diff --git a/web/src/App.test.jsx b/web/src/App.test.jsx
index e22a279aad..bd0a963959 100644
--- a/web/src/App.test.jsx
+++ b/web/src/App.test.jsx
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ const changePhaseTo = phase => act(() => callbacks.onPhaseChange(phase));
 describe("App", () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     // setting the language through a cookie
-    document.cookie = "CockpitLang=en-us; path=/;";
+    document.cookie = "agamaLang=en-us; path=/;";
     createClient.mockImplementation(() => {
       return {
         manager: {
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ describe("App", () => {
 
   afterEach(() => {
     // setting a cookie with already expired date removes it
-    document.cookie = "CockpitLang=; path=/; expires=" + new Date(0).toUTCString();
+    document.cookie = "agamaLang=; path=/; expires=" + new Date(0).toUTCString();
   });
 
   describe("when the software context is not initialized", () => {
diff --git a/web/src/agama.js b/web/src/agama.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f39ecbf1fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/agama.js
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) [2024] SUSE LLC
+ *
+ * All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of version 2 of the GNU General Public License as published
+ * by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
+ * more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, contact SUSE LLC.
+ *
+ * To contact SUSE LLC about this file by physical or electronic mail, you may
+ * find current contact information at www.suse.com.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * This module provides a global "agama" object which can be use from other
+ * scripts like "po.js".
+ */
+
+const agama = {
+  // the current language
+  language: "en",
+};
+
+// mapping with the current translations
+let translations = {};
+// function used for computing the plural form index
+let plural_fn;
+
+// set the current translations, called from po.js
+agama.locale = function locale(po) {
+  if (po) {
+    Object.assign(translations, po);
+
+    const header = po[""];
+    if (header) {
+      if (header["plural-forms"])
+        plural_fn = header["plural-forms"];
+      if (header.language)
+        agama.language = header.language;
+    }
+  } else if (po === null) {
+    translations = {};
+  }
+};
+
+/**
+ * get a translation for a singular text
+ * @param {string} str input text
+ * @return translated text or the original text if the translation is not found
+ */
+agama.gettext = function gettext(str) {
+  if (translations) {
+    const translated = translations[str];
+    // skip the `null` item in the list generated by cockpit-po-plugin
+    // TODO: get rid of that later
+    if (translated?.[1]) return translated[1];
+  }
+
+  // fallback, return the original text
+  return str;
+};
+
+/**
+ * get a translation for a plural text
+ * @param {string} str1 input singular text
+ * @param {string} strN input plural text
+ * @param {number} n the actual number which decides whether to use the
+ *   singular or plural form (of which plural form if there are several of them)
+ * @return translated text or the original text if the translation is not found
+ */
+agama.ngettext = function ngettext(str1, strN, n) {
+  if (translations && plural_fn) {
+    // plural form translations are indexed by the singular variant
+    const translation = translations[str1];
+
+    if (translation) {
+      const plural_index = plural_fn(n);
+
+      // the plural function either returns direct index (integer) in the plural
+      // translations or a boolean indicating simple plural form which
+      // needs to be converted to index 0 (singular) or 1 (plural)
+      let index = (plural_index === true ? 1 : plural_index || 0);
+
+      // skip the `null` item in the list generated by cockpit-po-plugin
+      // TODO: get rid of that later
+      index += 1;
+
+      if (translation[index]) return translation[index];
+    }
+  }
+
+  // fallback, return the original text
+  return (n === 1) ? str1 : strN;
+};
+
+// register a global object so it can be accessed from a separate po.js script
+window.agama = agama;
+
+export default agama;
diff --git a/web/src/components/l10n/InstallerKeymapSwitcher.jsx b/web/src/components/l10n/InstallerKeymapSwitcher.jsx
index 936040a701..2aa3c742b3 100644
--- a/web/src/components/l10n/InstallerKeymapSwitcher.jsx
+++ b/web/src/components/l10n/InstallerKeymapSwitcher.jsx
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 import React from "react";
 import { FormSelect, FormSelectOption } from "@patternfly/react-core";
 
