diff --git a/doc/i18n.md b/doc/i18n.md
index 3ff01e2f8c..ff9ba8a872 100644
--- a/doc/i18n.md
+++ b/doc/i18n.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
       - [Formatting Texts](#formatting-texts)
       - [TRANSLATORS Comments](#translators-comments)
     - [Missing Translations](#missing-translations)
+    - [ESLint Plugin](#eslint-plugin)
     - [Testing Language](#testing-language)
     - [Building POT File](#building-pot-file)
     - [Cockpit Details](#cockpit-details)
@@ -405,6 +406,12 @@ even work, no crash. But there are still translation problems with them.
 
 In both cases the strings will not be extracted to the POT file.
 
+### ESLint Plugin
+
+The [eslint-plugin-agama-i18n](../web/eslint-plugin-agama-i18n/) subdirectory
+contains an ESLint plugin which ensures that a string literal is passed
+to the translation function. See more details there.
+
 ### Testing Language
 
 The Agama web interface supports special testing `xx` language. That language
diff --git a/web/.eslintrc.json b/web/.eslintrc.json
index e3545f56c7..d86feed6d9 100644
--- a/web/.eslintrc.json
+++ b/web/.eslintrc.json
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@
         },
         "sourceType": "module"
     },
-    "plugins": ["flowtype", "i18next", "react", "react-hooks", "@typescript-eslint"],
+    "plugins": ["agama-i18n", "flowtype", "i18next", "react", "react-hooks", "@typescript-eslint"],
     "rules": {
+        "agama-i18n/string-literals": "error",
         "i18next/no-literal-string": "error",
         "indent": ["error", 2,
             {
@@ -66,6 +67,13 @@
         "rules": {
           "i18next/no-literal-string": "off"
         }
+      },
+      {
+        // do not check translation arguments in the test, it checks some internals by passing variables
+        "files": ["i18n.test.js"],
+        "rules": {
+          "agama-i18n/string-literals": "off"
+        }
       }
     ],
     "globals": {
diff --git a/web/eslint-plugin-agama-i18n/README.md b/web/eslint-plugin-agama-i18n/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ff1b934658
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/eslint-plugin-agama-i18n/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# The ESLint Plugin
+
+This directory contains an ESLint plugin which checks that only string literals
+are passed to the translation functions.
+
+It is bundled here because it is closely tied to the Agama project and probably
+does not make sense for other projects.
+
+## Disabling the Check
+
+In some rare cases using a variable instead of a string literal is correct. In
+that case disable the check locally:
+
+```js
+const SIZES = [ N_("small"), N_("medium"), N_("large") ];
+
+// returns one of the sizes above
+const sz = getSize();
+
+// eslint-disable-next-line agama-i18n/string-literals
+return <span>{_(sz)}</span>;
+```
+
+## Links
+
+- https://eslint.org/docs/latest/extend/custom-rule-tutorial - tutorial for
+  writing an ESLint plugin
+- https://eslint.org/docs/latest/extend/custom-rules - documentation for
+  writing an ESLint plugin
+- https://astexplorer.net - online tool for browsing a parsed AST tree,
+  useful for inspecting the properties of parsed source code
diff --git a/web/eslint-plugin-agama-i18n/eslint-plugin-agama-i18n.js b/web/eslint-plugin-agama-i18n/eslint-plugin-agama-i18n.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..028eba6537
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/eslint-plugin-agama-i18n/eslint-plugin-agama-i18n.js
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) [2023] SUSE LLC
+ *
+ * All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of version 2 of the GNU General Public License as published
+ * by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
+ * more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, contact SUSE LLC.
+ *
+ * To contact SUSE LLC about this file by physical or electronic mail, you may
+ * find current contact information at www.suse.com.
