diff --git a/ng/src/gmp/models/task.js b/ng/src/gmp/models/task.js
index 9713a89afc..4a9580f8db 100644
--- a/ng/src/gmp/models/task.js
+++ b/ng/src/gmp/models/task.js
@@ -46,8 +46,23 @@ export const AUTO_DELETE_KEEP = 'keep';
 export const AUTO_DELETE_NO = 'no';
 export const AUTO_DELETE_DEFAULT_VALUE = 5;
 
-/* eslint-disable quote-props */
 export const TASK_STATUS = {
+  running: 'Running',
+  stoprequested: 'Stop Requested',
+  deleterequested: 'Delete Requested',
+  ultimatedeleterequested: 'Ultimate Delete Requested',
+  resumerequested: 'Resume Requested',
+  requested: 'Requested',
+  stopped: 'Stopped',
+  new: 'New',
+  interrupted: 'Interrupted',
+  container: 'Container',
+  uploading: 'Uploading',
+  done: 'Done',
+};
+
+/* eslint-disable quote-props */
+const TASK_STATUS_TRANSLATIONS = {
   'Running': _('Running'),
   'Stop Requested': _('Stop Requested'),
   'Delete Requested': _('Delete Requested'),
@@ -57,6 +72,9 @@ export const TASK_STATUS = {
   'Stopped': _('Stopped'),
   'New': _('New'),
   'Interrupted': _('Interrupted'),
+  'Container': _('Container'),
+  'Uploading': _('Uploading'),
+  'Done': _('Done'),
 };
 /* eslint-disable quote-props */
 
@@ -64,33 +82,39 @@ function parse_yes(value) {
   return value === 'yes' ? YES_VALUE : NO_VALUE;
 }
 
+export const getTranslatableTaskStatus = status => {
+  console.log('in func status', status);
+  console.log('in func translation', TASK_STATUS_TRANSLATIONS[status]);
+  return TASK_STATUS_TRANSLATIONS[status];
+};
+
 class Task extends Model {
 
   static entity_type = 'task';
 
   isActive() {
-    return this.status === 'Running' ||
-      this.status === 'Stop Requested' ||
-      this.status === 'Delete Requested' ||
-      this.status === 'Ultimate Delete Requested' ||
-      this.status === 'Resume Requested' ||
-      this.status === 'Requested';
+    return this.status === TASK_STATUS.running ||
+      this.status === TASK_STATUS.stoprequested ||
+      this.status === TASK_STATUS.deleterequested ||
+      this.status === TASK_STATUS.ultimatedeleterequested ||
+      this.status === TASK_STATUS.resumerequested ||
+      this.status === TASK_STATUS.requested;
   }
 
   isRunning() {
-    return this.status === 'Running';
+    return this.status === TASK_STATUS.running;
   }
 
   isStopped() {
-    return this.status === 'Stopped';
+    return this.status === TASK_STATUS.stopped;
   }
 
   isInterrupted() {
-    return this.status === 'Interrupted';
+    return this.status === TASK_STATUS.interrupted;
   }
 
   isNew() {
-    return this.status === 'New';
+    return this.status === TASK_STATUS.new;
   }
 
   isChangeable() {
@@ -105,6 +129,10 @@ class Task extends Model {
     return !is_defined(this.target);
   }
 
+  getTranslatableStatus() {
+    return TASK_STATUS_TRANSLATIONS[this.status];
+  };
+
   parseProperties(elem) {
     elem = super.parseProperties(elem);
 
diff --git a/ng/src/web/components/bar/statusbar.js b/ng/src/web/components/bar/statusbar.js
index 2de50b9826..f5642159a5 100644
--- a/ng/src/web/components/bar/statusbar.js
+++ b/ng/src/web/components/bar/statusbar.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  *
  * Authors:
  * Björn Ricks <bjoern.ricks@greenbone.net>
+ * Steffen Waterkamp <steffen.waterkamp@greenbone.net>
  *
  * Copyright:
  * Copyright (C) 2016 - 2018 Greenbone Networks GmbH
@@ -24,46 +25,64 @@ import 'core-js/fn/string/includes';
 
 import React from 'react';
 
+import _ from 'gmp/locale';
+
+import {
+  getTranslatableTaskStatus,
+  TASK_STATUS,
+} from 'gmp/models/task';
+
 import PropTypes from '../../utils/proptypes.js';
 
 import ProgressBar from './progressbar.js';
 
 const StatusBar = ({status = 'Unknown', progress = '0'}) => {
-  const st = status.toLowerCase();
-  let text = status;
-
-  if (st === 'unknown' || st === 'new' || st === 'done' || st === 'container' ||
-      st.includes('requested')) {
+  let text = getTranslatableTaskStatus(status);
+  if (status === 'Unknown' ||
+    status === TASK_STATUS.new ||
+    status === TASK_STATUS.done ||
+    status === TASK_STATUS.container ||
+    status === TASK_STATUS.stoprequested ||
+    status === TASK_STATUS.deleterequested ||
+    status === TASK_STATUS.ultimatedeleterequested ||
+    status === TASK_STATUS.resumerequested ||
+    status === TASK_STATUS.requested) {
     progress = '100';
   }
 
