diff --git a/lang/python24/Makefile b/lang/python24/Makefile
index 95221d0f223c..3aeffdd053ab 100644
--- a/lang/python24/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python24/Makefile
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ BINLINKS_SUB=	-e 's,smtpd,smtpd${PYTHON_VER},' \
 
 OPTIONS=	THREADS "Enable thread support" on \
 		UCS4 "Use UCS4 for unicode support" on \
+		NLS "Enable Gettext support for the locale module" on \
 		PYMALLOC "Use python's internal malloc" on \
 		IPV6 "Enable IPv6 support" on \
 		FPECTL "Enable floating point exception handling" off
@@ -60,6 +61,14 @@ PLIST_SUB+=	IF_DEFAULT=""
 PLIST_SUB+=	IF_DEFAULT="@comment "
 .endif
 
+.if !defined(WITHOUT_NLS)
+USE_GETTEXT=	yes
+LDFLAGS+=	"-L${LOCALBASE}/lib"
+CFLAGS+=	"-I${LOCALBASE}/include"
+.else
+CONFIGURE_ENV+=	ac_cv_lib_intl_textdomain=no ac_cv_header_libintl_h=no
+.endif
+
 .if !defined(WITHOUT_THREADS)
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--with-threads
 CFLAGS+=		${PTHREAD_CFLAGS}
diff --git a/lang/python25/Makefile b/lang/python25/Makefile
index 68ac7051aae0..4bb38a3ca316 100644
--- a/lang/python25/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python25/Makefile
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ BINLINKS_SUB=	-e 's,smtpd,smtpd${PYTHON_VER},' \
 
 OPTIONS=	THREADS "Enable thread support" on \
 		UCS4 "Use UCS4 for unicode support" on \
+		NLS "Enable Gettext support for the locale module" on \
 		PYMALLOC "Use python's internal malloc" on \
 		IPV6 "Enable IPv6 support" on \
 		FPECTL "Enable floating point exception handling" off
@@ -67,6 +68,14 @@ PLIST_SUB+=	IF_DEFAULT=""
 PLIST_SUB+=	IF_DEFAULT="@comment "
 .endif
 
+.if !defined(WITHOUT_NLS)
+USE_GETTEXT=	yes
+LDFLAGS+=	"-L${LOCALBASE}/lib"
+CFLAGS+=	"-I${LOCALBASE}/include"
+.else
+CONFIGURE_ENV+=	ac_cv_lib_intl_textdomain=no ac_cv_header_libintl_h=no
+.endif
+
 .if !defined(WITHOUT_THREADS)
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--with-threads
 CFLAGS+=		${PTHREAD_CFLAGS}
diff --git a/lang/python26/Makefile b/lang/python26/Makefile
index e96418b51b9c..52dbf102afd6 100644
--- a/lang/python26/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python26/Makefile
@@ -50,12 +50,14 @@ BINLINKS_SUB=	-e 's,smtpd,smtpd${PYTHON_VER},' \
 		-e 's,2to3,2to3-${PYTHON_VER},' \
 		-e 's,(idle|pydoc|python-shared|python),\1${PYTHON_VER},'
 
-OPTIONS_DEFINE=		THREADS SEM PTH PYMALLOC IPV6 FPECTL EXAMPLES
+OPTIONS_DEFINE=		THREADS SEM PTH PYMALLOC IPV6 FPECTL EXAMPLES NLS
 OPTIONS_DEFAULT=	THREADS UCS4 PYMALLOC IPV6
 
 OPTIONS_SINGLE=	UCS
 OPTIONS_SINGLE_UCS=	UCS2 UCS4
 
+NLS_DESC=	Enable Gettext support for the locale module
+
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
 .if ${PORT_OPTIONS:MSEM}
@@ -78,6 +80,14 @@ PLIST_SUB+=	IF_DEFAULT=""
 PLIST_SUB+=	IF_DEFAULT="@comment "
 .endif
 
+.if ${PORT_OPTIONS:MNLS}
+USE_GETTEXT=	yes
+LDFLAGS+=	"-L${LOCALBASE}/lib"
+CFLAGS+=	"-I${LOCALBASE}/include"
+.else
+CONFIGURE_ENV+=	ac_cv_lib_intl_textdomain=no ac_cv_header_libintl_h=no
+.endif
+
 .if ${PORT_OPTIONS:MTHREADS}
 PLIST_SUB+=	THREADS=""
 .if ${PORT_OPTIONS:MPTH}
diff --git a/lang/python27/Makefile b/lang/python27/Makefile
index ccf765ed6be3..c03236a92af5 100644
--- a/lang/python27/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python27/Makefile
@@ -50,12 +50,14 @@ BINLINKS_SUB=	-e 's,smtpd,smtpd${PYTHON_VER},' \
 		-e 's,2to3,2to3-${PYTHON_VER},' \
 		-e 's,(idle|pydoc|python-shared|python),\1${PYTHON_VER},'
 
