diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Definition/Asset.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Definition/Asset.pm
index f0aedce09..ab6619330 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Definition/Asset.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Definition/Asset.pm
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ use strict;
 use warnings;
 use 5.010;
 use base qw(WebGUI::Definition);
+use WebGUI::International;
 
 our $VERSION = '0.0.1';
 
@@ -40,5 +41,21 @@ sub import {
     goto $next;
 }
 
+sub _gen_getProperty {
+    my $class = shift;
+    my $superGetProperty = $class->next::method(@_);
+    return sub {
+        my $self = shift;
+        my $property = $self->$superGetProperty(@_);
+        for my $element (qw(label hoverHelp)) {
+            if ($property->{$element} && ref $property->{$element} eq 'ARRAY') {
+                $property->{$element}
+                    = WebGUI::International->new($self->session)->get(@{$property->{$element}});
+            }
+        }
+        return $property;
+    };
+}
+
 1;
 
diff --git a/t/Definition/Asset.t b/t/Definition/Asset.t
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..df160927f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/Definition/Asset.t
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+# WebGUI is Copyright 2001-2009 Plain Black Corporation.
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Please read the legal notices (docs/legal.txt) and the license
+# (docs/license.txt) that came with this distribution before using
+# this software.
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+# http://www.plainblack.com                     info@plainblack.com
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+no warnings qw(uninitialized);
+
+use FindBin;
+use lib "$FindBin::Bin/../lib";
+
+use Test::More 'no_plan'; #tests => 1;
+use WebGUI::Test;
+
+{
+    package WGT::Class;
+    use WebGUI::Definition::Asset (
+        attribute1 => 'attribute 1 value',
+        properties => [
+            showInForms => {
+                label => ['show in forms'],
+            },
+            confirmChange => {
+                label => ['confirm change', 'Asset'],
+            },
+            noTrans => {
+                label => 'this label will not be translated',
+            },
+        ],
+    );
+
+    sub session {
+        return WebGUI::Test->session;
+    }
+}
+
+my $object = WGT::Class->instantiate;
+
+is_deeply $object->getProperty('showInForms')->{label}, 'Show In Forms?',
+    'getProperty internationalizes label';
+is_deeply $object->getProperty('confirmChange')->{label}, 'Are you sure?',
+    'getProperty internationalizes label with namespace';
+is_deeply $object->getProperty('noTrans')->{label}, 'this label will not be translated',
+    q{getProperty doesn't internationalize plain scalars};
+