diff --git a/bashrc b/bashrc
index e4aadd4d..b29d5e20 100644
--- a/bashrc
+++ b/bashrc
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@ alias supybot-owner-quit="killall -INT supybot "
 alias supybot-generate-messages.pot="pygettext --docstrings config.py plugin.py"
 alias supybot-generate-messages.pot-xgettext="xgettext --language=Python config.py plugin.py && mv -f messages.po messages.pot"
 alias supybot-check-plugin-trans="sandbox/check_trans.py plugins/"
+alias supybot-check-core-trans="sandbox/check_trans.py --core"
 alias supybot-generate-messages.pot-mass="find . -type d -exec sh -c '(cd {} && pygettext --docstrings config.py plugin.py)' ';'"
 
 ## -- Start of aliases which are saved from Ubuntu default bashrc. --
diff --git a/zshrc b/zshrc
index 158d3e51..60b79560 100644
--- a/zshrc
+++ b/zshrc
@@ -262,6 +262,7 @@ alias supybot-owner-quit="killall -INT supybot "
 # Translating plugins in Limnoria
 alias supybot-generate-messages.pot="pygettext --docstrings config.py plugin.py"
 alias supybot-check-plugin-trans="sandbox/check_trans.py plugins/"
+alias supybot-check-core-trans="sandbox/check_trans.py --core"
 alias supybot-generate-messages.pot-mass="find . -type d -exec sh -c '(cd {} && pygettext --docstrings config.py plugin.py)' ';'"
 
 # ZSH specific.