diff --git a/gettext.h b/gettext.h
index 04b5958e2b..1b253b7e76 100644
--- a/gettext.h
+++ b/gettext.h
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 #ifndef GETTEXT_H
 #define GETTEXT_H
 
-#ifdef _
-#error "namespace conflict: '_' is pre-defined?"
+#if defined(_) || defined(Q_)
+#error "namespace conflict: '_' or 'Q_' is pre-defined?"
 #endif
 
 #define FORMAT_PRESERVING(n) __attribute__((format_arg(n)))
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ static inline FORMAT_PRESERVING(1) const char *_(const char *msgid)
 	return use_gettext_poison() ? "# GETTEXT POISON #" : msgid;
 }
 
+static inline FORMAT_PRESERVING(1) FORMAT_PRESERVING(2)
+const char *Q_(const char *msgid, const char *plu, unsigned long n)
+{
+	if (use_gettext_poison())
+		return "# GETTEXT POISON #";
+	return n == 1 ? msgid : plu;
+}
+
 /* Mark msgid for translation but do not translate it. */
 #define N_(msgid) (msgid)