diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0d55cae3c9d..b3774b06bc8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -103,3 +103,6 @@ desktop.ini
 
 # mypy
 /.mypy_cache/*
+
+# Secrets
+.lokalise_token
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 027c1f25c62..c1d70d528b3 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -28,4 +28,13 @@ cache:
 install: pip install -U tox coveralls
 language: python
 script: travis_wait 30 tox --develop
+services:
+  - docker
+before_deploy:
+  - docker pull lokalise/lokalise-cli
+deploy:
+  provider: script
+  script: script/travis_deploy
+  on:
+    branch: dev
 after_success: coveralls
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/frontend/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/frontend/__init__.py
index e2b98c3e59c..9fbf936cccc 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/frontend/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/frontend/__init__.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from homeassistant.components.http.const import KEY_AUTHENTICATED
 from homeassistant.config import find_config_file, load_yaml_config_file
 from homeassistant.const import CONF_NAME, EVENT_THEMES_UPDATED
 from homeassistant.core import callback
+from homeassistant.helpers.translation import async_get_translations
 from homeassistant.loader import bind_hass
 
 REQUIREMENTS = ['home-assistant-frontend==20180228.1']
@@ -379,6 +380,8 @@ def async_setup(hass, config):
 
     async_setup_themes(hass, conf.get(CONF_THEMES))
 
+    hass.http.register_view(TranslationsView)
+
     return True
 
 
@@ -541,6 +544,23 @@ class ThemesView(HomeAssistantView):
         })
 
 
+class TranslationsView(HomeAssistantView):
+    """View to return backend defined translations."""
+
+    url = '/api/translations/{language}'
+    name = 'api:translations'
+
+    @asyncio.coroutine
+    def get(self, request, language):
+        """Return translations."""
+        hass = request.app['hass']
+
+        resources = yield from async_get_translations(hass, language)
+        return self.json({
+            'resources': resources,
+        })
+
+
 def _fingerprint(path):
     """Fingerprint a file."""
     with open(path) as fil:
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/sensor/.translations/season.en.json b/homeassistant/components/sensor/.translations/season.en.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b42100215ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/homeassistant/components/sensor/.translations/season.en.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+    "state": {
+        "autumn": "Autumn",
+        "spring": "Spring",
+        "summer": "Summer",
+        "winter": "Winter"
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/sensor/season.py b/homeassistant/components/sensor/season.py
index e02f3cac2b0..b04b7727e40 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/sensor/season.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/sensor/season.py
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 NORTHERN = 'northern'
 SOUTHERN = 'southern'
 EQUATOR = 'equator'
-STATE_SPRING = 'Spring'
-STATE_SUMMER = 'Summer'
-STATE_AUTUMN = 'Autumn'
-STATE_WINTER = 'Winter'
+STATE_SPRING = 'spring'
+STATE_SUMMER = 'summer'
+STATE_AUTUMN = 'autumn'
+STATE_WINTER = 'winter'
 TYPE_ASTRONOMICAL = 'astronomical'
 TYPE_METEOROLOGICAL = 'meteorological'
 VALID_TYPES = [TYPE_ASTRONOMICAL, TYPE_METEOROLOGICAL]
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/sensor/strings.season.json b/homeassistant/components/sensor/strings.season.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..63136320d74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/homeassistant/components/sensor/strings.season.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "state": {
+    "spring": "Spring",
+    "summer": "Summer",
+    "autumn": "Autumn",
+    "winter": "Winter"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/homeassistant/helpers/translation.py b/homeassistant/helpers/translation.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9d1773de4d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/homeassistant/helpers/translation.py
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+"""Translation string lookup helpers."""
+import logging
+# pylint: disable=unused-import
+from typing import Optional  # NOQA
+from os import path
+
+from homeassistant.loader import get_component, bind_hass
+from homeassistant.util.json import load_json
+
+_LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+TRANSLATION_STRING_CACHE = 'translation_string_cache'
+
+
+def recursive_flatten(prefix, data):
+    """Return a flattened representation of dict data."""
+    output = {}
+    for key, value in data.items():
+        if isinstance(value, dict):
+            output.update(
+                recursive_flatten('{}{}.'.format(prefix, key), value))
+        else:
+            output['{}{}'.format(prefix, key)] = value
+    return output
+
+
+def flatten(data):
+    """Return a flattened representation of dict data."""
