diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index 5ee12a62057..9d499735ed3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Changelog
  * Fix: Now page chooser (in a rich text editor) opens up at the link's parent page, rather than at the page itself (Matt Westcott)
  * Fix: Reverted fix for explorer menu scrolling with page content, as it blocked access to menus that exceed screen height
  * Fix: Image listing in the image chooser no longer becomes unpaginated after an invalid upload form submission (Stephen Rice)
+ * Fix: Applied correct translation tags for 'permanent' / 'temporary' labels on redirects (Matt Westcott)
 
 
 1.5 (31.05.2016)
diff --git a/docs/releases/1.5.1.rst b/docs/releases/1.5.1.rst
index 9e5afea1c4a..4ea727f1c3a 100644
--- a/docs/releases/1.5.1.rst
+++ b/docs/releases/1.5.1.rst
@@ -23,3 +23,4 @@ Bug fixes
  * Reverted fix for explorer menu scrolling with page content, as it blocked access to menus that exceed screen height
  * Image listing in the image chooser no longer becomes unpaginated after an invalid upload form submission (Stephen Rice)
  * Confirmation message on the ModelAdmin delete view no longer errors if the model's string representation depends on the primary key (Yannick Chabbert)
+ * Applied correct translation tags for 'permanent' / 'temporary' labels on redirects (Matt Westcott)
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailredirects/models.py b/wagtail/wagtailredirects/models.py
index 5e535017b35..652b2f1baa7 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailredirects/models.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailredirects/models.py
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ def link(self):
 
     def get_is_permanent_display(self):
         if self.is_permanent:
-            return "permanent"
+            return _("permanent")
         else:
-            return "temporary"
+            return _("temporary")
 
     @classmethod
     def get_for_site(cls, site=None):
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailredirects/templates/wagtailredirects/list.html b/wagtail/wagtailredirects/templates/wagtailredirects/list.html
index 154df9055a5..f319ed30572 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailredirects/templates/wagtailredirects/list.html
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailredirects/templates/wagtailredirects/list.html
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ <h2><a href="{% url 'wagtailredirects:edit' redirect.id %}" title="{% trans 'Edi
                         {{ redirect.link }}
                     {% endif %}
                 </td>
-                <td class="type"><div class="status-tag {% if redirect.get_is_permanent_display == "permanent" %}{% trans "primary" %}{% endif %}">{{ redirect.get_is_permanent_display }}</div></td>
+                <td class="type"><div class="status-tag {% if redirect.is_permanent %}primary{% endif %}">{{ redirect.get_is_permanent_display }}</div></td>
             </tr>
         {% endfor %}
     </tbody>