diff --git a/extension.mk b/extension.mk
index 2f98bca0..82edeba7 100644
--- a/extension.mk
+++ b/extension.mk
@@ -6,8 +6,13 @@ nodist_extension_DATA = metadata.json $(top_srcdir)/lib/convenience.js $(EXTRA_E
 EXTRA_DIST = metadata.json.in
 
 metadata.json: metadata.json.in $(top_builddir)/config.status
-	$(AM_V_GEN) sed -e "s|[@]uuid@|$(uuid)|" \
+	$(AM_V_GEN) sed \
+            -e "s|[@]extension_id@|$(EXTENSION_ID)|" \
+	    -e "s|[@]uuid@|$(uuid)|" \
+	    -e "s|[@]gschemaname@|$(gschemaname)|" \
+	    -e "s|[@]gettext_domain@|$(GETTEXT_PACKAGE)|" \
 	    -e "s|[@]shell_current@|$(PACKAGE_VERSION)|" \
-	    -e "s|[@]url@|$(extensionurl)|" $< > $@
+	    -e "s|[@]url@|$(extensionurl)|" \
+	    $< > $@
 
 CLEANFILES = metadata.json
diff --git a/extensions/alternate-tab/metadata.json.in b/extensions/alternate-tab/metadata.json.in
index a1a4f263..4d2f63e7 100644
--- a/extensions/alternate-tab/metadata.json.in
+++ b/extensions/alternate-tab/metadata.json.in
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 {
+"extension-id": "@extension_id@",
 "uuid": "@uuid@",
+"settings-schema": "@gschemaname@",
+"gettext-domain": "@gettext_domain@",
 "name": "AlternateTab",
 "description": "A replacement for Alt-Tab, allows to cycle between windows and does not group by application",
 "original-authors": [  "jw@bargsten.org", "thomas.bouffon@gmail.com" ],
diff --git a/extensions/alternative-status-menu/metadata.json.in b/extensions/alternative-status-menu/metadata.json.in
index d6340406..f1f2c1f5 100644
--- a/extensions/alternative-status-menu/metadata.json.in
+++ b/extensions/alternative-status-menu/metadata.json.in
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 {
+ "extension-id": "@extension_id@",
  "uuid": "@uuid@",
+ "settings-schema": "@gschemaname@",
+ "gettext-domain": "@gettext_domain@",
  "name": "Alternative Status Menu",
  "description": "Replaces GNOME Shell Status Menu with one showing Suspend/Hibernate and Power Off as separate items",
  "shell-version": [ "@shell_current@" ],
diff --git a/extensions/apps-menu/metadata.json.in b/extensions/apps-menu/metadata.json.in
index ead799bc..8d5380c5 100644
--- a/extensions/apps-menu/metadata.json.in
+++ b/extensions/apps-menu/metadata.json.in
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 {
+"extension-id": "@extension_id@",
 "uuid": "@uuid@",
+"settings-schema": "@gschemaname@",
+"gettext-domain": "@gettext_domain@",
 "name": "Applications Menu",
 "description": "Add a gnome 2.x style menu for applications",
 "shell-version": [ "@shell_current@" ],
diff --git a/extensions/auto-move-windows/metadata.json.in b/extensions/auto-move-windows/metadata.json.in
index 670ecbd5..a4f59519 100644
--- a/extensions/auto-move-windows/metadata.json.in
+++ b/extensions/auto-move-windows/metadata.json.in
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 {
+ "extension-id": "@extension_id@",
  "uuid": "@uuid@",
+ "settings-schema": "@gschemaname@",
+ "gettext-domain": "@gettext_domain@",
  "name": "Auto Move Windows",
  "description": "Move applications to specific workspaces when they create windows",
  "shell-version": [ "@shell_current@" ],
diff --git a/extensions/dock/metadata.json.in b/extensions/dock/metadata.json.in
index 3cd7ded7..6f51ccbc 100644
--- a/extensions/dock/metadata.json.in
+++ b/extensions/dock/metadata.json.in
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 {
+"extension-id": "@extension_id@",
 "uuid": "@uuid@",
+"settings-schema": "@gschemaname@",
+"gettext-domain": "@gettext_domain@",
 "name": "Dock",
 "description": "A dock for the GNOME Shell -- displays favorite and running applications",
 "original-author": "tclaesson@gmail.com",
diff --git a/extensions/drive-menu/metadata.json.in b/extensions/drive-menu/metadata.json.in
index eb2d4029..c5a8bd31 100644
--- a/extensions/drive-menu/metadata.json.in
+++ b/extensions/drive-menu/metadata.json.in
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 {
+ "extension-id": "@extension_id@",
  "uuid": "@uuid@",
+ "settings-schema": "@gschemaname@",
+ "gettext-domain": "@gettext_domain@",
  "name": "Removable Drive Menu",
  "description": "A status menu for accessing and unmounting removable devices",
  "shell-version": [ "@shell_current@" ],
diff --git a/extensions/example/metadata.json.in b/extensions/example/metadata.json.in
index 0775e24f..56f96552 100644
--- a/extensions/example/metadata.json.in
+++ b/extensions/example/metadata.json.in
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 {
+ "extension-id": "@extension_id@",
  "uuid": "@uuid@",
+ "settings-schema": "@gschemaname@",
+ "gettext-domain": "@gettext_domain@",
  "name": "Hello, World!",
  "description": "An example extension to show how it works. Shows Hello, world when clicking on the top panel.",
  "shell-version": [ "@shell_current@" ],
diff --git a/extensions/gajim/metadata.json.in b/extensions/gajim/metadata.json.in
index abd4914f..a814d2b2 100644
--- a/extensions/gajim/metadata.json.in
+++ b/extensions/gajim/metadata.json.in