-  if (st === 'stopped') {
-    text = status + ' at ' + progress + ' %';
+  if (status === TASK_STATUS.stopped || status === TASK_STATUS.interrupted) {
+    text = _('{{status}} at {{progress}} %', {status, progress});
   }
-  else if (st === 'running') {
-    text = progress + ' %';
+  else if (status === TASK_STATUS.running) {
+    text = _('{{progress}} %', {progress});
   }
 
   let background;
-  if (st === 'stopped' || st.includes('requested') || st === 'interrupted') {
+  if (status === TASK_STATUS.stopped ||
+    status === TASK_STATUS.stoprequested ||
+    status === TASK_STATUS.deleterequested ||
+    status === TASK_STATUS.ultimatedeleterequested ||
+    status === TASK_STATUS.resumerequested ||
+    status === TASK_STATUS.requested) {
     background = 'warn';
   }
-  else if (st.includes('error')) {
+  else if (status === TASK_STATUS.interrupted) {
     background = 'error';
   }
-  else if (st === 'uploading' || st === 'container' ||
-    st === 'done') {
+  else if (status === TASK_STATUS.uploading ||
+    status === TASK_STATUS.container ||
+    status === TASK_STATUS.done) {
     background = 'low';
   }
-  else if (st === 'new') {
+  else if (status === TASK_STATUS.new) {
     background = 'new';
   }
-  else if (st === 'running') {
+  else if (status === TASK_STATUS.running) {
     background = 'run';
   }
   return (
     <ProgressBar
-      title={status}
+      title={getTranslatableTaskStatus(status)}
       progress={progress}
       background={background}
     >
diff --git a/ng/src/web/pages/reports/row.js b/ng/src/web/pages/reports/row.js
index 0a54788dd2..7012a4dc83 100644
--- a/ng/src/web/pages/reports/row.js
+++ b/ng/src/web/pages/reports/row.js
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
  *
  * Authors:
  * Björn Ricks <bjoern.ricks@greenbone.net>
+ * Steffen Waterkamp <steffen.waterkamp@greenbone.net>
  *
  * Copyright:
- * Copyright (C) 2017 Greenbone Networks GmbH
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 - 2018 Greenbone Networks GmbH
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
@@ -26,6 +27,8 @@ import React from 'react';
 import _, {datetime} from 'gmp/locale.js';
 import {is_defined} from 'gmp/utils';
 
+import {TASK_STATUS} from 'gmp/models/task';
+
 import PropTypes from '../../utils/proptypes.js';
 import {render_component} from '../../utils/render.js';
 
@@ -52,10 +55,10 @@ const IconActions = ({
   onReportDeltaSelect,
 }) => {
   const {report} = entity;
-  const active = report.scan_run_status !== 'Running' &&
-    report.scan_run_status !== 'Requested' &&
-    report.scan_run_status !== 'Stop Requested' &&
-    report.scan_run_status !== 'Resume Requested';
+  const active = report.scan_run_status !== TASK_STATUS.running &&
+    report.scan_run_status !== TASK_STATUS.requested &&
+    report.scan_run_status !== TASK_STATUS.stoprequested &&
+    report.scan_run_status !== TASK_STATUS.resumerequested;
 
   const title = active ? _('Delete Report') : _('Scan is active');
 
@@ -109,7 +112,9 @@ const Row = ({entity, links = true, actions, ...other}) => {
 
   if (is_defined(task)) {
     if (task.isContainer()) {
-      status = status === 'Running' ? 'Uploading' : 'Container';
+      status = status === TASK_STATUS.running ?
+        TASK_STATUS.uploading :
+        TASK_STATUS.container;
     }
     progress = task.progress;
   }
diff --git a/ng/src/web/pages/tasks/dashboard/statusdisplay.js b/ng/src/web/pages/tasks/dashboard/statusdisplay.js
index 057517d116..a92c03497b 100644
--- a/ng/src/web/pages/tasks/dashboard/statusdisplay.js
+++ b/ng/src/web/pages/tasks/dashboard/statusdisplay.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import {interpolateHcl} from 'd3-interpolate';
 import _ from 'gmp/locale';
 
 import Filter, {TASKS_FILTER_FILTER} from 'gmp/models/filter';
+import {TASK_STATUS} from 'gmp/models/task';
 
 import {is_defined} from 'gmp/utils/identity';
 
@@ -58,15 +59,15 @@ const orange = interpolateHcl('#ff7f0e', '#ffbb78');
 
 const taskStatusColorScale = scaleOrdinal()
   .domain([
-    'Delete Requested',
-    'Ultimate Delete Requested',
-    'Interrupted',
-    'New',
-    'Requested',
-    'Running',
-    'Stop Requested',
-    'Stopped',
-    'Done',
+    TASK_STATUS.deleterequested,
+    TASK_STATUS.ultimatedeleterequested,
+    TASK_STATUS.interrupted,
+    TASK_STATUS.new,
+    TASK_STATUS.requested,
+    TASK_STATUS.running,
+    TASK_STATUS.stoprequested,
+    TASK_STATUS.stopped,
+    TASK_STATUS.done,
     'N/A',
   ])
   .range([
diff --git a/ng/src/web/pages/tasks/status.js b/ng/src/web/pages/tasks/status.js
index 2f51fb6c58..fd575077d7 100644
--- a/ng/src/web/pages/tasks/status.js
+++ b/ng/src/web/pages/tasks/status.js
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
  *
  * Authors:
  * Björn Ricks <bjoern.ricks@greenbone.net>
+ * Steffen Waterkamp <steffen.waterkamp@greenbone.net>
  *
  * Copyright:
- * Copyright (C) 2017 Greenbone Networks GmbH
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 - 2018 Greenbone Networks GmbH
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
@@ -23,6 +24,8 @@
 
 import React from 'react';
 
+import {TASK_STATUS} from 'gmp/models/task';
+
 import {is_defined} from 'gmp/utils';
 
 import PropTypes from '../../utils/proptypes.js';
@@ -51,7 +54,7 @@ const TaskStatus = ({task, links = true}) => {
       textOnly={!links}
     >
       <StatusBar
-        status={task.isContainer() ? 'Container' : task.status}
+        status={task.isContainer() ? TASK_STATUS.container : task.status}
         progress={task.progress}/>
     </DetailsLink>
   );