-import cockpit from "../../lib/cockpit";
+import agama from "~/agama";
 
 import { Icon } from "~/components/layout";
 import { _ } from "~/i18n";
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import { If } from "~/components/core";
 
 const sort = (keymaps) => {
   // sort the keymap names using the current locale
-  const lang = cockpit.language || "en";
+  const lang = agama.language || "en";
   return keymaps.sort((k1, k2) => k1.name.localeCompare(k2.name, lang));
 };
 
diff --git a/web/src/context/installerL10n.jsx b/web/src/context/installerL10n.jsx
index 37aeeb630b..d73353d7ee 100644
--- a/web/src/context/installerL10n.jsx
+++ b/web/src/context/installerL10n.jsx
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { useCancellablePromise, locationReload, setLocationSearch } from "~/utils";
 import cockpit from "../lib/cockpit";
 import { useInstallerClient } from "./installer";
+import agama from "~/agama";
 
 const L10nContext = React.createContext(null);
 
@@ -49,37 +50,43 @@ function useInstallerL10n() {
 }
 
 /**
- * Current language according to Cockpit (in xx_XX format).
+ * Current language (in xx_XX format).
  *
- * It takes the language from the CockpitLang cookie.
+ * It takes the language from the agamaLang cookie.
  *
  * @return {string|undefined} Undefined if language is not set.
  */
-function cockpitLanguage() {
+function agamaLanguage() {
   // language from cookie, empty string if not set (regexp taken from Cockpit)
   // https://github.com/cockpit-project/cockpit/blob/98a2e093c42ea8cd2431cf15c7ca0e44bb4ce3f1/pkg/shell/shell-modals.jsx#L91
-  const languageString = decodeURIComponent(document.cookie.replace(/(?:(?:^|.*;\s*)CockpitLang\s*=\s*([^;]*).*$)|^.*$/, "$1"));
+  const languageString = decodeURIComponent(document.cookie.replace(/(?:(?:^|.*;\s*)agamaLang\s*=\s*([^;]*).*$)|^.*$/, "$1"));
   if (languageString) {
     return languageString.toLowerCase();
   }
 }
 
 /**
- * Helper function for storing the Cockpit language.
+ * Helper function for storing the Agama language.
  *
- * Automatically converts the language from xx_XX to xx-xx, as it is the one used by Cockpit.
+ * Automatically converts the language from xx_XX to xx-xx, as it is the one used by Agama.
  *
  * @param {string} language - The new locale (e.g., "cs", "cs_CZ").
  * @return {boolean} True if the locale was changed.
  */
-function storeCockpitLanguage(language) {
-  const current = cockpitLanguage();
+function storeAgamaLanguage(language) {
+  const current = agamaLanguage();
   if (current === language) return false;
 
   // Code taken from Cockpit.
-  const cookie = "CockpitLang=" + encodeURIComponent(language) + "; path=/; expires=Sun, 16 Jul 3567 06:23:41 GMT";
+  const cookie = "agamaLang=" + encodeURIComponent(language) + "; path=/; expires=Sun, 16 Jul 3567 06:23:41 GMT";
   document.cookie = cookie;
+
+  // for backward compatibility, CockpitLang cookie is needed to load correct po.js content from Cockpit
+  // TODO: remove after dropping Cockpit completely
+  const cockpit_cookie = "CockpitLang=" + encodeURIComponent(language) + "; path=/; expires=Sun, 16 Jul 3567 06:23:41 GMT";
+  document.cookie = cockpit_cookie;
   window.localStorage.setItem("cockpit.lang", language);
+
   return true;
 }
 
@@ -238,16 +245,16 @@ function InstallerL10nProvider({ children }) {
     const wanted = lang || languageFromQuery();
 
     if (wanted === "xx" || wanted === "xx-xx") {
-      cockpit.language = wanted;
+      agama.language = wanted;
       setLanguage(wanted);
       return;
     }
 
-    const current = cockpitLanguage();
+    const current = agamaLanguage();
     const candidateLanguages = [wanted, current].concat(navigatorLanguages()).filter(l => l);
     const newLanguage = findSupportedLanguage(candidateLanguages) || "en-us";
 
