diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6a72f2a59..4819ea2f3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+- Changes to xIisModule entry
+  - Moved xIisModule localization strings to strings.psd1 ([issue #466](https://github.com/PowerShell/xWebAdministration/issues/466)).
 - Changes to xIisMimeTypeMapping
   - Moved MSFT_xIisMimeTypeMapping localization strings to strings.psd1 ([issue #465](https://github.com/PowerShell/xWebAdministration/issues/465)).
 - Changes to xWebVirtualDirectory
diff --git a/DSCResources/MSFT_xIisModule/MSFT_xIisModule.psm1 b/DSCResources/MSFT_xIisModule/MSFT_xIisModule.psm1
index 6fffbda87..c76195992 100644
--- a/DSCResources/MSFT_xIisModule/MSFT_xIisModule.psm1
+++ b/DSCResources/MSFT_xIisModule/MSFT_xIisModule.psm1
@@ -4,27 +4,9 @@ $script:localizationModulePath = Join-Path -Path $script:modulesFolderPath -Chil
 
 Import-Module -Name (Join-Path -Path $script:localizationModulePath -ChildPath 'xWebAdministration.Common.psm1')
 
-# Localized messages
-data LocalizedData
-{
-    # culture="en-US"
-    ConvertFrom-StringData -StringData @'
-        VerboseGetTargetResource                               = Get-TargetResource has been run.
-        VerboseSetTargetRemoveHandler                          = Removing handler
-        VerboseSetTargetAddHandler                             = Adding handler.
-        VerboseSetTargetAddfastCgi                             = Adding fastCgi.
-        VerboseTestTargetResource                              = Get-TargetResource has been run.
-        VerboseGetIisHandler                                   = Getting Handler for {0} in Site {1}
-        VerboseTestTargetResourceImplVerb                      = Matched Verb {0}
-        VerboseTestTargetResourceImplExtraVerb                 = Extra Verb {0}
-        VerboseTestTargetResourceImplRequestPath               = RequestPath is {0}
-        VerboseTestTargetResourceImplPath                      = Path is {0}
-        VerboseTestTargetResourceImplresourceStatusRequestPath = StatusRequestPath is {0}
-        VerboseTestTargetResourceImplresourceStatusPath        = StatusPath is {0}
-        VerboseTestTargetResourceImplModulePresent             = Module present is {0}
-        VerboseTestTargetResourceImplModuleConfigured          = ModuleConfigured is {0}
-'@
-}
+# Import Localization Strings
+$script:localizedData = Get-LocalizedData -ResourceName 'MSFT_xIisModule'
+
 function Get-TargetResource
 {
     <#
@@ -90,7 +72,7 @@ function Get-TargetResource
             }
         }
 
-        Write-Verbose -Message $LocalizedData.VerboseGetTargetResource
+        Write-Verbose -Message $script:localizedData.VerboseGetTargetResource
 
         $returnValue = @{
             Path          = $handler.ScriptProcessor
@@ -153,13 +135,13 @@ function Set-TargetResource
     {
         if ($resourceTests.ModulePresent -and -not $resourceTests.ModuleConfigured)
         {
-            Write-Verbose -Message $LocalizedData.VerboseSetTargetRemoveHandler
+            Write-Verbose -Message $script:localizedData.VerboseSetTargetRemoveHandler
             Remove-IisHandler
         }
 
         if (-not $resourceTests.ModulePresent -or -not $resourceTests.ModuleConfigured)
         {
-            Write-Verbose -Message $LocalizedData.VerboseSetTargetAddHandler
+            Write-Verbose -Message $script:localizedData.VerboseSetTargetAddHandler
             Add-webconfiguration /system.webServer/handlers iis:\ -Value @{
                 Name = $Name
                 Path = $RequestPath
@@ -171,7 +153,7 @@ function Set-TargetResource
 
         if (-not $resourceTests.EndPointSetup)
         {
-            Write-Verbose -Message $LocalizedData.VerboseSetTargetAddfastCgi
+            Write-Verbose -Message $script:localizedData.VerboseSetTargetAddfastCgi
             Add-WebConfiguration /system.webServer/fastCgi iis:\ -Value @{
                 FullPath = $Path
             }
@@ -179,7 +161,7 @@ function Set-TargetResource
     }
     else
     {
-        Write-Verbose -Message $LocalizedData.VerboseSetTargetRemoveHandler
+        Write-Verbose -Message $script:localizedData.VerboseSetTargetRemoveHandler
         Remove-IisHandler
     }
 }
@@ -223,7 +205,7 @@ function Test-TargetResource
     $getParameters = Get-PSBoundParameters -FunctionParameters $PSBoundParameters
     $resourceStatus = Get-TargetResource @GetParameters
 
