diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/doc-head-close.inc b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/doc-head-close.inc
index 116d2e1e2f..4d83a5b5e6 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/doc-head-close.inc
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/doc-head-close.inc
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
         var MSG_NO_RECORD_ADDED = _("No item was added to your cart");
         var MSG_CONFIRM_DEL_BASKET = _("Are you sure you want to empty your cart?");
         var MSG_CONFIRM_DEL_RECORDS = _("Are you sure you want to remove the selected items?");
+        var MSG_IN_YOUR_CART = _("Items in your cart: ");
         var MSG_NON_RESERVES_SELECTED = _("One or more selected items cannot be reserved.");
     [% END %]
     //]]>
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/js/basket.js b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/js/basket.js
index 5b96c1284f..2043cd63ad 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/js/basket.js
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/js/basket.js
@@ -378,10 +378,10 @@ function showLess() {
 function updateBasket(updated_value,target) {
 	if(target){
 	target.$('#basketcount').html(" <span>("+updated_value+")</span>");
-	target.$('#cartDetails').html(_("Your cart contains ")+updated_value+_(" items"));
+    target.$('#cartDetails').html(MSG_IN_YOUR_CART+updated_value);
 	} else {
 	$('#basketcount').html(" <span>("+updated_value+")</span>");
-	$('#cartDetails').html(_("Your cart contains ")+updated_value+_(" items"));
+    $('#cartDetails').html(MSG_IN_YOUR_CART+updated_value);
 	}
 	var basketcount = updated_value;
 }
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/includes/doc-head-close.inc b/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/includes/doc-head-close.inc
index 3907f3466c..53a43c1f03 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/includes/doc-head-close.inc
+++ b/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/includes/doc-head-close.inc
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
     var MSG_CONFIRM_DEL_BASKET = _("Are you sure you want to empty your cart?");
     var MSG_CONFIRM_DEL_RECORDS = _("Are you sure you want to remove the selected items?");
     var MSG_ITEM_IN_CART = _("In your cart");
+    var MSG_IN_YOUR_CART = _("Items in your cart: ");
     var MSG_ITEM_NOT_IN_CART = _("Add to your cart");
 	$("#cartDetails").ready(function(){ $("#cmspan").html("<a href=\"#\" id=\"cartmenulink\" class=\"\"><i><\/i><span><i><\/i><span><\/span><span id=\"carticon\"></span> "+_("Cart")+"<span id=\"basketcount\"><\/span><\/span><\/a>"); }); [% ELSE %][% IF ( virtualshelves ) %]
     var MSG_NO_RECORD_SELECTED = _("No item was selected");[% END %][% END %]
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/js/basket.js b/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/js/basket.js
index 1872ff36c3..13a2c360a4 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/js/basket.js
+++ b/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/js/basket.js
@@ -400,10 +400,10 @@ function showLess() {
 function updateBasket(updated_value,target) {
 	if(target){
 	target.$('#basketcount').html("<span>"+updated_value+"</span>");
-	target.$('#cartDetails').html(_("Your cart contains ")+updated_value+_(" items"));
+    target.$('#cartDetails').html(MSG_IN_YOUR_CART+updated_value);
 	} else {
 	$('#basketcount').html("<span>"+updated_value+"</span>");
-	$('#cartDetails').html(_("Your cart contains ")+updated_value+_(" items"));
+    $('#cartDetails').html(MSG_IN_YOUR_CART+updated_value);
 	}
 	var basketcount = updated_value;
 }