diff --git a/osu.Game/Localisation/UserInterfaceStrings.cs b/osu.Game/Localisation/UserInterfaceStrings.cs
index 9883ffe173..08b6368571 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Localisation/UserInterfaceStrings.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Localisation/UserInterfaceStrings.cs
@@ -174,6 +174,16 @@ namespace osu.Game.Localisation
         /// </summary>
         public static LocalisableString SelectedMods => new TranslatableString(getKey(@"selected_mods"), @"Selected Mods");
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// "hold for menu"
+        /// </summary>
+        public static LocalisableString HoldForMenu => new TranslatableString(getKey(@"hold_for_menu"), @"hold for menu");
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// "press for menu"
+        /// </summary>
+        public static LocalisableString PressForMenu => new TranslatableString(getKey(@"press_for_menu"), @"press for menu");
+
         private static string getKey(string key) => $@"{prefix}:{key}";
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/HoldForMenuButton.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/HoldForMenuButton.cs
index 01314c5de6..2772e7514c 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/HoldForMenuButton.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/HoldForMenuButton.cs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Sprites;
 using osu.Game.Input.Bindings;
+using osu.Game.Localisation;
 using osuTK;
 using osuTK.Graphics;
 
@@ -93,8 +94,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD
             button.HoldActivationDelay.BindValueChanged(v =>
             {
                 text.Text = v.NewValue > 0
-                    ? "hold for menu"
-                    : "press for menu";
+                    ? UserInterfaceStrings.HoldForMenu
+                    : UserInterfaceStrings.PressForMenu;
             }, true);
 
             touchActive = sessionStatics.GetBindable<bool>(Static.TouchInputActive);