diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h b/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h
index 11ba8b5cc..42ca674e2 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h
@@ -5900,6 +5900,70 @@ void dc_event_unref(dc_event_t* event);
 /// `%1$s` will be replaced by human-readable date and time.
 #define DC_STR_DOWNLOAD_AVAILABILITY      100
 
+/// "Incoming Messages"
+///
+/// Used as a headline in the connectivity view.
+#define DC_STR_INCOMING_MESSAGES          103
+
+/// "Outgoing Messages"
+///
+/// Used as a headline in the connectivity view.
+#define DC_STR_OUTGOING_MESSAGES          104
+
+/// "Storage on %1$s"
+///
+/// Used as a headline in the connectivity view.
+///
+/// `%1$s` will be replaced by the domain of the configured email-address.
+#define DC_STR_STORAGE_ON_DOMAIN          105
+
+/// "One moment…"
+///
+/// Used in the connectivity view when some information are not yet there.
+#define DC_STR_ONE_MOMENT                 106
+
+/// "Connected"
+///
+/// Used as status in the connectivity view.
+#define DC_STR_CONNECTED                  107
+
+/// "Connecting…"
+///
+/// Used as status in the connectivity view.
+#define DC_STR_CONNTECTING                108
+
+/// "Updating…"
+///
+/// Used as status in the connectivity view.
+#define DC_STR_UPDATING                   109
+
+/// "Sending…"
+///
+/// Used as status in the connectivity view.
+#define DC_STR_SENDING                    110
+
+/// "Your last message was sent successfully."
+///
+/// Used as status in the connectivity view.
+#define DC_STR_LAST_MSG_SENT_SUCCESSFULLY 111
+
+/// "Error: %1$s"
+///
+/// Used as status in the connectivity view.
+///
+/// `%1$s` will be replaced by a possibly more detailed, typically english, error description.
+#define DC_STR_ERROR                      112
+
+/// "Not supported by your provider."
+///
+/// Used in the connectivity view.
+#define DC_STR_NOT_SUPPORTED_BY_PROVIDER  113
+
+/// "Messages"
+///
+/// Used as a subtitle in quota context; can be plural always.
+#define DC_STR_MESSAGES                   114
+
 /**
  * @}
  */
diff --git a/src/quota.rs b/src/quota.rs
index 82066a0d8..b632ca9cc 100644
--- a/src/quota.rs
+++ b/src/quota.rs
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ impl Context {
             let folders = get_watched_folders(self).await;
             get_unique_quota_roots_and_usage(folders, imap).await
         } else {
-            Err(anyhow!("Quota not supported by your provider."))
+            Err(anyhow!(stock_str::not_supported_by_provider(self).await))
         };
 
         if let Ok(quota) = &quota {
diff --git a/src/scheduler/connectivity.rs b/src/scheduler/connectivity.rs
index 8aa54c5ed..be96bbf3e 100644
--- a/src/scheduler/connectivity.rs
+++ b/src/scheduler/connectivity.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use crate::events::EventType;
 use crate::quota::{
     QUOTA_ERROR_THRESHOLD_PERCENTAGE, QUOTA_MAX_AGE_SECONDS, QUOTA_WARN_THRESHOLD_PERCENTAGE,
 };
-use crate::{config::Config, dc_tools, scheduler::Scheduler};
+use crate::{config::Config, dc_tools, scheduler::Scheduler, stock_str};
 use crate::{context::Context, log::LogExt};
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
 use humansize::{file_size_opts, FileSize};
@@ -73,33 +73,33 @@ impl DetailedConnectivity {
         }
     }
 
-    fn to_string_imap(&self, _context: &Context) -> String {
+    async fn to_string_imap(&self, context: &Context) -> String {
         match self {
-            DetailedConnectivity::Error(e) => format!("Error: {}", e),
+            DetailedConnectivity::Error(e) => stock_str::error(context, e).await,
             DetailedConnectivity::Uninitialized => "Not started".to_string(),
-            DetailedConnectivity::Connecting => "Connecting…".to_string(),
-            DetailedConnectivity::Working => "Getting new messages…".to_string(),
+            DetailedConnectivity::Connecting => stock_str::connecting(context).await,
+            DetailedConnectivity::Working => stock_str::updating(context).await,
             DetailedConnectivity::InterruptingIdle | DetailedConnectivity::Connected => {
-                "Connected".to_string()
+                stock_str::connected(context).await
             }
             DetailedConnectivity::NotConfigured => "Not configured".to_string(),
         }
     }
 
