diff --git a/src/nls-global.mk b/src/nls-global.mk
index 5bb77b40eb..30b40ffe2a 100644
--- a/src/nls-global.mk
+++ b/src/nls-global.mk
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ GETTEXT_FLAGS    += _:1:pass-c-format
 
 # common settings that apply to backend and all backend modules
 BACKEND_COMMON_GETTEXT_TRIGGERS = \
+    $(FRONTEND_COMMON_GETTEXT_TRIGGERS) \
     errmsg errmsg_plural:1,2 \
     errdetail errdetail_log errdetail_plural:1,2 \
     errhint \
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ BACKEND_COMMON_GETTEXT_TRIGGERS = \
     MultiXactIdWait:6 \
     ConditionalMultiXactIdWait:6
 BACKEND_COMMON_GETTEXT_FLAGS = \
+    $(FRONTEND_COMMON_GETTEXT_FLAGS) \
     errmsg:1:c-format errmsg_plural:1:c-format errmsg_plural:2:c-format \
     errdetail:1:c-format errdetail_log:1:c-format errdetail_plural:1:c-format errdetail_plural:2:c-format \
     errhint:1:c-format \