-    let mustReload = storeCockpitLanguage(newLanguage);
+    let mustReload = storeAgamaLanguage(newLanguage);
     mustReload = await storeInstallerLanguage(newLanguage) || mustReload;
 
     if (mustReload) {
diff --git a/web/src/context/installerL10n.test.jsx b/web/src/context/installerL10n.test.jsx
index 4327927a90..bcf703a51d 100644
--- a/web/src/context/installerL10n.test.jsx
+++ b/web/src/context/installerL10n.test.jsx
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jest.mock("~/lib/cockpit", () => ({
 }));
 
 // Helper component that displays a translated message depending on the
-// CockpitLang value.
+// agamaLang value.
 const TranslatedContent = () => {
   const text = {
     "cs-cz": "ahoj",
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ const TranslatedContent = () => {
     "es-ar": "hola!",
   };
 
-  const regexp = /CockpitLang=([^;]+)/;
+  const regexp = /agamaLang=([^;]+)/;
   const found = document.cookie.match(regexp);
   if (!found) return <>{text["en-us"]}</>;
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ describe("InstallerL10nProvider", () => {
   // remove the Cockpit language cookie after each test
   afterEach(() => {
     // setting a cookie with already expired date removes it
-    document.cookie = "CockpitLang=; path=/; expires=" + new Date(0).toUTCString();
+    document.cookie = "agamaLang=; path=/; expires=" + new Date(0).toUTCString();
   });
 
   describe("when no URL query parameter is set", () => {
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ describe("InstallerL10nProvider", () => {
 
     describe("when the Cockpit language is already set", () => {
       beforeEach(() => {
-        document.cookie = "CockpitLang=en-us; path=/;";
+        document.cookie = "agamaLang=en-us; path=/;";
         getUILocaleFn.mockResolvedValueOnce("en_US.UTF-8");
       });
 
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ describe("InstallerL10nProvider", () => {
 
     describe("when the Cockpit language is set to an unsupported language", () => {
       beforeEach(() => {
-        document.cookie = "CockpitLang=de-de; path=/;";
+        document.cookie = "agamaLang=de-de; path=/;";
         getUILocaleFn.mockResolvedValueOnce("de_DE.UTF-8");
         getUILocaleFn.mockResolvedValueOnce("es_ES.UTF-8");
       });
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ describe("InstallerL10nProvider", () => {
 
     describe("when the Cockpit language is already set to 'cs-cz'", () => {
       beforeEach(() => {
-        document.cookie = "CockpitLang=cs-cz; path=/;";
+        document.cookie = "agamaLang=cs-cz; path=/;";
         getUILocaleFn.mockResolvedValueOnce("cs_CZ.UTF-8");
       });
 
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ describe("InstallerL10nProvider", () => {
         await screen.findByText("ahoj");
         expect(setUILocaleFn).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 
-        expect(document.cookie).toEqual("CockpitLang=cs-cz");
+        expect(document.cookie).toMatch(/agamaLang=cs-cz/);
         expect(utils.locationReload).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
         expect(utils.setLocationSearch).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
       });
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ describe("InstallerL10nProvider", () => {
 
     describe("when the Cockpit language is set to 'en-us'", () => {
       beforeEach(() => {
-        document.cookie = "CockpitLang=en-us; path=/;";
+        document.cookie = "agamaLang=en-us; path=/;";
         getUILocaleFn.mockResolvedValueOnce("en_US");
         getUILocaleFn.mockResolvedValueOnce("cs_CZ");
         setUILocaleFn.mockResolvedValue();
diff --git a/web/src/i18n.js b/web/src/i18n.js
index 2850a29277..ac78dd7f5c 100644
--- a/web/src/i18n.js
+++ b/web/src/i18n.js
@@ -20,19 +20,19 @@
  */
 
 /**
- * This is a wrapper module for i18n functions. Currently it uses the cockpit
- * implementation but the wrapper allows easy transition to another backend if
- * needed.
+ * This is a wrapper module for i18n functions. Currently it uses the
+ * implementation similar to cockpit but the wrapper allows easy transition to
+ * another backend if needed.
  */
 
-import cockpit from "./lib/cockpit";
+import agama from "~/agama";
 