-    fn to_string_smtp(&self, _context: &Context) -> String {
+    async fn to_string_smtp(&self, context: &Context) -> String {
         match self {
-            DetailedConnectivity::Error(e) => format!("Error: {}", e),
+            DetailedConnectivity::Error(e) => stock_str::error(context, e).await,
             DetailedConnectivity::Uninitialized => {
-                "(You did not try to send a message recently)".to_string()
+                "You did not try to send a message recently.".to_string()
             }
-            DetailedConnectivity::Connecting => "Connecting…".to_string(),
-            DetailedConnectivity::Working => "Sending…".to_string(),
+            DetailedConnectivity::Connecting => stock_str::connecting(context).await,
+            DetailedConnectivity::Working => stock_str::sending(context).await,
 
             // We don't know any more than that the last message was sent successfully;
             // since sending the last message, connectivity could have changed, which we don't notice
             // until another message is sent
             DetailedConnectivity::InterruptingIdle | DetailedConnectivity::Connected => {
-                "Your last message was sent successfully".to_string()
+                stock_str::last_msg_sent_successfully(context).await
             }
             DetailedConnectivity::NotConfigured => "Not configured".to_string(),
         }
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ impl Context {
     /// One of:
     /// - DC_CONNECTIVITY_NOT_CONNECTED (1000-1999): Show e.g. the string "Not connected" or a red dot
     /// - DC_CONNECTIVITY_CONNECTING (2000-2999): Show e.g. the string "Connecting…" or a yellow dot
-    /// - DC_CONNECTIVITY_WORKING (3000-3999): Show e.g. the string "Getting new messages" or a spinning wheel
+    /// - DC_CONNECTIVITY_WORKING (3000-3999): Show e.g. the string "Updating…" or a spinning wheel
     /// - DC_CONNECTIVITY_CONNECTED (>=4000): Show e.g. the string "Connected" or a green dot
     ///
     /// We don't use exact values but ranges here so that we can split up
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ impl Context {
         };
         drop(lock);
 
-        ret += "<h3>Incoming messages</h3><ul>";
+        ret += &format!("<h3>{}</h3><ul>", stock_str::incoming_messages(self).await);
         for (folder, watch, state) in &folders_states {
             let w = self.get_config(*watch).await.ok_or_log(self);
 
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ impl Context {
                     ret += " <b>";
                     ret += &*escaper::encode_minimal(&foldername);
                     ret += ":</b> ";
-                    ret += &*escaper::encode_minimal(&*detailed.to_string_imap(self));
+                    ret += &*escaper::encode_minimal(&*detailed.to_string_imap(self).await);
                     ret += "</li>";
 
                     folder_added = true;
@@ -410,18 +410,21 @@ impl Context {
                     ret += "<li>";
                     ret += &*detailed.to_icon();
                     ret += " ";
-                    ret += &*escaper::encode_minimal(&detailed.to_string_imap(self));
+                    ret += &*escaper::encode_minimal(&detailed.to_string_imap(self).await);
                     ret += "</li>";
                 }
             }
         }
         ret += "</ul>";
 
-        ret += "<h3>Outgoing messages</h3><ul><li>";
+        ret += &format!(
+            "<h3>{}</h3><ul><li>",
+            stock_str::outgoing_messages(self).await
+        );
         let detailed = smtp.get_detailed().await;
         ret += &*detailed.to_icon();
         ret += " ";
-        ret += &*escaper::encode_minimal(&detailed.to_string_smtp(self));
+        ret += &*escaper::encode_minimal(&detailed.to_string_smtp(self).await);
         ret += "</li></ul>";
 
         let domain = dc_tools::EmailAddress::new(
@@ -431,7 +434,10 @@ impl Context {
                 .unwrap_or_default(),
         )?
         .domain;
-        ret += &format!("<h3>Storage on {}</h3><ul>", domain);
+        ret += &format!(
+            "<h3>{}</h3><ul>",
+            stock_str::storage_on_domain(self, domain).await
+        );
         let quota = self.quota.read().await;
         if let Some(quota) = &*quota {
             match &quota.recent {
@@ -462,7 +468,8 @@ impl Context {
                                 }
                                 Message => {
                                     format!(
-                                        "<b>Messages:</b> {} of {} used",
+                                        "<b>{}:</b> {} of {} used",
+                                        stock_str::messages(self).await,
                                         resource.usage.to_string(),
                                         resource.limit.to_string(),
                                     )
@@ -507,7 +514,7 @@ impl Context {
                 self.schedule_quota_update().await?;
             }
         } else {
-            ret += "<li>One moment...</li>";
+            ret += &format!("<li>{}</li>", stock_str::one_moment(self).await);
             self.schedule_quota_update().await?;
         }
         ret += "</ul>";
diff --git a/src/stock_str.rs b/src/stock_str.rs
index d6314cc92..27fe437e3 100644
--- a/src/stock_str.rs
+++ b/src/stock_str.rs
@@ -275,6 +275,42 @@ pub enum StockMessage {
 
