diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 9e9cd9c0..a80a9ca3 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -39,3 +39,16 @@ exclude=.venv,.git,.tox,dist,doc,*openstack/common*,*lib/python*,*egg,build
 
 [testenv:releasenotes]
 commands = sphinx-build -a -W -E -d releasenotes/build/doctrees -b html releasenotes/source releasenotes/build/html
+
+[testenv:extractmessages]
+commands =
+  pybabel extract -F babel-django.cfg \
+    -o ironic_ui/locale/django.pot -k gettext_noop -k gettext_lazy -k ngettext_lazy:1,2 \
+    -k ugettext_noop -k ugettext_lazy -k ungettext_lazy:1,2 -k npgettext:1c,2,3 \
+    -k pgettext_lazy:1c,2 -k npgettext_lazy:1c,2,3 --add-comments Translators: ironic_ui
+  pybabel extract -F babel-djangojs.cfg \
+    -o ironic_ui/locale/djangojs.pot -k gettext_noop -k gettext_lazy -k ngettext_lazy:1,2 \
+    -k ugettext_noop -k ugettext_lazy -k ungettext_lazy:1,2 -k npgettext:1c,2,3 \
+    -k pgettext_lazy:1c,2 -k npgettext_lazy:1c,2,3 --add-comments Translators: ironic_ui
+
+