diff --git a/bashrc b/bashrc
index cab11871..6d9d9afd 100755
--- a/bashrc
+++ b/bashrc
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ 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-generate-messages.pot-mass="find . -type d -exec sh -c '(cd {} && pygettext --docstrings config.py plugin.py)' ';'"
 
 # bash specific.
 # I think that "theme" is more describing than "prompt".
diff --git a/zshrc b/zshrc
index 8a4c69e9..c770173d 100755
--- a/zshrc
+++ b/zshrc
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ 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-generate-messages.pot-mass="find . -type d -exec sh -c '(cd {} && pygettext --docstrings config.py plugin.py)' ';'"
 
 # ZSH specific.
 # I think that "theme" is more describing than "prompt".