diff --git a/backend/i18n/translator/Squidex.Translator/Commands.cs b/backend/i18n/translator/Squidex.Translator/Commands.cs
index b744315d2..f55f064e9 100644
--- a/backend/i18n/translator/Squidex.Translator/Commands.cs
+++ b/backend/i18n/translator/Squidex.Translator/Commands.cs
@@ -77,6 +77,18 @@ namespace Squidex.Translator
                 new GenerateBackendResources(folder, service).Run();
             }
 
+            [Command(Name = "gen-keys", Description = "Generate the keys for translations.")]
+            public void GenerateBackendKeys(TranslateArguments arguments)
+            {
+                var (folderBackend, serviceBackend) = Setup(arguments, "backend");
+
+                new GenerateKeys(folderBackend, serviceBackend, "backend").Run();
+
+                var (folderFrontend, serviceFrontend) = Setup(arguments, "frontend");
+
+                new GenerateKeys(folderFrontend, serviceFrontend, "frontend").Run();
+            }
+
             [Command(Name = "migrate-backend", Description = "Migrate the backend files.")]
             public void MigrateBackend(TranslateArguments arguments)
             {
diff --git a/backend/i18n/translator/Squidex.Translator/Processes/GenerateKeys.cs b/backend/i18n/translator/Squidex.Translator/Processes/GenerateKeys.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5dc48b9d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/i18n/translator/Squidex.Translator/Processes/GenerateKeys.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+// ==========================================================================
+//  Squidex Headless CMS
+// ==========================================================================
+//  Copyright (c) Squidex UG (haftungsbeschraenkt)
+//  All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license.
+// ==========================================================================
+
+using System;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Resources.NetStandard;
+using Squidex.Translator.State;
+
+namespace Squidex.Translator.Processes
+{
+    public sealed class GenerateKeys
+    {
+        private readonly TranslationService service;
+        private readonly DirectoryInfo folder;
+
+        public GenerateKeys(DirectoryInfo folder, TranslationService service, string type)
+        {
+            if (type == "frontend")
+            {
+                this.folder = Frontend.GetFolder(folder);
+            }
+            else if (type == "backend")
+            {
+                this.folder = new DirectoryInfo(Path.Combine(folder.FullName, "backend", "src", "Squidex.Shared"));
+            }
+
+            this.service = service;
+        }
+
+        public void Run()
+        {
+            service.SaveKeys();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/backend/i18n/translator/Squidex.Translator/State/TranslationKeys.cs b/backend/i18n/translator/Squidex.Translator/State/TranslationKeys.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..477e28f54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/i18n/translator/Squidex.Translator/State/TranslationKeys.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// ==========================================================================
+//  Squidex Headless CMS
+// ==========================================================================
+//  Copyright (c) Squidex UG (haftungsbeschraenkt)
+//  All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license.
+// ==========================================================================
+
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
+namespace Squidex.Translator.State
+{
+    public sealed class TranslationKeys : SortedDictionary<string, string>
+    {
+    }
+}
diff --git a/backend/i18n/translator/Squidex.Translator/State/TranslationService.cs b/backend/i18n/translator/Squidex.Translator/State/TranslationService.cs
index f0b5ee027..54379a702 100644
--- a/backend/i18n/translator/Squidex.Translator/State/TranslationService.cs
+++ b/backend/i18n/translator/Squidex.Translator/State/TranslationService.cs
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ namespace Squidex.Translator.State
 
         private void Save<T>(string name, T value) where T : new()
         {
-            var path = directory.FullName + name;
+            var path = Path.Combine(directory.FullName, this.fileName + name);
 
             WriteTo(value, path);
         }
@@ -126,6 +126,18 @@ namespace Squidex.Translator.State
             Save("__ignore.json", translationToIgnore);
         }
 
+        public void SaveKeys()
+        {
+            var translationKeys = new TranslationKeys();
+
+            foreach (var text in Texts)
+            {
+                translationKeys.Add(text.Key, string.Empty);
+            }
+
+            Save("__keys.json", translationKeys);
+        }
+
         public void Translate(string fileName, string text, string originText, Action<string> handler, bool silent = false)
         {
             if (onlySingleWords && text.Contains(' '))