diff --git a/docs/Makefile b/docs/Makefile
index 5423c877ecc..e71547af7f3 100644
--- a/docs/Makefile
+++ b/docs/Makefile
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 SPHINXOPTS  ?=
 SPHINXBUILD ?= sphinx-build
 PAPER       ?=
+POWRAP      ?= powrap
 BUILDDIR    ?= _build
 
 # User-friendly check for sphinx-build
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ help:
 	@echo "  pseudoxml  to make pseudoxml-XML files for display purposes"
 	@echo "  linkcheck  to check all external links for integrity"
 	@echo "  doctest    to run all doctests embedded in the documentation (if enabled)"
+	@echo "  wrap       to wrap all the PO files to a fixed column width"
 
 clean:
 	rm -rf $(BUILDDIR)/*
@@ -192,3 +194,7 @@ pseudoxml:
 	$(SPHINXBUILD) --builder pseudoxml $(ALLSPHINXOPTS) $(BUILDDIR)/pseudoxml
 	@echo
 	@echo "Build finished. The pseudo-XML files are in $(BUILDDIR)/pseudoxml."
+
+.PHONY: wrap
+wrap:
+	$(POWRAP) $(shell find locale/ -type f -name '*.po')
diff --git a/docs/README.md b/docs/README.md
index c8f92cb1c5b..5bf3cf3e4b8 100644
--- a/docs/README.md
+++ b/docs/README.md
@@ -74,8 +74,16 @@ Translations are based on [Sphinx Internationalization](http://www.sphinx-doc.or
 
 3. Translate `.po` files (manually or with a tool like [Poedit](https://poedit.net/))
 
-4. Build docs `.po -> .mo`
+4. Make sure to wrap files before commit
+
+    ```bash
+    make wrap
+    ```
+
+5. To build translations locally (`.po -> .mo`).
 
     ```bash
     make -e SPHINXOPTS="-D language='fr'" html
     ```
+
+Note that you should only commit the `.po` files (not `.mo` files).