[i].tooltip)
             tooltip = g_dpgettext2 (NULL, msg_context, entries[i].tooltip);
         }
       else
         {
-          label   = gettext (entries[i].label);
-          tooltip = gettext (entries[i].tooltip);
+          if (entries[i].label)
+            label   = gettext (entries[i].label);
+          if (entries[i].tooltip)
+            tooltip = gettext (entries[i].tooltip);
         }
 
       action = gimp_radio_action_new (entries[i].name, label, tooltip,
@@ -560,7 +569,7 @@ gimp_action_group_add_enum_actions (GimpActionGroup           *group,
   for (i = 0; i < n_entries; i++)
     {
       GimpEnumAction *action;
-      const gchar    *label;
+      const gchar    *label   = NULL;
       const gchar    *tooltip = NULL;
 
       if (! gimp_action_group_check_unique_action (group, entries[i].name))
@@ -568,15 +577,18 @@ gimp_action_group_add_enum_actions (GimpActionGroup           *group,
 
       if (msg_context)
         {
-          label = g_dpgettext2 (NULL, msg_context, entries[i].label);
+          if (entries[i].label)
+            label = g_dpgettext2 (NULL, msg_context, entries[i].label);
 
           if (entries[i].tooltip)
             tooltip = g_dpgettext2 (NULL, msg_context, entries[i].tooltip);
         }
       else
         {
-          label   = gettext (entries[i].label);
-          tooltip = gettext (entries[i].tooltip);
+          if (entries[i].label)
+            label   = gettext (entries[i].label);
+          if (entries[i].tooltip)
+            tooltip = gettext (entries[i].tooltip);
         }
 
       action = gimp_enum_action_new (entries[i].name, label, tooltip,
@@ -618,17 +630,20 @@ gimp_action_group_add_string_actions (GimpActionGroup             *group,
       if (! gimp_action_group_check_unique_action (group, entries[i].name))
         continue;
 
-      if (msg_context)
+       if (msg_context)
         {
-          label = g_dpgettext2 (NULL, msg_context, entries[i].label);
+          if (entries[i].label)
+            label = g_dpgettext2 (NULL, msg_context, entries[i].label);
 
           if (entries[i].tooltip)
             tooltip = g_dpgettext2 (NULL, msg_context, entries[i].tooltip);
         }
       else
         {
-          label   = gettext (entries[i].label);
-          tooltip = gettext (entries[i].tooltip);
+          if (entries[i].label)
+            label   = gettext (entries[i].label);
+          if (entries[i].tooltip)
+            tooltip = gettext (entries[i].tooltip);
         }
 
       action = gimp_string_action_new (entries[i].name, label, tooltip,