diff --git a/app/models/account/provider_import_adapter.rb b/app/models/account/provider_import_adapter.rb
index 28bf61cf9..8232e2a1e 100644
--- a/app/models/account/provider_import_adapter.rb
+++ b/app/models/account/provider_import_adapter.rb
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ class Account::ProviderImportAdapter
         auto_kind = "funds_movement"
       elsif detected_label == "Contribution"
         auto_kind = "investment_contribution"
-        auto_category = account.family.categories.find_by(name: Category::DEFAULT_INVESTMENT_CONTRIBUTIONS_NAME)
+        auto_category = account.family.categories.find_by(name: Category.investment_contributions_name)
       end
 
       # Set investment activity label, kind, and category if detected
diff --git a/app/models/category.rb b/app/models/category.rb
index 3dfb8a809..9a83488fc 100644
--- a/app/models/category.rb
+++ b/app/models/category.rb
@@ -35,13 +35,10 @@ class Category < ApplicationRecord
   PAYMENT_COLOR = "#db5a54"
   TRADE_COLOR = "#e99537"
 
-  # Synthetic category name keys for i18n
+  # Category name keys for i18n
   UNCATEGORIZED_NAME_KEY = "models.category.uncategorized"
   OTHER_INVESTMENTS_NAME_KEY = "models.category.other_investments"
-
-  # Default category name for investment contributions (bootstrapped category)
-  # This is the canonical English name used when seeding categories via bootstrap!
-  DEFAULT_INVESTMENT_CONTRIBUTIONS_NAME = "Investment Contributions"
+  INVESTMENT_CONTRIBUTIONS_NAME_KEY = "models.category.investment_contributions"
 
   class Group
     attr_reader :category, :subcategories
@@ -117,6 +114,11 @@ class Category < ApplicationRecord
       I18n.t(OTHER_INVESTMENTS_NAME_KEY)
     end
 
+    # Helper to get the localized name for investment contributions
+    def investment_contributions_name
+      I18n.t(INVESTMENT_CONTRIBUTIONS_NAME_KEY)
+    end
+
     private
       def default_categories
         [
@@ -141,7 +143,7 @@ class Category < ApplicationRecord
           [ "Services", "#7c3aed", "briefcase", "expense" ],
           [ "Fees", "#6b7280", "receipt", "expense" ],
           [ "Savings & Investments", "#059669", "piggy-bank", "expense" ],
-          [ "Investment Contributions", "#0d9488", "trending-up", "expense" ]
+          [ investment_contributions_name, "#0d9488", "trending-up", "expense" ]
         ]
       end
   end
diff --git a/app/models/transfer/creator.rb b/app/models/transfer/creator.rb
index 70b143b24..0ac93d8f3 100644
--- a/app/models/transfer/creator.rb
+++ b/app/models/transfer/creator.rb
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class Transfer::Creator
     end
 
     def investment_contributions_category
-      source_account.family.categories.find_by(name: Category::DEFAULT_INVESTMENT_CONTRIBUTIONS_NAME)
+      source_account.family.categories.find_by(name: Category.investment_contributions_name)
     end
 
     def inflow_transaction
diff --git a/config/locales/models/category/ca.yml b/config/locales/models/category/ca.yml
index 6d1980a6c..310293577 100644
--- a/config/locales/models/category/ca.yml
+++ b/config/locales/models/category/ca.yml
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ ca:
     category:
       other_investments: Altres inversions
       uncategorized: Sense categoria
+      investment_contributions: Contribucions d'inversió
diff --git a/config/locales/models/category/en.yml b/config/locales/models/category/en.yml
index dc86eba56..749f80860 100644
--- a/config/locales/models/category/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/models/category/en.yml
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ en:
     category:
       uncategorized: Uncategorized
       other_investments: Other Investments
+      investment_contributions: Investment Contributions
diff --git a/config/locales/models/category/fr.yml b/config/locales/models/category/fr.yml
index 2c9a907a2..eef81bda0 100644
--- a/config/locales/models/category/fr.yml
+++ b/config/locales/models/category/fr.yml
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ fr:
     category:
       uncategorized: Non catégorisé
       other_investments: Autres investissements
+      investment_contributions: Contributions aux investissements
diff --git a/config/locales/models/category/nl.yml b/config/locales/models/category/nl.yml
index 9428ab9cf..63edada65 100644
--- a/config/locales/models/category/nl.yml
+++ b/config/locales/models/category/nl.yml
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ nl:
     category:
       uncategorized: Ongecategoriseerd
       other_investments: Overige beleggingen
+      investment_contributions: Investeringsbijdragen
diff --git a/test/test_helper.rb b/test/test_helper.rb
index b44fcdeb3..867f19833 100644
--- a/test/test_helper.rb
+++ b/test/test_helper.rb
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ module ActiveSupport
     # Ensures the Investment Contributions category exists for a family
     # Used in transfer tests where this bootstrapped category is required
     def ensure_investment_contributions_category(family)
-      family.categories.find_or_create_by!(name: Category::DEFAULT_INVESTMENT_CONTRIBUTIONS_NAME) do |c|
+      family.categories.find_or_create_by!(name: Category.investment_contributions_name) do |c|
         c.color = "#0d9488"
         c.lucide_icon = "trending-up"
         c.classification = "expense"