+ */
+
+const stringLiteralsRule = require("./string-literals");
+
+module.exports = {
+  rules: {
+    // name of the rule
+    "string-literals": stringLiteralsRule
+  }
+};
diff --git a/web/eslint-plugin-agama-i18n/package.json b/web/eslint-plugin-agama-i18n/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..34c70534e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/eslint-plugin-agama-i18n/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "name": "eslint-plugin-agama-i18n",
+  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "main": "eslint-plugin-agama-i18n.js"
+}
diff --git a/web/eslint-plugin-agama-i18n/string-literals.js b/web/eslint-plugin-agama-i18n/string-literals.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3873671069
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/eslint-plugin-agama-i18n/string-literals.js
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) [2023] SUSE LLC
+ *
+ * All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of version 2 of the GNU General Public License as published
+ * by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
+ * more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, contact SUSE LLC.
+ *
+ * To contact SUSE LLC about this file by physical or electronic mail, you may
+ * find current contact information at www.suse.com.
+ */
+
+// names of all translation functions
+const translations = ["_", "n_", "N_", "Nn_"];
+// names of the plural translation functions
+const plurals = ["n_", "Nn_"];
+
+const errorMsgLiteral = "Use a string literal argument in the translation functions";
+const errorMsgMissing = "Missing argument";
+
+/**
+ * Check whether the AST tree node is a string literal
+ * @param {Object} node the node
+ * @returns {boolean} true if the node is a string literal
+ */
+function isStringLiteral(node) {
+  if (!node) return false;
+
+  return node.type === "Literal" && (typeof node.value === "string");
+}
+
+/**
+ * Check whether the ATS node is a string literal
+ * @param {Object} node the node to check
+ * @param {Object} parentNode parent node for reporting error if `node` is undefined
+ * @param {Object} context the context for reporting an error
+ */
+function checkNode(node, parentNode, context) {
+  if (node) {
+    // string literal?
+    if (!isStringLiteral(node)) {
+      context.report(node, errorMsgLiteral);
+    }
+  } else {
+    // missing argument
+    context.report(parentNode, errorMsgMissing);
+  }
+}
+
+// define the eslint rule
+module.exports = {
+  meta: {
+    type: "problem",
+    docs: {
+      description: "Check that the arguments if the translation functions are string literals.",
+    },
+  },
+  create: function (context) {
+    return {
+      // callback for handling function calls
+      CallExpression(node) {
+        // not a translation function, skip it
+        if (!translations.includes(node.callee.name)) return;
+
+        // check the first argument
+        checkNode(node.arguments[0], node, context);
+
+        // check also the second argument for the plural forms
+        if (plurals.includes(node.callee.name)) {
+          checkNode(node.arguments[1], node, context);
+        }
+      }
+    };
+  }
+};
diff --git a/web/eslint-plugin-agama-i18n/string-literals.test.js b/web/eslint-plugin-agama-i18n/string-literals.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..528eda51aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/eslint-plugin-agama-i18n/string-literals.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) [2023] SUSE LLC
+ *
+ * All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of version 2 of the GNU General Public License as published
+ * by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
+ * more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, contact SUSE LLC.
+ *
+ * To contact SUSE LLC about this file by physical or electronic mail, you may
+ * find current contact information at www.suse.com.
