diff --git a/modules/juce_core/text/juce_LocalisedStrings.cpp b/modules/juce_core/text/juce_LocalisedStrings.cpp
index f2098a0b22..1d70e4e8a3 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/text/juce_LocalisedStrings.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_core/text/juce_LocalisedStrings.cpp
@@ -43,11 +43,17 @@ LocalisedStrings::~LocalisedStrings()
 //==============================================================================
 String LocalisedStrings::translate (const String& text) const
 {
+    if (fallback != nullptr && ! translations.containsKey (text))
+        return fallback->translate (text);
+
     return translations.getValue (text, text);
 }
 
 String LocalisedStrings::translate (const String& text, const String& resultIfNotFound) const
 {
+    if (fallback != nullptr && ! translations.containsKey (text))
+        return fallback->translate (text, resultIfNotFound);
+
     return translations.getValue (text, resultIfNotFound);
 }
 
@@ -73,7 +79,7 @@ namespace
     SpinLock currentMappingsLock;
     ScopedPointer<LocalisedStrings> currentMappings;
 
-    int findCloseQuote (const String& text, int startPos)
+    static int findCloseQuote (const String& text, int startPos)
     {
         juce_wchar lastChar = 0;
         String::CharPointerType t (text.getCharPointer() + startPos);
@@ -92,7 +98,7 @@ namespace
         return startPos;
     }
 
-    String unescapeString (const String& s)
+    static String unescapeString (const String& s)
     {
         return s.replace ("\\\"", "\"")
                 .replace ("\\\'", "\'")
@@ -141,6 +147,8 @@ void LocalisedStrings::loadFromText (const String& fileContents, bool ignoreCase
             countryCodes.removeEmptyStrings();
         }
     }
+
+    translations.minimiseStorageOverheads();
 }
 
 void LocalisedStrings::addStrings (const LocalisedStrings& other)
@@ -151,6 +159,11 @@ void LocalisedStrings::addStrings (const LocalisedStrings& other)
     translations.addArray (other.translations);
 }
 
+void LocalisedStrings::setFallback (LocalisedStrings* f)
+{
+    fallback = f;
+}
+
 //==============================================================================
 void LocalisedStrings::setCurrentMappings (LocalisedStrings* newTranslations)
 {
diff --git a/modules/juce_core/text/juce_LocalisedStrings.h b/modules/juce_core/text/juce_LocalisedStrings.h
index 69e9df9b76..acf1da8283 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/text/juce_LocalisedStrings.h
+++ b/modules/juce_core/text/juce_LocalisedStrings.h
@@ -183,11 +183,18 @@ public:
     */
     void addStrings (const LocalisedStrings&);
 
+    /** Gives this object a set of strings to use as a fallback if a string isn't found.
+        The object that is passed-in will be owned and deleted by this object
+        when no longer needed. It can be nullptr to clear the existing fallback object.
+    */
+    void setFallback (LocalisedStrings* fallbackStrings);
+
 private:
     //==============================================================================
     String languageName;
     StringArray countryCodes;
     StringPairArray translations;
+    ScopedPointer<LocalisedStrings> fallback;
 
     void loadFromText (const String&, bool ignoreCase);
 
diff --git a/modules/juce_core/text/juce_StringPairArray.cpp b/modules/juce_core/text/juce_StringPairArray.cpp
index 7912cd976e..3275d2d4aa 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/text/juce_StringPairArray.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_core/text/juce_StringPairArray.cpp
@@ -78,6 +78,11 @@ String StringPairArray::getValue (StringRef key, const String& defaultReturnValu
     return defaultReturnValue;
 }
 
+bool StringPairArray::containsKey (StringRef key) const noexcept
+{
+    return keys.contains (key);
+}
+
 void StringPairArray::set (const String& key, const String& value)
 {
     const int i = keys.indexOf (key, ignoreCase);
diff --git a/modules/juce_core/text/juce_StringPairArray.h b/modules/juce_core/text/juce_StringPairArray.h
index add4a60c09..e1c774d124 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/text/juce_StringPairArray.h
+++ b/modules/juce_core/text/juce_StringPairArray.h
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ public:
     */
     String getValue (StringRef, const String& defaultReturnValue) const;
 
+    /** Returns true if the given key exists. */
+    bool containsKey (StringRef key) const noexcept;
 
     /** Returns a list of all keys in the array. */
     const StringArray& getAllKeys() const noexcept          { return keys; }