diff --git a/wp-includes/js/thickbox/thickbox.js b/wp-includes/js/thickbox/thickbox.js
index 79e2f982ca..6a56f23d0e 100644
--- a/wp-includes/js/thickbox/thickbox.js
+++ b/wp-includes/js/thickbox/thickbox.js
@@ -88,15 +88,15 @@ function tb_show(caption, url, imageGroup) {//function called when the user clic
 							if (TB_FoundURL) {
 								TB_NextCaption = TB_TempArray[TB_Counter].title;
 								TB_NextURL = TB_TempArray[TB_Counter].href;
-								TB_NextHTML = "<span id='TB_next'>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href='#'>Next &gt;</a></span>";
+								TB_NextHTML = "<span id='TB_next'>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href='#'>"+thickboxL10n.next+"</a></span>";
 							} else {
 								TB_PrevCaption = TB_TempArray[TB_Counter].title;
 								TB_PrevURL = TB_TempArray[TB_Counter].href;
-								TB_PrevHTML = "<span id='TB_prev'>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href='#'>&lt; Prev</a></span>";
+								TB_PrevHTML = "<span id='TB_prev'>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href='#'>"+thickboxL10n.prev+"</a></span>";
 							}
 						} else {
 							TB_FoundURL = true;
-							TB_imageCount = "Image " + (TB_Counter + 1) +" of "+ (TB_TempArray.length);
+							TB_imageCount = thickboxL10n.image + ' ' + (TB_Counter + 1) + ' ' + thickboxL10n.of + ' ' + (TB_TempArray.length);
 						}
 				}
 			}
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ function tb_show(caption, url, imageGroup) {//function called when the user clic
 
 			TB_WIDTH = imageWidth + 30;
 			TB_HEIGHT = imageHeight + 60;
-			jQuery("#TB_window").append("<a href='' id='TB_ImageOff' title='Close'><img id='TB_Image' src='"+url+"' width='"+imageWidth+"' height='"+imageHeight+"' alt='"+caption+"'/></a>" + "<div id='TB_caption'>"+caption+"<div id='TB_secondLine'>" + TB_imageCount + TB_PrevHTML + TB_NextHTML + "</div></div><div id='TB_closeWindow'><a href='#' id='TB_closeWindowButton' title='Close'><img src='" + tb_closeImage + "' /></a></div>");
+			jQuery("#TB_window").append("<a href='' id='TB_ImageOff' title='"+thickboxL10n.close+"'><img id='TB_Image' src='"+url+"' width='"+imageWidth+"' height='"+imageHeight+"' alt='"+caption+"'/></a>" + "<div id='TB_caption'>"+caption+"<div id='TB_secondLine'>" + TB_imageCount + TB_PrevHTML + TB_NextHTML + "</div></div><div id='TB_closeWindow'><a href='#' id='TB_closeWindowButton' title='"+thickboxL10n.close+"'><img src='" + tb_closeImage + "' /></a></div>");
 
 			jQuery("#TB_closeWindowButton").click(tb_remove);
 
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ function tb_show(caption, url, imageGroup) {//function called when the user clic
 					urlNoQuery = url.split('TB_');
 					jQuery("#TB_iframeContent").remove();
 					if(params['modal'] != "true"){//iframe no modal
-						jQuery("#TB_window").append("<div id='TB_title'><div id='TB_ajaxWindowTitle'>"+caption+"</div><div id='TB_closeAjaxWindow'><a href='#' id='TB_closeWindowButton' title='Close'><img src='" + tb_closeImage + "' /></a></div></div><iframe frameborder='0' hspace='0' src='"+urlNoQuery[0]+"' id='TB_iframeContent' name='TB_iframeContent"+Math.round(Math.random()*1000)+"' onload='tb_showIframe()' style='width:"+(ajaxContentW + 29)+"px;height:"+(ajaxContentH + 17)+"px;' > </iframe>");
+						jQuery("#TB_window").append("<div id='TB_title'><div id='TB_ajaxWindowTitle'>"+caption+"</div><div id='TB_closeAjaxWindow'><a href='#' id='TB_closeWindowButton' title='"+thickboxL10n.close+"'><img src='" + tb_closeImage + "' /></a></div></div><iframe frameborder='0' hspace='0' src='"+urlNoQuery[0]+"' id='TB_iframeContent' name='TB_iframeContent"+Math.round(Math.random()*1000)+"' onload='tb_showIframe()' style='width:"+(ajaxContentW + 29)+"px;height:"+(ajaxContentH + 17)+"px;' > </iframe>");
 					}else{//iframe modal
 					jQuery("#TB_overlay").unbind();
 						jQuery("#TB_window").append("<iframe frameborder='0' hspace='0' src='"+urlNoQuery[0]+"' id='TB_iframeContent' name='TB_iframeContent"+Math.round(Math.random()*1000)+"' onload='tb_showIframe()' style='width:"+(ajaxContentW + 29)+"px;height:"+(ajaxContentH + 17)+"px;'> </iframe>");
diff --git a/wp-includes/script-loader.php b/wp-includes/script-loader.php
index c6eee26856..e42889b145 100644
--- a/wp-includes/script-loader.php
+++ b/wp-includes/script-loader.php
@@ -165,8 +165,17 @@ function wp_default_scripts( &$scripts ) {
 	$scripts->add( 'jquery-table-hotkeys', "/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.table-hotkeys$suffix.js", array('jquery', 'jquery-hotkeys'), '20090102' );
 	$scripts->add_data( 'jquery-table-hotkeys', 'group', 1 );
 
-	$scripts->add( 'thickbox', "/wp-includes/js/thickbox/thickbox.js", array('jquery'), '3.1-20091117');
+	$scripts->add( 'thickbox', "/wp-includes/js/thickbox/thickbox.js", array('jquery'), '3.1-20091124');
 	$scripts->add_data( 'thickbox', 'group', 1 );
+	$scripts->localize( 'thickbox', 'thickboxL10n', array(
+			'next' => __('Next &gt;'),
+			'prev' => __('&lt; Prev'),
+			'image' => __('Image'),
+			'of' => __('of'),
+			'close' => __('Close'),
+			'l10n_print_after' => 'try{convertEntities(thickboxL10n);}catch(e){};'
+	) );
+	
 
 	$scripts->add( 'jcrop', "/wp-includes/js/jcrop/jquery.Jcrop$suffix.js", array('jquery'), '0.9.8');