diff --git a/icons/translations.png b/icons/translations.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3664bd7
Binary files /dev/null and b/icons/translations.png differ
diff --git a/mob.ini b/mob.ini
index 047a7bd..3a3ad52 100644
--- a/mob.ini
+++ b/mob.ini
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ python = release
 third_party          =
 prefix               =
 cache                =
+icons                =
 patches              =
 licenses             =
 build                =
diff --git a/src/core/conf.cpp b/src/core/conf.cpp
index b8f01da..1801d99 100644
--- a/src/core/conf.cpp
+++ b/src/core/conf.cpp
@@ -518,6 +518,7 @@ namespace mob {
         set_path_if_empty("vcpkg", find_vcpkg);  // set after vs as it will use the VS
         set_path_if_empty("qt_install", find_qt);
         set_path_if_empty("temp_dir", find_temp_dir);
+        set_path_if_empty("icons", find_in_root("icons"));
         set_path_if_empty("patches", find_in_root("patches"));
         set_path_if_empty("licenses", find_in_root("licenses"));
         set_path_if_empty("qt_bin", qt::installation_path() / "bin");
diff --git a/src/core/conf.h b/src/core/conf.h
index 9ce92e8..40ebbda 100644
--- a/src/core/conf.h
+++ b/src/core/conf.h
@@ -263,6 +263,7 @@ namespace mob {
         VALUE(third_party);
         VALUE(prefix);
         VALUE(cache);
+        VALUE(icons);
         VALUE(patches);
         VALUE(licenses);
         VALUE(build);
diff --git a/src/tasks/translations.cpp b/src/tasks/translations.cpp
index 1da7b64..bb0980b 100644
--- a/src/tasks/translations.cpp
+++ b/src/tasks/translations.cpp
@@ -259,11 +259,23 @@ namespace mob::tasks {
     {
         using json = nlohmann::ordered_json;
 
-        json metadata;
-        {
-            std::ifstream ifs(path);
-            metadata = json::parse(ifs);
-        }
+        json metadata = json::parse(R"(
+{
+  "id": "mo2-translations",
+  "name": "Translations for ModOrganizer2",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "Multi-language translations for ModOrganizer2 itself.",
+  "author": {
+    "name": "Mod Organizer 2",
+    "homepage": "https://www.modorganizer.org/"
+  },
+  "icon": "translations.png",
+  "type": "translation",
+  "content": {
+    "translations": {}
+  }
+}
+)");
 
         // fix version
         json translations;
@@ -334,9 +346,10 @@ namespace mob::tasks {
             const auto base = extensions / project_to_extension[p.name];
 
             if (!fs::exists(base)) {
-                cx().warning(context::generic,
-                             "found project {} for extension {} extension is not built",
-                             p.name, project_to_extension[p.name]);
+                cx().warning(
+                    context::generic,
+                    "found project {} for extension {} but extension is not built",
+                    p.name, project_to_extension[p.name]);
                 continue;
             }
 
@@ -362,15 +375,17 @@ namespace mob::tasks {
         parallel(v);
 
         if (auto p = ps.find("organizer")) {
-            // the empty metadata for mo2-translations is copied from modorganizer and
-            // then filled here
-            generate_translations_metadata(
-                extensions / "mo2-translations" / "metadata.json", p->langs);
+            // copy Qt builting translation, icon and generate metadata
             copy_builtin_qt_translations(*p, extensions / "mo2-translations" /
                                                  "translations");
+            op::copy_file_to_file_if_better(
+                cx(), conf().path().icons() / "translations.png",
+                extensions / "mo2-translations" / "translations.png", op::unsafe);
+            generate_translations_metadata(
+                extensions / "mo2-translations" / "metadata.json", p->langs);
         }
         else
-            cx().bail_out(context::generic, "organizer project not found");
+            cx().warning(context::generic, "organizer project not found");
     }
 
     void translations::copy_builtin_qt_translations(const projects::project& p,