diff --git a/backend/pyproject.toml b/backend/pyproject.toml
index e297590e7..d85ccce30 100644
--- a/backend/pyproject.toml
+++ b/backend/pyproject.toml
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ ruff = [
 dev = [
   "debugpy~=1.8.0",
   "pre-commit~=4.5.0",
+  "watchdog~=6.0.0",
   { include-group = "ruff" },
   { include-group = "test" },
 ]
diff --git a/backend/uv.lock b/backend/uv.lock
index c07c88d9b..90f057aa2 100644
--- a/backend/uv.lock
+++ b/backend/uv.lock
@@ -1221,6 +1221,7 @@ dev = [
     { name = "pytest-django" },
     { name = "pytest-xdist" },
     { name = "ruff" },
+    { name = "watchdog" },
 ]
 ruff = [
     { name = "ruff" },
@@ -1277,6 +1278,7 @@ dev = [
     { name = "pytest-django", specifier = "~=4.11.0" },
     { name = "pytest-xdist", specifier = "~=3.8.0" },
     { name = "ruff", specifier = "~=0.14.0" },
+    { name = "watchdog", specifier = "~=6.0.0" },
 ]
 ruff = [{ name = "ruff", specifier = "~=0.14.0" }]
 test = [
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diff --git a/docker/s6-rc.d/po_watcher/dependencies b/docker/s6-rc.d/po_watcher/dependencies
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b1b716105
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/s6-rc.d/po_watcher/dependencies
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+init
diff --git a/docker/s6-rc.d/po_watcher/run b/docker/s6-rc.d/po_watcher/run
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..9c6275b57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/s6-rc.d/po_watcher/run
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/command/with-contenv sh
+
+[ "${ENVIRONMENT}" = "development" ] || [ "${ENVIRONMENT}" = "debug" ] || [ "${ENVIRONMENT}" = "debugwait" ] || exit 0
+
+exec watchmedo shell-command \
+  --patterns="*.po" \
+  --recursive \
+  --command='echo "Recompiling messages..." && python3 /var/www/redirect/backend/manage.py compilemessages' \
+  /var/www/redirect/backend/locale/
diff --git a/docker/s6-rc.d/po_watcher/type b/docker/s6-rc.d/po_watcher/type
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5883cff0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/s6-rc.d/po_watcher/type
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+longrun
diff --git a/docker/s6-rc.d/user/contents.d/po_watcher b/docker/s6-rc.d/user/contents.d/po_watcher
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb