diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.properties b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.properties
index cdc61b49b7e..2e208202e37 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.properties
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.properties
@@ -344,6 +344,9 @@ HideObjectFiles.description= Hides Object files
HideNonCElements.label= Non-C elements
HideNonCElements.description= Show only C elements
+HideAbsentTranslationUnit.label=Absent C/C++ translation unit files
+HideAbsentTranslationUnit.description=Hides absent C/C++ translation unit files (eg source files of pre-built libraries)
+
HideNonCProjects.label = Non-C projects
HideNonCProjects.description= Show only C projects
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.xml b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.xml
index a3e9c39b981..dbd37475e31 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.xml
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.xml
@@ -4203,6 +4203,12 @@
description="%HideNonCElements.description"
id="org.eclipse.cdt.ui.navigator.filters.NonCElementFilter"
name="%HideNonCElements.label"/>
+