diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a5d4ce1013..14a07eda61 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 * [#251] [FEATURE] Raise a helpful error when an attribute is missing from
   `ATTRIBUTE_TYPES`
+* [#298] [FEATURE] Support ActiveRecord model I18n translations
 * [#231] [UI] Fix layout issue on show page where a long label next to an empty
   value would cause following fields on the page to be mis-aligned.
 * [#259] [BUGFIX] Make installation generator more robust
diff --git a/app/helpers/administrate/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/administrate/application_helper.rb
index 189aa75df9..9834493f7d 100644
--- a/app/helpers/administrate/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/administrate/application_helper.rb
@@ -4,5 +4,17 @@ def render_field(field, locals = {})
       locals.merge!(field: field)
       render locals: locals, partial: field.to_partial_path
     end
+
+    def display_resource_name(resource_name)
+      resource_name.
+        to_s.
+        classify.
+        constantize.
+        model_name.
+        human(
+          count: 0,
+          default: resource_name.to_s.pluralize.titleize,
+        )
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/administrate/application/_sidebar.html.erb b/app/views/administrate/application/_sidebar.html.erb
index 08d875cb7a..74f5141d80 100644
--- a/app/views/administrate/application/_sidebar.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/administrate/application/_sidebar.html.erb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ as defined by the DashboardManifest.
   <% DashboardManifest::DASHBOARDS.each do |resource| %>
     <li>
       <%= link_to(
-        resource.to_s.titleize,
+        display_resource_name(resource),
         [Administrate::NAMESPACE, resource],
         class: "sidebar__link sidebar__link--#{nav_link_state(resource)}"
       ) %>
diff --git a/app/views/administrate/application/index.html.erb b/app/views/administrate/application/index.html.erb
index c99dd6baa9..2d7d8c9a4f 100644
--- a/app/views/administrate/application/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/administrate/application/index.html.erb
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ It renders the `_table` partial to display details about the resources.
 [1]: http://www.rubydoc.info/gems/administrate/Administrate/Page/Table
 %>
 
-<% content_for(:title) { page.resource_name.pluralize.titleize } %>
+<% content_for(:title) do %>
+  <%= display_resource_name(page.resource_name) %>
+<% end %>
 
 <% content_for(:search) do %>
   <form class="search">
diff --git a/spec/features/sidebar_spec.rb b/spec/features/sidebar_spec.rb
index e36fe3a612..a38903f5ac 100644
--- a/spec/features/sidebar_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/sidebar_spec.rb
@@ -8,4 +8,25 @@
 
     expect(active_link.text).to eq "Customers"
   end
+
+  it "displays translated name of model" do
+    translations = {
+      activerecord: {
+        models: {
+          customer: {
+            one: "User",
+            other: "Users",
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    }
+
+    with_translations(:en, translations) do
+      visit admin_customers_path
+
+      sidebar = find(".sidebar__list")
+      expect(sidebar).to have_link("Users")
+      expect(page).to have_header("Users")
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/helpers/administrate/application_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/administrate/application_helper_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e886b03c86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/helpers/administrate/application_helper_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+require "rails_helper"
+
+RSpec.describe Administrate::ApplicationHelper do
+  describe "#display_resource_name" do
+    it "defaults to the plural of the model name" do
+      displayed = display_resource_name(:customer)
+
+      expect(displayed).to eq("Customers")
+    end
+
+    it "handles string arguments" do
+      displayed = display_resource_name("customer")
+
+      expect(displayed).to eq("Customers")
+    end
+
+    it "handles plural arguments" do
+      displayed = display_resource_name(:customers)
+
+      expect(displayed).to eq("Customers")
+    end
+
+    context "when translations are defined" do
+      it "uses the plural of the defined translation" do
+        translations = {
+          activerecord: {
+            models: {
+              customer: {
+                one: "User",
+                other: "Users",
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        }
+
+        with_translations(:en, translations) do
+          displayed = display_resource_name(:customer)
+
+          expect(displayed).to eq("Users")
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/support/i18n.rb b/spec/support/i18n.rb
index 3d4094d4b6..d9af12f637 100644
--- a/spec/support/i18n.rb
+++ b/spec/support/i18n.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
 RSpec.configure do |config|
   config.include AbstractController::Translation
+
+  def with_translations(locale, translations)
+    original_backend = I18n.backend
+
+    I18n.backend = I18n::Backend::KeyValue.new({}, true)
+    I18n.backend.store_translations(locale, translations)
+
+    yield
+  ensure
+    I18n.backend = original_backend
+  end
 end