diff --git a/src/common/util/translation.c b/src/common/util/translation.c
index 8e4df9c34..bf65c92e0 100644
--- a/src/common/util/translation.c
+++ b/src/common/util/translation.c
@@ -400,6 +400,14 @@ eval_if(opstack ** stack, const void * userdata) /* (int, int) -> int */
 	unused(userdata);
 }
 
+static void
+eval_strlen(opstack ** stack, const void * userdata) /* string -> int */
+{
+	const char * c = opop(stack, const char *);
+	opush(stack, c?strlen(c):0);
+	unused(userdata);
+}
+
 #include "base36.h"
 static void
 eval_int(opstack ** stack, const void * userdata)
@@ -436,6 +444,7 @@ translation_init(void)
 	add_function("eq", &eval_eq);
 	add_function("int", &eval_int);
 	add_function("add", &eval_add);
+	add_function("strlen", &eval_strlen);
 	add_function("if", &eval_if);
 	add_function("localize", &eval_localize);
 	add_function("locale", &eval_locale);
diff --git a/src/res/de/messages.xml b/src/res/de/messages.xml
index 825c39ee8..e6a606060 100644
--- a/src/res/de/messages.xml
+++ b/src/res/de/messages.xml
@@ -4936,7 +4936,7 @@
 	</type>
 	<locale name="de">
 		<nr section="movement">
-			<text>"$unit($unit) $int($mode) von $region($start) nach $region($end).$regions"</text>
+			<text>"$unit($unit) $int($mode) von $region($start) nach $region($end).$if($strlen($regions)," Dabei wurde $regions durchquert.","")"</text>
 		</nr>
 	</locale>
 </message>