diff --git a/src/client/interpreter/activation/terminalEnvVarCollectionPrompt.ts b/src/client/interpreter/activation/terminalEnvVarCollectionPrompt.ts
index 74b3684b8409..c8aea205a32a 100644
--- a/src/client/interpreter/activation/terminalEnvVarCollectionPrompt.ts
+++ b/src/client/interpreter/activation/terminalEnvVarCollectionPrompt.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // Licensed under the MIT License.
 
 import { inject, injectable } from 'inversify';
-import { Uri } from 'vscode';
+import { Uri, l10n } from 'vscode';
 import * as path from 'path';
 import { IActiveResourceService, IApplicationShell, ITerminalManager } from '../../common/application/types';
 import {
@@ -91,10 +91,10 @@ function getPromptName(interpreter?: PythonEnvironment) {
         return '';
     }
     if (interpreter.envName) {
-        return `, i.e "(${interpreter.envName})"`;
+        return `, ${l10n.t('i.e')} "(${interpreter.envName})"`;
     }
     if (interpreter.envPath) {
-        return `, i.e "(${path.basename(interpreter.envPath)})"`;
+        return `, ${l10n.t('i.e')} "(${path.basename(interpreter.envPath)})"`;
     }
     return '';
 }
diff --git a/src/test/interpreters/activation/terminalEnvVarCollectionPrompt.unit.test.ts b/src/test/interpreters/activation/terminalEnvVarCollectionPrompt.unit.test.ts
index 202c917718e6..baa83c8b11c5 100644
--- a/src/test/interpreters/activation/terminalEnvVarCollectionPrompt.unit.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/interpreters/activation/terminalEnvVarCollectionPrompt.unit.test.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 import { mock, when, anything, instance, verify, reset } from 'ts-mockito';
-import { EventEmitter, Terminal, Uri } from 'vscode';
+import { EventEmitter, Terminal, Uri, l10n } from 'vscode';
 import { IActiveResourceService, IApplicationShell, ITerminalManager } from '../../../client/common/application/types';
 import {
     IConfigurationService,
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ suite('Terminal Environment Variable Collection Prompt', () => {
     let interpreterService: IInterpreterService;
     const prompts = [Common.doNotShowAgain];
     const envName = 'env';
-    const expectedMessage = Interpreters.terminalEnvVarCollectionPrompt.format(`, i.e "(${envName})"`);
+    const expectedMessage = Interpreters.terminalEnvVarCollectionPrompt.format(`, ${l10n.t('i.e')} "(${envName})"`);
 
     setup(async () => {
         shell = mock<IApplicationShell>();