-    Write-Verbose -Message $LocalizedData.VerboseTestTargetResource
+    Write-Verbose -Message $script:localizedData.VerboseTestTargetResource
 
     return (Test-TargetResourceImpl @PSBoundParameters -ResourceStatus $resourceStatus).Result
 }
@@ -289,7 +271,7 @@ function Get-IisHandler
         [String] $SiteName
     )
 
-    Write-Verbose -Message ($LocalizedData.VerboseGetIisHandler -f $Name,$SiteName)
+    Write-Verbose -Message ($script:localizedData.VerboseGetIisHandler -f $Name,$SiteName)
     return Get-Webconfiguration -Filter 'System.WebServer/handlers/*' `
                                 -PSPath (Get-IisSitePath `
                                 -SiteName $SiteName) | `
@@ -364,13 +346,13 @@ function Test-TargetResourceImpl
     {
         if ($Verb -icontains $thisVerb)
         {
-            Write-Verbose -Message ($LocalizedData.VerboseTestTargetResourceImplVerb `
+            Write-Verbose -Message ($script:localizedData.VerboseTestTargetResourceImplVerb `
                             -f $Verb)
             $matchedVerbs += $thisVerb
         }
         else
         {
-            Write-Verbose -Message ($LocalizedData.VerboseTestTargetResourceImplExtraVerb `
+            Write-Verbose -Message ($script:localizedData.VerboseTestTargetResourceImplExtraVerb `
                             -f $Verb)
             $mismatchVerbs += $thisVerb
         }
@@ -382,13 +364,13 @@ function Test-TargetResourceImpl
         $modulePresent = $true
     }
 
-    Write-Verbose -Message ($LocalizedData.VerboseTestTargetResourceImplRequestPath `
+    Write-Verbose -Message ($script:localizedData.VerboseTestTargetResourceImplRequestPath `
                             -f $RequestPath)
-    Write-Verbose -Message ($LocalizedData.VerboseTestTargetResourceImplPath `
+    Write-Verbose -Message ($script:localizedData.VerboseTestTargetResourceImplPath `
                             -f $Path)
-    Write-Verbose -Message ($LocalizedData.VerboseTestTargetResourceImplresourceStatusRequestPath `
+    Write-Verbose -Message ($script:localizedData.VerboseTestTargetResourceImplresourceStatusRequestPath `
                             -f $($resourceStatus.RequestPath))
-    Write-Verbose -Message ($LocalizedData.VerboseTestTargetResourceImplresourceStatusPath `
+    Write-Verbose -Message ($script:localizedData.VerboseTestTargetResourceImplresourceStatusPath `
                             -f $($resourceStatus.Path))
 
     $moduleConfigured = $false
@@ -401,9 +383,9 @@ function Test-TargetResourceImpl
         $moduleConfigured = $true
     }
 
-    Write-Verbose -Message ($LocalizedData.VerboseTestTargetResourceImplModulePresent `
+    Write-Verbose -Message ($script:localizedData.VerboseTestTargetResourceImplModulePresent `
                             -f $ModulePresent)
-    Write-Verbose -Message ($LocalizedData.VerboseTestTargetResourceImplModuleConfigured `
+    Write-Verbose -Message ($script:localizedData.VerboseTestTargetResourceImplModuleConfigured `
                             -f $ModuleConfigured)
     if ($moduleConfigured -and ($ModuleType -ne 'FastCgiModule' -or $resourceStatus.EndPointSetup))
     {
diff --git a/DSCResources/MSFT_xIisModule/en-US/MSFT_xIisModule.strings.psd1 b/DSCResources/MSFT_xIisModule/en-US/MSFT_xIisModule.strings.psd1
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8f6652494
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DSCResources/MSFT_xIisModule/en-US/MSFT_xIisModule.strings.psd1
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+ConvertFrom-StringData @'
+    VerboseGetTargetResource                               = Get-TargetResource has been run.
+    VerboseSetTargetRemoveHandler                          = Removing handler.
+    VerboseSetTargetAddHandler                             = Adding handler.
+    VerboseSetTargetAddfastCgi                             = Adding fastCgi.
+    VerboseTestTargetResource                              = Get-TargetResource has been run.
+    VerboseGetIisHandler                                   = Getting Handler for '{0}' in Site '{1}'.
+    VerboseTestTargetResourceImplVerb                      = Matched Verb '{0}'.
+    VerboseTestTargetResourceImplExtraVerb                 = Extra Verb '{0}'.
+    VerboseTestTargetResourceImplRequestPath               = RequestPath is '{0}'.
+    VerboseTestTargetResourceImplPath                      = Path is '{0}'.
+    VerboseTestTargetResourceImplresourceStatusRequestPath = StatusRequestPath is '{0}'.
+    VerboseTestTargetResourceImplresourceStatusPath        = StatusPath is '{0}'.
+    VerboseTestTargetResourceImplModulePresent             = Module present is '{0}'.
+    VerboseTestTargetResourceImplModuleConfigured          = ModuleConfigured is '{0}'.
+'@