diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b283828474f..691fb9dc3a6 100755
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ locales:
 	npx i18next-conv -l hi -s locale/hi/LC_MESSAGES/loris.po -t locale/hi/LC_MESSAGES/loris.json --compatibilityJSON v4
 	msgfmt -o locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/loris.mo locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/loris.po
 	npx i18next-conv -l es -s locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/loris.po -t locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/loris.json --compatibilityJSON v4
+	msgfmt -o locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/loris.mo locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/loris.po
+	npx i18next-conv -l fr -s locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/loris.po -t locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/loris.json --compatibilityJSON v4
 	msgfmt -o modules/new_profile/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/new_profile.mo modules/new_profile/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/new_profile.po
 	npx i18next-conv -l ja -s modules/new_profile/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/new_profile.po -t modules/new_profile/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/new_profile.json
 	msgfmt -o modules/new_profile/locale/hi/LC_MESSAGES/new_profile.mo modules/new_profile/locale/hi/LC_MESSAGES/new_profile.po
diff --git a/jsx/I18nSetup.js b/jsx/I18nSetup.js
index 35bc3f18668..944dbaa9575 100644
--- a/jsx/I18nSetup.js
+++ b/jsx/I18nSetup.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {initReactI18next} from 'react-i18next';
 import jaResources from '../locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/loris.json';
 import hiResources from '../locale/hi/LC_MESSAGES/loris.json';
 import esResources from '../locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/loris.json';
+import frResources from '../locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/loris.json';
 import enResources from '../locale/en/LC_MESSAGES/loris.json';
 
 const resources = {
@@ -16,6 +17,9 @@ const resources = {
   es: {
     loris: esResources,
   },
+  fr: {
+    loris: frResources,
+  },
   en: {
     loris: enResources,
   },
diff --git a/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/loris.po b/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/loris.po
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7f7384dab75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/loris.po
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+# Default LORIS strings to be translated (English).
+# Copy this to a language specific file and add translations to the
+# new file.
+# Copyright (C) 2025
+# This file is distributed under the same license as the LORIS package.
+# Dave MacFarlane <dave.macfarlane@mcin.ca>, 2025.
+#
+msgid ""
+msgstr ""
+"Project-Id-Version: LORIS 27\n"
+"Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: https://github.com/aces/Loris/issues\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2025-04-08 14:37-0400\n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
+"Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
+"Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
+"Language: fr\n"
+"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
+"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
+"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
+
+# Smarty template main.tpl strings
+msgid "LORIS"
+msgstr "LORIS"
+
+
+
+# Auto extracted strings from PHP
+# Menu categories
+#: modules/configuration/php/module.class.inc:50
+#: modules/help_editor/php/module.class.inc:47
+#: modules/instrument_manager/php/module.class.inc:53
+#: modules/module_manager/php/module.class.inc:50
+#: modules/server_processes_manager/php/module.class.inc:104
+#: modules/survey_accounts/php/module.class.inc:48
+#: modules/user_accounts/php/module.class.inc:53
+
+#: modules/acknowledgements/php/module.class.inc:54
+#: modules/api_docs/php/module.class.inc:66
+#: modules/battery_manager/php/module.class.inc:55
+#: modules/datadict/php/module.class.inc:49
+#: modules/data_release/php/module.class.inc:56
+#: modules/dictionary/php/module.class.inc:49
+
+
+#: modules/document_repository/php/module.class.inc:56
+#: modules/instrument_builder/php/module.class.inc:48
+#: modules/issue_tracker/php/module.class.inc:54
+#: modules/schedule_module/php/module.class.inc:49
+
+
+#: modules/behavioural_qc/php/module.class.inc:51
+#: modules/conflict_resolver/php/module.class.inc:83
+#: modules/examiner/php/module.class.inc:50
+#: modules/media/php/module.class.inc:33
+
+
+#: modules/dicom_archive/php/module.class.inc:115
+#: modules/imaging_browser/php/module.class.inc:40
+#: modules/imaging_qc/php/module.class.inc:50
+#: modules/imaging_uploader/php/module.class.inc:54
+#: modules/mri_violations/php/module.class.inc:53
+
+
+#: modules/candidate_list/php/module.class.inc:76
+#: modules/new_profile/php/module.class.inc:50
+
+
+#: modules/genomic_browser/php/module.class.inc:53
+
+
+#: modules/electrophysiology_browser/php/module.class.inc:54
+
+
+#: modules/dataquery/php/module.class.inc:33
+#: modules/dqt/php/module.class.inc:49
+#: modules/publication/php/module.class.inc:55
+#: modules/statistics/php/module.class.inc:49
+
+
+# Common loris terms. Consider moving these to their own textdomain?
+
+
+# Common candidate terms
+
+
+# Data table strings
+msgid "{{pageCount}} rows displayed of {{totalCount}}."
+msgstr "{{pageCount}} lignes affichées sur {{totalCount}}"
+
+msgid "Maximum rows per page:"
+msgstr "Lignes maximum par page:"
+
+msgid "Download Table as CSV"
+msgstr "Télecharger le tableau en format CSV"
+
+# Dashboard panel strings
+
+
+# Common strings on widgets
+
+
+# Common timepoint and vist terms