diff --git a/core/includes/bootstrap.inc b/core/includes/bootstrap.inc
index 3ab64bf..f3b13ac 100644
--- a/core/includes/bootstrap.inc
+++ b/core/includes/bootstrap.inc
@@ -409,6 +409,9 @@ function _drupal_set_preferred_header_name($name = NULL) {
  *     translate to a language other than what is used to display the page.
  *   - 'context' (defaults to the empty context): The context the source string
  *     belongs to.
+ * @param $no_op
+ *   Return the string directly. This is for cases where the translation string
+ *   needs to be marked but not immediately translated.
  *
  * @return
  *   The translated string.
@@ -416,7 +419,10 @@ function _drupal_set_preferred_header_name($name = NULL) {
  * @see \Drupal\Component\Utility\SafeMarkup::format()
  * @ingroup sanitization
  */
-function t($string, array $args = array(), array $options = array()) {
+function t($string, array $args = array(), array $options = array(), $no_op = FALSE) {
+  if ($no_op) {
+    return $string;
+  }
   return \Drupal::translation()->translate($string, $args, $options);
 }
 
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/StringTranslation/StringTranslationTrait.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/StringTranslation/StringTranslationTrait.php
index 1d7592b..1177ee3 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/StringTranslation/StringTranslationTrait.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/StringTranslation/StringTranslationTrait.php
@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@
    *
    * See the t() documentation for details.
    */
-  protected function t($string, array $args = array(), array $options = array()) {
+  protected function t($string, array $args = array(), array $options = array(), $no_op = FALSE) {
+    if ($no_op) {
+      return $string;
+    }
     return $this->getStringTranslation()->translate($string, $args, $options);
   }