diff --git a/cockatrice/CMakeLists.txt b/cockatrice/CMakeLists.txt
index 1c1a97e4f..fea627f81 100644
--- a/cockatrice/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cockatrice/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ SET(cockatrice_SOURCES
     src/carddbparser/cockatricexml4.cpp
     src/filter_string.cpp
     src/customlineedit.cpp
+    src/translatecountername.cpp
     ${VERSION_STRING_CPP}
     )
 
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/abstractcounter.cpp b/cockatrice/src/abstractcounter.cpp
index 3050803ed..eff49ce21 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/abstractcounter.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/abstractcounter.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "pb/command_set_counter.pb.h"
 #include "player.h"
 #include "settingscache.h"
+#include "translatecountername.h"
 
 #include <QAction>
 #include <QApplication>
@@ -32,7 +33,8 @@ AbstractCounter::AbstractCounter(Player *_player,
     shortcutActive = false;
 
     if (player->getLocalOrJudge()) {
-        menu = new TearOffMenu(name);
+        QString displayName = TranslateCounterName::getDisplayName(_name);
+        menu = new TearOffMenu(displayName);
         aSet = new QAction(this);
         connect(aSet, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(setCounter()));
         menu->addAction(aSet);
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/messagelogwidget.cpp b/cockatrice/src/messagelogwidget.cpp
index e0e83b258..43f307a21 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/messagelogwidget.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/messagelogwidget.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "pb/serverinfo_user.pb.h"
 #include "player.h"
 #include "soundengine.h"
+#include "translatecountername.h"
 
 #include <utility>
 
@@ -681,9 +682,10 @@ void MessageLogWidget::logSetCounter(Player *player, QString counterName, int va
         soundEngine->playSound("life_change");
     }
 
+    QString counterDisplayName = TranslateCounterName::getDisplayName(counterName);
     appendHtmlServerMessage(tr("%1 sets counter %2 to %3 (%4%5).")
                                 .arg(sanitizeHtml(player->getName()))
-                                .arg(QString("<font class=\"blue\">%1</font>").arg(sanitizeHtml(counterName)))
+                                .arg(QString("<font class=\"blue\">%1</font>").arg(sanitizeHtml(counterDisplayName)))
                                 .arg(QString("<font class=\"blue\">%1</font>").arg(value))
                                 .arg(value > oldValue ? "+" : "")
                                 .arg(value - oldValue));
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/translatecountername.cpp b/cockatrice/src/translatecountername.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0f2813883
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cockatrice/src/translatecountername.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#include "translatecountername.h"
+
+const QMap<QString, QString> TranslateCounterName::translated = {
+    {"life", QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("TranslateCounterName", "Life")},
+    {"w", QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("TranslateCounterName", "White")},
+    {"u", QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("TranslateCounterName", "Blue")},
+    {"b", QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("TranslateCounterName", "Black")},
+    {"r", QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("TranslateCounterName", "Red")},
+    {"g", QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("TranslateCounterName", "Green")},
+    {"x", QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("TranslateCounterName", "Colorless")},
+    {"storm", QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("TranslateCounterName", "Other")}};
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/translatecountername.h b/cockatrice/src/translatecountername.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a098a8a7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cockatrice/src/translatecountername.h
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#ifndef TRANSLATECOUNTERNAME_H
+#define TRANSLATECOUNTERNAME_H
+
+#include <QString>
+#include <QtCore>
+
+class TranslateCounterName
+{
+    Q_DECLARE_TR_FUNCTIONS(TranslateCounterName)
+
+    static const QMap<QString, QString> translated;
+
+public:
+    static QString getDisplayName(const QString &name)
+    {
+        if (translated.contains(name)) {
+            return tr(translated[name].toLatin1());
+        } else {
+            return name;
+        }
+    }
+};
+
+#endif // TRANSLATECOUNTERNAME_H