+    return recursive_flatten('', data)
+
+
+def component_translation_file(component, language):
+    """Return the translation json file location for a component."""
+    if '.' in component:
+        name = component.split('.', 1)[1]
+    else:
+        name = component
+
+    module = get_component(component)
+    component_path = path.dirname(module.__file__)
+
+    # If loading translations for the package root, (__init__.py), the
+    # prefix should be skipped.
+    if module.__name__ == module.__package__:
+        filename = '{}.json'.format(language)
+    else:
+        filename = '{}.{}.json'.format(name, language)
+
+    return path.join(component_path, '.translations', filename)
+
+
+def load_translations_files(translation_files):
+    """Load and parse translation.json files."""
+    loaded = {}
+    for component, translation_file in translation_files.items():
+        loaded[component] = load_json(translation_file)
+
+    return loaded
+
+
+def build_resources(translation_cache, components):
+    """Build the resources response for the given components."""
+    # Build response
+    resources = {}
+    for component in components:
+        if '.' not in component:
+            domain = component
+        else:
+            domain = component.split('.', 1)[0]
+
+        if domain not in resources:
+            resources[domain] = {}
+
+        # Add the translations for this component to the domain resources.
+        # Since clients cannot determine which platform an entity belongs to,
+        # all translations for a domain will be returned together.
+        resources[domain].update(translation_cache[component])
+
+    return resources
+
+
+@bind_hass
+async def async_get_component_resources(hass, language):
+    """Return translation resources for all components."""
+    if TRANSLATION_STRING_CACHE not in hass.data:
+        hass.data[TRANSLATION_STRING_CACHE] = {}
+    if language not in hass.data[TRANSLATION_STRING_CACHE]:
+        hass.data[TRANSLATION_STRING_CACHE][language] = {}
+    translation_cache = hass.data[TRANSLATION_STRING_CACHE][language]
+
+    # Get the set of components
+    components = hass.config.components
+
+    # Calculate the missing components
+    missing_components = components - set(translation_cache)
+    missing_files = {}
+    for component in missing_components:
+        missing_files[component] = component_translation_file(
+            component, language)
+
+    # Load missing files
+    if missing_files:
+        loaded_translations = await hass.async_add_job(
+            load_translations_files, missing_files)
+
+        # Update cache
+        for component, translation_data in loaded_translations.items():
+            translation_cache[component] = translation_data
+
+    resources = build_resources(translation_cache, components)
+
+    # Return the component translations resources under the 'component'
+    # translation namespace
+    return flatten({'component': resources})
+
+
+@bind_hass
+async def async_get_translations(hass, language):
+    """Return all backend translations."""
+    resources = await async_get_component_resources(hass, language)
+    if language != 'en':
+        # Fetch the English resources, as a fallback for missing keys
+        base_resources = await async_get_component_resources(hass, 'en')
+        resources = {**base_resources, **resources}
+
+    return resources
diff --git a/homeassistant/util/json.py b/homeassistant/util/json.py
index 7a326c34f15..b2577ff6be6 100644
--- a/homeassistant/util/json.py
+++ b/homeassistant/util/json.py
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@ def load_json(filename: str, default: Union[List, Dict] = _UNDEFINED) \
     return {} if default is _UNDEFINED else default
 
 
-def save_json(filename: str, config: Union[List, Dict]):
+def save_json(filename: str, data: Union[List, Dict]):
     """Save JSON data to a file.
 
     Returns True on success.
     """
     try:
-        data = json.dumps(config, sort_keys=True, indent=4)
+        data = json.dumps(data, sort_keys=True, indent=4)
         with open(filename, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as fdesc:
             fdesc.write(data)
             return True
diff --git a/script/translations_download b/script/translations_download
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..de1f4640988
--- /dev/null
+++ b/script/translations_download
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Safe bash settings
+# -e            Exit on command fail
+# -u            Exit on unset variable
+# -o pipefail   Exit if piped command has error code
+set -eu -o pipefail
+
+cd "$(dirname "$0")/.."
