diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index b8d49ec..eeecd2f 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1650,6 +1650,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "fontdb 0.16.2",
  "freedesktop-desktop-entry",
  "futures",
+ "gettext-rs",
  "hostname-validator",
  "hostname1-zbus",
  "i18n-embed",
diff --git a/cosmic-settings/Cargo.toml b/cosmic-settings/Cargo.toml
index 5ef3ccf..1d18f3d 100644
--- a/cosmic-settings/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cosmic-settings/Cargo.toml
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ fontdb = "0.16.2"
 fixed_decimal = "0.5.6"
 mime = "0.3.17"
 rustix = "0.38.41"
+gettext-rs = { version = "0.7.2", features = [
+    "gettext-system",
+], optional = true }
 
 [dependencies.cosmic-settings-subscriptions]
 git = "https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings-subscriptions"
@@ -95,6 +98,7 @@ optional = true
 
 [features]
 default = ["a11y", "dbus-config", "linux", "single-instance", "wgpu"]
+gettext = ["dep:gettext-rs"]
 
 # Default features for Linux
 linux = [
@@ -120,6 +124,7 @@ page-bluetooth = ["dep:bluez-zbus", "dep:zbus"]
 page-date = ["dep:timedate-zbus", "dep:zbus"]
 page-default-apps = ["dep:mime-apps"]
 page-input = [
+    "gettext",
     "dep:cosmic-comp-config",
     "dep:cosmic-settings-config",
     "dep:udev",
diff --git a/cosmic-settings/src/main.rs b/cosmic-settings/src/main.rs
index e34d87d..e22258d 100644
--- a/cosmic-settings/src/main.rs
+++ b/cosmic-settings/src/main.rs
@@ -149,6 +149,11 @@ pub fn main() -> color_eyre::Result<()> {
     init_logger();
     init_localizer();
 
+    #[cfg(feature = "gettext")]
+    {
+        let _ = gettextrs::setlocale(gettextrs::LocaleCategory::LcAll, "");
+    }
+
     let args = Args::parse();
 
     let settings = cosmic::app::Settings::default()
diff --git a/cosmic-settings/src/pages/input/keyboard/mod.rs b/cosmic-settings/src/pages/input/keyboard/mod.rs
index afcf747..e29d063 100644
--- a/cosmic-settings/src/pages/input/keyboard/mod.rs
+++ b/cosmic-settings/src/pages/input/keyboard/mod.rs
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ impl page::Page<crate::pages::Message> for Page {
                     self.keyboard_layouts.insert((
                         layout.name().to_owned(),
                         String::new(),
-                        layout.description().to_owned(),
+                        gettextrs::dgettext("xkeyboard-config", layout.description()),
                         source.clone(),
                     ));
 
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ impl page::Page<crate::pages::Message> for Page {
                             (
                                 layout.name().to_owned(),
                                 variant.name().to_owned(),
-                                variant.description().to_owned(),
+                                gettextrs::dgettext("xkeyboard-config", variant.description()),
                                 source.clone(),
                             )
                         })
@@ -395,6 +395,13 @@ impl page::Page<crate::pages::Message> for Page {
 
         Task::none()
     }
+
+    fn on_leave(&mut self) -> Task<crate::pages::Message> {
+        self.active_layouts = Vec::new();
+        self.keyboard_layouts = SlotMap::new();
+        self.input_source_search = String::new();
+        Task::none()
+    }
 }
 
 impl Page {
diff --git a/cosmic-settings/src/pages/input/keyboard/shortcuts/common.rs b/cosmic-settings/src/pages/input/keyboard/shortcuts/common.rs
index 0178b0b..c8fe2c1 100644
--- a/cosmic-settings/src/pages/input/keyboard/shortcuts/common.rs
+++ b/cosmic-settings/src/pages/input/keyboard/shortcuts/common.rs
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ impl Model {
 
     pub(super) fn on_clear(&mut self) {
         self.shortcut_models.clear();
+        self.shortcut_models.shrink_to_fit();
     }
 
     /// Gets the custom configuration for keyboard shortcuts.
diff --git a/cosmic-settings/src/pages/input/keyboard/shortcuts/mod.rs b/cosmic-settings/src/pages/input/keyboard/shortcuts/mod.rs
index b39e3dd..b788bc0 100644
--- a/cosmic-settings/src/pages/input/keyboard/shortcuts/mod.rs
+++ b/cosmic-settings/src/pages/input/keyboard/shortcuts/mod.rs
@@ -203,9 +203,9 @@ impl page::Page<crate::pages::Message> for Page {
     }
 
     fn on_leave(&mut self) -> Task<crate::pages::Message> {
-        self.search.actions.clear();
-        self.search.localized.clear();
-        self.search.input.clear();
+        self.search.actions = SlotMap::new();
+        self.search.localized = SecondaryMap::new();
+        self.search.input = String::new();
         self.search_model.on_clear();
         self.modified.custom = 0;
         self.modified.manage_windows = 0;