diff --git a/po/LINGUAS b/po/LINGUAS
index cb76cfb349..a679647207 100644
--- a/po/LINGUAS
+++ b/po/LINGUAS
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # The list of languages known to LyX
-cs de es eu fr gl hu it ja ko nn nb pl ro tr ca he zh_TW
+cs de es eu fr gl hu it ja ko nn nb pl ro tr ca he zh_CN zh_TW
diff --git a/status.15x b/status.15x
index 38d09c5791..ae89777ec9 100644
--- a/status.15x
+++ b/status.15x
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ What's new
 
 * DOCUMENTATION AND LOCALIZATION
 
+- Add support for translating the menus in Simplified  Chinese.
+
 ** Bug fixes:
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