diff --git a/administrator/components/com_mails/src/Helper/MailsHelper.php b/administrator/components/com_mails/src/Helper/MailsHelper.php
index 870e67781281e..8c3e4a1fd23a9 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_mails/src/Helper/MailsHelper.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_mails/src/Helper/MailsHelper.php
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ public static function loadTranslationFiles($extension, $language = 'en-GB')
             case 'com':
             default:
                 $source = JPATH_ADMINISTRATOR . '/components/' . $extension;
+
+                $lang->load($extension, JPATH_SITE, $language, true)
+                || $lang->load($extension, JPATH_SITE . '/components/' . $extension, $language, true);
                 break;
 
             case 'mod':