diff --git a/editor/SCsub b/editor/SCsub
index 442d0a3b753..f4d30b68b14 100644
--- a/editor/SCsub
+++ b/editor/SCsub
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ if env.editor_build:
 
     # Extractable translations
     tlist = glob.glob(env.Dir("#editor/translations/extractable").abspath + "/*.po")
+    tlist.extend(glob.glob(env.Dir("#editor/translations/extractable").abspath + "/extractable.pot"))
     env.Depends("#editor/extractable_translations.gen.h", tlist)
     env.CommandNoCache(
         "#editor/extractable_translations.gen.h",
diff --git a/editor/editor_builders.py b/editor/editor_builders.py
index 68595047feb..a25f4949c41 100644
--- a/editor/editor_builders.py
+++ b/editor/editor_builders.py
@@ -61,7 +61,9 @@ def make_translations_header(target, source, env, category):
 
         xl_names = []
         for i in range(len(sorted_paths)):
-            if msgfmt_available:
+            name = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(sorted_paths[i]))[0]
+            # msgfmt erases non-translated messages, so avoid using it if exporting the POT.
+            if msgfmt_available and name != category:
                 mo_path = os.path.join(tempfile.gettempdir(), uuid.uuid4().hex + ".mo")
                 cmd = "msgfmt " + sorted_paths[i] + " --no-hash -o " + mo_path
                 try:
@@ -79,7 +81,7 @@ def make_translations_header(target, source, env, category):
                     try:
                         os.remove(mo_path)
                     except OSError as e:
-                        # Do not fail the entire build if it cannot delete a temporary file
+                        # Do not fail the entire build if it cannot delete a temporary file.
                         print(
                             "WARNING: Could not delete temporary .mo file: path=%r; [%s] %s"
                             % (mo_path, e.__class__.__name__, e)
@@ -88,11 +90,13 @@ def make_translations_header(target, source, env, category):
                 with open(sorted_paths[i], "rb") as f:
                     buf = f.read()
 
+                if name == category:
+                    name = "source"
+
             decomp_size = len(buf)
             # Use maximum zlib compression level to further reduce file size
             # (at the cost of initial build times).
             buf = zlib.compress(buf, zlib.Z_BEST_COMPRESSION)
-            name = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(sorted_paths[i]))[0]
 
             g.write("static const unsigned char _{}_translation_{}_compressed[] = {{\n".format(category, name))
             for j in range(len(buf)):
diff --git a/editor/editor_translation.cpp b/editor/editor_translation.cpp
index 302a81669d1..194d78326d5 100644
--- a/editor/editor_translation.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_translation.cpp
@@ -160,20 +160,22 @@ List<StringName> get_extractable_message_list() {
 	ExtractableTranslationList *etl = _extractable_translations;
 	List<StringName> msgids;
 	while (etl->data) {
-		Vector<uint8_t> data;
-		data.resize(etl->uncomp_size);
-		int ret = Compression::decompress(data.ptrw(), etl->uncomp_size, etl->data, etl->comp_size, Compression::MODE_DEFLATE);
-		ERR_FAIL_COND_V_MSG(ret == -1, msgids, "Compressed file is corrupt.");
+		if (!strcmp(etl->lang, "source")) {
+			Vector<uint8_t> data;
+			data.resize(etl->uncomp_size);
+			int ret = Compression::decompress(data.ptrw(), etl->uncomp_size, etl->data, etl->comp_size, Compression::MODE_DEFLATE);
+			ERR_FAIL_COND_V_MSG(ret == -1, msgids, "Compressed file is corrupt.");
 
-		Ref<FileAccessMemory> fa;
-		fa.instantiate();
-		fa->open_custom(data.ptr(), data.size());
+			Ref<FileAccessMemory> fa;
+			fa.instantiate();
+			fa->open_custom(data.ptr(), data.size());
 
-		Ref<Translation> tr = TranslationLoaderPO::load_translation(fa);
+			Ref<Translation> tr = TranslationLoaderPO::load_translation(fa);
 
-		if (tr.is_valid()) {
-			tr->get_message_list(&msgids);
-			break;
+			if (tr.is_valid()) {
+				tr->get_message_list(&msgids);
+				break;
+			}
 		}
 
 		etl++;