diff --git a/docs/translating.md b/docs/translating.md
index 2a6bdf4205..c7679a9e1f 100644
--- a/docs/translating.md
+++ b/docs/translating.md
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ translating, you should check out the
 4. Translators translate the strings in Transifex.
 
 5. The translations are downloaded back into the codebase by a
-   maintainer, using `tx pull -a -f --mode=developer` (since we don't
-   use the Transifex review flow).
+   maintainer, using `tools/sync-translations` (which invokes `tx
+   pull`, internally).
 
 ## Translators' workflow
 
diff --git a/tools/sync-translations b/tools/sync-translations
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..2b4616bb8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/sync-translations
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e
+set -x
+
+./manage.py makemessages
+tx pull -a -f --mode=onlytranslated --minimum-perc=5
+./manage.py compilemessages