diff --git a/includes/specials/SpecialLockdb.php b/includes/specials/SpecialLockdb.php
index f8ab57b25e9..609b9c543c4 100644
--- a/includes/specials/SpecialLockdb.php
+++ b/includes/specials/SpecialLockdb.php
@@ -122,8 +122,13 @@ class SpecialLockdb extends SpecialPage {
 			return;
 		}
 		fwrite( $fp, $this->reason );
-		fwrite( $fp, "\n<p>(by " . $wgUser->getName() . " at " .
-		  $wgContLang->timeanddate( wfTimestampNow() ) . ")</p>\n" );
+		fwrite( $fp, "\n<p>" . wfMsgExt(
+			'lockedbyandtime',
+			'content',
+			$wgUser->getName(),
+			$wgContLang->date( wfTimestampNow() ),
+			$wgContLang->time( wfTimestampNow() )
+		) . "</p>\n" );
 		fclose( $fp );
 
 		$wgOut->redirect( $this->getTitle()->getFullURL( 'action=success' ) );
diff --git a/languages/messages/MessagesEn.php b/languages/messages/MessagesEn.php
index 0bc0fba9840..5053ae3b869 100644
--- a/languages/messages/MessagesEn.php
+++ b/languages/messages/MessagesEn.php
@@ -3167,6 +3167,7 @@ Remember to [[Special:UnlockDB|remove the lock]] after your maintenance is compl
 'lockfilenotwritable' => 'The database lock file is not writable.
 To lock or unlock the database, this needs to be writable by the web server.',
 'databasenotlocked'   => 'The database is not locked.',
+'lockedbyandtime'     => '(by $1 on $2 at $3)',
 
 # Move page
 'move-page'                    => 'Move $1',
diff --git a/maintenance/language/messages.inc b/maintenance/language/messages.inc
index 43a4a6d7d64..6353a604370 100644
--- a/maintenance/language/messages.inc
+++ b/maintenance/language/messages.inc
@@ -2167,6 +2167,7 @@ $wgMessageStructure = array(
 		'unlockdbsuccesstext',
 		'lockfilenotwritable',
 		'databasenotlocked',
+		'lockedbyandtime',
 	),
 	'movepage' => array(
 		'move-page',