diff --git a/customize.dist/messages.js b/customize.dist/messages.js
index 50a1db384..9481d6195 100755
--- a/customize.dist/messages.js
+++ b/customize.dist/messages.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ var map = {
     'ru': 'Русский',
     //'te': 'తెలుగు',
     'zh': '繁體中文',
+    'nl': 'Nederlands'
 };
 
 var messages = {};
diff --git a/customize.dist/translations/messages.nl.js b/customize.dist/translations/messages.nl.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..238fe0c90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/customize.dist/translations/messages.nl.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/*
+ * You can override the translation text using this file.
+ * The recommended method is to make a copy of this file (/customize.dist/translations/messages.{LANG}.js)
+   in a 'customize' directory (/customize/translations/messages.{LANG}.js).
+ * If you want to check all the existing translation keys, you can open the internal language file
+   but you should not change it directly (/common/translations/messages.{LANG}.js)
+*/
+define(['/common/translations/messages.nl.js'], function (Messages) {
+    // Replace the existing keys in your copied file here:
+    // Messages.button_newpad = "New Rich Text Document";
+
+    return Messages;
+});
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diff --git a/www/common/translations/messages.nl.json b/www/common/translations/messages.nl.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7a73a41bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/www/common/translations/messages.nl.json
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+{
+}
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