diff --git a/frappe/boot.py b/frappe/boot.py
index 1fe6f957d5..c29a2118e5 100644
--- a/frappe/boot.py
+++ b/frappe/boot.py
@@ -342,10 +342,7 @@ def get_user_pages_or_reports(parent, cache=False):
 
 
 def load_translations(bootinfo):
-	from frappe.translate import get_messages_for_boot
-
 	bootinfo["lang"] = frappe.lang
-	bootinfo["__messages"] = get_messages_for_boot()
 
 
 def get_user_info():
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..56c114277a 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=${window._version_number}&lang=${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..50d5465405 100644
--- a/frappe/translate.py
+++ b/frappe/translate.py
@@ -132,6 +132,13 @@ def get_messages_for_boot():
 	return get_all_translations(frappe.local.lang)
 
 
+@frappe.whitelist(allow_guest=True, methods=["GET"])
+def get_boot_translations(lang=None):
+	"""Return all translations for the current user's language."""
+	frappe.local.response_headers["Cache-Control"] = "private, max-age=31536000"
+	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.
 
diff --git a/frappe/www/desk.html b/frappe/www/desk.html
index ec4cb99974..b1b40c7258 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=${window._version_number}&lang=${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>