diff --git a/frappe/boot.py b/frappe/boot.py
index 1fe6f957d5..5ea9235b18 100644
--- a/frappe/boot.py
+++ b/frappe/boot.py
@@ -342,10 +342,10 @@ def get_user_pages_or_reports(parent, cache=False):
 
 
 def load_translations(bootinfo):
-	from frappe.translate import get_messages_for_boot
+	from frappe.translate import get_translation_version
 
 	bootinfo["lang"] = frappe.lang
-	bootinfo["__messages"] = get_messages_for_boot()
+	bootinfo["translations_version"] = get_translation_version()
 
 
 def get_user_info():
diff --git a/frappe/core/doctype/translation/translation.py b/frappe/core/doctype/translation/translation.py
index b4a55e794e..b7dc3b3e6e 100644
--- a/frappe/core/doctype/translation/translation.py
+++ b/frappe/core/doctype/translation/translation.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import json
 
 import frappe
 from frappe.model.document import Document
-from frappe.translate import MERGED_TRANSLATION_KEY, USER_TRANSLATION_KEY
+from frappe.translate import MERGED_TRANSLATION_KEY, USER_TRANSLATION_KEY, change_translation_version
 from frappe.utils import is_html, strip_html_tags
 
 
@@ -46,3 +46,4 @@ class Translation(Document):
 def clear_user_translation_cache(lang):
 	frappe.cache.hdel(USER_TRANSLATION_KEY, lang)
 	frappe.cache.hdel(MERGED_TRANSLATION_KEY, lang)
+	change_translation_version()
diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/desk.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/desk.js
index 1408effc6a..e27968fac2 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/desk.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/desk.js
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ frappe.Application = class Application {
 		this.startup();
 	}
 
-	startup() {
+	async startup() {
+		// Wait for translations to be loaded before rendering any UI
+		if (frappe._translations_loaded) await frappe._translations_loaded;
 		frappe.realtime.init();
 		frappe.model.init();
 
diff --git a/frappe/templates/base.html b/frappe/templates/base.html
index 8dd3f12a47..187e3fc956 100644
--- a/frappe/templates/base.html
+++ b/frappe/templates/base.html
@@ -98,6 +98,13 @@
 		frappe.boot = {{ frappe.utils.orjson_dumps(boot, default=frappe.json_handler) }}
 		// for backward compatibility of some libs
 		frappe.sys_defaults = frappe.boot.sysdefaults;
+		frappe._messages = {};
+		frappe._translations_loaded = fetch(
+			`/api/method/frappe.translate.get_boot_translations?v=${frappe.boot.translations_version}&lang=${frappe.boot.lang}`,
+			{credentials: "same-origin"}
+		).then(r => r.json()).then(data => {
+			frappe._messages = data.message || {};
+		}).catch(() => {});
 	</script>
 	{{ include_script('frappe-web.bundle.js') }}
 	{% endblock %}
diff --git a/frappe/translate.py b/frappe/translate.py
index 0a2d3cab50..682e0ca8d3 100644
--- a/frappe/translate.py
+++ b/frappe/translate.py
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ from csv import reader, writer
 
 import frappe
 from frappe.query_builder import DocType, Field
-from frappe.utils import cstr, get_bench_path, is_html, strip, strip_html_tags, unique
+from frappe.utils import cstr, get_bench_path, get_build_version, is_html, strip, strip_html_tags, unique
+from frappe.utils.caching import http_cache
 
 REPORT_TRANSLATE_PATTERN = re.compile('"([^:,^"]*):')
 CSV_STRIP_WHITESPACE_PATTERN = re.compile(r"{\s?([0-9]+)\s?}")
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ CSV_STRIP_WHITESPACE_PATTERN = re.compile(r"{\s?([0-9]+)\s?}")
 # Cache keys
 MERGED_TRANSLATION_KEY = "merged_translations"
 USER_TRANSLATION_KEY = "lang_user_translations"
+TRANSLATION_VERSION_KEY = "translation_version"
 
 
 def get_language(lang_list: list | None = None) -> str:
@@ -132,6 +134,13 @@ def get_messages_for_boot():
 	return get_all_translations(frappe.local.lang)
 
 
+@frappe.whitelist(allow_guest=True, methods=["GET"])
+@http_cache(max_age=31536000)
+def get_boot_translations(lang: str | None = None) -> dict[str, str]:
+	"""Return all translations for the current user's language."""
+	return get_all_translations(lang or frappe.local.lang)
+
+
 def get_all_translations(lang: str) -> dict[str, str]:
 	"""Load and return the entire translations dictionary for a language from apps + user translations.
 
@@ -241,6 +250,21 @@ def clear_cache():
 	frappe.cache.delete_value(
 		keys=["bootinfo", USER_TRANSLATION_KEY, MERGED_TRANSLATION_KEY],
 	)
+	change_translation_version()
+
+
+def get_translation_version() -> str:
+	"""Return the current translation version from cache."""
+	version = frappe.cache.get_value(TRANSLATION_VERSION_KEY)
+	if version is None:
+		version = frappe.generate_hash(length=8)
+		frappe.cache.set_value(TRANSLATION_VERSION_KEY, version)
+	return f"{version}_{get_build_version()}"
+
+
+def change_translation_version():
+	"""Generate a new random translation version to invalidate browser caches."""
+	frappe.cache.set_value(TRANSLATION_VERSION_KEY, frappe.generate_hash(length=8))
 
 
 def get_messages_for_app(app, deduplicate=True):
diff --git a/frappe/www/desk.html b/frappe/www/desk.html
index ec4cb99974..b1aa7d7749 100644
--- a/frappe/www/desk.html
+++ b/frappe/www/desk.html
@@ -52,9 +52,22 @@
 			if (!window.frappe) window.frappe = {};
 
 			frappe.boot = {{ frappe.utils.orjson_dumps(boot, default=frappe.json_handler) }};
-			frappe._messages = frappe.boot["__messages"];
+			frappe._messages = {};
 			frappe.csrf_token = "{{ csrf_token }}";
 
+			frappe._translations_loaded = fetch(
+				`/api/method/frappe.translate.get_boot_translations?v=${frappe.boot.translations_version}&lang=${frappe.boot.lang}`,
+				{
+					credentials: "same-origin",
+					headers: {
+						"X-Frappe-CSRF-Token": frappe.csrf_token,
+						"Accept": "application/json"
+					}
+				}
+			).then(r => r.json()).then(data => {
+				frappe._messages = data.message || {};
+			}).catch(() => {});
+
 
 		</script>