diff --git a/packages/react/src/locales/en-US.json b/packages/react/src/locales/en-US.json
index bbe2d6405..ac1102af7 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/locales/en-US.json
+++ b/packages/react/src/locales/en-US.json
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@
         "toggle_button_aria_label": "Toggle dropdown",
         "clear_button_aria_label": "Clear selection",
         "clear_all_button_aria_label": "Clear all selections",
-        "menu_empty_placeholder": "No options available"
+        "menu_empty_placeholder": "No options available",
+        "loader_aria": "Loading data"
       },
       "file_uploader": {
         "delete_file_name": "Delete file {name}",
diff --git a/packages/react/src/locales/fr-FR.json b/packages/react/src/locales/fr-FR.json
index 5c4f0b471..2a02421b6 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/locales/fr-FR.json
+++ b/packages/react/src/locales/fr-FR.json
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@
         "toggle_button_aria_label": "Ouvrir le menu",
         "clear_button_aria_label": "Effacer la sélection",
         "clear_all_button_aria_label": "Effacer toutes les sélections",
-        "menu_empty_placeholder": "Aucun choix disponible"
+        "menu_empty_placeholder": "Aucun choix disponible",
+        "loader_aria": "Données en cours de chargement"
       },
       "file_uploader": {
         "delete_file_name": "Supprimer le fichier {name}",