diff --git a/babel.config.js b/babel.config.js
index 63b60eee..d35cc679 100644
--- a/babel.config.js
+++ b/babel.config.js
@@ -44,6 +44,18 @@ module.exports = (api) => {
         presets.push('jest');
     }
 
+    if (api.env('translations')) {
+        plugins.push(
+            [
+                'react-intl',
+                {
+                    messagesDir: './translations/extractedMessages/',
+                    extractSourceLocation: true,
+                },
+            ],
+        );
+    }
+
     return {
         presets,
         plugins,