diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Translation.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Translation.cs
index 9e3c11f1c6..eaa29573a2 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Translation.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Translation.cs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ using Linguini.Shared.Types.Bundle;
 using Linguini.Syntax.Parser;
 using Linguini.Syntax.Parser.Error;
 using OpenRA.FileSystem;
+using OpenRA.Traits;
 
 namespace OpenRA
 {
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 	public sealed class TranslationReferenceAttribute : Attribute
 	{
 		public readonly string[] RequiredVariableNames;
+		public readonly LintDictionaryReference DictionaryReference;
 
 		public TranslationReferenceAttribute() { }
 
@@ -34,6 +36,11 @@ namespace OpenRA
 		{
 			RequiredVariableNames = requiredVariableNames;
 		}
+
+		public TranslationReferenceAttribute(LintDictionaryReference dictionaryReference = LintDictionaryReference.None)
+		{
+			DictionaryReference = dictionaryReference;
+		}
 	}
 
 	public class Translation
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Lint/CheckTranslationReference.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Lint/CheckTranslationReference.cs
index dd2aa59cde..e01c7948e4 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Lint/CheckTranslationReference.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Lint/CheckTranslationReference.cs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Lint
 						if (translationReference == null)
 							continue;
 
-						var keys = LintExts.GetFieldValues(traitInfo, field);
+						var keys = LintExts.GetFieldValues(traitInfo, field, translationReference.DictionaryReference);
 						foreach (var key in keys)
 						{
 							if (referencedKeys.Contains(key))
@@ -103,12 +103,15 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Lint
 			{
 				foreach (var fieldInfo in modType.GetFields(Binding).Where(m => Utility.HasAttribute<TranslationReferenceAttribute>(m)))
 				{
-					if (fieldInfo.FieldType != typeof(string))
-						emitError($"Translation attribute on non string field {fieldInfo.Name}.");
-
 					if (fieldInfo.IsInitOnly)
 						continue;
 
+					if (fieldInfo.FieldType != typeof(string))
+					{
+						emitError($"Translation attribute on non string field {fieldInfo.Name}.");
+						continue;
+					}
+
 					var key = (string)fieldInfo.GetValue(string.Empty);
 					if (referencedKeys.Contains(key))
 						continue;