diff --git a/src/EmbeddedResources/FlightGear-resources.xml b/src/EmbeddedResources/FlightGear-resources.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1cb61f497
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/EmbeddedResources/FlightGear-resources.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!-- Superset of the resource file format used by Qt.
+     cf. http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/resources.html and 'fgrcc dash-dash-help'
+     (I can't put a double dash inside an XML comment...) -->
+
+<FGRCC version="1.0">
+</FGRCC>
diff --git a/src/Main/CMakeLists.txt b/src/Main/CMakeLists.txt
index f1c22e075..68a86f09b 100644
--- a/src/Main/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/Main/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ set(SOURCES
     subsystemFactory.cxx
     screensaver_control.cxx
 	${RESOURCE_FILE}
+	${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/src/EmbeddedResources/FlightGear-resources.cxx
 	)
 
 set(HEADERS
@@ -40,8 +41,17 @@ set(HEADERS
     subsystemFactory.hxx
     AircraftDirVisitorBase.hxx
     screensaver_control.hxx
+    ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/src/EmbeddedResources/FlightGear-resources.hxx
 	)
 
+add_custom_command(
+  OUTPUT ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/src/EmbeddedResources/FlightGear-resources.cxx
+         ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/src/EmbeddedResources/FlightGear-resources.hxx
+  COMMAND fgrcc --root=${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} --output-cpp-file=${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/src/EmbeddedResources/FlightGear-resources.cxx --init-func-name=initFlightGearEmbeddedResources --output-header-file=${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/src/EmbeddedResources/FlightGear-resources.hxx --output-header-identifier=_FG_FLIGHTGEAR_EMBEDDED_RESOURCES ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/EmbeddedResources/FlightGear-resources.xml
+  DEPENDS
+    fgrcc ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/EmbeddedResources/FlightGear-resources.xml
+  )
+
 get_property(FG_SOURCES GLOBAL PROPERTY FG_SOURCES)
 get_property(FG_HEADERS GLOBAL PROPERTY FG_HEADERS)
 
diff --git a/src/Main/fg_init.cxx b/src/Main/fg_init.cxx
index edb464ef2..8bd45ded9 100644
--- a/src/Main/fg_init.cxx
+++ b/src/Main/fg_init.cxx
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 #include <simgear/misc/sg_dir.hxx>
 #include <simgear/io/iostreams/sgstream.hxx>
 #include <simgear/misc/strutils.hxx>
+#include <simgear/embedded_resources/EmbeddedResourceManager.hxx>
 #include <simgear/props/props_io.hxx>
 #include <simgear/scene/tsync/terrasync.hxx>
 
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@
 #include <AIModel/submodel.hxx>
 #include <AIModel/AIManager.hxx>
 #include <AIModel/performancedb.hxx>
+#include <Main/locale.hxx>
 #include <Navaids/navdb.hxx>
 #include <Navaids/navlist.hxx>
 #include <Scenery/scenery.hxx>
@@ -1117,7 +1119,14 @@ void fgStartNewReset()
     fgInitGeneral(); // all of this?
     
     flightgear::Options::sharedInstance()->processOptions();
-    
+
+    const auto& resMgr = simgear::EmbeddedResourceManager::instance();
+    // The language was (re)set in processOptions()
+    const string locale = globals->get_locale()->getPreferredLanguage();
+    resMgr->selectLocale(locale);
+    SG_LOG(SG_GENERAL, SG_INFO,
+           "EmbeddedResourceManager: selected locale '" << locale << "'");
+
     // PRESERVED properties over-write state from options, intentionally
     if ( copyProperties(preserved, globals->get_props()) ) {
         SG_LOG( SG_GENERAL, SG_INFO, "Preserved state restored successfully" );
diff --git a/src/Main/main.cxx b/src/Main/main.cxx
index b7ee1e67e..c72db1c3a 100644
--- a/src/Main/main.cxx
+++ b/src/Main/main.cxx
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ extern bool global_crashRptEnabled;
 #include <simgear/math/sg_random.h>
 #include <simgear/misc/strutils.hxx>
 
+#include <Main/locale.hxx>
 #include <Model/panelnode.hxx>
 #include <Scenery/scenery.hxx>
 #include <Sound/soundmanager.hxx>
@@ -80,6 +81,9 @@ extern bool global_crashRptEnabled;
 #include "subsystemFactory.hxx"
 #include "options.hxx"
 
+#include <simgear/embedded_resources/EmbeddedResourceManager.hxx>
+#include <EmbeddedResources/FlightGear-resources.hxx>
+
 #if defined(HAVE_QT)
 #include <GUI/QtLauncher.hxx>
 #endif
@@ -537,6 +541,15 @@ int fgMainInit( int argc, char **argv )
         return EXIT_SUCCESS;
     }
 
+    const auto& resMgr = simgear::EmbeddedResourceManager::createInstance();
+    initFlightGearEmbeddedResources();
+    // The language was set in processOptions()
+    const std::string locale = globals->get_locale()->getPreferredLanguage();
+    // Must always be done after all resources have been added to 'resMgr'
+    resMgr->selectLocale(locale);
+    SG_LOG(SG_GENERAL, SG_INFO,
+           "EmbeddedResourceManager: selected locale '" << locale << "'");
+
     // Initialize the Window/Graphics environment.
     fgOSInit(&argc, argv);
     _bootstrap_OSInit++;