diff --git a/release/scripts/modules/bl_i18n_utils/bl_extract_messages.py b/release/scripts/modules/bl_i18n_utils/bl_extract_messages.py
index 6fea14b3df4..ad2a70b84e8 100644
--- a/release/scripts/modules/bl_i18n_utils/bl_extract_messages.py
+++ b/release/scripts/modules/bl_i18n_utils/bl_extract_messages.py
@@ -342,6 +342,10 @@ def dump_rna_messages(msgs, reports, settings, verbose=False):
         elif cls.__doc__:  # XXX Some classes (like KeyingSetInfo subclasses) have void description... :(
             process_msg(msgs, default_context, cls.__doc__, msgsrc, reports, check_ctxt_rna_tip, settings)
 
+        # Panels' "tabs" system.
+        if hasattr(bl_rna, 'bl_category') and  bl_rna.bl_category:
+            process_msg(msgs, default_context, bl_rna.bl_category, msgsrc, reports, check_ctxt_rna, settings)
+
         if hasattr(bl_rna, 'bl_label') and  bl_rna.bl_label:
             process_msg(msgs, msgctxt, bl_rna.bl_label, msgsrc, reports, check_ctxt_rna, settings)