diff --git a/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/CMSResources.properties b/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/CMSResources.properties
index b161ee647..621a341a7 100755
--- a/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/CMSResources.properties
+++ b/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/CMSResources.properties
@@ -1095,3 +1095,4 @@ cms.ui.item_searchwidget.submit=item search FormSection submit
 cms.ui.workflow.task.approval_or_reject_required=Approval or rejection is required.
 cms.ui.type.cancelled=Cancelled
 cms.contenttypes.ui.cancelled=Cancelled
+cms.contenttypes.ui.requires_uri_field=The URI field is required for an external link 
diff --git a/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/CMSResources_de.properties b/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/CMSResources_de.properties
index 0e9ebc517..f836c4a6e 100755
--- a/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/CMSResources_de.properties
+++ b/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/CMSResources_de.properties
@@ -1089,3 +1089,4 @@ cms.ui.item_searchwidget.submit=item search FormSection submit
 cms.ui.workflow.task.approval_or_reject_required=Ablehnung oder Zustimmung ist ben\u00f6tigt
 cms.ui.type.cancelled=Abgebrochen
 cms.contenttypes.ui.cancelled=Abgebrochen
+cms.contenttypes.ui.requires_uri_field=Das URI-Feld wird f\u00fcr einen externen Link ben\u00f6tigt
diff --git a/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/CMSResources_en_GB.properties b/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/CMSResources_en_GB.properties
index 82506be6f..bdae07a3e 100755
--- a/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/CMSResources_en_GB.properties
+++ b/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/CMSResources_en_GB.properties
@@ -133,3 +133,4 @@ cms.ui.workflow.task.approval_or_reject_required=Approval or rejection is requir
 cms.ui.type.name_not_unique=Name not unique
 cms.ui.type.cancelled=cancelled
 cms.contenttypes.ui.cancelled=Cancelled
+cms.contenttypes.ui.requires_uri_field=
diff --git a/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/CMSResources_fr.properties b/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/CMSResources_fr.properties
index a342ec1ff..a63aca55a 100755
--- a/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/CMSResources_fr.properties
+++ b/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/CMSResources_fr.properties
@@ -605,3 +605,4 @@ cms.ui.role.name_not_unique=Il y a d\u00e9ja un r\u00f4le
 cms.ui.type.invalid=Invalide
 cms.ui.category.name_not_unique=Il y a d\u00e9ja une cat\u00e9gorie avec le nom
 cms.contenttypes.ui.cancelled=Annul\u00e9
+cms.contenttypes.ui.requires_uri_field=Le champ URI est n\u00e9cessaire pour un lien externe
diff --git a/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/ui/LinkPropertyForm.java b/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/ui/LinkPropertyForm.java
index b59a14cd4..060fd73e1 100755
--- a/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/ui/LinkPropertyForm.java
+++ b/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/ui/LinkPropertyForm.java
@@ -379,8 +379,8 @@ public class LinkPropertyForm extends FormSection
             // The link is external, the URL must be valid and not null
             String externalURI = (String) m_targetURI.getValue(state);
             if (externalURI == null || externalURI.length() == 0) {
-                throw new FormProcessException(
-                    "The URI field is required for an external link.");
+                throw new FormProcessException(GlobalizationUtil.globalize(
+                    "cms.contenttypes.ui.requires_uri_field"));
             }
             
             String url = (String) m_targetURI.getValue(state);