+
+if [ -z "${LOKALISE_TOKEN-}" ] && [ ! -f .lokalise_token ] ; then
+    echo "Lokalise API token is required to download the latest set of" \
+        "translations. Please create an account by using the following link:" \
+        "https://lokalise.co/signup/130246255a974bd3b5e8a1.51616605/all/" \
+        "Place your token in a new file \".lokalise_token\" in the repo" \
+        "root directory."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Load token from file if not already in the environment
+[ -z "${LOKALISE_TOKEN-}" ] && LOKALISE_TOKEN="$(<.lokalise_token)"
+
+PROJECT_ID="130246255a974bd3b5e8a1.51616605"
+LOCAL_DIR="$(pwd)/build/translations-download"
+FILE_FORMAT=json
+
+mkdir -p ${LOCAL_DIR}
+
+docker pull lokalise/lokalise-cli
+docker run \
+     -v ${LOCAL_DIR}:/opt/dest/locale \
+     lokalise/lokalise-cli lokalise \
+     --token ${LOKALISE_TOKEN} \
+     export ${PROJECT_ID} \
+     --export_empty skip \
+     --type json \
+     --unzip_to /opt/dest
+
+script/translations_download_split.py
diff --git a/script/translations_download_split.py b/script/translations_download_split.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..08ea9fbcccc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/script/translations_download_split.py
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Merge all translation sources into a single JSON file."""
+import glob
+import os
+import re
+
+from homeassistant.util import json as json_util
+
+FILENAME_FORMAT = re.compile(r'strings\.(?P<suffix>\w+)\.json')
+
+
+def get_language(path):
+    """Get the language code for the given file path."""
+    return os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(path))[0]
+
+
+def get_component_path(lang, component):
+    """Get the component translation path."""
+    if os.path.isdir(os.path.join("homeassistant", "components", component)):
+        return os.path.join(
+            "homeassistant", "components", component, ".translations",
+            "{}.json".format(lang))
+    else:
+        return os.path.join(
+            "homeassistant", "components", ".translations",
+            "{}.{}.json".format(component, lang))
+
+
+def get_platform_path(lang, component, platform):
+    """Get the platform translation path."""
+    if os.path.isdir(os.path.join(
+            "homeassistant", "components", component, platform)):
+        return os.path.join(
+            "homeassistant", "components", component, platform,
+            ".translations", "{}.json".format(lang))
+    else:
+        return os.path.join(
+            "homeassistant", "components", component, ".translations",
+            "{}.{}.json".format(platform, lang))
+
+
+def get_component_translations(translations):
+    """Get the component level translations."""
+    translations = translations.copy()
+    translations.pop('platform', None)
+
+    return translations
+
+
+def save_language_translations(lang, translations):
+    """Distribute the translations for this language."""
+    components = translations.get('component', {})
+    for component, component_translations in components.items():
+        base_translations = get_component_translations(component_translations)
+        if base_translations:
+            path = get_component_path(lang, component)
+            os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(path), exist_ok=True)
+            json_util.save_json(path, base_translations)
+
+        for platform, platform_translations in component_translations.get(
+                'platform', {}).items():
+            path = get_platform_path(lang, component, platform)
+            os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(path), exist_ok=True)
+            json_util.save_json(path, platform_translations)
+
+
+def main():
+    """Main section of the script."""
+    if not os.path.isfile("requirements_all.txt"):
+        print("Run this from HA root dir")
+        return
+
+    paths = glob.iglob("build/translations-download/*.json")
+    for path in paths:
+        lang = get_language(path)
+        translations = json_util.load_json(path)
+        save_language_translations(lang, translations)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/script/translations_upload b/script/translations_upload
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..fcc12ef272f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/script/translations_upload
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Safe bash settings
+# -e            Exit on command fail
+# -u            Exit on unset variable
+# -o pipefail   Exit if piped command has error code
+set -eu -o pipefail
+
+cd "$(dirname "$0")/.."
