diff --git a/src/modules/shellprocess/ShellProcessJob.cpp b/src/modules/shellprocess/ShellProcessJob.cpp
index ab00a0bdd..6e3db62aa 100644
--- a/src/modules/shellprocess/ShellProcessJob.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/shellprocess/ShellProcessJob.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ ShellProcessJob::~ShellProcessJob() {}
 QString
 ShellProcessJob::prettyName() const
 {
+    if ( m_name )
+    {
+        return m_name->get();
+    }
     return tr( "Shell Processes Job" );
 }
 
@@ -75,6 +79,16 @@ ShellProcessJob::setConfigurationMap( const QVariantMap& configurationMap )
     {
         cWarning() << "No script given for ShellProcessJob" << moduleInstanceKey();
     }
+
+    bool labels_ok = false;
+    auto labels = CalamaresUtils::getSubMap( configurationMap, "i18n", labels_ok );
+    if ( labels_ok )
+    {
+        if ( labels.contains( "name" ) )
+        {
+            m_name = std::make_unique< CalamaresUtils::Locale::TranslatedString >( labels, "name" );
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 CALAMARES_PLUGIN_FACTORY_DEFINITION( ShellProcessJobFactory, registerPlugin< ShellProcessJob >(); )
diff --git a/src/modules/shellprocess/ShellProcessJob.h b/src/modules/shellprocess/ShellProcessJob.h
index 468aded59..a931d1e1a 100644
--- a/src/modules/shellprocess/ShellProcessJob.h
+++ b/src/modules/shellprocess/ShellProcessJob.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "CppJob.h"
 #include "DllMacro.h"
 
+#include "locale/TranslatableConfiguration.h"
 #include "utils/CommandList.h"
 #include "utils/PluginFactory.h"
 
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ public:
 
 private:
     std::unique_ptr< CalamaresUtils::CommandList > m_commands;
+    std::unique_ptr< CalamaresUtils::Locale::TranslatedString > m_name;
 };
 
 CALAMARES_PLUGIN_FACTORY_DECLARATION( ShellProcessJobFactory )
diff --git a/src/modules/shellprocess/shellprocess.conf b/src/modules/shellprocess/shellprocess.conf
index 44b6d145a..5d8a12d26 100644
--- a/src/modules/shellprocess/shellprocess.conf
+++ b/src/modules/shellprocess/shellprocess.conf
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
 # be obtained with a single string and a global timeout, but when
 # there are multiple commands to execute, one of them might have
 # a different timeout than the others.
+#
+# To change the description of the job, set the *name* entries in *i18n*.
 ---
 dontChroot: false
 timeout: 10
@@ -63,3 +65,15 @@ script:
     - "/usr/bin/true"
     - command: "/usr/local/bin/slowloris"
       timeout: 3600
+
+# You can change the description of the job (as it is displayed in the
+# progress bar during installation) by defining an *i18n* key, which
+# has a *name* field and optionally, translations as *name[lang]*.
+#
+# Without a translation here, the default name from the source code
+# is used, "Shell Processes Job".
+#
+# i18n:
+#     name: "Shell process"
+#     name[nl]: "Schelpenpad"
+#     name[en_GB]: "Just a moment"