diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fc598af..e9c6ed5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -78,3 +78,4 @@ qpmx.user.json
 .ts-dummy
 .qpmx-dev-cache
 qpmx.json.user
+*.prodummy
diff --git a/mkspecs/features/qsettingstranslator.prf b/mkspecs/features/qsettingstranslator.prf
index 91b1f57..9bf3297 100644
--- a/mkspecs/features/qsettingstranslator.prf
+++ b/mkspecs/features/qsettingstranslator.prf
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 isEmpty(QMAKE_QSETTINGSGENERATOR): qtPrepareTool(QMAKE_QSETTINGSGENERATOR, qsettingsgenerator)
+isEmpty(QMAKE_LUPDATE): qtPrepareTool(QMAKE_LUPDATE, lupdate)
 
-isEmpty(QSETTINGSTRANSLATOR_DIR): QSETTINGSTRANSLATOR_DIR = $$_PRO_FILE_PWD_/.ts-dummy
+isEmpty(QSETTINGSTRANSLATOR_DIR): QSETTINGSTRANSLATOR_DIR = .tr-dummies
+isEmpty(MOC_DIR): MOC_DIR = .
+debug_and_release {
+	CONFIG(debug, debug|release):SUFFIX = /debug
+	CONFIG(release, debug|release):SUFFIX = /release
+}
+QSETTINGSTRANSLATOR_DIR = $$QSETTINGSTRANSLATOR_DIR$$SUFFIX
 
 !ReleaseBuild:!DebugBuild: {
 	qsettingstranslator_c.name = qsettingsgenerator --translate ${QMAKE_FILE_IN}
@@ -12,8 +19,36 @@ isEmpty(QSETTINGSTRANSLATOR_DIR): QSETTINGSTRANSLATOR_DIR = $$_PRO_FILE_PWD_/.ts
 	qsettingstranslator_c.depends += $$QMAKE_QSETTINGSGENERATOR_EXE
 
 	QMAKE_EXTRA_COMPILERS += qsettingstranslator_c
-	PRE_TARGETDEPS += compiler_qsettingstranslator_c_make_all
 } else {
 	qtmvvm_tsgen_target.target = qtmvvm-tsgen
 	QMAKE_EXTRA_TARGETS += qtmvvm_tsgen_target
 }
+
+{
+	DBL_DOLLAR = $${LITERAL_DOLLAR}$${LITERAL_DOLLAR}$${LITERAL_DOLLAR}$${LITERAL_DOLLAR}
+
+	lupdate_fakepro_c.name = fakepro ${QMAKE_FILE_IN}
+	lupdate_fakepro_c.input = CPP_DUMMIES GENERATED_SOURCES
+	lupdate_fakepro_c.variable_out = TS_FAKEPRO_FILES
+	lupdate_fakepro_c.commands = echo $$shell_quote(BUILD_SOURCES += ${QMAKE_FILE_IN}) > .tspri.pri \
+		$$escape_expand(\\n\\t)echo $$shell_quote(for(src, BUILD_SOURCES): SOURCES += $${DBL_DOLLAR}PWD/$${DBL_DOLLAR}src) >> .tspri.pri \
+		$$escape_expand(\\n\\t)echo $$shell_quote(EXTRAPRI =) $(realpath .tspri.pri) > ${QMAKE_FILE_OUT} \
+		$$escape_expand(\\n\\t)echo $$shell_quote(include($${DBL_DOLLAR}EXTRAPRI)) >> ${QMAKE_FILE_OUT} \
+		$$escape_expand(\\n\\t)echo $$shell_quote(include($$_PRO_FILE_)) >> ${QMAKE_FILE_OUT}
+	lupdate_fakepro_c.output = $$_PRO_FILE_PWD_/.tspro.prodummy
+	lupdate_fakepro_c.CONFIG += combine no_link
+	QMAKE_EXTRA_COMPILERS += lupdate_fakepro_c
+
+	lupdate_c.name = lupdate ${QMAKE_FILE_IN}
+	lupdate_c.input = TS_FAKEPRO_FILES SOURCES CPP_DUMMIES GENERATED_SOURCES
+	lupdate_c.commands = $$QMAKE_LUPDATE -locations relative -pro-out $$shell_quote($$_PRO_FILE_PWD_) -pro $$shell_quote($$_PRO_FILE_PWD_/.tspro.prodummy) \
+		$$escape_expand(\\n\\t)$$QMAKE_MKDIR $$QSETTINGSTRANSLATOR_DIR/.lupdate
+	lupdate_c.output = $$QSETTINGSTRANSLATOR_DIR/.lupdate
+	lupdate_c.CONFIG += combine no_link
+	!no_auto_lupdate: lupdate_c.CONFIG += target_predeps
+	lupdate_c.depends += $$QMAKE_LUPDATE_EXE
+	QMAKE_EXTRA_COMPILERS += lupdate_c
+}
+
+QMAKE_DIR_REPLACE += QSETTINGSTRANSLATOR_DIR
+QMAKE_DIR_REPLACE_SANE += QSETTINGSTRANSLATOR_DIR
diff --git a/tests/auto/mvvmcore/settingsgenerator/settingsgenerator.pro b/tests/auto/mvvmcore/settingsgenerator/settingsgenerator.pro
index 798ad16..740187f 100644
--- a/tests/auto/mvvmcore/settingsgenerator/settingsgenerator.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/mvvmcore/settingsgenerator/settingsgenerator.pro
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ SETTINGS_DEFINITIONS += \
 SETTINGS_TRANSLATIONS += \
 	translatortest.xml
 