 /**
  * Tests whether a special testing language is used.
  *
  * @returns {boolean} true if the testing language is set
  */
-const isTestingLanguage = () => cockpit.language === "xx";
+const isTestingLanguage = () => agama.language === "xx";
 
 /**
  * "Translate" the string to special "xx" testing language.
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ const xTranslate = (str) => {
  * @param {string} str the input string to translate
  * @return {string} translated or original text
  */
-const _ = (str) => isTestingLanguage() ? xTranslate(str) : cockpit.gettext(str);
+const _ = (str) => isTestingLanguage() ? xTranslate(str) : agama.gettext(str);
 
 /**
  * Similar to the _() function. This variant returns singular or plural form
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ const _ = (str) => isTestingLanguage() ? xTranslate(str) : cockpit.gettext(str);
 const n_ = (str1, strN, n) => {
   return isTestingLanguage()
     ? xTranslate((n === 1) ? str1 : strN)
-    : cockpit.ngettext(str1, strN, n);
+    : agama.ngettext(str1, strN, n);
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/web/src/i18n.test.js b/web/src/i18n.test.js
index 6cf3513155..60f7db3903 100644
--- a/web/src/i18n.test.js
+++ b/web/src/i18n.test.js
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@
  */
 
 import { _, n_, N_, Nn_ } from "~/i18n";
-import cockpit from "./lib/cockpit";
+import agama from "~/agama";
 
 // mock the cockpit gettext functions
-jest.mock("./lib/cockpit");
+jest.mock("~/agama");
 const gettextFn = jest.fn();
-cockpit.gettext.mockImplementation(gettextFn);
+agama.gettext.mockImplementation(gettextFn);
 const ngettextFn = jest.fn();
-cockpit.ngettext.mockImplementation(ngettextFn);
+agama.ngettext.mockImplementation(ngettextFn);
 
 // some testing texts
 const text = "text to translate";
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ const pluralText = "plural text to translate";
 
 describe("i18n", () => {
   describe("_", () => {
-    it("calls the cockpit.gettext() implementation", () => {
+    it("calls the agama.gettext() implementation", () => {
       _(text);
 
       expect(gettextFn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(text);
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ describe("i18n", () => {
   });
 
   describe("n_", () => {
-    it("calls the cockpit.ngettext() implementation", () => {
+    it("calls the agama.ngettext() implementation", () => {
       n_(singularText, pluralText, 1);
 
       expect(ngettextFn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(singularText, pluralText, 1);
diff --git a/web/src/lib/webpack-po-handler.js b/web/src/lib/webpack-po-handler.js
index 78a26f216a..9d9a51a38b 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/webpack-po-handler.js
+++ b/web/src/lib/webpack-po-handler.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const path = require("path");
 // @param res HTTP response
 module.exports = function (req, res) {
   // the regexp was taken from the original Cockpit code :-)
-  const language = req.headers.cookie.replace(/(?:(?:^|.*;\s*)CockpitLang\s*=\s*([^;]*).*$)|^.*$/, "$1") || "";
+  const language = req.headers.cookie.replace(/(?:(?:^|.*;\s*)agamaLang\s*=\s*([^;]*).*$)|^.*$/, "$1") || "";
   // the cookie uses "pt-br" format while the PO file is "pt_BR" :-/
   let [lang, country] = language.split("-");
   country = country?.toUpperCase();
diff --git a/web/webpack.config.js b/web/webpack.config.js
index 593383066d..8fdda134b0 100644
--- a/web/webpack.config.js
+++ b/web/webpack.config.js
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@ const copy_files = [
 const plugins = [
   new Copy({ patterns: copy_files }),
   new Extract({ filename: "[name].css" }),
-  new CockpitPoPlugin(),
+  // the wrapper sets the main code called in the po.js files,
+  // the PO_DATA tag is replaced by the real translation data
+  new CockpitPoPlugin({ wrapper: "agama.locale(PO_DATA);" }),
   new CockpitRsyncPlugin({ dest: packageJson.name }),
   development && new ReactRefreshWebpackPlugin({ overlay: false }),
   // replace the "process.env.WEBPACK_SERVE" text in the source code by