diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4215fbc..9794c4e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ Translators can use the Weblate instance hosted by Codeberg:
 
 [![Translation status](https://translate.codeberg.org/widget/pv/multi-auto.svg)](https://translate.codeberg.org/engage/pv/)
 
+If you don't see your language listed, raise an issue on the issue tracker
+(or just email the maintainer) asking for it to be added.
+
 
 # Compilation
 
diff --git a/docs/DEVELOPERS.md b/docs/DEVELOPERS.md
index c182983..e175f08 100644
--- a/docs/DEVELOPERS.md
+++ b/docs/DEVELOPERS.md
@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@ altered in future.
 Translators can use the Weblate instance hosted by Codeberg:
 [https://translate.codeberg.org/projects/pv/](https://translate.codeberg.org/projects/pv/)
 
+If you don't see your language listed, raise an issue on the issue tracker
+(or just email the maintainer) asking for it to be added.
+
+Alternatively, read on for details of how to maintain the translations
+directly within the source tree.
+
 The message catalogues used to translate program messages into other
 languages are in the "`po/`" directory, named "`xx.po`", where "`xx`"
 is the ISO 639-1 2-letter language code, such as "`fr`" for French.