-_never_true: SOURCES += $$files(.ts-dummy/*)
+#_never_true: SOURCES += $$files(.ts-dummy/*)
 
 DISTFILES += \
 	import_normal.xml \
diff --git a/tests/auto/mvvmcore/settingsgenerator/test_de.ts b/tests/auto/mvvmcore/settingsgenerator/test_de.ts
index a9a7cd4..c16bf20 100644
--- a/tests/auto/mvvmcore/settingsgenerator/test_de.ts
+++ b/tests/auto/mvvmcore/settingsgenerator/test_de.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,50 @@
 <!DOCTYPE TS>
 <TS version="2.1" language="de_DE">
 <context>
-    <name>qtmvvm_settings_xml</name>
+    <name>SettingsGeneratorTest</name>
     <message>
+        <location filename="tst_settingsgenerator.cpp" line="+90"/>
+        <source>somet translated text...</source>
+        <oldsource>something translated...</oldsource>
+        <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
+    </message>
+</context>
+<context>
+    <name>generatortest.xml</name>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../../../../../build-qtmvvm-Desktop_Qt_5_11_1_GCC_64bit-Debug/tests/auto/mvvmcore/settingsgenerator/generatortest.cpp" line="+34"/>
+        <source>translate me</source>
+        <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
+    </message>
+</context>
+<context>
+    <name>import_config.xml</name>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../../../../../build-qtmvvm-Desktop_Qt_5_11_1_GCC_64bit-Debug/tests/auto/mvvmcore/settingsgenerator/importtest.cpp" line="+29"/>
+        <source>42</source>
+        <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
+    </message>
+</context>
+<context>
+    <name>import_normal.xml</name>
+    <message>
+        <location line="-3"/>
+        <source>false</source>
+        <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
+    </message>
+</context>
+<context>
+    <name>some_context</name>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../../../../../build-qtmvvm-Desktop_Qt_5_11_1_GCC_64bit-Debug/tests/auto/mvvmcore/settingsgenerator/generatortest.cpp" line="-5"/>
+        <source>Hello World</source>
+        <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
+    </message>
+</context>
+<context>
+    <name>translatortest.xml</name>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../../../../../build-qtmvvm-Desktop_Qt_5_11_1_GCC_64bit-Debug/tests/auto/mvvmcore/settingsgenerator/.tr-dummies/translatortest.tsdummy.cpp" line="+7"/>
         <source>dummy</source>
         <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
     </message>
diff --git a/tests/auto/mvvmcore/settingsgenerator/tst_settingsgenerator.cpp b/tests/auto/mvvmcore/settingsgenerator/tst_settingsgenerator.cpp
index f221b84..41b1915 100644
--- a/tests/auto/mvvmcore/settingsgenerator/tst_settingsgenerator.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/mvvmcore/settingsgenerator/tst_settingsgenerator.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ class SettingsGeneratorTest : public QObject
 private Q_SLOTS:
 	void testSettingsGenerator();
 	void testImportedSettings();
+
+private:
+	void trStuff();
 };
 
 
@@ -82,6 +85,11 @@ void SettingsGeneratorTest::testImportedSettings()
 	QCOMPARE(settings->node2.entry1.get(), QString{});
 }
 
+void SettingsGeneratorTest::trStuff()
+{
+	tr("somet translated text...");
+}
+
 QTEST_MAIN(SettingsGeneratorTest)
 
 #include "tst_settingsgenerator.moc"