diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/BUILD
index f7d49bfc252..fe0fee4dda5 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/BUILD
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ go_library(
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/resource:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/util/i18n:go_default_library",
         "//vendor:github.com/spf13/cobra",
         "//vendor:k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors",
         "//vendor:k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set.go
index bb2fb28ddeb..544c69ecbf1 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/i18n"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ var (
 func NewCmdSet(f cmdutil.Factory, out, err io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "set SUBCOMMAND",
-		Short: "Set specific features on objects",
+		Short: i18n.T("Set specific features on objects"),
 		Long:  set_long,
 		Run:   cmdutil.DefaultSubCommandRun(err),
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_image.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_image.go
index 8b43902353c..f4cdd75c413 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_image.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_image.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/resource"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/i18n"
 )
 
 // ImageOptions is the start of the data required to perform the operation.  As new fields are added, add them here instead of
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ func NewCmdImage(f cmdutil.Factory, out, err io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "image (-f FILENAME | TYPE NAME) CONTAINER_NAME_1=CONTAINER_IMAGE_1 ... CONTAINER_NAME_N=CONTAINER_IMAGE_N",
-		Short:   "Update image of a pod template",
+		Short:   i18n.T("Update image of a pod template"),
 		Long:    image_long,
 		Example: image_example,
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_resources.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_resources.go
index 85e595009b0..4edb588c06c 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_resources.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_resources.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/resource"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/i18n"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ func NewCmdResources(f cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer, errOut io.Writer) *cobra.
 
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "resources (-f FILENAME | TYPE NAME)  ([--limits=LIMITS & --requests=REQUESTS]",
-		Short:   "Update resource requests/limits on objects with pod templates",
+		Short:   i18n.T("Update resource requests/limits on objects with pod templates"),
 		Long:    fmt.Sprintf(resources_long, strings.Join(resourceTypesWithPodTemplate, ", ")),
 		Example: resources_example,
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_selector.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_selector.go
index 2d2f339addb..ea486b87128 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_selector.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_selector.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/resource"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/i18n"
 )
 
 // SelectorOptions is the start of the data required to perform the operation.  As new fields are added, add them here instead of
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ func NewCmdSelector(f cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "selector (-f FILENAME | TYPE NAME) EXPRESSIONS [--resource-version=version]",
-		Short:   "Set the selector on a resource",
+		Short:   i18n.T("Set the selector on a resource"),
 		Long:    fmt.Sprintf(selectorLong, validation.LabelValueMaxLength),
 		Example: selectorExample,
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
diff --git a/translations/kubectl/default/LC_MESSAGES/k8s.mo b/translations/kubectl/default/LC_MESSAGES/k8s.mo
index 90d9d4ec222..c25434f58f3 100644
Binary files a/translations/kubectl/default/LC_MESSAGES/k8s.mo and b/translations/kubectl/default/LC_MESSAGES/k8s.mo differ
diff --git a/translations/kubectl/default/LC_MESSAGES/k8s.po b/translations/kubectl/default/LC_MESSAGES/k8s.po
index da2228eb70b..27c8e31c0f8 100644
--- a/translations/kubectl/default/LC_MESSAGES/k8s.po
+++ b/translations/kubectl/default/LC_MESSAGES/k8s.po
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: gettext-go-examples-hello\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
 "POT-Creation-Date: 2013-12-12 20:03+0000\n"
-"PO-Revision-Date: 2017-01-27 20:30-0800\n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: 2017-01-29 14:45-0800\n"
 "Last-Translator: Brendan Burns <brendan.d.burns@gmail.com>\n"
 "MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
 "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
@@ -108,3 +108,23 @@ msgstr "Sets the current-context in a kubeconfig file"
 msgctxt "Display merged kubeconfig settings or a specified kubeconfig file"
 msgid "Display merged kubeconfig settings or a specified kubeconfig file"
 msgstr "Display merged kubeconfig settings or a specified kubeconfig file"
+
+# https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set.go#L37
+msgctxt "Set specific features on objects"
+msgid "Set specific features on objects"
+msgstr "Set specific features on objects"
+
+# https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_image.go#L94
+msgctxt "Update image of a pod template"
+msgid "Update image of a pod template"
+msgstr "Update image of a pod template"
+
+# https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_resources.go#L101
+msgctxt "Update resource requests/limits on objects with pod templates"
+msgid "Update resource requests/limits on objects with pod templates"
+msgstr "Update resource requests/limits on objects with pod templates"
+
+# https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_selector.go#L81
+msgctxt "Set the selector on a resource"
+msgid "Set the selector on a resource"
+msgstr "Set the selector on a resource"
diff --git a/translations/kubectl/en_US/LC_MESSAGES/k8s.mo b/translations/kubectl/en_US/LC_MESSAGES/k8s.mo
index 90d9d4ec222..c25434f58f3 100644
Binary files a/translations/kubectl/en_US/LC_MESSAGES/k8s.mo and b/translations/kubectl/en_US/LC_MESSAGES/k8s.mo differ
diff --git a/translations/kubectl/en_US/LC_MESSAGES/k8s.po b/translations/kubectl/en_US/LC_MESSAGES/k8s.po
index da2228eb70b..27c8e31c0f8 100644
--- a/translations/kubectl/en_US/LC_MESSAGES/k8s.po
+++ b/translations/kubectl/en_US/LC_MESSAGES/k8s.po
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: gettext-go-examples-hello\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
 "POT-Creation-Date: 2013-12-12 20:03+0000\n"
-"PO-Revision-Date: 2017-01-27 20:30-0800\n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: 2017-01-29 14:45-0800\n"
 "Last-Translator: Brendan Burns <brendan.d.burns@gmail.com>\n"
 "MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
 "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
@@ -108,3 +108,23 @@ msgstr "Sets the current-context in a kubeconfig file"
 msgctxt "Display merged kubeconfig settings or a specified kubeconfig file"
 msgid "Display merged kubeconfig settings or a specified kubeconfig file"
 msgstr "Display merged kubeconfig settings or a specified kubeconfig file"
+
+# https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set.go#L37
+msgctxt "Set specific features on objects"
+msgid "Set specific features on objects"
+msgstr "Set specific features on objects"
+
+# https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_image.go#L94
+msgctxt "Update image of a pod template"
+msgid "Update image of a pod template"
+msgstr "Update image of a pod template"
+
+# https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_resources.go#L101
+msgctxt "Update resource requests/limits on objects with pod templates"
+msgid "Update resource requests/limits on objects with pod templates"
+msgstr "Update resource requests/limits on objects with pod templates"
+
+# https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_selector.go#L81
+msgctxt "Set the selector on a resource"
+msgid "Set the selector on a resource"
+msgstr "Set the selector on a resource"