diff --git a/resources/lang/de/flowforge.php b/resources/lang/de/flowforge.php
index 6032e5b9c..edbc6694f 100644
--- a/resources/lang/de/flowforge.php
+++ b/resources/lang/de/flowforge.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 return [
     'loading_more_cards' => 'Lade mehr Karten...',
-    'no_cards_in_column' => 'Keine :cardLabel in dieser Spalte',
+    'no_cards_in_column' => 'Keine :CardLabel in dieser Spalte',
     'cards_count' => '{0} :cards|{1} :card|[2,*] :cards',
     'card_label' => 'Datensatz',
     'plural_card_label' => 'Datensätze',
diff --git a/tests/Unit/TranslationTest.php b/tests/Unit/TranslationTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..643208684
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Unit/TranslationTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Blade;
+
+test('the German empty column hint keeps the card label capitalised', function () {
+    app()->setLocale('de');
+
+    $html = Blade::render('<x-flowforge::empty-column :pluralCardLabel="$label" />', [
+        'label' => __('flowforge::flowforge.plural_card_label'),
+    ]);
+
+    expect($html)->toContain('Keine Datensätze in dieser Spalte');
+});