diff --git a/src/common/copilot/PowerPagesCopilot.ts b/src/common/copilot/PowerPagesCopilot.ts
index 8d2bd8e9..05c3c569 100644
--- a/src/common/copilot/PowerPagesCopilot.ts
+++ b/src/common/copilot/PowerPagesCopilot.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import { INTELLIGENCE_SCOPE_DEFAULT, PROVIDER_ID } from "../../web/client/common
 import { getIntelligenceEndpoint } from "../ArtemisService";
 import TelemetryReporter from "@vscode/extension-telemetry";
 import { getEntityColumns, getEntityName } from "./dataverseMetadata";
+import { COPILOT_STRINGS } from "./assets/copilotStrings";
 
 let intelligenceApiToken: string;
 let userID: string; // Populated from PAC or intelligence API
@@ -177,6 +178,8 @@ export class PowerPagesCopilot implements vscode.WebviewViewProvider {
     webviewView.webview.onDidReceiveMessage(async (data) => {
       switch (data.type) {
         case "webViewLoaded": {
+          // Send the localized strings to the copilot webview
+          this.sendMessageToWebview({type: 'copilotStrings', value: COPILOT_STRINGS})
           if (this.aibEndpoint === COPILOT_UNAVAILABLE) {
             this.sendMessageToWebview({ type: 'Unavailable' });
             return;
diff --git a/src/common/copilot/assets/copilotStrings.ts b/src/common/copilot/assets/copilotStrings.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4a6e6037
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/copilot/assets/copilotStrings.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ * Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+ */
+
+
+import vscode from "vscode";
+
+export const COPILOT_STRINGS = {
+    EXPLAIN_CODE_PROMPT: vscode.l10n.t('Explain the following code:'),
+}
diff --git a/src/common/copilot/assets/scripts/copilot.js b/src/common/copilot/assets/scripts/copilot.js
index a86cb669..c6d38907 100644
--- a/src/common/copilot/assets/scripts/copilot.js
+++ b/src/common/copilot/assets/scripts/copilot.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
   let isLoggedIn = false;
   let apiResponseInProgress = false;
   let selectedCode = "";
+  let copilotStrings = {};
 
 
   const inputHistory = [];
@@ -404,6 +405,10 @@
     const message = event.data; // The JSON data our extension sent
 
     switch (message.type) {
+      case "copilotStrings": {
+        copilotStrings = message.value; //Localized string values object
+        break;
+      }
       case "apiResponse": {
         apiResponseHandler.updateResponse(message.value);
         apiResponseInProgress = false;
@@ -472,7 +477,7 @@
         }
         case "explainCode": {
             selectedCode = message.value.selectedCode;
-            const explainPrompt = 'Explain the following code:';
+            const explainPrompt = copilotStrings.EXPLAIN_CODE_PROMPT;
             processUserInput(explainPrompt);
         }