diff --git a/web/gui/src/main/webapp/app/view/topo/topoTrafficNew.js b/web/gui/src/main/webapp/app/view/topo/topoTrafficNew.js
index 687fdab..143aa30 100644
--- a/web/gui/src/main/webapp/app/view/topo/topoTrafficNew.js
+++ b/web/gui/src/main/webapp/app/view/topo/topoTrafficNew.js
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@
     // injected refs
     var $log, tov, tts;
 
+    // function to be replaced by the localization bundle function
+    var topoLion = function (x) {
+        return '#ttrafov#' + x + '#';
+    };
+
     // NOTE: no internal state here -- see TopoTrafficService for that
 
     // NOTE: providing button disabling requires too big a refactoring of
@@ -36,7 +41,7 @@
     var overlay = {
         overlayId: 'traffic',
         glyphId: 'm_allTraffic',
-        tooltip: 'Traffic Overlay',
+        tooltip: function () { return topoLion('ov_tt_traffic'); },
 
         // NOTE: Traffic glyphs already installed as part of the base ONOS set.
 
@@ -54,13 +59,13 @@
         buttons: {
             showDeviceFlows: {
                 gid: 'm_flows',
-                tt: 'Show Device Flows',
+                tt: function () { return topoLion('tr_btn_show_device_flows'); },
                 cb: function (data) { tts.showDeviceLinkFlows(); },
             },
 
             showRelatedTraffic: {
                 gid: 'm_relatedIntents',
-                tt: 'Show Related Traffic',
+                tt: function () { return topoLion('tr_btn_show_related_traffic'); },
                 cb: function (data) { tts.showRelatedIntents(); },
             },
         },
@@ -70,38 +75,38 @@
         keyBindings: {
             0: {
                 cb: function () { tts.cancelTraffic(true); },
-                tt: 'Cancel traffic monitoring',
+                tt: function () { return topoLion('tr_btn_cancel_monitoring'); },
                 gid: 'm_xMark',
             },
 
             A: {
                 cb: function () { tts.showAllTraffic(); },
-                tt: 'Monitor all traffic',
+                tt: function () { return topoLion('tr_btn_monitor_all'); },
                 gid: 'm_allTraffic',
             },
             F: {
                 cb: function () { tts.showDeviceLinkFlows(); },
-                tt: 'Show device link flows',
+                tt: function () { return topoLion('tr_btn_show_dev_link_flows'); },
                 gid: 'm_flows',
             },
             V: {
                 cb: function () { tts.showRelatedIntents(); },
-                tt: 'Show all related intents',
+                tt: function () { return topoLion('tr_btn_show_all_rel_intents'); },
                 gid: 'm_relatedIntents',
             },
             leftArrow: {
                 cb: function () { tts.showPrevIntent(); },
-                tt: 'Show previous related intent',
+                tt: function () { return topoLion('tr_btn_show_prev_rel_intent'); },
                 gid: 'm_prev',
             },
             rightArrow: {
                 cb: function () { tts.showNextIntent(); },
-                tt: 'Show next related intent',
+                tt: function () { return topoLion('tr_btn_show_next_rel_intent'); },
                 gid: 'm_next',
             },
             W: {
                 cb: function () { tts.showSelectedIntentTraffic(); },
-                tt: 'Monitor traffic of selected intent',
+                tt: function () { return topoLion('tr_btn_monitor_sel_intent'); },
                 gid: 'm_intentTraffic',
             },
 
@@ -147,6 +152,11 @@
                 $log.debug('^^ trafficOverlay.showintent() ^^', info);
                 tts.selectIntent(info);
             },
+            // localization bundle injection hook
+            injectLion: function (bundle) {
+                topoLion = bundle;
+                tts.setLionBundle(bundle);
+            },
         },
     };