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 {
+ "extension-id": "@extension_id@",
  "uuid": "@uuid@",
+ "settings-schema": "@gschemaname@",
+ "gettext-domain": "@gettext_domain@",
  "name": "Gajim IM integration",
  "description": "Display Gajim incoming chats as notifications in the Shell message tray.",
  "shell-version": [ "@shell_current@" ],
diff --git a/extensions/native-window-placement/metadata.json.in b/extensions/native-window-placement/metadata.json.in
index d134d487..85cad767 100644
--- a/extensions/native-window-placement/metadata.json.in
+++ b/extensions/native-window-placement/metadata.json.in
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 {
  "uuid": "@uuid@",
+ "extension-id": "@extension_id@",
+ "settings-schema": "@gschemaname@",
+ "gettext-domain": "@gettext_domain@",
  "name": "Native Window Placement",
  "description": "Arrange windows in overview in a more native way",
  "shell-version": [ "@shell_current@" ],
diff --git a/extensions/places-menu/metadata.json.in b/extensions/places-menu/metadata.json.in
index e5cd3852..cfae5774 100644
--- a/extensions/places-menu/metadata.json.in
+++ b/extensions/places-menu/metadata.json.in
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 {
+"extension-id": "@extension_id@",
 "uuid": "@uuid@",
+"settings-schema": "@gschemaname@",
+"gettext-domain": "@gettext_domain@",
 "name": "Places Status Indicator",
 "description": "Add a systems status menu for quickly navigating places in the system",
 "shell-version": [ "@shell_current@" ],
diff --git a/extensions/systemMonitor/metadata.json.in b/extensions/systemMonitor/metadata.json.in
index 670cad1b..e5425f74 100644
--- a/extensions/systemMonitor/metadata.json.in
+++ b/extensions/systemMonitor/metadata.json.in
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 {
     "shell-version": ["@shell_current@" ],
     "uuid": "@uuid@",
+    "extension-id": "@extension_id@",
+    "settings-schema": "@gschemaname@",
+    "gettext-domain": "@gettext_domain@",
     "original-author": "zaspire@rambler.ru",
     "name": "SystemMonitor",
     "description": "System Monitor",
diff --git a/extensions/user-theme/metadata.json.in b/extensions/user-theme/metadata.json.in
index 15e32c5b..b147ed99 100644
--- a/extensions/user-theme/metadata.json.in
+++ b/extensions/user-theme/metadata.json.in
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 {
  "uuid": "@uuid@",
+ "extension-id": "@extension_id@",
+ "settings-schema": "@gschemaname@",
+ "gettext-domain": "@gettext_domain@",
  "name": "User Themes",
  "description": "Load shell themes from user directory",
  "shell-version": [ "@shell_current@" ],
diff --git a/extensions/windowsNavigator/metadata.json.in b/extensions/windowsNavigator/metadata.json.in
index dc1aa824..0e67c1b1 100644
--- a/extensions/windowsNavigator/metadata.json.in
+++ b/extensions/windowsNavigator/metadata.json.in
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 {
     "shell-version": ["@shell_current@" ],
+    "extension-id": "@extension_id@",
     "uuid": "@uuid@",
+    "settings-schema": "@gschemaname@",
+    "gettext-domain": "@gettext_domain@",
     "original-author": "zaspire@rambler.ru",
     "name": "windowNavigator",
     "description": "Allow keyboard selection of windows and workspaces in overlay mode",
diff --git a/extensions/workspace-indicator/metadata.json.in b/extensions/workspace-indicator/metadata.json.in
index 83f7b422..f438fb73 100644
--- a/extensions/workspace-indicator/metadata.json.in
+++ b/extensions/workspace-indicator/metadata.json.in
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 {
+    "extension-id": "@extension_id@",
     "uuid": "@uuid@",
+    "settings-schema": "@gschemaname@",
+    "gettext-domain": "@gettext_domain@",
     "name": "Workspace Indicator",
     "description": "Put an indicator on the panel signaling in which workspace you are, and give you the possibility of switching to another one",
     "shell-version": [ "@shell_current@" ],
diff --git a/extensions/xrandr-indicator/metadata.json.in b/extensions/xrandr-indicator/metadata.json.in
index c35ee654..6da4ed6d 100644
--- a/extensions/xrandr-indicator/metadata.json.in
+++ b/extensions/xrandr-indicator/metadata.json.in
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 {
+"extension-id": "@extension_id@",
 "uuid": "@uuid@",
+"settings-schema": "@gschemaname@",
+"gettext-domain": "@gettext_domain@",
 "name": "Monitor Status Indicator",
 "description": "Add a systems status menu for rotating monitors (overrides what is currently provided by gnome-settings-daemon)",
 "shell-version": [ "@shell_current@" ],
diff --git a/include.mk b/include.mk
index 84b7c64b..0407a512 100644
--- a/include.mk
+++ b/include.mk
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@ extensionbase = @gnome-shell-extensions.gcampax.github.com
 gschemabase = org.gnome.shell.extensions
 
 uuid = $(EXTENSION_ID)$(extensionbase)
+gschemaname = $(gschemabase).$(EXTENSION_ID)
 
 extensiondir = $(topextensiondir)/$(uuid)