diff --git a/js/messages.php b/js/messages.php
index e3013781e..5b4ac8944 100644
--- a/js/messages.php
+++ b/js/messages.php
@@ -22,6 +22,19 @@ require_once './libraries/common.inc.php';
 // But this one is needed for PMA_escapeJsString()
 require_once './libraries/js_escape.lib.php';
 
+function PMA_printJsValue($key, $value) {
+    echo $key . ' = ';
+    if (is_array($value)) {
+        echo '[';
+        foreach ($value as $id => $val) {
+            echo "'" . PMA_escapeJsString($val) . "',\n";
+        }
+        echo "];\n";
+    } else {
+        echo "'" . PMA_escapeJsString($value) . "';\n";
+    }
+}
+
 $js_messages['strFormEmpty'] = $GLOBALS['strFormEmpty'];
 $js_messages['strNotNumber'] = $GLOBALS['strNotNumber'];
 $js_messages['strClickToSelect'] = $GLOBALS['strClickToSelect'];
@@ -66,6 +79,89 @@ $js_messages['strChangeDisplay'] = $GLOBALS['strChangeDisplay'];
 
 echo "var PMA_messages = new Array();\n";
 foreach ($js_messages as $name => $js_message) {
-    echo "PMA_messages['" . $name . "'] = '" . PMA_escapeJsString($js_message) . "';\n";
+    PMA_printJsValue("PMA_messages['" . $name . "']", $js_message);
 }
+
+/* Calendar */
+/* l10n: Display text for calendar close link */
+PMA_printJsValue("$.datepicker.regional['']['closeText']", __('Done'));
+/* l10n: Display text for previous month link in calendar */
+PMA_printJsValue("$.datepicker.regional['']['prevText']", __('Prev'));
+/* l10n: Display text for next month link in calendar */
+PMA_printJsValue("$.datepicker.regional['']['nextText']", __('Next'));
+/* l10n: Display text for current month link in calendar */
+PMA_printJsValue("$.datepicker.regional['']['currentText']", __('Today'));
+PMA_printJsValue("$.datepicker.regional['']['monthNames']",
+    array(
+        __('January'),
+        __('February'),
+        __('March'),
+        __('April'),
+        __('May'),
+        __('June'),
+        __('July'),
+        __('August'),
+        __('September'),
+        __('October'),
+        __('November'),
+        __('December')));
+/* l10n: Short week month names */
+PMA_printJsValue("$.datepicker.regional['']['monthNamesShort']",
+    array(
+        __('Jan'),
+        __('Feb'),
+        __('Mar'),
+        __('Apr'),
+        __('May'),
+        __('Jun'),
+        __('Jul'),
+        __('Aug'),
+        __('Sep'),
+        __('Oct'),
+        __('Nov'),
+        __('Dec')));
+PMA_printJsValue("$.datepicker.regional['']['dayNames']",
+    array(
+        __('Sunday'),
+        __('Monday'),
+        __('Tuesday'),
+        __('Wednesday'),
+        __('Thursday'),
+        __('Friday'),
+        __('Saturday')));
+PMA_printJsValue("$.datepicker.regional['']['dayNamesShort']",
+    array(
+/* l10n: Short week day name */
+        __('Sun'),
+/* l10n: Short week day name */
+        __('Mon'),
+/* l10n: Short week day name */
+        __('Tue'),
+/* l10n: Short week day name */
+        __('Wed'),
+/* l10n: Short week day name */
+        __('Thu'),
+/* l10n: Short week day name */
+        __('Fri'),
+/* l10n: Short week day name */
+        __('Sat')));
+PMA_printJsValue("$.datepicker.regional['']['dayNamesMin']",
+    array(
+/* l10n: Minimal week day name */
+        __('Su'),
+/* l10n: Minimal week day name */
+        __('Mo'),
+/* l10n: Minimal week day name */
+        __('Tu'),
+/* l10n: Minimal week day name */
+        __('We'),
+/* l10n: Minimal week day name */
+        __('Th'),
+/* l10n: Minimal week day name */
+        __('Fr'),
+/* l10n: Minimal week day name */
+        __('Sa')));
+/* l10n: Column header for week of the year in calendar */
+PMA_printJsValue("$.datepicker.regional['']['weekHeader']", __('Wk'));
 ?>
+$.extend($.datepicker._defaults, $.datepicker.regional['']);