diff --git a/Content.Server/Cuffs/Components/HandcuffComponent.cs b/Content.Server/Cuffs/Components/HandcuffComponent.cs
index 77816b58f7..29fb0539cb 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Cuffs/Components/HandcuffComponent.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Cuffs/Components/HandcuffComponent.cs
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ namespace Content.Server.Cuffs.Components
     {
         [Dependency] private readonly IEntityManager _entities = default!;
         [Dependency] private readonly IAdminLogManager _adminLogger = default!;
+        
+        private string _brokenName = string.Empty;
+        private string _brokenDesc = string.Empty;
 
         /// <summary>
         ///     The time it takes to apply a <see cref="CuffedComponent"/> to an entity.
@@ -81,14 +84,22 @@ namespace Content.Server.Cuffs.Components
         /// </summary>
         [ViewVariables]
         [DataField("brokenName")]
-        public string BrokenName { get; set; } = default!;
+        public string BrokenName
+        {
+            get => _brokenName;
+            private set => _brokenName = Loc.GetString(value);
+        }
 
         /// <summary>
         ///     The iconstate used for broken handcuffs
         /// </summary>
         [ViewVariables]
         [DataField("brokenDesc")]
-        public string BrokenDesc { get; set; } = default!;
+        public string BrokenDesc
+        {
+            get => _brokenDesc;
+            private set => _brokenDesc = Loc.GetString(value);
+        }
 
         [ViewVariables]
         public bool Broken
diff --git a/Resources/Locale/en-US/cuffs/components/handcuff-broken.ftl b/Resources/Locale/en-US/cuffs/components/handcuff-broken.ftl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1b74cc1103
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Resources/Locale/en-US/cuffs/components/handcuff-broken.ftl
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+handcuff-broken-cables-name = broken cables
+handcuff-broken-cables-desc = These cables are broken in several places and don't seem very useful.
+handcuff-broken-zipties-name = broken zipties
+handcuff-broken-zipties-desc = These zipties look like they tried to manage the wrong cables.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Objects/Misc/handcuffs.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Objects/Misc/handcuffs.yml
index b07167b4ee..442e6fe0da 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Objects/Misc/handcuffs.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Objects/Misc/handcuffs.yml
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@
     color: red
     breakOnRemove: true
     brokenIconState: cuff-broken
-    brokenName: broken cables
-    brokenDesc: These cables are broken in several places and don't seem very useful.
+    brokenName: handcuff-broken-cables-name
+    brokenDesc: handcuff-broken-cables-desc
     startCuffSound:
       path: /Audio/Items/Handcuffs/rope_start.ogg
     endCuffSound:
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@
     bodyIconState: body-overlay
     breakOnRemove: true
     brokenIconState: cuff-broken
-    brokenName: broken zipties
-    brokenDesc: These zipties look like they tried to manage the wrong cables.
+    brokenName: handcuff-broken-zipties-name
+    brokenDesc: handcuff-broken-zipties-desc
     startCuffSound:
       path: /Audio/Items/Handcuffs/ziptie_start.ogg
     endCuffSound: