diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentyfourteen/functions.php b/wp-content/themes/twentyfourteen/functions.php
index 5d15351ead..8703cf655a 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentyfourteen/functions.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentyfourteen/functions.php
@@ -235,8 +235,13 @@ function twentyfourteen_scripts() {
 	if ( is_active_sidebar( 'sidebar-3' ) )
 		wp_enqueue_script( 'jquery-masonry' );
 
-	if ( is_front_page() && 'slider' == get_theme_mod( 'featured_content_layout' ) )
-		wp_enqueue_script( 'twentyfourteen-slider', get_template_directory_uri() . '/js/slider.js', array( 'jquery' ), '20131028', true );
+	if ( is_front_page() && 'slider' == get_theme_mod( 'featured_content_layout' ) ) {
+		wp_enqueue_script( 'twentyfourteen-slider', get_template_directory_uri() . '/js/slider.js', array( 'jquery' ), '20131109', true );
+		wp_localize_script( 'twentyfourteen-slider', 'featuredSliderDefaults', array(
+			'prevText' => __( 'Previous', 'twentyfourteen' ),
+			'nextText' => __( 'Next', 'twentyfourteen' )
+		) );
+	}
 
 	wp_enqueue_script( 'twentyfourteen-script', get_template_directory_uri() . '/js/functions.js', array( 'jquery' ), '20131102', true );
 }
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentyfourteen/js/slider.js b/wp-content/themes/twentyfourteen/js/slider.js
index 9d000dd275..8133223795 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentyfourteen/js/slider.js
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentyfourteen/js/slider.js
@@ -546,9 +546,9 @@
 		animationSpeed: 600,      // Integer: Set the speed of animations, in milliseconds.
 		controlsContainer: '',    // jQuery Object/Selector: container navigation to append elements.
 
-		// Text labels: @todo allow translation
-		prevText: 'Previous',     // String: Set the text for the "previous" directionNav item.
-		nextText: 'Next'          // String: Set the text for the "next" directionNav item.
+		// Text labels.
+		prevText: featuredSliderDefaults.prevText, // String: Set the text for the "previous" directionNav item.
+		nextText: featuredSliderDefaults.nextText  // String: Set the text for the "next" directionNav item.
 	};
 
 	// FeaturedSlider: plugin function.