diff --git a/api/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/api/ProxyServer.java b/api/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/api/ProxyServer.java
index d556869e..88cc389f 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/api/ProxyServer.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/api/ProxyServer.java
@@ -49,6 +49,13 @@ public abstract class ProxyServer
      */
     public abstract String getVersion();
 
+    /**
+     * Gets a localized string from the .properties file.
+     *
+     * @return the localized string
+     */
+    public abstract String getTranslation( String name );
+
     /**
      * Gets the main logger which can be used as a suitable replacement for
      * {@link System#out} and {@link System#err}.
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/BungeeCord.java b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/BungeeCord.java
index e2d51b61..48bb259b 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/BungeeCord.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/BungeeCord.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.ResourceBundle;
 import java.util.Timer;
 import java.util.TimerTask;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
@@ -75,6 +76,10 @@ public class BungeeCord extends ProxyServer
      * Configuration.
      */
     public final Configuration config = new Configuration();
+    /**
+     * Localization bundle.
+     */
+    public final ResourceBundle bundle = ResourceBundle.getBundle( "messages_en" );
     /**
      * Thread pools.
      */
@@ -272,7 +277,7 @@ public class BungeeCord extends ProxyServer
         getLogger().info( "Disconnecting " + connections.size() + " connections" );
         for ( UserConnection user : connections.values() )
         {
-            user.disconnect( "Proxy restarting, brb." );
+            user.disconnect( getTranslation( "restart" ) );
         }
 
         getLogger().info( "Closing IO threads" );
@@ -290,7 +295,7 @@ public class BungeeCord extends ProxyServer
             getScheduler().cancel( plugin );
         }
 
-        getLogger().info( "Thank you and goodbye" );
+        getLogger().info( getTranslation( "end" ) );
         System.exit( 0 );
     }
 
@@ -319,6 +324,12 @@ public class BungeeCord extends ProxyServer
         return ( BungeeCord.class.getPackage().getImplementationVersion() == null ) ? "unknown" : BungeeCord.class.getPackage().getImplementationVersion();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public String getTranslation(String name)
+    {
+        return bundle.getString( name );
+    }
+
     @Override
     public Logger getLogger()
     {
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/connection/DownstreamBridge.java b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/connection/DownstreamBridge.java
index 10b27ee7..f718830f 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/connection/DownstreamBridge.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/connection/DownstreamBridge.java
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public class DownstreamBridge extends PacketHandler
 
         if ( !server.isObsolete() )
         {
-            con.disconnect( "[Proxy] Lost connection to server D:" );
+            con.disconnect( bungee.getTranslation( "lost_connection ") );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/resources/messages_en.properties b/proxy/src/main/resources/messages_en.properties
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..abdbad12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proxy/src/main/resources/messages_en.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+restart: [Proxy] Proxy restarting.
+lost_connection: [Proxy] Lost connection to server.
+end: Thank you, and goodbye.