diff --git a/modules/juce_core/text/juce_LocalisedStrings.cpp b/modules/juce_core/text/juce_LocalisedStrings.cpp
index 4563a8a913..e6118d31aa 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/text/juce_LocalisedStrings.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_core/text/juce_LocalisedStrings.cpp
@@ -194,11 +194,11 @@ LocalisedStrings* LocalisedStrings::getCurrentMappings()
 String LocalisedStrings::translateWithCurrentMappings (const String& text)  { return juce::translate (text); }
 String LocalisedStrings::translateWithCurrentMappings (const char* text)    { return juce::translate (text); }
 
-String translate (const String& text)       { return juce::translate (text, text); }
-String translate (const char* text)         { return juce::translate (String (text)); }
-String translate (CharPointer_UTF8 text)    { return juce::translate (String (text)); }
+JUCE_API String translate (const String& text)       { return juce::translate (text, text); }
+JUCE_API String translate (const char* text)         { return juce::translate (String (text)); }
+JUCE_API String translate (CharPointer_UTF8 text)    { return juce::translate (String (text)); }
 
-String translate (const String& text, const String& resultIfNotFound)
+JUCE_API String translate (const String& text, const String& resultIfNotFound)
 {
     const SpinLock::ScopedLockType sl (currentMappingsLock);
 
diff --git a/modules/juce_core/text/juce_LocalisedStrings.h b/modules/juce_core/text/juce_LocalisedStrings.h
index e8f70f7361..a594919b84 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/text/juce_LocalisedStrings.h
+++ b/modules/juce_core/text/juce_LocalisedStrings.h
@@ -226,22 +226,22 @@ private:
 /** Uses the LocalisedStrings class to translate the given string literal.
     @see LocalisedStrings
 */
-String translate (const String& stringLiteral);
+JUCE_API String translate (const String& stringLiteral);
 
 /** Uses the LocalisedStrings class to translate the given string literal.
     @see LocalisedStrings
 */
-String translate (const char* stringLiteral);
+JUCE_API String translate (const char* stringLiteral);
 
 /** Uses the LocalisedStrings class to translate the given string literal.
     @see LocalisedStrings
 */
-String translate (CharPointer_UTF8 stringLiteral);
+JUCE_API String translate (CharPointer_UTF8 stringLiteral);
 
 /** Uses the LocalisedStrings class to translate the given string literal.
     @see LocalisedStrings
 */
-String translate (const String& stringLiteral, const String& resultIfNotFound);
+JUCE_API String translate (const String& stringLiteral, const String& resultIfNotFound);
 
 
 #endif   // JUCE_LOCALISEDSTRINGS_H_INCLUDED