diff --git a/src/nvim/fileio.c b/src/nvim/fileio.c
index 7479be15c9..803ba94591 100644
--- a/src/nvim/fileio.c
+++ b/src/nvim/fileio.c
@@ -2146,7 +2146,8 @@ void msg_add_lines(int insert_space, linenr_T lnum, off_T nchars)
   size_t len = strlen(IObuff);
 
   if (shortmess(SHM_LINES)) {
-    snprintf(IObuff + len, IOSIZE - len, "%s%" PRId64 "L, %" PRId64 "B",
+    snprintf(IObuff + len, IOSIZE - len,
+             _("%s%" PRId64 "L, %" PRId64 "B"),  // l10n: L as in line, B as in byte
              insert_space ? " " : "", (int64_t)lnum, (int64_t)nchars);
   } else {
     len += (size_t)snprintf(IObuff + len, IOSIZE - len,
diff --git a/src/nvim/statusline.c b/src/nvim/statusline.c
index 19341b05c8..e9f0cc9889 100644
--- a/src/nvim/statusline.c
+++ b/src/nvim/statusline.c
@@ -491,7 +491,10 @@ void redraw_ruler(void)
 #define RULER_BUF_LEN 70
   char buffer[RULER_BUF_LEN];
 
-  int bufferlen = vim_snprintf(buffer, RULER_BUF_LEN, "%" PRId64 ",",
+  // row number, column number is appended
+  // l10n: leave as-is unless a space after the comma is preferred
+  // l10n: do not add any row/column label, due to the limited space
+  int bufferlen = vim_snprintf(buffer, RULER_BUF_LEN, _("%" PRId64 ","),
                                (wp->w_buffer->b_ml.ml_flags & ML_EMPTY)
                                ? 0
                                : (int64_t)wp->w_cursor.lnum);