diff --git a/CHANGE.md b/CHANGE.md
index 9cb66e1..cd449b0 100644
--- a/CHANGE.md
+++ b/CHANGE.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 version 1.7.3
 =============
-**Date:** 20-Apr-2015
+**Date:** 12-May-2015
 
 1. (enh #54): Auto guess input and set input options based on input type.
 2. (enh #56): Reset/Clear help-block error messages before next validation.
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ version 1.7.3
 8. (enh #62): Enhance footer property to include tags for '{loading}' and '{buttons}'.
 9. (bug #63): Fix renderActionButtons to correctly parse submit & reset button options.
 10. (enh #64): Better reset of error container help-block content.
+11. (enh #69): Generate default `en` message translation file.
 
 version 1.7.2
 =============
diff --git a/messages/config.php b/messages/config.php
index 656533e..ed5e808 100644
--- a/messages/config.php
+++ b/messages/config.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     'messagePath' => __DIR__,
     // array, required, list of language codes that the extracted messages
     // should be translated to. For example, ['zh-CN', 'de'].
-    'languages' => ['da', 'de', 'es', 'fr', 'hu', 'it', 'lt', 'pt-BR', 'ru', 'vi'],
+    'languages' => ['da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'hu', 'it', 'lt', 'pt-BR', 'ru', 'vi'],
     // string, the name of the function for translating messages.
     // Defaults to 'Yii::t'. This is used as a mark to find the messages to be
     // translated. You may use a string for single function name or an array for
diff --git a/messages/en/kveditable.php b/messages/en/kveditable.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e59f599
--- /dev/null
+++ b/messages/en/kveditable.php
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Message translations.
+ *
+ * This file is automatically generated by 'yii message' command.
+ * It contains the localizable messages extracted from source code.
+ * You may modify this file by translating the extracted messages.
+ *
+ * Each array element represents the translation (value) of a message (key).
+ * If the value is empty, the message is considered as not translated.
+ * Messages that no longer need translation will have their translations
+ * enclosed between a pair of '@@' marks.
+ *
+ * Message string can be used with plural forms format. Check i18n section
+ * of the guide for details.
+ *
+ * NOTE: this file must be saved in UTF-8 encoding.
+ */
+return [
+    '(not set)' => '',
+    'Apply' => '',
+    'Close' => '',
+    'Edit' => '',
+    'Reset' => '',
+];