diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Thingy.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Thingy.pm
index 482e00719..c8a9e1d1c 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Thingy.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Thingy.pm
@@ -1927,7 +1927,7 @@ sub www_editThing {
     );
 
     # create the options hash for the 'Who can edit' and 'Who can view' selectBoxes.
-    %editViewOptions = ('owner'=>'owner',$session->db->buildHash(
+    %editViewOptions = ('owner'=>$i18n->get('owner'),$session->db->buildHash(
         "select groupId,groupName from groups where showInForms=1 order by groupName"
     ));
 
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset_Thingy.pm b/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset_Thingy.pm
index ce36df32e..5a8468cea 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset_Thingy.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset_Thingy.pm
@@ -149,6 +149,12 @@ wobject can always view and edit all data.|,
         lastUpdated => 1223372150,
     },
 
+    'owner' => {
+        message => q|Owner|,
+        lastUpdated => 1253828331,
+        context => q|The person who owns, or submits, or creates a row of data in the Thingy.|
+    },
+
     'save button label label' => {
         message => q|Save Button Label|,
         lastUpdated => 1104630516,