-OPTIONS_DEFINE=		THREADS SEM PTH PYMALLOC IPV6 FPECTL EXAMPLES
+OPTIONS_DEFINE=		THREADS SEM PTH PYMALLOC IPV6 FPECTL EXAMPLES NLS
 OPTIONS_DEFAULT=	THREADS UCS4 PYMALLOC IPV6
 
 OPTIONS_SINGLE=	UCS
 OPTIONS_SINGLE_UCS=	UCS2 UCS4
 
+NLS_DESC=	Enable Gettext support for the locale module
+
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
 .if ${PORT_OPTIONS:MSEM}
@@ -78,6 +80,14 @@ PLIST_SUB+=	IF_DEFAULT=""
 PLIST_SUB+=	IF_DEFAULT="@comment "
 .endif
 
+.if ${PORT_OPTIONS:MNLS}
+USE_GETTEXT=	yes
+LDFLAGS+=	"-L${LOCALBASE}/lib"
+CFLAGS+=	"-I${LOCALBASE}/include"
+.else
+CONFIGURE_ENV+=	ac_cv_lib_intl_textdomain=no ac_cv_header_libintl_h=no
+.endif
+
 .if ${PORT_OPTIONS:MTHREADS}
 PLIST_SUB+=	THREADS=""
 .if ${PORT_OPTIONS:MPTH}
diff --git a/lang/python31/Makefile b/lang/python31/Makefile
index 24b14189dae3..7e55be079854 100644
--- a/lang/python31/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python31/Makefile
@@ -50,9 +50,11 @@ BIN_FILES=	python python-shared python-config python-shared-config \
 BINLINKS_SUB=	-e 's,(2to3|idle3|pydoc3),\1-${PYTHON_VER},' \
 		-e 's,(python-shared|python),\1${PYTHON_VER},'
 
-OPTIONS_DEFINE=		THREADS UCS4 PYMALLOC IPV6 FPECTL EXAMPLES
+OPTIONS_DEFINE=		THREADS UCS4 PYMALLOC IPV6 FPECTL EXAMPLES NLS
 OPTIONS_DEFAULT=	THREADS UCS4 PYMALLOC IPV6
 
+NLS_DESC=	Enable Gettext support for the locale module
+
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
 .if ${PYTHON_VERSION} == ${PYTHON_DEFAULT_VERSION} || !exists(${LOCALBASE}/bin/python)
@@ -62,6 +64,14 @@ PLIST_SUB+=	IF_DEFAULT=""
 PLIST_SUB+=	IF_DEFAULT="@comment "
 .endif
 
+.if ${PORT_OPTIONS:MNLS}
+USE_GETTEXT=	yes
+LDFLAGS+=	"-L${LOCALBASE}/lib"
+CFLAGS+=	"-I${LOCALBASE}/include"
+.else
+CONFIGURE_ENV+=	ac_cv_lib_intl_textdomain=no ac_cv_header_libintl_h=no
+.endif
+
 .if ${PORT_OPTIONS:MTHREADS}
 PLIST_SUB+=	THREADS=""
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--with-threads
diff --git a/lang/python32/Makefile b/lang/python32/Makefile
index c0e33286ebcf..041c3e747a9a 100644
--- a/lang/python32/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python32/Makefile
@@ -51,9 +51,11 @@ BIN_FILES=	python python-shared python-config python-shared-config \
 BINLINKS_SUB=	-e 's,(2to3|idle3|pydoc3),\1-${PYTHON_VER},' \
 		-e 's,(python-shared|python),\1${PYTHON_VER},'
 
-OPTIONS_DEFINE=	THREADS UCS4 PYMALLOC IPV6 FPECTL EXAMPLES
+OPTIONS_DEFINE=	THREADS UCS4 PYMALLOC IPV6 FPECTL EXAMPLES NLS
 OPTIONS_DEFAULT=	THREADS UCS4 PYMALLOC IPV6
 
+NLS_DESC=	Enable Gettext support for the locale module
+
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
 .if ${PYTHON_VERSION} == ${PYTHON_DEFAULT_VERSION} || !exists(${LOCALBASE}/bin/python)
@@ -63,6 +65,14 @@ PLIST_SUB+=	IF_DEFAULT=""
 PLIST_SUB+=	IF_DEFAULT="@comment "
 .endif
 
+.if ${PORT_OPTIONS:MNLS}
+USE_GETTEXT=	yes
+LDFLAGS+=	"-L${LOCALBASE}/lib"
+CFLAGS+=	"-I${LOCALBASE}/include"
+.else
+CONFIGURE_ENV+=	ac_cv_lib_intl_textdomain=no ac_cv_header_libintl_h=no
+.endif
+
 .if ${PORT_OPTIONS:MTHREADS}
 PLIST_SUB+=	THREADS=""
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--with-threads