diff --git a/app/models/badge.rb b/app/models/badge.rb
index 818b4dfae3e..76393865dc6 100644
--- a/app/models/badge.rb
+++ b/app/models/badge.rb
@@ -329,12 +329,38 @@ SQL
     Badge.find_each(&:reset_grant_count!)
   end
 
+  def display_name
+    if self.system?
+      key = "admin_js.badges.badge.#{i18n_name}.name"
+      I18n.t(key, default: self.name)
+    else
+      self.name
+    end
+  end
+
+  def long_description
+    if self[:long_description].present?
+      self[:long_description]
+    else
+      key = "badges.long_descriptions.#{i18n_name}"
+      I18n.t(key, default: '')
+    end
+  end
+
+  def slug
+    Slug.for(self.display_name, '-')
+  end
+
   protected
   def ensure_not_system
     unless id
       self.id = [Badge.maximum(:id) + 1, 100].max
     end
   end
+
+  def i18n_name
+    self.name.downcase.gsub(' ', '_')
+  end
 end
 
 # == Schema Information
diff --git a/app/serializers/badge_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/badge_serializer.rb
index 8223ecd7853..ede876c9081 100644
--- a/app/serializers/badge_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/badge_serializer.rb
@@ -12,32 +12,4 @@ class BadgeSerializer < ApplicationSerializer
   def include_long_description?
     options[:include_long_description]
   end
-
-  def long_description
-    if object.long_description.present?
-      object.long_description
-    else
-      key = "badges.long_descriptions.#{i18n_name}"
-      if I18n.exists?(key)
-        I18n.t(key)
-      else
-        ""
-      end
-    end
-  end
-
-  def slug
-    Slug.for(display_name, '')
-  end
-
-  private
-
-  def i18n_name
-    object.name.downcase.gsub(' ', '_')
-  end
-
-  def display_name
-    key = "admin_js.badges.badge.#{i18n_name}.name"
-    I18n.t(key, default: object.name)
-  end
 end
diff --git a/app/services/badge_granter.rb b/app/services/badge_granter.rb
index 670ada829eb..75c0f7ef58c 100644
--- a/app/services/badge_granter.rb
+++ b/app/services/badge_granter.rb
@@ -41,10 +41,12 @@ class BadgeGranter
         end
 
         if SiteSetting.enable_badges?
-          notification = @user.notifications.create(
-                  notification_type: Notification.types[:granted_badge],
-                  data: { badge_id: @badge.id, badge_name: @badge.name }.to_json)
-          user_badge.update_attributes notification_id: notification.id
+          I18n.with_locale(@user.effective_locale) do
+            notification = @user.notifications.create(
+              notification_type: Notification.types[:granted_badge],
+              data: { badge_id: @badge.id, badge_name: @badge.display_name }.to_json)
+            user_badge.update_attributes notification_id: notification.id
+          end
         end
       end
     end