+
+if [ -z "${LOKALISE_TOKEN-}" ] && [ ! -f .lokalise_token ] ; then
+    echo "Lokalise API token is required to download the latest set of" \
+        "translations. Please create an account by using the following link:" \
+        "https://lokalise.co/signup/130246255a974bd3b5e8a1.51616605/all/" \
+        "Place your token in a new file \".lokalise_token\" in the repo" \
+        "root directory."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Load token from file if not already in the environment
+[ -z "${LOKALISE_TOKEN-}" ] && LOKALISE_TOKEN="$(<.lokalise_token)"
+
+PROJECT_ID="130246255a974bd3b5e8a1.51616605"
+LOCAL_FILE="$(pwd)/build/translations-upload.json"
+LANG_ISO=en
+
+CURRENT_BRANCH=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
+
+if [ "${CURRENT_BRANCH-}" != "dev" ] && [ "${TRAVIS_BRANCH-}" != "dev" ] ; then
+  echo "Please only run the translations upload script from a clean checkout of dev."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+script/translations_upload_merge.py
+
+docker pull lokalise/lokalise-cli
+docker run \
+    -v ${LOCAL_FILE}:/opt/src/${LOCAL_FILE} \
+    lokalise/lokalise-cli lokalise \
+    --token ${LOKALISE_TOKEN} \
+    import ${PROJECT_ID} \
+    --file /opt/src/${LOCAL_FILE} \
+    --lang_iso ${LANG_ISO} \
+    --replace 1
diff --git a/script/translations_upload_merge.py b/script/translations_upload_merge.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..6382c8d9abe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/script/translations_upload_merge.py
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Merge all translation sources into a single JSON file."""
+import glob
+import itertools
+import os
+import re
+
+from homeassistant.util import json as json_util
+
+FILENAME_FORMAT = re.compile(r'strings\.(?P<suffix>\w+)\.json')
+
+
+def find_strings_files():
+    """Return the paths of the strings source files."""
+    return itertools.chain(
+        glob.iglob("strings*.json"),
+        glob.iglob("*{}strings*.json".format(os.sep)),
+    )
+
+
+def get_component_platform(path):
+    """Get the component and platform name from the path."""
+    directory, filename = os.path.split(path)
+    match = FILENAME_FORMAT.search(filename)
+    suffix = match.group('suffix') if match else None
+    if directory:
+        return directory, suffix
+    else:
+        return suffix, None
+
+
+def get_translation_dict(translations, component, platform):
+    """Return the dict to hold component translations."""
+    if not component:
+        return translations['component']
+
+    if component not in translations:
+        translations['component'][component] = {}
+
+    if not platform:
+        return translations['component'][component]
+
+    if 'platform' not in translations['component'][component]:
+        translations['component'][component]['platform'] = {}
+
+    if platform not in translations['component'][component]['platform']:
+        translations['component'][component]['platform'][platform] = {}
+
+    return translations['component'][component]['platform'][platform]
+
+
+def main():
+    """Main section of the script."""
+    if not os.path.isfile("requirements_all.txt"):
+        print("Run this from HA root dir")
+        return
+
+    root = os.getcwd()
+    os.chdir(os.path.join("homeassistant", "components"))
+
+    translations = {
+        'component': {}
+    }
+
+    paths = find_strings_files()
+    for path in paths:
+        component, platform = get_component_platform(path)
+        parent = get_translation_dict(translations, component, platform)
+        strings = json_util.load_json(path)
+        parent.update(strings)
+
+    os.chdir(root)
+
+    os.makedirs("build", exist_ok=True)
+
+    json_util.save_json(
+        os.path.join("build", "translations-upload.json"), translations)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/script/travis_deploy b/script/travis_deploy
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..359f6a46077
--- /dev/null
+++ b/script/travis_deploy
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Safe bash settings
+# -e            Exit on command fail
+# -u            Exit on unset variable
+# -o pipefail   Exit if piped command has error code
+set -eu -o pipefail
+
+cd "$(dirname "$0")/.."
+
+script/translations_upload
diff --git a/tests/helpers/test_translation.py b/tests/helpers/test_translation.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..840f665f410
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/helpers/test_translation.py
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+"""Test the translation helper."""
+# pylint: disable=protected-access
+from os import path
+
+import homeassistant.helpers.translation as translation
+from homeassistant.setup import async_setup_component
+
+
+def test_flatten():
+    """Test the flatten function."""
+    data = {
+        "parent1": {
+            "child1": "data1",
+            "child2": "data2",
+        },
+        "parent2": "data3",
+    }
+
+    flattened = translation.flatten(data)
+
+    assert flattened == {
+        "parent1.child1": "data1",
+        "parent1.child2": "data2",
+        "parent2": "data3",
+    }
+
+
+async def test_component_translation_file(hass):
+    """Test the component translation file function."""
