diff --git a/scripts/tests/mock_translations_dir/demo-xblock/conf/locale/hi/LC_MESSAGES/django.po b/scripts/tests/mock_translations_dir/demo-xblock/conf/locale/hi/LC_MESSAGES/django.po
index 87b04909901..479c001fed4 100644
--- a/scripts/tests/mock_translations_dir/demo-xblock/conf/locale/hi/LC_MESSAGES/django.po
+++ b/scripts/tests/mock_translations_dir/demo-xblock/conf/locale/hi/LC_MESSAGES/django.po
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ msgstr ""
 "Plural-Forms: nplurals=2; plural=(n != 1);\n"
 "Generated-By: Babel 2.8.0\n"
 
+# Translation has invalid brace-format with encoding errors
 #, python-brace-format
 msgid "{action} is not a valid action."
-msgstr "{कार्रवाई} एक वैध कार्रवाई नहीं है।"  # Invalid brace-format with encoding errors
+msgstr "{कार्रवाई} एक वैध कार्रवाई नहीं है।"
diff --git a/scripts/validate_translation_files.py b/scripts/validate_translation_files.py
index e9d98e4f660..da7c9120a0f 100644
--- a/scripts/validate_translation_files.py
+++ b/scripts/validate_translation_files.py
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
 import os.path
 import subprocess
 import sys
+import textwrap
 
+import i18n.validate
 
 def get_translation_files(translation_directory):
     """
@@ -29,18 +31,43 @@ def validate_translation_file(po_file):
     This function combines both stderr and stdout output of the `msgfmt` in a
     single variable.
     """
+    valid = True
+    output = ""
+
     completed_process = subprocess.run(
         ['msgfmt', '-v', '--strict', '--check', po_file],
         stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
         stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
     )
 
-    stdout = completed_process.stdout.decode(encoding='utf-8', errors='replace')
-    stderr = completed_process.stderr.decode(encoding='utf-8', errors='replace')
+    if completed_process.returncode != 0:
+        valid = False
+
+    msgfmt_stdout = completed_process.stdout.decode(encoding='utf-8', errors='replace')
+    msgfmt_stderr = completed_process.stderr.decode(encoding='utf-8', errors='replace')
+    output += f'{msgfmt_stdout}\n{msgfmt_stderr}\n'
+
+    try:
+      problems = i18n.validate.check_messages(po_file)
+    except Exception as e:
+      output += f'{e} {traceback.format_exc()}'
+      valid = False
+      problems = []
+    if problems:
+        valid = False
+
+    id_filler = textwrap.TextWrapper(width=79, initial_indent="  msgid: ", subsequent_indent=" " * 9)
+    tx_filler = textwrap.TextWrapper(width=79, initial_indent="  -----> ", subsequent_indent=" " * 9)
+    for problem in problems:
+        desc, msgid = problem[:2]
+        output += f"{desc}\n{id_filler.fill(msgid)}\n"
+        for translation in problem[2:]:
+            output += f"{tx_filler.fill(translation)}\n"
+        output += "\n"
 
     return {
-        'valid': completed_process.returncode == 0,
-        'output': f'{stdout}\n{stderr}',
+        'valid': valid,
+        'output': output,
     }