diff --git a/invenio_cli/commands/translations.py b/invenio_cli/commands/translations.py
index 247ca396..604b5527 100644
--- a/invenio_cli/commands/translations.py
+++ b/invenio_cli/commands/translations.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 
 """Invenio module to ease the creation and management of applications."""
 
+from pathlib import Path
+
 from ..commands import Commands
 from ..helpers.cli_config import CLIConfig
 from ..helpers.filesystem import force_symlink
@@ -49,9 +51,29 @@ def extract(
                 cmd=cmd,
                 env={"PIPENV_VERBOSITY": "-1"},
                 message=f"Extracting i18n messages from {input_dirs}...",
-            )
+            ),
+            FunctionStep(
+                func=self._normalize_paths,
+                args={
+                    "output_file": output_file,
+                    "project_path": self.project_path,
+                },
+                message="Normalizing paths in extracted messages...",
+            ),
         ]
 
+    def _normalize_paths(self, output_file: str, project_path: Path):
+        """Normalize absolute paths to relative paths in the extracted .pot file."""
+        output_path = Path(output_file)
+        if not output_path.exists():
+            return
+
+        content = output_path.read_text()
+        # Replace absolute paths with relative paths
+        if project_path and str(project_path) in content:
+            normalized_content = content.replace(str(project_path) + "/", "")
+            output_path.write_text(normalized_content)
+
     def init(self, output_dir, input_file, locale):
         """Initialize a new language catalog."""
         pkg_man = self.cli_config.python_package_manager
diff --git a/tests/commands/test_translations.py b/tests/commands/test_translations.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8a1a7687
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/commands/test_translations.py
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2026 CERN.
+# Copyright (C) 2026 CESNET.
+#
+# Invenio-Cli is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+# under the terms of the MIT License; see LICENSE file for more details.
+
+"""Tests for translations commands."""
+
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+
+from invenio_cli.commands.translations import TranslationsCommands
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def temp_pot_file(tmp_path):
+    """Create a temporary .pot file with absolute paths."""
+    pot_file = tmp_path / "messages.pot"
+    pot_file.write_text(
+        "# Translations template\n"
+        "#, fuzzy\n"
+        'msgid ""\n'
+        'msgstr ""\n'
+        f"#: {tmp_path}/test.py:1\n"
+        'msgid "test message"\n'
+        'msgstr ""\n'
+    )
+    return pot_file
+
+
+def test_normalize_paths(temp_pot_file, tmp_path):
+    """Test that absolute paths are normalized to relative paths."""
+    commands = TranslationsCommands(cli_config=None, project_path=tmp_path)
+
+    commands._normalize_paths(str(temp_pot_file), tmp_path)
+    content = temp_pot_file.read_text()
+
+    assert str(tmp_path) not in content
+    assert "test.py:1" in content
+    assert "#: test.py:1" in content
+
+
+def test_normalize_paths_no_project_path(temp_pot_file, tmp_path):
+    """Test that normalization works when project_path is None."""
+    commands = TranslationsCommands(cli_config=None, project_path=None)
+    original_content = temp_pot_file.read_text()
+    commands._normalize_paths(str(temp_pot_file), None)
+
+    normalized_content = temp_pot_file.read_text()
+    assert original_content == normalized_content
+
+
+def test_normalize_paths_file_not_exists(tmp_path):
+    """Test that normalization handles non-existent files gracefully."""
+    commands = TranslationsCommands(cli_config=None, project_path=tmp_path)
+
+    # Run the normalization on a non-existent file - should not crash
+    commands._normalize_paths(str(tmp_path / "nonexistent.pot"), tmp_path)