diff --git a/source/blender/editors/asset/intern/asset_ops.cc b/source/blender/editors/asset/intern/asset_ops.cc
index 6afbea919c5..bf4d9d4dc7c 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/asset/intern/asset_ops.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/asset/intern/asset_ops.cc
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ static int asset_catalog_new_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
   char *parent_path = RNA_string_get_alloc(op->ptr, "parent_path", nullptr, 0, nullptr);
 
   blender::asset_system::AssetCatalog *new_catalog = ED_asset_catalog_add(
-      asset_library, "Catalog", parent_path);
+      asset_library, DATA_("Catalog"), parent_path);
 
   if (sfile) {
     ED_fileselect_activate_asset_catalog(sfile, new_catalog->catalog_id);
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_file/CMakeLists.txt b/source/blender/editors/space_file/CMakeLists.txt
index 76768d16d01..575fa15eeb1 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_file/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_file/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ set(INC
   ../../windowmanager
   ../../../../intern/atomic
   ../../../../intern/guardedalloc
+  ../../../../extern/fmtlib/include
 
   # dna_type_offsets.h
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/../../makesdna/intern
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_file/asset_catalog_tree_view.cc b/source/blender/editors/space_file/asset_catalog_tree_view.cc
index 94189841747..a698e1159cf 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_file/asset_catalog_tree_view.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_file/asset_catalog_tree_view.cc
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@
 #include "file_intern.h"
 #include "filelist.h"
 
+#define FMT_HEADER_ONLY
+#include <fmt/format.h>
+
 using namespace blender;
 using namespace blender::asset_system;
 
@@ -373,11 +376,11 @@ bool AssetCatalogDropTarget::can_drop(const wmDrag &drag, const char **r_disable
      * path and the catalog system will generate missing parents from the path). But it does
      * appear broken to users, so disabling entirely. */
     if (catalog_item_.catalog_path().is_contained_in(drag_catalog->path)) {
-      *r_disabled_hint = "Catalog cannot be dropped into itself";
+      *r_disabled_hint = TIP_("Catalog cannot be dropped into itself");
       return false;
     }
     if (catalog_item_.catalog_path() == drag_catalog->path.parent()) {
-      *r_disabled_hint = "Catalog is already placed inside this catalog";
+      *r_disabled_hint = TIP_("Catalog is already placed inside this catalog");
       return false;
     }
     return true;
@@ -401,8 +404,8 @@ std::string AssetCatalogDropTarget::drop_tooltip_asset_catalog(const wmDrag &dra
   BLI_assert(drag.type == WM_DRAG_ASSET_CATALOG);
   const AssetCatalog *src_catalog = get_drag_catalog(drag, get_asset_library());
 
-  return std::string(TIP_("Move Catalog")) + " '" + src_catalog->path.name() + "' " +
-         TIP_("into") + " '" + catalog_item_.get_name() + "'";
+  return fmt::format(
+      TIP_("Move catalog {} into {}"), src_catalog->path.name(), catalog_item_.get_name());
 }
 
 std::string AssetCatalogDropTarget::drop_tooltip_asset_list(const wmDrag &drag) const
@@ -523,7 +526,7 @@ bool AssetCatalogDropTarget::can_modify_catalogs(const ::AssetLibrary &library,
                                                  const char **r_disabled_hint)
 {
   if (ED_asset_catalogs_read_only(library)) {
-    *r_disabled_hint = "Catalogs cannot be edited in this asset library";
+    *r_disabled_hint = TIP_("Catalogs cannot be edited in this asset library");
     return false;
   }
   return true;
@@ -602,7 +605,7 @@ bool AssetCatalogTreeViewAllItem::DropTarget::can_drop(const wmDrag &drag,
 
   const AssetCatalog *drag_catalog = AssetCatalogDropTarget::get_drag_catalog(drag, library);
   if (drag_catalog->path.parent() == "") {
-    *r_disabled_hint = "Catalog is already placed at the highest level";
+    *r_disabled_hint = TIP_("Catalog is already placed at the highest level");
     return false;
   }
 
@@ -615,8 +618,8 @@ std::string AssetCatalogTreeViewAllItem::DropTarget::drop_tooltip(const wmDrag &
   const AssetCatalog *drag_catalog = AssetCatalogDropTarget::get_drag_catalog(
       drag, *get_view<AssetCatalogTreeView>().asset_library_);
 
-  return std::string(TIP_("Move Catalog")) + " '" + drag_catalog->path.name() + "' " +
-         TIP_("to the top level of the tree");
+  return fmt::format(TIP_("Move catalog {} to the top level of the tree"),
+                     drag_catalog->path.name());
 }
 
 bool AssetCatalogTreeViewAllItem::DropTarget::on_drop(struct bContext * /*C*/,