diff --git a/stubs/translationstring/@tests/stubtest_allowlist.txt b/stubs/translationstring/@tests/stubtest_allowlist.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..36d5b3db6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stubs/translationstring/@tests/stubtest_allowlist.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Error: is not present in stub
+# =============================
+# string patterns for internal use that should not be exported
+translationstring.CONTEXT_MASK
+translationstring.NAME_RE
+
+
+# Error: failed to find stubs
+# ===========================
+# PY2 compat stuff that is not needed externally
+translationstring.compat
+
+# tests that should not be part of the distribution anyway
+translationstring.tests.*
diff --git a/stubs/translationstring/METADATA.toml b/stubs/translationstring/METADATA.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6d3b92238
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stubs/translationstring/METADATA.toml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+version = "1.4.*"
diff --git a/stubs/translationstring/translationstring/__init__.pyi b/stubs/translationstring/translationstring/__init__.pyi
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8e2f38c01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stubs/translationstring/translationstring/__init__.pyi
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+from collections.abc import Callable
+from gettext import NullTranslations
+from typing import Any, Protocol
+from typing_extensions import Self
+
+class _TranslationStringFactory(Protocol):
+    def __call__(
+        self,
+        msgid: str | TranslationString,
+        mapping: dict[str, Any] | None = ...,
+        default: str | None = ...,
+        context: str | None = ...,
+    ) -> TranslationString: ...
+
+class _ChameleonTranslate(Protocol):
+    def __call__(
+        self,
+        msgid: str | TranslationString,
+        mapping: dict[str, Any] | None = ...,
+        context: str | None = ...,
+        target_language: str | None = ...,
+        default: str | None = ...,
+    ) -> TranslationString: ...
+
+class _TranslatorPolicy(Protocol):
+    def __call__(self, translations: NullTranslations, tstring: str, domain: str | None, context: str | None) -> str: ...
+
+class _Translator(Protocol):
+    def __call__(
+        self,
+        tstring: str | TranslationString,
+        domain: str | None = None,
+        mapping: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
+        context: str | None = None,
+    ) -> str: ...
+
+class _PluralizerPolicy(Protocol):
+    def __call__(
+        self, translations: NullTranslations, singular: str, plural: str, n: int, domain: str | None, context: str | None
+    ) -> str: ...
+
+class _Pluralizer(Protocol):
+    def __call__(
+        self,
+        singular: str | TranslationString,
+        plural: str | TranslationString,
+        n: int,
+        domain: str | None = None,
+        mapping: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
+        context: str | None = None,
+    ) -> str: ...
+
+class TranslationString(str):
+    domain: str | None
+    context: str | None
+    default: str
+    mapping: dict[str, Any] | None
+    def __new__(
+        self,
+        msgid: str | Self,
+        domain: str | None = None,
+        default: str | None = None,
+        mapping: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
+        context: str | None = None,
+    ) -> Self: ...
+    def __mod__(self, options: dict[str, Any]) -> TranslationString: ...  # type:ignore[override]
+    def interpolate(self, translated: str | None = None) -> str: ...
+    def __reduce__(self) -> tuple[type[Self], tuple[str, str | None, str, dict[str, Any], str | None]]: ...
+
+def TranslationStringFactory(factory_domain: str) -> _TranslationStringFactory: ...
+def ChameleonTranslate(translator: Callable[[TranslationString], str] | None) -> _ChameleonTranslate: ...
+def ugettext_policy(translations: NullTranslations, tstring: str, domain: str | None, context: str | None) -> str: ...
+def dugettext_policy(translations: NullTranslations, tstring: str, domain: str | None, context: str | None) -> str: ...
+def Translator(translations: NullTranslations | None = None, policy: _TranslatorPolicy | None = None) -> _Translator: ...
+def ungettext_policy(
+    translations: NullTranslations, singular: str, plural: str, n: int, domain: str | None, context: str | None
+) -> str: ...
+def dungettext_policy(
+    translations: NullTranslations, singular: str, plural: str, n: int, domain: str | None, context: str | None
+) -> str: ...
+def Pluralizer(translations: NullTranslations | None = None, policy: _PluralizerPolicy | None = None) -> _Pluralizer: ...