+ */
+
+const { RuleTester } = require("eslint");
+const stringLiteralsRule = require("./string-literals");
+
+const ruleTester = new RuleTester({
+  parserOptions: { ecmaVersion: 2015 }
+});
+
+ruleTester.run(
+  "string-literals",
+  stringLiteralsRule,
+  {
+    // valid code examples, these should pass
+    valid: [
+      { code: "_(\"foo\")" },
+      { code: "_('foo')" },
+      { code: "n_(\"one\", \"many\", count)" },
+      { code: "n_('one', 'many', count)" },
+    ],
+    // invalid examples, these should fail
+    invalid: [
+      // string literal errors
+      { code: "_(null)", errors: 1 },
+      { code: "_(undefined)", errors: 1 },
+      { code: "_(42)", errors: 1 },
+      { code: "_(foo)", errors: 1 },
+      { code: "_(foo())", errors: 1 },
+      { code: "_(`foo`)", errors: 1 },
+      { code: "_(\"foo\" + \"bar\")", errors: 1 },
+      { code: "_('foo' + 'bar')", errors: 1 },
+      // missing argument errors
+      { code: "_()", errors: 1 },
+      { code: "n_('foo')", errors: 1 },
+      { code: "n_(\"foo\")", errors: 1 },
+      // string literal + missing argument errors
+      { code: "n_(foo)", errors: 2 },
+      // string literal error twice
+      { code: "n_(foo, bar)", errors: 2 },
+      { code: "Nn_(foo, bar)", errors: 2 },
+    ],
+  }
+);
diff --git a/web/package-lock.json b/web/package-lock.json
index a2116fe9fd..2259c40297 100644
--- a/web/package-lock.json
+++ b/web/package-lock.json
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
         "eslint-config-standard": "^17.0.0",
         "eslint-config-standard-jsx": "^11.0.0",
         "eslint-config-standard-react": "^13.0.0",
+        "eslint-plugin-agama-i18n": "file:eslint-plugin-agama-i18n",
         "eslint-plugin-flowtype": "^8.0.3",
         "eslint-plugin-i18next": "^6.0.3",
         "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.22.1",
@@ -97,6 +98,10 @@
         "node": ">=18"
       }
     },
+    "eslint-plugin-agama-i18n": {
+      "version": "0.1.0",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "node_modules/@aashutoshrathi/word-wrap": {
       "version": "1.2.6",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@aashutoshrathi/word-wrap/-/word-wrap-1.2.6.tgz",
@@ -8503,6 +8508,10 @@
         "ms": "^2.1.1"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/eslint-plugin-agama-i18n": {
+      "resolved": "eslint-plugin-agama-i18n",
+      "link": true
+    },
     "node_modules/eslint-plugin-es-x": {
       "version": "7.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/eslint-plugin-es-x/-/eslint-plugin-es-x-7.2.0.tgz",
@@ -25128,6 +25137,9 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "eslint-plugin-agama-i18n": {
+      "version": "file:eslint-plugin-agama-i18n"
+    },
     "eslint-plugin-es-x": {
       "version": "7.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/eslint-plugin-es-x/-/eslint-plugin-es-x-7.2.0.tgz",
diff --git a/web/package.json b/web/package.json
index 9501d20bdb..a7288adf79 100644
--- a/web/package.json
+++ b/web/package.json
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
     "eslint-config-standard": "^17.0.0",
     "eslint-config-standard-jsx": "^11.0.0",
     "eslint-config-standard-react": "^13.0.0",
+    "eslint-plugin-agama-i18n": "file:eslint-plugin-agama-i18n",
     "eslint-plugin-flowtype": "^8.0.3",
     "eslint-plugin-i18next": "^6.0.3",
     "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.22.1",
diff --git a/web/src/components/storage/VolumeForm.jsx b/web/src/components/storage/VolumeForm.jsx
index 268fda26f1..6a103645a0 100644
--- a/web/src/components/storage/VolumeForm.jsx
+++ b/web/src/components/storage/VolumeForm.jsx
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ const SizeUnitFormSelect = ({ units, ...formSelectProps }) => {
   return (
     <FormSelect { ...formSelectProps }>
       {/* the unit values are marked for translation in the utils.js file */}
+      {/* eslint-disable-next-line agama-i18n/string-literals */}
       { units.map(unit => <FormSelectOption key={unit} value={unit} label={_(unit)} />) }
     </FormSelect>
   );
@@ -295,6 +296,7 @@ const SizeOptions = ({ errors, formData, volume, onChange }) => {
             <Radio
               id={value}
               key={`size-${value}`}
+              // eslint-disable-next-line agama-i18n/string-literals
               label={_(SIZE_OPTION_LABELS[value] || value)}
               value={value}
               name="size-option"