diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/VelocityServer.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/VelocityServer.java
index 4caa2b78..bfed890a 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/VelocityServer.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/VelocityServer.java
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ public class VelocityServer implements ProxyServer, ForwardingAudience {
    * @param explicitExit whether the user explicitly shut down the proxy
    */
   public void shutdown(boolean explicitExit) {
-    shutdown(explicitExit, Component.text("Proxy shutting down."));
+    shutdown(explicitExit, Component.translatable("velocity.kick.shutdown"));
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/resources/com/velocitypowered/proxy/l10n/messages.properties b/proxy/src/main/resources/com/velocitypowered/proxy/l10n/messages.properties
index 0ecb0010..5ac4ea9e 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/resources/com/velocitypowered/proxy/l10n/messages.properties
+++ b/proxy/src/main/resources/com/velocitypowered/proxy/l10n/messages.properties
@@ -67,3 +67,6 @@ velocity.command.dump-success=Created an anonymised report containing useful inf
 velocity.command.dump-will-expire=This link will expire in a few days.
 velocity.command.dump-server-error=An error occurred on the Velocity servers and the dump could not be completed. Please contact the Velocity staff about this problem and provide the details about this error from the Velocity console or server log.
 velocity.command.dump-offline=Likely cause: Invalid system DNS settings or no internet connection
+
+# Kick
+velocity.kick.shutdown=Proxy shutting down.
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