diff --git a/app/locale/locale-de-DE.js b/app/locale/locale-de-DE.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3820d6f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/locale/locale-de-DE.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+Language = {
+	"Connected (encrypted) to ": "Verbunden mit (verschlüsselt) ",
+	"Connected (unencrypted) to ": "Verbunden mit (unverschlüsselt) ",
+	"Must set host and port": "Richten Sie Host und Port ein",
+	"Disconnect timeout": "Timeout beim trennen",
+	"Password is required": "Passwort ist erforderlich",
+	"Forcing clipping mode since scrollbars aren't supported by IE in fullscreen": "'Clipping-Modus' aktiviert, Scrollbalken in 'IE-Vollbildmodus' werden nicht unterstützt",
+	"Connecting": "Verbunden",
+	"Disconnecting": "Verbindung trennen",
+	"Disconnected": "Verbindung zum Server getrennt",
+	"Invalid state": "Falscher Status",
+	"Unable to create RFB client -- ": "RFB Client kann nicht erstellt werden -- ",
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/locale/locale-en-GB.js b/app/locale/locale-en-GB.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c43e55b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/locale/locale-en-GB.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+Language = {
+	"Connected (encrypted) to ": "Connected (encrypted) to ",
+	"Connected (unencrypted) to ": "Connected (unencrypted) to ",
+	"Must set host and port": "Must set host and port",
+	"Disconnect timeout": "Disconnect timeout",
+	"Password is required": "Password is required",
+	"Forcing clipping mode since scrollbars aren't supported by IE in fullscreen": "Forcing clipping mode since scrollbars aren't supported by IE in fullscreen",
+	"Connecting": "Connecting",
+	"Disconnecting": "Disconnecting",
+	"Disconnected": "Disconnected",
+	"Invalid state": "Invalid state",
+	"Unable to create RFB client -- ": "Unable to create RFB client -- ",
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/locale/locale-nl-NL.js b/app/locale/locale-nl-NL.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..25673059
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/locale/locale-nl-NL.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+Language = {
+	"Connected (encrypted) to ": "Verbonden (versleuteld) met ",
+	"Connected (unencrypted) to ": "Verbonden (onversleuteld) met ",
+	"Must set host and port": "Host en poort moeten worden ingesteld",
+	"Disconnect timeout": "Timeout tijdens verbreken van verbinding",
+	"Password is required": "Wachtwoord is vereist",
+	"Forcing clipping mode since scrollbars aren't supported by IE in fullscreen": "''Clipping mode' ingeschakeld, omdat schuifbalken in volledige-scherm-modus in IE niet worden ondersteund",
+	"Connecting": "Verbinden",
+	"Disconnecting": "Verbinding verbreken",
+	"Disconnected": "Verbinding verbroken",
+	"Invalid state": "Ongeldige toestand",
+	"Unable to create RFB client -- ": "Kan geen RFB client aanmaken -- ",
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/ui.js b/app/ui.js
index b78207e8..3e78c259 100644
--- a/app/ui.js
+++ b/app/ui.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ var UI;
     /* [begin skip-as-module] */
     // Load supporting scripts
     WebUtil.load_scripts(
-        {'core': ["base64.js", "websock.js", "des.js", "input/keysymdef.js",
+        {'core': [Util.Localisation.getLanguageFileLocation(), "base64.js", "websock.js", "des.js", "input/keysymdef.js",
                   "input/xtscancodes.js", "input/util.js", "input/devices.js",
                   "display.js", "inflator.js", "rfb.js", "input/keysym.js"]});
 
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ var UI;
                                   'onDesktopName': UI.updateDesktopName});
                 return true;
             } catch (exc) {
-                var msg = 'Unable to create RFB client -- ' + exc;
+                var msg = Util.Localisation.get("Unable to create RFB client -- ") + exc;
                 Util.Error(msg);
                 UI.showStatus(msg, 'error');
                 return false;
@@ -369,9 +369,9 @@ var UI;
                 case 'connected':
                     UI.connected = true;
                     if (rfb && rfb.get_encrypt()) {
-                        msg = "Connected (encrypted) to " + UI.desktopName;
+                        msg = Util.Localisation.get("Connected (encrypted) to ") + UI.desktopName;
                     } else {
-                        msg = "Connected (unencrypted) to " + UI.desktopName;
+                        msg = Util.Localisation.get("Connected (unencrypted) to ") + UI.desktopName;
                     }
                     UI.showStatus(msg);
                     break;
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ var UI;
                     break;
             }
 
-            statusElem.innerHTML = text;
+            statusElem.innerHTML = Util.Localisation.get(text);
             statusElem.classList.add("noVNC_open");
 
             // If no time was specified, show the status for 1.5 seconds
diff --git a/core/util.js b/core/util.js
index e34f5d88..42db1d10 100644
--- a/core/util.js
+++ b/core/util.js
@@ -366,4 +366,85 @@ Util.Flash = (function () {
     return {version: parseInt(version[0] || 0 + '.' + version[1], 10) || 0, build: parseInt(version[2], 10) || 0};
 }());
 
+
+Util.Localisation = {
+    defaultLanguage: 'en-GB',
+
+    /*
+     * Not all languages have been translated
+     * Some countries prefer a certain language
+     */
+    supportedLanguages: {
+        'en':    'en-GB',
+        'en-GB': 'en-GB',
+        'en-US': 'en-GB',
+        'nl':    'nl-NL',
+        'nl-NL': 'nl-NL',
+        'nl-BE': 'nl-NL',
+        'de':    'de-DE',
+        'de-DE': 'de-DE'
+    },
+
+    // Get language file location
+    getLanguageFileLocation: function () {
+        return '../app/locale/locale-'+Util.Localisation.getLanguageCode()+'.js';
+    },
+
+    // Get language code from browser and verify it
+    getLanguageCode: function () {
+        var languageCode = Util.Localisation.getUserPreferredLanguage();
+        for (var index = 0; index < languageCode.length; index++) {
+            var supportedLanguageCode = Util.Localisation.getSupportedLanguageCode(languageCode[index]);
+            if (supportedLanguageCode) {
+                return supportedLanguageCode;
+            }
+        }
+		
+        return Util.Localisation.defaultLanguage;
+    },
+
+    /*
+    * Retrieve user preferred languages
+    * Navigator.languages only available in Chrome (32+) and FireFox (32+)
+    * Fall back to navigator.language for other browsers
+    */
+    getUserPreferredLanguage: function () {
+        if (typeof window.navigator.languages == 'object') {
+            return window.navigator.languages;
+        } else {
+            var userLang = navigator.language || navigator.userLanguage;
+            return [userLang];
+        }
+    },
+
+    /*
+    * Verify if languagecode is supported
+    * Return the languagecode of the language to use or null if not available
+    */
+    getSupportedLanguageCode: function (languageCode) {
+        var supportedLanguages = Util.Localisation.supportedLanguages;
+
+        for (var key in supportedLanguages) {
+            if (supportedLanguages.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
+                if (key === languageCode) {
+                    // Return the supported language or good alternative
+                    return supportedLanguages[key];
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // LanguageCode not supported
+        return null;
+    },
+
+    // Retrieve localised text
+    get: function (id) {
+        if (Language[id]) {
+            return Language[id];
+        } else {
+            return id;
+        }
+    }
+};
+
 /* [module] export default Util; */