diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/__init__.py b/electrum/gui/qml/__init__.py
index a09539c5b..f475a58d5 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/__init__.py
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/__init__.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class ElectrumTranslator(QTranslator):
         super().__init__(parent)
 
     def translate(self, context, source_text, disambiguation, n):
-        return _(source_text)
+        return _(source_text, context=context)
 
 class ElectrumGui(BaseElectrumGui, Logger):
 
diff --git a/electrum/i18n.py b/electrum/i18n.py
index 23bdda1c9..9f85fe3d1 100644
--- a/electrum/i18n.py
+++ b/electrum/i18n.py
@@ -53,11 +53,22 @@ else:
 # note: f-strings cannot be translated! see https://stackoverflow.com/q/49797658
 #       So this does not work:   _(f"My name: {name}")
 #       instead use .format:     _("My name: {}").format(name)
-def _(x: str) -> str:
-    if x == "":
+def _(msg: str, *, context=None) -> str:
+    if msg == "":
         return ""  # empty string must not be translated. see #7158
     global language
-    return language.gettext(x)
+    if context:
+        contexts = [context]
+        if context[-1] != "|":  # try with both "|" suffix and without
+            contexts.append(context + "|")
+        else:
+            contexts.append(context[:-1])
+        for ctx in contexts:
+            out = language.pgettext(ctx, msg)
+            if out != msg:  # found non-trivial translation
+                return out
+        # else try without context
+    return language.gettext(msg)
 
 
 def set_language(x: Optional[str]) -> None: