diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt
index e9ded301ba32b9bf7431befacf86692017d24d5f..17454ebd0bfac1b17fa7146bac338f3d36951204 100644
--- a/README.txt
+++ b/README.txt
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ If you are using the HTML filter, it will need to appear BEFORE the GMap filter;
 * If you would like to use third party functionality such as mouse wheel support
 or Clusterer, read thirdparty/README.txt for download links and instructions.
 
+* If you are translating this module to a different language also see the gmap.strings.php file for further installation instructions.  This is required for translation of marker type strings to work.
+
 
 Google Maps and XHTML
 ---------------------
diff --git a/gmap.strings.inc b/gmap.strings.inc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..193073715c845ed02256fb1829354e2699d4f63a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gmap.strings.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+<?php
+// $Id$
+
+function gmap_marker_labels_potx() {
+  $marker_labels = array(
+    0 => t('Small Red'),
+    1 => t('Small Bright red'),
+    2 => t('Small Orange'),
+    3 => t('Small Pale Yellow'),
+    4 => t('Small Yellow'),
+    5 => t('Small Pale Green'),
+    6 => t('Small Green'),
+    7 => t('Small Dark Green'),
+    8 => t('Small Flouro Green'),
+    9 => t('Small Pale Blue'),
+    10 => t('Small Light Blue'),
+    11 => t('Small Blue'),
+    12 => t('Small Dark Blue'),
+    13 => t('Small Purple'),
+    14 => t('Small Pink'),
+    15 => t('Small Bright Pink'),
+    16 => t('Small Brown'),
+    17 => t('Small White'),
+    18 => t('Small Light Gray'),
+    19 => t('Small Gray'),
+    20 => t('Small Black'),
+    21 => t('Small Blue (Alternate)'),
+    22 => t('Small Red (Alternate)'),
+    23 => t('Big Blue'),
+    24 => t('Big Red'),
+    25 => t('X marks the spot'),
+    26 => t('Sunday'),
+    27 => t('Monday'),
+    28 => t('Tuesday'),
+    29 => t('Wednesday'),
+    30 => t('Thursday'),
+    31 => t('Friday'),
+    32 => t('Saturday'),
+    33 => t('Week'),
+    34 => t('Blank'),
+    35 => t('Cluster'),
+    36 => t('Drupal'),
+    37 => t('Line Vertex'),
+    38 => t('Letters'),
+    39 => t('Blue'),
+    40 => t('Gray'),
+    41 => t('Green'),
+    42 => t('Light Blue'),
+    43 => t('Orange'),
+    44 => t('Pink'),
+    45 => t('Purple'),
+    46 => t('White'),
+    47 => t('Yellow'),
+    48 => t('Numbers'),
+    49 => t('Route'),
+  );
+  return $marker_labels;
+}
diff --git a/gmap.strings.php b/gmap.strings.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0bd30722aaa59b41d3b9c362ff1fecfba3f203a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gmap.strings.php
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+<?php
+// $Id$
+/**
+ * gmap.strings.php
+ *
+ * PURPOSE
+ *
+ * This is a stand-alone script which takes markers titles and wraps them in t()'s.
+ * The reason we want to do this is because variables can not be passed through t()
+ * with .pot files generated by the potx module.
+ *
+ * The result of running this script should be the creation of a file in the root of the gmap module's
+ * directory, called 'gmap.strings.inc', containing a function 'gmap_marker_labels' which returns an
+ * array holding each of the  marker labels wrapped in t().
+ *
+ * INSTALLATION
+ *
+ * This script needs to be run within drupal, so the best way to accomplish this is to install and enable
+ * the devel module, then, enable the 'Execute PHP' block somewhere.
+ *
+ * Then, just paste this script into the text field in the Execute PHP block, and click 'Execute'!
+ * This will create the gmap.strings.inc file in the gmap module's directory - be sure to adjust the permissions
+ * of this new file appropriately!
+ */
+
+$markerdir = variable_get('gmap_markerfiles', drupal_get_path('module', 'gmap') . '/markers');
+
+// The following routines are designed to be easy to comprehend, not fast.
+// This whole process gets cached.
+
+// Get the ini files.
+$inifiles = file_scan_directory($markerdir, '.*\.ini$');
+
+$labels = array();
+foreach ($inifiles as $file) {
+  $icon_data = parse_ini_file($file->filename, TRUE);
+  foreach ($icon_data as $icon_set) {
+    if (isset($icon_set['name'])) {
+      $marker_labels[] = "t('" . $icon_set['name'] . "'),";
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+// Create a .inc file for our info.
+$gmap_strings_inc_name = drupal_get_path('module', 'gmap') . '/gmap.strings.inc';
+
+// Open our file.
+$gmap_strings_inc_handle = fopen($gmap_strings_inc_name, 'w');
+
+// Format the data.
+$label_container .= "<?php\n\nfunction gmap_marker_labels_potx() {\n";
+$label_container .= "\$marker_labels = array(\n";
+
+
+foreach ($marker_labels as $label_key => $label) {
+  $label_container .= "$label_key" . ' => ' . "$label" . "\n";
+}
+$label_container .= ')';
+$label_container .= ";\n";
+$label_container .= "return \$marker_labels\n";
+$label_container .= '}';
+
+// Write file.
+if (fwrite($gmap_strings_inc_handle, $label_container) !== 'FALSE') {
+  drupal_set_message(t('File gmap_strings.inc successfully created.'));
+}
+?>
diff --git a/gmap_markerinfo.inc b/gmap_markerinfo.inc
index 3599377b64b957f3429964a2026c2646ae07bf68..21fbd6c5468d4b8185d560b6ed51ed89e10c6a53 100644
--- a/gmap_markerinfo.inc
+++ b/gmap_markerinfo.inc
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ function _gmap_get_marker_titles() {
   $titles = array();
   foreach ($inis as $ini => $inidata) {
     foreach ($inidata as $k => $v) {
-      $titles[$k] = $inis[$ini][$k]['name'];
+      $titles[$k] = t($inis[$ini][$k]['name']);
     }
   }
   return $titles;