diff --git a/src/libcalamares/locale/TranslatableConfiguration.cpp b/src/libcalamares/locale/TranslatableConfiguration.cpp
index bc39c398e..83199a4cc 100644
--- a/src/libcalamares/locale/TranslatableConfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/libcalamares/locale/TranslatableConfiguration.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "utils/Logger.h"
 #include "utils/Variant.h"
 
+#include <QCoreApplication>
 #include <QRegularExpression>
 #include <QRegularExpressionMatch>
 
@@ -34,7 +35,9 @@ TranslatedString::TranslatedString( const QString& string )
 {
     m_strings[ QString() ] = string;
 }
-TranslatedString::TranslatedString( const QVariantMap& map, const QString& key )
+
+TranslatedString::TranslatedString( const QVariantMap& map, const QString& key, const char* context )
+    : m_context( context )
 {
     // Get the un-decorated value for the key
     QString value = CalamaresUtils::getString( map, key );
@@ -99,7 +102,17 @@ TranslatedString::get( const QLocale& locale ) const
         }
     }
 
-    return m_strings[ QString() ];
+    // If we're given a context to work with, also try the same string in
+    // the regular translation framework.
+    const QString& s = m_strings[ QString() ];
+    if ( m_context )
+    {
+        return QCoreApplication::translate( m_context, s.toLatin1().constData() );
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        return s;
+    }
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/libcalamares/locale/TranslatableConfiguration.h b/src/libcalamares/locale/TranslatableConfiguration.h
index 45679bce0..d845569bc 100644
--- a/src/libcalamares/locale/TranslatableConfiguration.h
+++ b/src/libcalamares/locale/TranslatableConfiguration.h
@@ -39,8 +39,19 @@ class DLLEXPORT TranslatedString
 {
 public:
     /** @brief Get all the translations connected to @p key
+     *
+     * Gets map[key] as the "untranslated" form, and then all the
+     * keys of the form <key>[lang] are taken as the translation
+     * for <lang> of the untranslated form.
+     *
+     * If @p context is not a nullptr, then that is taken as an
+     * indication to **also** use the regular QObject::tr() translation
+     * mechanism for these strings. It is recommended to pass in
+     * metaObject()->className() as context (from a QObject based class)
+     * to give the TranslatedString the same context as other calls
+     * to tr() within that class.
      */
-    TranslatedString( const QVariantMap& map, const QString& key );
+    TranslatedString( const QVariantMap& map, const QString& key, const char* context = nullptr );
     /** @brief Not-actually-translated string.
      */
     TranslatedString( const QString& string );
@@ -73,6 +84,7 @@ public:
 private:
     // Maps locale name to human-readable string, "" is English
     QMap< QString, QString > m_strings;
+    const char* m_context = nullptr;
 };
 }  // namespace Locale
 }  // namespace CalamaresUtils
diff --git a/src/modules/netinstall/NetInstallViewStep.cpp b/src/modules/netinstall/NetInstallViewStep.cpp
index 3227ecd65..8de3fd74f 100644
--- a/src/modules/netinstall/NetInstallViewStep.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/netinstall/NetInstallViewStep.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,17 @@ QString
 NetInstallViewStep::prettyName() const
 {
     return m_sidebarLabel ? m_sidebarLabel->get() : tr( "Package selection" );
+
+    // This is a table of "standard" labels for this module. If you use them
+    // in the label: sidebar: section of the config file, the existing
+    // translations can be used.
+    NOTREACHED
+    tr( "Package selection" );
+    tr( "Office software" );
+    tr( "Office package" );
+    tr( "Browser software" );
+    tr( "Browser package" );
+    tr( "Web browser" );
 }
 
 
@@ -199,10 +210,11 @@ NetInstallViewStep::setConfigurationMap( const QVariantMap& configurationMap )
 
     if ( label.contains( "sidebar" ) )
     {
-        m_sidebarLabel = new CalamaresUtils::Locale::TranslatedString( label, "sidebar" );
+        m_sidebarLabel = new CalamaresUtils::Locale::TranslatedString( label, "sidebar", metaObject()->className() );
     }
     if ( label.contains( "title" ) )
     {
-        m_widget->setPageTitle( new CalamaresUtils::Locale::TranslatedString( label, "title" ) );
+        m_widget->setPageTitle(
+            new CalamaresUtils::Locale::TranslatedString( label, "title", metaObject()->className() ) );
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/netinstall/netinstall.conf b/src/modules/netinstall/netinstall.conf
index ab600326e..5f90fec76 100644
--- a/src/modules/netinstall/netinstall.conf
+++ b/src/modules/netinstall/netinstall.conf
@@ -30,8 +30,19 @@ required: false
 # If no *sidebar* values are provided, defaults to "Package selection"
 # and existing translations. If no *title* values are provided, no string
 # is displayed.
+#
+# The following strings are already known to Calamares and can be
+# listed here in *untranslated* form (e.g. as value of *sidebar*)
+# without bothering with the translations: they are picked up from
+# the regular translation framework:
+#   - "Package selection"
+#   - "Office software"
+#   - "Office package"
+#   - "Browser software"
+#   - "Browser package"
+#   - "Web browser"
 label:
     sidebar: "Package selection"
-    sidebar[nl]: "Pakketkeuze"
-    title: "Office Package"
-    title[nl]: "Kantoorsoftware"
+    # sidebar[nl]: "Pakketkeuze"
+    # title: "Office Package"
+    # title[nl]: "Kantoorsoftware"