diff --git a/src/Orchard/Localization/LocalizedString.cs b/src/Orchard/Localization/LocalizedString.cs
index bd5f94b1f..8197f4219 100644
--- a/src/Orchard/Localization/LocalizedString.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard/Localization/LocalizedString.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ namespace Orchard.Localization {
             return new LocalizedString(x);
         }
 
+        public string Text {
+            get { return _localized; }
+        }
+
         public override string ToString() {
             return _localized;
         }
diff --git a/src/Orchard/UI/Navigation/NavigationBuilder.cs b/src/Orchard/UI/Navigation/NavigationBuilder.cs
index 5848557b4..8fbb45108 100644
--- a/src/Orchard/UI/Navigation/NavigationBuilder.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard/UI/Navigation/NavigationBuilder.cs
@@ -1,35 +1,32 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
+using Orchard.Localization;
 
 namespace Orchard.UI.Navigation {
     public class NavigationBuilder {
         IEnumerable<MenuItem> Contained { get; set; }
 
-        public NavigationBuilder Add(string caption, string position, Action<NavigationItemBuilder> itemBuilder) {
+        public NavigationBuilder Add(LocalizedString caption, string position, Action<NavigationItemBuilder> itemBuilder) {
             var childBuilder = new NavigationItemBuilder();
 
-            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(caption))
-                childBuilder.Caption(caption);
-
-            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(position))
-                childBuilder.Position(position);
-
+            childBuilder.Caption(caption);
+            childBuilder.Position(position);
             itemBuilder(childBuilder);
             Contained = (Contained ?? Enumerable.Empty<MenuItem>()).Concat(childBuilder.Build());
             return this;
         }
 
-        public NavigationBuilder Add(string caption, Action<NavigationItemBuilder> itemBuilder) {
+        public NavigationBuilder Add(LocalizedString caption, Action<NavigationItemBuilder> itemBuilder) {
             return Add(caption, null, itemBuilder);
         }
         public NavigationBuilder Add(Action<NavigationItemBuilder> itemBuilder) {
             return Add(null, null, itemBuilder);
         }
-        public NavigationBuilder Add(string caption, string position) {
+        public NavigationBuilder Add(LocalizedString caption, string position) {
             return Add(caption, position, x=> { });
         }
-        public NavigationBuilder Add(string caption) {
+        public NavigationBuilder Add(LocalizedString caption) {
             return Add(caption, null, x => { });
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Orchard/UI/Navigation/NavigationItemBuilder.cs b/src/Orchard/UI/Navigation/NavigationItemBuilder.cs
index 52a0c9246..61bc5da3a 100644
--- a/src/Orchard/UI/Navigation/NavigationItemBuilder.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard/UI/Navigation/NavigationItemBuilder.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Web.Routing;
+using Orchard.Localization;
 using Orchard.Security.Permissions;
 
 namespace Orchard.UI.Navigation {
@@ -11,8 +12,9 @@ namespace Orchard.UI.Navigation {
             _item = new MenuItem();
         }
 
-        public NavigationItemBuilder Caption(string caption) {
-            _item.Text = caption;
+        public NavigationItemBuilder Caption(LocalizedString caption) {
+            if (caption != null)
+                _item.Text = caption.Text;
             return this;
         }