diff --git a/web/src/main/java/de/hsadmin/web/I18N.java b/web/src/main/java/de/hsadmin/web/I18N.java
index df14604..4aadac6 100644
--- a/web/src/main/java/de/hsadmin/web/I18N.java
+++ b/web/src/main/java/de/hsadmin/web/I18N.java
@@ -7,14 +7,29 @@ public class I18N {
 
 	private static final ResourceBundle TEXTS = ResourceBundle.getBundle("de.hsadmin.web.main");
 	
-	public static String getText(final String textProperty) {
-		String textValue;
-		try{
-			textValue = I18N.TEXTS.getString(textProperty);
-		}catch(MissingResourceException e){
-			textValue = "./. " + textProperty;
+	/**
+	 * Loads a String resource from the *.properties files.
+	 * 
+	 * @param optionallyQualifiedTextProperty 
+	 * 	ID of the resource, optionally qualified module the module name, 
+	 * 	e.g. "customer.name" (preferred) or simply "name" (legacy).
+	 * @return the String resource, e.g. a label or message, usually to be displayed to the user
+	 */
+	public static String getText(final String optionallyQualifiedTextProperty) {
+		String textValue = getTextImpl(optionallyQualifiedTextProperty); 
+		return textValue != null ? textValue : "./. " + optionallyQualifiedTextProperty;
+	}
+
+	public static String getTextImpl(final String optionallyQualifiedTextProperty) {
+		try {
+			return I18N.TEXTS.getString(optionallyQualifiedTextProperty);
+		} catch(MissingResourceException e1) {
+			String[] parts = optionallyQualifiedTextProperty.split(".", 2);
+			if ( parts.length > 1 ) {
+				return getTextImpl(parts[1]);
+			}
 		}
-		return textValue;
+		return  null;
 	}
 
 }