diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/World/MissionData.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/World/MissionData.cs
index 86328fe554..9326ce4bc0 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/World/MissionData.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/World/MissionData.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 	[TraitLocation(SystemActors.World)]
 	public class MissionDataInfo : TraitInfo<MissionData>
 	{
+		[FluentReference(optional: true)]
 		[Desc("Briefing text displayed in the mission browser.")]
 		public readonly string Briefing;
 
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/UtilityCommands/ExtractYamlStrings.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/UtilityCommands/ExtractYamlStrings.cs
index 2cd612267e..19f695daf5 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/UtilityCommands/ExtractYamlStrings.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/UtilityCommands/ExtractYamlStrings.cs
@@ -214,6 +214,9 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.UtilityCommands
 						{
 							var candidate = grouping.First();
 							var key = $"{candidate.Actor}-{candidate.Key}";
+							if (key == "actor-world-missiondata-briefing")
+								key = "briefing";
+
 							build += $"{key} = {candidate.Value}\n";
 							foreach (var node in candidate.Nodes)
 								node.Value.Value = key;
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/Ingame/GameInfoBriefingLogic.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/Ingame/GameInfoBriefingLogic.cs
index 0932649152..c1231ae2e6 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/Ingame/GameInfoBriefingLogic.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/Ingame/GameInfoBriefingLogic.cs
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets.Logic
 			var missionData = world.Map.Rules.Actors[SystemActors.World].TraitInfoOrDefault<MissionDataInfo>();
 			if (missionData != null)
 			{
-				var text = WidgetUtils.WrapText(missionData.Briefing?.Replace("\\n", "\n"), mapDescription.Bounds.Width, mapFont);
+				var briefing = previewWidget.Preview().TryGetMessage(missionData.Briefing, out var translation) ? translation : missionData.Briefing;
+				var text = WidgetUtils.WrapText(briefing, mapDescription.Bounds.Width, mapFont);
 				mapDescription.GetText = () => text;
 				mapDescription.Bounds.Height = mapFont.Measure(text).Y;
 				mapDescriptionPanel.ScrollToTop();
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/Lobby/LobbyLogic.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/Lobby/LobbyLogic.cs
index 8ec0dd39fc..86b761cf58 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/Lobby/LobbyLogic.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/Lobby/LobbyLogic.cs
@@ -678,7 +678,10 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets.Logic
 
 			var missionData = map.WorldActorInfo.TraitInfoOrDefault<MissionDataInfo>();
 			if (missionData != null && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(missionData.Briefing))
-				TextNotificationsManager.AddSystemLine(missionData.Briefing.Replace("\\n", "\n"));
+			{
+				var briefing = map.TryGetMessage(missionData.Briefing, out var translation) ? translation : missionData.Briefing;
+				TextNotificationsManager.AddSystemLine(briefing);
+			}
 
 			var allOptions = map.PlayerActorInfo.TraitInfos<ILobbyOptions>()
 				.Concat(map.WorldActorInfo.TraitInfos<ILobbyOptions>())
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/MissionBrowserLogic.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/MissionBrowserLogic.cs
index 1d10fb84d3..6ef253e48f 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/MissionBrowserLogic.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/MissionBrowserLogic.cs
@@ -299,13 +299,14 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets.Logic
 					infoVideo = missionData.BackgroundVideo;
 					infoVideoVisible = infoVideo != null;
 
-					var briefing = WidgetUtils.WrapText(missionData.Briefing?.Replace("\\n", "\n"), description.Bounds.Width, descriptionFont);
-					var height = descriptionFont.Measure(briefing).Y;
+					var briefing = preview.TryGetMessage(missionData.Briefing, out var translation) ? translation : missionData.Briefing;
+					var wrapped = WidgetUtils.WrapText(briefing, description.Bounds.Width, descriptionFont);
+					var height = descriptionFont.Measure(wrapped).Y;
 					Game.RunAfterTick(() =>
 					{
 						if (preview == selectedMap)
 						{
-							description.GetText = () => briefing;
+							description.GetText = () => wrapped;
 							description.Bounds.Height = height;
 							descriptionPanel.Layout.AdjustChildren();
 							panel = PanelType.MissionInfo;