diff --git a/js/quick-reply.js b/js/quick-reply.js
index dc48a743..bc36ca48 100644
--- a/js/quick-reply.js
+++ b/js/quick-reply.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
 		return; // not index
 	
 	txt_new_topic = $('form[name=post] input[type=submit]').val();
-	txt_new_reply = txt_new_topic == 'Submit' ? txt_new_topic : 'New Reply';
+	txt_new_reply = txt_new_topic == 'Submit' ? txt_new_topic : new_reply_string;
 	
 	undo_quick_reply = function() {
 		$('div.banner').remove();
diff --git a/templates/index.html b/templates/index.html
index 761227ed..112756d1 100644
--- a/templates/index.html
+++ b/templates/index.html
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@
 	{% if config.default_stylesheet.1 != '' %}<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" id="stylesheet" href="{{ config.uri_stylesheets }}{{ config.default_stylesheet.1 }}">{% endif %}
 	{% if not nojavascript %}
 		<script type="text/javascript" src="{{ config.url_javascript }}"></script>
+    {% if config.quick_reply %}
+    <script type="text/javascript">
+      var new_reply_string = "{{ config.button_reply }}";
+    </script>
+    {% endif %}
 		{% if not config.additional_javascript_compile %}
 		{% for javascript in config.additional_javascript %}<script type="text/javascript" src="{{ config.additional_javascript_url }}{{ javascript }}"></script>{% endfor %}
 		{% endif %}