diff --git a/src/components/views/settings/Notifications.js b/src/components/views/settings/Notifications.js
index 74b9c24a749..1b8de52d9d5 100644
--- a/src/components/views/settings/Notifications.js
+++ b/src/components/views/settings/Notifications.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 'use strict';
 var React = require('react');
-import { _t } from 'matrix-react-sdk/lib/languageHandler';
+import { _t, _tJsx } from 'matrix-react-sdk/lib/languageHandler';
 var q = require("q");
 var sdk = require('matrix-react-sdk');
 var MatrixClientPeg = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/MatrixClientPeg');
@@ -535,7 +535,16 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                     // it corresponds to all content push rules (stored in self.state.vectorContentRule)
                     self.state.vectorPushRules.push({
                         "vectorRuleId": "_keywords",
-                        "description" : (<span>Messages containing <span className="mx_UserNotifSettings_keywords" onClick={ self.onKeywordsClicked }>keywords</span></span>),
+                        "description" : (
+                            <span>
+                            { _tJsx('Messages containing <span>keywords</span>',
+                                /<span>(.*?)<\/span>/,
+                                (sub) => {
+                                    return <span className="mx_UserNotifSettings_keywords" onClick={ self.onKeywordsClicked }>{sub}</span>;
+                                }
+                            )}
+                            </span>
+                        ),
                         "vectorState": self.state.vectorContentRules.vectorState
                     });
                 }
@@ -549,7 +558,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
 
                     self.state.vectorPushRules.push({
                         "vectorRuleId": vectorRuleId,
-                        "description" : ruleDefinition.description,
+                        "description" : _t(ruleDefinition.description), // Text from VectorPushRulesDefinitions.js
                         "rule": rule,
                         "vectorState": vectorState,
                     });
@@ -590,6 +599,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                 phase: self.phases.DISPLAY
             });
         }, function(error) {
+            console.error(error);
             self.setState({
                 phase: self.phases.ERROR
             });
@@ -624,7 +634,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         return (
             <tr key={ className }>
                 <th>
-                    {title}
+                    { title }
                 </th>
 
                 <th>
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index 4f3467ae0bf..adf0800d3e2 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
   "Members": "Members",
   "Mentions only": "Mentions only",
   "Messages containing my display name": "Messages containing my display name",
+  "Messages containing <span>keywords</span>": "Messages containing <span>keywords</span>",
   "Messages containing my user name": "Messages containing my user name",
   "Messages in group chats": "Messages in group chats",
   "Messages in one-to-one chats": "Messages in one-to-one chats",
diff --git a/src/notifications/VectorPushRulesDefinitions.js b/src/notifications/VectorPushRulesDefinitions.js
index d696451d565..df6db6c3545 100644
--- a/src/notifications/VectorPushRulesDefinitions.js
+++ b/src/notifications/VectorPushRulesDefinitions.js
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ module.exports = {
     // Messages containing user's display name
     ".m.rule.contains_display_name": new VectorPushRuleDefinition({
         kind: "override",
-        description: "Messages containing my display name",
+        description: "Messages containing my display name", // passed through _t() translation in src/components/views/settings/Notifications.js
         vectorStateToActions: { // The actions for each vector state, or null to disable the rule.
             on: StandardActions.ACTION_NOTIFY,
             loud: StandardActions.ACTION_HIGHLIGHT_DEFAULT_SOUND,
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ module.exports = {
     // Messages containing user's username (localpart/MXID)
     ".m.rule.contains_user_name": new VectorPushRuleDefinition({
         kind: "override",
-        description: "Messages containing my user name",
+        description: "Messages containing my user name", // passed through _t() translation in src/components/views/settings/Notifications.js
         vectorStateToActions: { // The actions for each vector state, or null to disable the rule.
             on: StandardActions.ACTION_NOTIFY,
             loud: StandardActions.ACTION_HIGHLIGHT_DEFAULT_SOUND,
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ module.exports = {
     // Messages just sent to the user in a 1:1 room
     ".m.rule.room_one_to_one": new VectorPushRuleDefinition({
         kind: "underride",
-        description: "Messages in one-to-one chats",
+        description: "Messages in one-to-one chats", // passed through _t() translation in src/components/views/settings/Notifications.js
         vectorStateToActions: {
             on: StandardActions.ACTION_NOTIFY,
             loud: StandardActions.ACTION_NOTIFY_DEFAULT_SOUND,
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ module.exports = {
     // By opposition, all other room messages are from group chat rooms.
     ".m.rule.message": new VectorPushRuleDefinition({
         kind: "underride",
-        description: "Messages in group chats",
+        description: "Messages in group chats", // passed through _t() translation in src/components/views/settings/Notifications.js
         vectorStateToActions: {
             on: StandardActions.ACTION_NOTIFY,
             loud: StandardActions.ACTION_NOTIFY_DEFAULT_SOUND,
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ module.exports = {
     // Invitation for the user
     ".m.rule.invite_for_me": new VectorPushRuleDefinition({
         kind: "underride",
-        description: "When I'm invited to a room",
+        description: "When I'm invited to a room", // passed through _t() translation in src/components/views/settings/Notifications.js
         vectorStateToActions: {
             on: StandardActions.ACTION_NOTIFY,
             loud: StandardActions.ACTION_NOTIFY_DEFAULT_SOUND,
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ module.exports = {
     // Incoming call
     ".m.rule.call": new VectorPushRuleDefinition({
         kind: "underride",
-        description: "Call invitation",
+        description: "Call invitation", // passed through _t() translation in src/components/views/settings/Notifications.js
         vectorStateToActions: {
             on: StandardActions.ACTION_NOTIFY,
             loud: StandardActions.ACTION_NOTIFY_RING_SOUND,
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ module.exports = {
     // Notifications from bots
     ".m.rule.suppress_notices": new VectorPushRuleDefinition({
         kind: "override",
-        description: "Messages sent by bot",
+        description: "Messages sent by bot", // passed through _t() translation in src/components/views/settings/Notifications.js
         vectorStateToActions: {
             // .m.rule.suppress_notices is a "negative" rule, we have to invert its enabled value for vector UI
             on: StandardActions.ACTION_DISABLED,