+    assert await async_setup_component(hass, 'switch', {
+        'switch': {'platform': 'test'}
+    })
+    assert await async_setup_component(hass, 'test_standalone', {
+        'test_standalone'
+    })
+    assert await async_setup_component(hass, 'test_package', {
+        'test_package'
+    })
+
+    assert path.normpath(translation.component_translation_file(
+        'switch.test', 'en')) == path.normpath(hass.config.path(
+            'custom_components', 'switch', '.translations', 'test.en.json'))
+
+    assert path.normpath(translation.component_translation_file(
+        'test_standalone', 'en')) == path.normpath(hass.config.path(
+            'custom_components', '.translations', 'test_standalone.en.json'))
+
+    assert path.normpath(translation.component_translation_file(
+        'test_package', 'en')) == path.normpath(hass.config.path(
+            'custom_components', 'test_package', '.translations', 'en.json'))
+
+
+def test_load_translations_files(hass):
+    """Test the load translation files function."""
+    # Test one valid and one invalid file
+    file1 = hass.config.path(
+        'custom_components', 'switch', '.translations', 'test.en.json')
+    file2 = hass.config.path(
+        'custom_components', 'switch', '.translations', 'invalid.json')
+    assert translation.load_translations_files({
+        'switch.test': file1,
+        'invalid': file2
+    }) == {
+        'switch.test': {
+            'state': {
+                'string1': 'Value 1',
+                'string2': 'Value 2',
+            }
+        },
+        'invalid': {},
+    }
+
+
+async def test_get_translations(hass):
+    """Test the get translations helper."""
+    translations = await translation.async_get_translations(hass, 'en')
+    assert translations == {}
+
+    assert await async_setup_component(hass, 'switch', {
+        'switch': {'platform': 'test'}
+    })
+
+    translations = await translation.async_get_translations(hass, 'en')
+    assert translations == {
+        'component.switch.state.string1': 'Value 1',
+        'component.switch.state.string2': 'Value 2',
+    }
+
+    translations = await translation.async_get_translations(hass, 'de')
+    assert translations == {
+        'component.switch.state.string1': 'German Value 1',
+        'component.switch.state.string2': 'German Value 2',
+    }
+
+    # Test a partial translation
+    translations = await translation.async_get_translations(hass, 'es')
+    assert translations == {
+        'component.switch.state.string1': 'Spanish Value 1',
+        'component.switch.state.string2': 'Value 2',
+    }
+
+    # Test that an untranslated language falls back to English.
+    translations = await translation.async_get_translations(
+        hass, 'invalid-language')
+    assert translations == {
+        'component.switch.state.string1': 'Value 1',
+        'component.switch.state.string2': 'Value 2',
+    }
diff --git a/tests/testing_config/custom_components/switch/.translations/test.de.json b/tests/testing_config/custom_components/switch/.translations/test.de.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fad78b12d63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/testing_config/custom_components/switch/.translations/test.de.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "state": {
+    "string1": "German Value 1",
+    "string2": "German Value 2"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/testing_config/custom_components/switch/.translations/test.en.json b/tests/testing_config/custom_components/switch/.translations/test.en.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f4ce728af05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/testing_config/custom_components/switch/.translations/test.en.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "state": {
+    "string1": "Value 1",
+    "string2": "Value 2"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/testing_config/custom_components/switch/.translations/test.es.json b/tests/testing_config/custom_components/switch/.translations/test.es.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b3590a6d321
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/testing_config/custom_components/switch/.translations/test.es.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "state": {
+    "string1": "Spanish Value 1"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/testing_config/custom_components/test_package/__init__.py b/tests/testing_config/custom_components/test_package/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..528f056948b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/testing_config/custom_components/test_package/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+"""Provide a mock package component."""
+DOMAIN = 'test_package'
+
+
+def setup(hass, config):
+    """Mock a successful setup."""
+    return True
diff --git a/tests/testing_config/custom_components/test_standalone.py b/tests/testing_config/custom_components/test_standalone.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f0d4ba7982b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/testing_config/custom_components/test_standalone.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+"""Provide a mock standalone component."""
+DOMAIN = 'test_standalone'
+
+
+def setup(hass, config):
+    """Mock a successful setup."""
+    return True