diff --git a/src/pretix/plugins/banktransfer/refund_export.py b/src/pretix/plugins/banktransfer/refund_export.py
index d96f3885b..2ea2f5af7 100644
--- a/src/pretix/plugins/banktransfer/refund_export.py
+++ b/src/pretix/plugins/banktransfer/refund_export.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ from django.templatetags.l10n import localize
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 from localflavor.generic.validators import BICValidator
 
+from pretix.base.i18n import language
 from pretix.plugins.banktransfer.models import RefundExport
 
 
@@ -85,12 +86,14 @@ def build_sepa_xml(refund_export: RefundExport, account_holder, iban, bic):
     sepa = SepaTransfer(config, clean=True)
 
     for row in refund_export.rows_data:
+        with language(row.get("locale", (refund_export.event or refund_export.organizer).settings.locale)):
+            ref = f"{row['id']} {_('Refund')} {row.get('comment') or ''}".strip()[:140]
         payment = {
             "name": row['payer'],
             "IBAN": row["iban"],
             "amount": int(Decimal(row['amount']) * 100),  # in euro-cents
             "execution_date": datetime.date.today(),
-            "description": f"{row['id']} {refund_export.entity_slug} {_('Refund')} {row.get('comment') or ''}".strip()[:140],
+            "description": ref,
         }
         if row.get('bic'):
             try:
diff --git a/src/pretix/plugins/banktransfer/views.py b/src/pretix/plugins/banktransfer/views.py
index ed3492cf8..3875c934b 100644
--- a/src/pretix/plugins/banktransfer/views.py
+++ b/src/pretix/plugins/banktransfer/views.py
@@ -674,6 +674,7 @@ def _unite_transaction_rows(transaction_rows):
         united_transactions_rows.append({
             "iban": iban,
             "bic": bic,
+            "locale": rows[0].get('locale', 'en'),
             "id": ", ".join(sorted(set(r['id'] for r in rows))),
             "payer": ", ".join(sorted(set(r['payer'] for r in rows))),
             "amount": sum(r['amount'] for r in rows),
@@ -726,6 +727,7 @@ class RefundExportListView(ListView):
                     "amount": refund.amount,
                     "id": refund.full_id,
                     "comment": refund.comment,
+                    "locale": refund.order.locale,
                     **{key: data.get(key) for key in ("payer", "iban", "bic")}
                 })
                 refund.done(user=self.request.user)
diff --git a/src/tests/plugins/banktransfer/test_refund_export.py b/src/tests/plugins/banktransfer/test_refund_export.py
index b054afff7..360310cdc 100644
--- a/src/tests/plugins/banktransfer/test_refund_export.py
+++ b/src/tests/plugins/banktransfer/test_refund_export.py
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ def test_unite_transaction_rows():
             'iban': 'DE12345678901234567890',
             'bic': 'HARKE9000',
             'id': "ROLLA-R-1",
+            'locale': "en",
             'comment': None,
             'amount': Decimal("42.23"),
         },
@@ -193,6 +194,7 @@ def test_unite_transaction_rows():
             'iban': 'DE111111111111111111111',
             'bic': 'ikswez2020',
             'id': "PARTY-R-1",
+            'locale': "en",
             'comment': None,
             'amount': Decimal("6.50"),
         }
@@ -206,6 +208,7 @@ def test_unite_transaction_rows():
             'iban': 'DE12345678901234567890',
             'bic': 'HARKE9000',
             'id': "ROLLA-R-1",
+            'locale': "en",
             'comment': None,
             'amount': Decimal("7.77"),
         },
@@ -214,6 +217,7 @@ def test_unite_transaction_rows():
             'iban': 'DE111111111111111111111',
             'bic': 'ikswez2020',
             'id': "PARTY-R-2",
+            'locale': "en",
             'comment': None,
             'amount': Decimal("13.50"),
         }
@@ -225,6 +229,7 @@ def test_unite_transaction_rows():
             'iban': 'DE12345678901234567890',
             'bic': 'HARKE9000',
             'id': "ROLLA-R-1",
+            'locale': "en",
             'comment': None,
             'amount': Decimal("50.00"),
         },
@@ -233,6 +238,7 @@ def test_unite_transaction_rows():
             'iban': 'DE111111111111111111111',
             'bic': 'ikswez2020',
             'id': 'PARTY-R-1, PARTY-R-2',
+            'locale': "en",
             'comment': None,
             'amount': Decimal('20.00'),
         }], key=_row_key_func)