diff --git a/utils/fileutils.cpp b/utils/fileutils.cpp
index aafbc75..aac8dbb 100644
--- a/utils/fileutils.cpp
+++ b/utils/fileutils.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <QDirIterator>
 #include <QFileInfo>
 #include <QFile>
+#include <QCoreApplication>
 
 bool emptyDirectory(const QString &path)
 {
@@ -44,3 +45,9 @@ bool emptyDirectory(const QString &path)
 
     return success;
 }
+
+const QString &translationsDir()
+{
+    static const QString dir(QDir(QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath()).absoluteFilePath(QStringLiteral("translations")));
+    return dir;
+}
diff --git a/utils/fileutils.h b/utils/fileutils.h
index 8614464..30c7427 100644
--- a/utils/fileutils.h
+++ b/utils/fileutils.h
@@ -2,4 +2,8 @@
 
 #include "dbcorelib_global.h"
 
+class QString;
+
 bool DBCORELIB_EXPORT emptyDirectory(const QString &path);
+
+const DBCORELIB_EXPORT QString &translationsDir();