diff --git a/plinth/modules/diagnostics/check.py b/plinth/modules/diagnostics/check.py
index aa3babc50..0c257d5f0 100644
--- a/plinth/modules/diagnostics/check.py
+++ b/plinth/modules/diagnostics/check.py
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from enum import StrEnum
 
+from django.utils.translation import gettext
+
+from plinth.utils import SafeFormatter
+
 
 class Result(StrEnum):
     """The result of a diagnostic check."""
@@ -24,3 +28,19 @@ class DiagnosticCheck:
     description: str
     result: Result = Result.NOT_DONE
     parameters: dict = field(default_factory=dict)
+
+
+def translate(check: DiagnosticCheck) -> DiagnosticCheck:
+    """Translate and format description using parameters."""
+    description = gettext(check.description)
+    if check.parameters:
+        description = SafeFormatter().vformat(description, [],
+                                              check.parameters)
+
+    return DiagnosticCheck(check.check_id, description, check.result,
+                           check.parameters)
+
+
+def translate_checks(checks: list[DiagnosticCheck]) -> list[DiagnosticCheck]:
+    """Translate and format diagnostic checks."""
+    return [translate(check) for check in checks]
diff --git a/plinth/modules/diagnostics/tests/test_check.py b/plinth/modules/diagnostics/tests/test_check.py
index cf1521295..a41148606 100644
--- a/plinth/modules/diagnostics/tests/test_check.py
+++ b/plinth/modules/diagnostics/tests/test_check.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 import pytest
 
-from plinth.modules.diagnostics.check import DiagnosticCheck, Result
+from plinth.modules.diagnostics.check import DiagnosticCheck, Result, translate
 
 
 def test_result():
@@ -35,3 +35,25 @@ def test_diagnostic_check():
     check = DiagnosticCheck('some-check-id', 'sample check', Result.PASSED,
                             {'key': 'value'})
     assert check.parameters['key'] == 'value'
+
+
+def test_translate():
+    """Test formatting the translated description."""
+    check = DiagnosticCheck('some-check-id', 'sample check', Result.PASSED)
+    translated = translate(check)
+    assert translated.check_id == 'some-check-id'
+    assert translated.description == 'sample check'
+    assert translated.result == Result.PASSED
+    assert not translated.parameters
+
+    check = DiagnosticCheck('some-check-id', 'sample check {key}',
+                            Result.FAILED, {'key': 'value'})
+    translated = translate(check)
+    assert translated.description == 'sample check value'
+    assert translated.result == Result.FAILED
+    assert translated.parameters == {'key': 'value'}
+
+    check = DiagnosticCheck('some-check-id', 'sample check {missing}',
+                            Result.PASSED, {'key': 'value'})
+    translated = translate(check)
+    assert translated.description == 'sample check ?missing?'
diff --git a/plinth/notification.py b/plinth/notification.py
index fb63ab89c..07aee714c 100644
--- a/plinth/notification.py
+++ b/plinth/notification.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 import copy
 import logging
-import string
 
 from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
 from django.db.models import Q
@@ -12,6 +11,7 @@ from django.template.response import SimpleTemplateResponse
 from django.utils.translation import gettext
 
 from plinth import cfg
+from plinth.utils import SafeFormatter
 
 from . import db, models
 
@@ -370,14 +370,3 @@ class Notification(models.StoredNotification):
             notes.append(note_context)
 
         return {'notifications': notes, 'max_severity': max_severity}
-
-
-class SafeFormatter(string.Formatter):
-    """A string.format() handler to deal with missing arguments."""
-
-    def get_value(self, key, args, kwargs):
-        """Retrieve a given field value."""
-        try:
-            return super().get_value(key, args, kwargs)
-        except (IndexError, KeyError):
-            return f'?{key}?'
diff --git a/plinth/tests/test_notification.py b/plinth/tests/test_notification.py
index 822ec25a3..6af90bc7f 100644
--- a/plinth/tests/test_notification.py
+++ b/plinth/tests/test_notification.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import pytest
 from django.contrib.auth.models import Group, User
 from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
 
-from plinth.notification import Notification, SafeFormatter
+from plinth.notification import Notification
 
 pytestmark = pytest.mark.django_db
 
@@ -413,15 +413,3 @@ def test_display_context_body_template(note, user, load_cfg, rf):
     context_note = context['notifications'][0]
     assert context_note['body'].content == \
         b'Test notification body /plinth/help/about/\n'
-
-
-@pytest.mark.parametrize('input_, output', (
-    (('', [], {}), ''),
-    (('{} {}', [10, 20], {}), '10 20'),
-    (('{1} {0} {key1}', [10, 20], dict(key1='value1')), '20 10 value1'),
-    (('{2} {1} {key1}', [10, 20], {}), '?2? 20 ?key1?'),
-))
-def test_safe_string_formatter(input_, output):
-    """Test the safe string formatter."""
-    formatter = SafeFormatter()
-    assert output == formatter.vformat(*input_)
diff --git a/plinth/tests/test_utils.py b/plinth/tests/test_utils.py
index c9e220433..0ad26c3b7 100644
--- a/plinth/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/plinth/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ import ruamel.yaml
 from django.test.client import RequestFactory
 from ruamel.yaml.compat import StringIO
 
-from plinth.utils import YAMLFile, is_user_admin, is_valid_user_name
+from plinth.utils import (SafeFormatter, YAMLFile, is_user_admin,
+                          is_valid_user_name)
 
 
 def test_is_valid_user_name():
@@ -139,3 +140,17 @@ class TestYAMLFileUtil:
                 raise ValueError('Test')
 
         assert open(test_file.name, 'r', encoding='utf-8').read() == ''
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('input_, output', (
+    (('', [], {}), ''),
+    (('{} {}', [10, 20], {}), '10 20'),
+    (('{1} {0} {key1}', [10, 20], {
+        'key1': 'value1'
+    }), '20 10 value1'),
+    (('{2} {1} {key1}', [10, 20], {}), '?2? 20 ?key1?'),
+))
+def test_safe_string_formatter(input_, output):
+    """Test the safe string formatter."""
+    formatter = SafeFormatter()
+    assert output == formatter.vformat(*input_)
diff --git a/plinth/utils.py b/plinth/utils.py
index d7804766e..239da8b37 100644
--- a/plinth/utils.py
+++ b/plinth/utils.py
@@ -174,3 +174,14 @@ def is_authenticated_user(username, password):
     import pam  # Minimize dependencies for running tests
     pam_authenticator = pam.pam()
     return bool(pam_authenticator.authenticate(username, password))
+
+
+class SafeFormatter(string.Formatter):
+    """A string.format() handler to deal with missing arguments."""
+
+    def get_value(self, key, args, kwargs):
+        """Retrieve a given field value."""
+        try:
+            return super().get_value(key, args, kwargs)
+        except (IndexError, KeyError):
+            return f'?{key}?'