diff --git a/packages/sanity/src/desk/i18n/resources.ts b/packages/sanity/src/desk/i18n/resources.ts
index 30422db81eb..a30801bd2aa 100644
--- a/packages/sanity/src/desk/i18n/resources.ts
+++ b/packages/sanity/src/desk/i18n/resources.ts
@@ -165,6 +165,16 @@ const deskLocaleStrings = {
 
   /** --- "PRODUCTION PREVIEW", eg link to content --- */
   'production-preview.menu-item.title': 'Open preview',
+
+  /** -- UNKNOWN PANE TYPE */
+
+  /** The text to display when type is missing */
+  'panes.unknown-pane-type.missing-type.text':
+    'Structure item is missing required <Code>type</Code> property.',
+
+  /** The text to display when type is unknown */
+  'panes.unknown-pane-type.unknown-type.text':
+    'Structure item of type <Code>{{type}}</Code> is not a known entity.',
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/sanity/src/desk/panes/unknown/UnknownPaneType.tsx b/packages/sanity/src/desk/panes/unknown/UnknownPaneType.tsx
index 682024fe838..0e4f3580894 100644
--- a/packages/sanity/src/desk/panes/unknown/UnknownPaneType.tsx
+++ b/packages/sanity/src/desk/panes/unknown/UnknownPaneType.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import {Box, Text} from '@sanity/ui'
 import React from 'react'
 import {Pane, PaneContent, PaneHeader} from '../../components/pane'
-import {isRecord} from 'sanity'
+import {deskLocaleNamespace} from '../../i18n'
+import {isRecord, Translate, useTranslation} from 'sanity'
 
 interface UnknownPaneProps {
   isSelected: boolean
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ interface UnknownPaneProps {
 export function UnknownPane(props: UnknownPaneProps) {
   const {isSelected, pane, paneKey} = props
   const type = (isRecord(pane) && pane.type) || null
-
+  const {t} = useTranslation(deskLocaleNamespace)
   return (
     <Pane id={paneKey} selected={isSelected}>
       <PaneHeader title="Unknown pane type" />
@@ -23,11 +24,20 @@ export function UnknownPane(props: UnknownPaneProps) {
         <Box padding={4}>
           {typeof type === 'string' ? (
             <Text as="p" muted>
-              Structure item of type <code>{type}</code> is not a known entity.
+              <Translate
+                t={t}
+                i18nKey="panes.unknown-pane-type.unknown-type.text"
+                components={{Code: ({children}) => <code>{children}</code>}}
+                values={{type}}
+              />
             </Text>
           ) : (
             <Text as="p" muted>
-              Structure item is missing required <code>type</code> property.
+              <Translate
+                t={t}
+                i18nKey="panes.unknown-pane-type.missing-type.text"
+                components={{Code: ({children}) => <code>{children}</code>}}
+              />
             </Text>
           )}
         </Box>