diff --git a/docs/manual/docs/customizing-application/configuring-faceted-search.md b/docs/manual/docs/customizing-application/configuring-faceted-search.md
index 292739175bc..15a35e166ec 100644
--- a/docs/manual/docs/customizing-application/configuring-faceted-search.md
+++ b/docs/manual/docs/customizing-application/configuring-faceted-search.md
@@ -338,6 +338,23 @@ When using a generic field like `tag.default` and including only a subset of key
 },
 ```
 
+To translate the label `IDP_TOPICS`, 2 options:
+
+* Use the translation API to add your custom translation in the database for the facet key `facet-IDP_TOPICS` (see the Admin console --> Settings --> Languages).
+* Or declare a meta property `labels` in the facet configuration:
+
+``` js
+"IDP_TOPICS": {
+  "terms": {
+    ...
+  "meta": {
+      "labels": {
+        "eng": "IDP topics",
+        "fre": "Thèmes IDP"
+      },
+```
+
+
 ## Decorate aggregations {#configuring-facet-decorator}
 
 All aggregations can be decorated by an icon or an image in the home page or in other pages. The decorator is configured in the `meta` properties of the facet:
diff --git a/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/components/elasticsearch/directives/FacetDirective.js b/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/components/elasticsearch/directives/FacetDirective.js
index 1f35bc45010..6b7f2d8ae38 100644
--- a/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/components/elasticsearch/directives/FacetDirective.js
+++ b/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/components/elasticsearch/directives/FacetDirective.js
@@ -266,7 +266,8 @@
   module.directive("esFacets", [
     "gnFacetSorter",
     "gnSearchSettings",
-    function (gnFacetSorter, gnSearchSettings) {
+    "$translate",
+    function (gnFacetSorter, gnSearchSettings, $translate) {
       return {
         restrict: "A",
         controllerAs: "ctrl",
@@ -291,6 +292,14 @@
           // Directive tab field property
           scope.isTabMode = scope.ctrl.tabField !== undefined;
           scope.facetSorter = gnFacetSorter.sortByTranslation;
+
+          scope.getFacetLabel = function (facet) {
+            if (!facet.meta || !facet.meta.labels) {
+              return null;
+            }
+            var currentLang = $translate.use();
+            return facet.meta.labels[currentLang];
+          };
         }
       };
     }
diff --git a/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/components/elasticsearch/directives/partials/facets.html b/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/components/elasticsearch/directives/partials/facets.html
index aa7645dd73d..79f7cbfc23d 100644
--- a/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/components/elasticsearch/directives/partials/facets.html
+++ b/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/components/elasticsearch/directives/partials/facets.html
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
         gn-collapsible="::ctrl.fLvlCollapse[facet.key]"
       >
         <span class="flex-shrink text-ellipsis"
-          >{{('facet-' + facet.key) | facetKeyTranslator}}</span
+          >{{getFacetLabel(facet) || (('facet-' + facet.key) | facetKeyTranslator)}}</span
         >
         <span
           class="fa fa-fw"