     #[strum(props(fallback = "Download maximum available until %1$s"))]
     DownloadAvailability = 100,
+
+    #[strum(props(fallback = "Incoming Messages"))]
+    IncomingMessages = 103,
+
+    #[strum(props(fallback = "Outgoing Messages"))]
+    OutgoingMessages = 104,
+
+    #[strum(props(fallback = "Storage on %1$s"))]
+    StorageOnDomain = 105,
+
+    #[strum(props(fallback = "One moment…"))]
+    OneMoment = 106,
+
+    #[strum(props(fallback = "Connected"))]
+    Connected = 107,
+
+    #[strum(props(fallback = "Connecting…"))]
+    Connecting = 108,
+
+    #[strum(props(fallback = "Updating…"))]
+    Updating = 109,
+
+    #[strum(props(fallback = "Sending…"))]
+    Sending = 110,
+
+    #[strum(props(fallback = "Your last message was sent successfully."))]
+    LastMsgSentSuccessfully = 111,
+
+    #[strum(props(fallback = "Error: %1$s"))]
+    Error = 112,
+
+    #[strum(props(fallback = "Not supported by your provider."))]
+    NotSupportedByProvider = 113,
+
+    #[strum(props(fallback = "Messages"))]
+    Messages = 114,
 }
 
 impl StockMessage {
@@ -882,6 +918,73 @@ pub(crate) async fn download_availability(context: &Context, timestamp: i64) ->
         .replace1(dc_timestamp_to_str(timestamp))
 }
 
+/// Stock string: `Incoming Messages`.
+pub(crate) async fn incoming_messages(context: &Context) -> String {
+    translated(context, StockMessage::IncomingMessages).await
+}
+
+/// Stock string: `Outgoing Messages`.
+pub(crate) async fn outgoing_messages(context: &Context) -> String {
+    translated(context, StockMessage::OutgoingMessages).await
+}
+
+/// Stock string: `Storage on %1$s`.
+/// `%1$s` will be replaced by the domain of the configured email-address.
+pub(crate) async fn storage_on_domain(context: &Context, domain: impl AsRef<str>) -> String {
+    translated(context, StockMessage::StorageOnDomain)
+        .await
+        .replace1(domain)
+}
+
+/// Stock string: `One moment…`.
+pub(crate) async fn one_moment(context: &Context) -> String {
+    translated(context, StockMessage::OneMoment).await
+}
+
+/// Stock string: `Connected`.
+pub(crate) async fn connected(context: &Context) -> String {
+    translated(context, StockMessage::Connected).await
+}
+
+/// Stock string: `Connecting…`.
+pub(crate) async fn connecting(context: &Context) -> String {
+    translated(context, StockMessage::Connecting).await
+}
+
+/// Stock string: `Updating…`.
+pub(crate) async fn updating(context: &Context) -> String {
+    translated(context, StockMessage::Updating).await
+}
+
+/// Stock string: `Sending…`.
+pub(crate) async fn sending(context: &Context) -> String {
+    translated(context, StockMessage::Sending).await
+}
+
+/// Stock string: `Your last message was sent successfully.`.
+pub(crate) async fn last_msg_sent_successfully(context: &Context) -> String {
+    translated(context, StockMessage::LastMsgSentSuccessfully).await
+}
+
+/// Stock string: `Error: %1$s…`.
+/// `%1$s` will be replaced by a possibly more detailed, typically english, error description.
+pub(crate) async fn error(context: &Context, error: impl AsRef<str>) -> String {
+    translated(context, StockMessage::Error)
+        .await
+        .replace1(error)
+}
+
+/// Stock string: `Not supported by your provider.`.
+pub(crate) async fn not_supported_by_provider(context: &Context) -> String {
+    translated(context, StockMessage::NotSupportedByProvider).await
+}
+
+/// Stock string: `Messages`.
+/// Used as a subtitle in quota context; can be plural always.
+pub(crate) async fn messages(context: &Context) -> String {
+    translated(context, StockMessage::Messages).await
+}
+
 impl Context {
     /// Set the stock string for the [StockMessage].
     ///