diff --git a/lerna.json b/lerna.json
index ae8526f9f..99f59e230 100644
--- a/lerna.json
+++ b/lerna.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "4.0.0-next.3",
+  "version": "4.0.12",
   "packages": [
     "packages/*"
   ],
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-extract-messages/src/index.ts b/packages/babel-plugin-extract-messages/src/index.ts
index a70522d4f..0164f8a08 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-extract-messages/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-extract-messages/src/index.ts
@@ -147,6 +147,11 @@ export default function ({ types: t }: { types: BabelTypes }): PluginObj {
     t.isIdentifier(node.object, { name: "i18n" }) &&
     t.isIdentifier(node.property, { name: "_" })
 
+  const isNodeJSI18nMethod = (node: Node) =>
+    t.isMemberExpression(node) &&
+    t.isIdentifier(node.object, { name: "i18n" }) &&
+    t.isIdentifier(node.property, { name: "nodeTranslate" })
+
   function hasI18nComment(node: Node): boolean {
     return (
       node.leadingComments &&
@@ -220,12 +225,40 @@ export default function ({ types: t }: { types: BabelTypes }): PluginObj {
       },
 
       CallExpression(path, ctx) {
+        console.log("call expr", {
+          isNodie: isNodeJSI18nMethod(path.node.callee),
+        })
         const hasComment = [path.node, path.parent].some((node) =>
           hasI18nComment(node)
         )
 
         const firstArgument = path.node.arguments[0]
 
+        let props: Record<string, unknown> = {}
+
+        if (isNodeJSI18nMethod(path.node.callee)) {
+          console.log("arg which is obj expr", {
+            ...path.node.arguments.map((arg) => t.isObjectExpression(arg)),
+          })
+        }
+
+        if (
+          isNodeJSI18nMethod(path.node.callee) &&
+          t.isObjectExpression(path.node.arguments[0])
+        ) {
+          props = {
+            ...extractFromObjectExpression(
+              t,
+              path.node.arguments[0],
+              ctx.file.hub,
+              ["id", "message", "comment", "context"]
+            ),
+          }
+
+          collectMessage(path, props, ctx)
+          return
+        }
+
         // support `i18n._` calls written by users in form i18n._(id, variables, descriptor)
         // without explicit annotation with comment
         // calls generated by macro has a form i18n._(/*i18n*/ {descriptor}) and
@@ -234,7 +267,7 @@ export default function ({ types: t }: { types: BabelTypes }): PluginObj {
           isI18nMethod(path.node.callee) && !firstArgument?.leadingComments
         if (!hasComment && !isNonMacroI18n) return
 
-        let props: Record<string, unknown> = {
+        props = {
           id: getTextFromExpression(
             t,
             firstArgument as Expression,
@@ -284,9 +317,7 @@ export default function ({ types: t }: { types: BabelTypes }): PluginObj {
 
       // Extract message descriptors
       ObjectExpression(path, ctx) {
-        if (!hasI18nComment(path.node)) {
-          return
-        }
+        if (!hasI18nComment(path.node)) return
 
         const props = extractFromObjectExpression(t, path.node, ctx.file.hub, [
           "id",
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-extract-messages/test/fixtures/js-call-expression.js b/packages/babel-plugin-extract-messages/test/fixtures/js-call-expression.js
index 3ecdc0078..33b212f99 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-extract-messages/test/fixtures/js-call-expression.js
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-extract-messages/test/fixtures/js-call-expression.js
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ const withValues = i18n._('Values {param}', { param: param });
 
 const withContext = i18n._('Some id', {},{ context: 'Context1'});
 
+const withNodeMessageDescriptor = i18n.nodeTranslate({ id: 'my.id', message: 'My Id Message', comment: 'My comment'});
diff --git a/packages/core/src/i18n.ts b/packages/core/src/i18n.ts
index 59a706111..6ccb1276c 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/i18n.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/i18n.ts
@@ -262,6 +262,12 @@ export class I18n extends EventEmitter<Events> {
     )(values, formats)
   }
 
+  // Alias for _ to be used in node without macro setting
+  // uses message descriptors only
+  nodeTranslate(id: MessageDescriptor, values: Values | undefined = {}) {
+    return this._(id, values, {})
+  }
+
   date(value: string | Date, format?: Intl.DateTimeFormatOptions): string {
     return date(this._locales || this._locale, value, format)
   }