diff --git a/demos/functional/index.html b/demos/functional/index.html
index 9bb3d6ea2..36b8b51da 100644
--- a/demos/functional/index.html
+++ b/demos/functional/index.html
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 			<script type="text/javascript" src="../../ui/i18n/ui.datepicker-ru.js"></script>
 			<script type="text/javascript" src="../../ui/i18n/ui.datepicker-sk.js"></script>
 			<script type="text/javascript" src="../../ui/i18n/ui.datepicker-sl.js"></script>
+			<script type="text/javascript" src="../../ui/i18n/ui.datepicker-sq.js"></script>
 			<script type="text/javascript" src="../../ui/i18n/ui.datepicker-sv.js"></script>
 			<script type="text/javascript" src="../../ui/i18n/ui.datepicker-th.js"></script>
 			<script type="text/javascript" src="../../ui/i18n/ui.datepicker-tr.js"></script>
diff --git a/demos/functional/templates/ui.datepicker.html b/demos/functional/templates/ui.datepicker.html
index b2387a8e1..6fec7038d 100644
--- a/demos/functional/templates/ui.datepicker.html
+++ b/demos/functional/templates/ui.datepicker.html
@@ -362,6 +362,7 @@ function customRange(input) {
 					{	desc: 'Espa&ntilde;ol (Spanish)',	source: '$("#i18n").datepicker($.extend({}, $.datepicker.regional["es"], {showStatus: true, showOn: "both", buttonImage: "templates/images/calendar.gif", buttonImageOnly: true}));$("#contrib").html("Vester");' },
 					{	desc: 'Esperanto',	source: '$("#i18n").datepicker($.extend({}, $.datepicker.regional["eo"], {showStatus: true, showOn: "both", buttonImage: "templates/images/calendar.gif", buttonImageOnly: true}));$("#contrib").html("Olivier M.");' },
 					{	desc: 'Fran&ccedil;ais (French)',	source: '$("#i18n").datepicker($.extend({}, $.datepicker.regional["fr"], {showStatus: true, showOn: "both", buttonImage: "templates/images/calendar.gif", buttonImageOnly: true}));$("#contrib").html("St&eacute;phane Nahmani");' },
+					{	desc: 'Gjuha shqipe (Albanian)',	source: '$("#i18n").datepicker($.extend({}, $.datepicker.regional["sq"], {showStatus: true, showOn: "both", buttonImage: "templates/images/calendar.gif", buttonImageOnly: true}));$("#contrib").html("Flakron Bytyqi");' },
 					{	desc: '&#54620;&#44397;&#50612; (Korean)',	source: '$("#i18n").datepicker($.extend({}, $.datepicker.regional["ko"], {showStatus: true, showOn: "both", buttonImage: "templates/images/calendar.gif", buttonImageOnly: true}));$("#contrib").html("DaeKwon Kang");' },
 					{	desc: 'Hrvatski jezik (Croatian)',	source: '$("#i18n").datepicker($.extend({}, $.datepicker.regional["hr"], {showStatus: true, showOn: "both", buttonImage: "templates/images/calendar.gif", buttonImageOnly: true}));$("#contrib").html("Vjekoslav Nesek");' },
 					{	desc: '&#1344;&#1377;&#1397;&#1381;&#1408;&#1381;&#1398; (Armenian)',	source: '$("#i18n").datepicker($.extend({}, $.datepicker.regional["hy"], {showStatus: true, showOn: "both", buttonImage: "templates/images/calendar.gif", buttonImageOnly: true}));$("#contrib").html("Levon Zakaryan");' },
diff --git a/ui/i18n/ui.datepicker-sq.js b/ui/i18n/ui.datepicker-sq.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5d1893800
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/i18n/ui.datepicker-sq.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/* Albanian initialisation for the jQuery UI date picker plugin. */
+/* Written by Flakron Bytyqi (flakron@gmail.com). */
+jQuery(function($){
+	$.datepicker.regional['sq'] = {
+		clearText: 'fshije', clearStatus: 'fshije datën aktuale',
+		closeText: 'mbylle', closeStatus: 'mbylle pa ndryshime',
+		prevText: '&#x3c;mbrapa', prevStatus: 'trego muajin e fundit',
+		prevBigText: '&#x3c;&#x3c;', prevBigStatus: '',
+		nextText: 'Përpara&#x3e;', nextStatus: 'trego muajin tjetër',
+		nextBigText: '&#x3e;&#x3e;', nextBigStatus: '',
+		currentText: 'sot', currentStatus: '',
+		monthNames: ['Janar','Shkurt','Mars','Pril','Maj','Qershor',
+		'Korrik','Gusht','Shtator','Tetor','Nëntor','Dhjetor'],
+		monthNamesShort: ['Jan','Shk','Mar','Pri','Maj','Qer',
+		'Kor','Gus','Sht','Tet','Nën','Dhj'],
+		monthStatus: 'trego muajin tjetër', yearStatus: 'trego tjetër vit',
+		weekHeader: 'Ja', weekStatus: 'Java e muajit',
+		dayNames: ['E Diel','E Hënë','E Martë','E Mërkurë','E Enjte','E Premte','E Shtune'],
+		dayNamesShort: ['Di','Hë','Ma','Më','En','Pr','Sh'],
+		dayNamesMin: ['Di','Hë','Ma','Më','En','Pr','Sh'],
+		dayStatus: 'Vendose DD si ditë të parë të javës', dateStatus: '\'Zgjedh\' D, M d',
+		dateFormat: 'dd.mm.yy', firstDay: 1,
+		initStatus: 'Zgjedhe një datë', isRTL: false};
+	$.datepicker.setDefaults($.datepicker.regional['sq']);
+});