diff --git a/src/locales/en.json b/src/locales/en.json
index 15feae644..eea35cc53 100644
--- a/src/locales/en.json
+++ b/src/locales/en.json
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@
   "timeslider.month.october": "October",
   "timeslider.month.november": "November",
   "timeslider.month.december": "December",
+  "timeslider.unnamedauthor": "{{num}} unnamed author",
+  "timeslider.unnamedauthors": "{{num}} unnamed authors",
   "pad.savedrevs.marked": "This revision is now marked as a saved revision",
   "pad.userlist.entername": "Enter your name",
   "pad.userlist.unnamed": "unnamed",
diff --git a/src/static/js/broadcast_slider.js b/src/static/js/broadcast_slider.js
index 83483537f..221666de0 100644
--- a/src/static/js/broadcast_slider.js
+++ b/src/static/js/broadcast_slider.js
@@ -193,7 +193,12 @@ function loadBroadcastSliderJS(fireWhenAllScriptsAreLoaded)
       });
       if (numAnonymous > 0)
       {
-        var anonymousAuthorString = numAnonymous + " unnamed author" + (numAnonymous > 1 ? "s" : "")
+        var anonymousAuthorString;
+        if(numAnonymous == 1)
+          anonymousAuthorString = html10n.get("timeslider.unnamedauthor", { num: numAnonymous });
+        else
+          anonymousAuthorString = html10n.get("timeslider.unnamedauthors", { num: numAnonymous });
+        
         if (numNamed !== 0){
           authorsList.append(' + ' + anonymousAuthorString);
         } else {
diff --git a/src/static/js/pad_editor.js b/src/static/js/pad_editor.js
index f4778802d..dd0cbbbb7 100644
--- a/src/static/js/pad_editor.js
+++ b/src/static/js/pad_editor.js
@@ -78,6 +78,16 @@ var padeditor = (function()
       
       html10n.bind('localized', function() {
         $("#languagemenu").val(html10n.getLanguage());
+        // translate the value of 'unnamed' and 'Enter your name' textboxes in the userlist
+        // this does not interfere with html10n's normal value-setting because html10n just ingores <input>s
+        // also, a value which has been set by the user will be not overwritten since a user-edited <input>
+        // does *not* have the editempty-class
+        $('input[data-l10n-id]').each(function(key, input)
+          {
+            input = $(input);
+            if(input.hasClass("editempty"))
+              input.val(html10n.get(input.attr("data-l10n-id")));
+          });
       })
       $("#languagemenu").val(html10n.getLanguage());
       $("#languagemenu").change(function() {
diff --git a/src/static/js/pad_userlist.js b/src/static/js/pad_userlist.js
index 40e87a4f7..d051182b9 100644
--- a/src/static/js/pad_userlist.js
+++ b/src/static/js/pad_userlist.js
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ var paduserlist = (function()
       }
       else
       {
-        nameHtml = '<input type="text" class="editempty newinput" value="'+_('pad.userlist.unnamed')+'" ' + (isNameEditable(data) ? '' : 'disabled="disabled" ') + '/>';
+        nameHtml = '<input data-l10n-id="pad.userlist.unnamed" type="text" class="editempty newinput" value="'+_('pad.userlist.unnamed')+'" ' + (isNameEditable(data) ? '' : 'disabled="disabled" ') + '/>';
       }
 
       return ['<td style="height:', height, 'px" class="usertdswatch"><div class="swatch" style="background:' + data.color + '">&nbsp;</div></td>', '<td style="height:', height, 'px" class="usertdname">', nameHtml, '</td>', '<td style="height:', height, 'px" class="activity">', padutils.escapeHtml(data.activity), '</td>'].join('');
@@ -710,8 +710,7 @@ var paduserlist = (function()
     {
       if (myUserInfo.name)
       {
-        $("#myusernameedit").removeClass("editempty").val(
-        myUserInfo.name);
+        $("#myusernameedit").removeClass("editempty").val(myUserInfo.name);
       }
       else
       {
diff --git a/src/templates/pad.html b/src/templates/pad.html
index 274a3b1a0..6b5b179a8 100644
--- a/src/templates/pad.html
+++ b/src/templates/pad.html
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
                     <span id="mycolorpickerpreview" class="myswatchboxhoverable"></span>
                 </div>
                 <div id="myswatchbox"><div id="myswatch"></div></div>
-                <div id="myusernameform"><input type="text" id="myusernameedit" disabled="disabled"></div>
+                <div id="myusernameform"><input type="text" id="myusernameedit" disabled="disabled" data-l10n-id="pad.userlist.entername"></div>
                 <div id="mystatusform"><input type="text" id="mystatusedit" disabled="disabled"></div>
             </div>
             <div id="otherusers">