diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index 00ed06b94a9..41d562fb92e 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -3381,6 +3381,13 @@
     <!-- Summary text of the "local backup password" setting when the user has already supplied a password -->
     <string name="local_backup_password_summary_change">Touch to change or remove the password for desktop full backups</string>
 
+    <!-- Toast message shown when the user successfully sets a new local backup password [CHAR LIMIT=80] -->
+    <string name="local_backup_password_toast_success">New backup password set</string>
+    <!-- Toast message shown when setting a new local backup password fails due to the user not correctly typing the password again for confirmation [CHAR LIMIT=80] -->
+    <string name="local_backup_password_toast_confirmation_mismatch">New password and confirmation don\'t match</string>
+    <!-- Toast message shown when setting a new local backup password fails due to the user not supplying the correct existing password. The phrasing here is deliberately quite general. [CHAR LIMIT=80] -->
+    <string name="local_backup_password_toast_validation_failure">Failure setting backup password</string>
+
     <!-- Dialog title for confirmation to erase backup data from server -->
     <string name="backup_erase_dialog_title"></string>
     <!-- Dialog title for confirmation to erase backup data from server -->
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/SetFullBackupPassword.java b/src/com/android/settings/SetFullBackupPassword.java
index 9f3f29f4452..4ab096bc733 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/SetFullBackupPassword.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/SetFullBackupPassword.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public class SetFullBackupPassword extends Activity {
                     // Mismatch between new pw and its confirmation re-entry
 Log.i(TAG, "password mismatch");
                     Toast.makeText(SetFullBackupPassword.this,
-                            "!!! New password and confirmation don't match !!!",
+                            R.string.local_backup_password_toast_confirmation_mismatch,
                             Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
                     return;
                 }
@@ -58,14 +58,14 @@ Log.i(TAG, "password mismatch");
                     // success
 Log.i(TAG, "password set successfully");
                     Toast.makeText(SetFullBackupPassword.this,
-                            "!!! New backup password set !!!",
+                            R.string.local_backup_password_toast_success,
                             Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
                     finish();
                 } else {
                     // failure -- bad existing pw, usually
 Log.i(TAG, "failure; password mismatch?");
                     Toast.makeText(SetFullBackupPassword.this,
-                            "!!! Failure setting backup password !!!",
+                            R.string.local_backup_password_toast_validation_failure,
                             Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
                 }
             } else if (v == mCancel) {