diff --git a/field_group.module b/field_group.module
index 96a5e6f..a42dab0 100644
--- a/field_group.module
+++ b/field_group.module
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ function field_group_pre_render_fieldset(&$element, $group, &$form) {
     '#collapsed' => $group->collapsed,
     '#pre_render' => array(),
     '#attributes' => array('class' => explode(' ', $group->classes)),
-    '#description' => $group->description,
+    '#description' => t($group->description),
   );
   $element['#attached']['js'][] = 'misc/form.js';
   $element['#attached']['js'][] = 'misc/collapse.js';
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ function field_group_pre_render_htab(&$element, $group, &$form) {
     '#group' => $group->parent_name,
     // very important. Cannot be added on the form!
     '#parents' => array($group->parent_name),
-    '#description' => $group->description,
+    '#description' => t($group->description),
   );
 
 }
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ function field_group_pre_render_multipage(&$element, $group, &$form) {
     '#parent_group_object' => $form['#groups'][$group->parent_name],
     // very important. Cannot be added on the form!
     '#parents' => array($group->parent_name),
-    '#description' => $group->description,
+    '#description' => t($group->description),
   );
 
 }
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ function field_group_pre_render_tab(&$element, $group, &$form) {
     '#collapsible' => $group->collapsible,
     '#collapsed' => $group->collapsed,
     '#attributes' => array('class' => explode(" ", $group->classes)),
-    '#description' => $group->description,
+    '#description' => t($group->description),
   );
 
   // Front-end and back-end on configuration will lead