diff --git a/wp-includes/js/media-views.js b/wp-includes/js/media-views.js
index f167b5b647..963f22088b 100644
--- a/wp-includes/js/media-views.js
+++ b/wp-includes/js/media-views.js
@@ -3731,7 +3731,7 @@
 			this.$el.toggleClass( 'one', 1 === collection.length );
 			this.$el.toggleClass( 'editing', editing );
 
-			this.$('.count').text( collection.length + ' ' + l10n.selected );
+			this.$('.count').text( l10n.selected.replace('%d', collection.length) );
 		},
 
 		edit: function( event ) {
diff --git a/wp-includes/media.php b/wp-includes/media.php
index 8b6bbcf07c..5f6120c7c2 100644
--- a/wp-includes/media.php
+++ b/wp-includes/media.php
@@ -1461,7 +1461,11 @@ function wp_enqueue_media( $args = array() ) {
 		'search'      => __( 'Search' ),
 		'select'      => __( 'Select' ),
 		'cancel'      => __( 'Cancel' ),
-		'selected'    => __( 'selected' ),
+		/* translators: This is a would-be plural string used in the media manager.
+		   If there is not a word you can use in your language to avoid issues with the
+		   lack of plural support here, turn it into "selected: %d" then translate it.
+		 */
+		'selected'    => __( '%d selected' ),
 		'dragInfo'    => __( 'Drag and drop to reorder images.' ),
 
 		// Upload