diff --git a/src/Forms/GridField/GridFieldAddByDBField.php b/src/Forms/GridField/GridFieldAddByDBField.php
index 6c4e73b..43a0c43 100644
--- a/src/Forms/GridField/GridFieldAddByDBField.php
+++ b/src/Forms/GridField/GridFieldAddByDBField.php
@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@ class GridFieldAddByDBField implements GridField_ActionProvider, GridField_HTMLP
      */
     protected $dataObjectField = 'Title';
 
+    /**
+     * Name for the buttons displayed in the CMS
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $buttonName;
+
     /**
      * Creates a text field and add button which allows the user to directly create a new
      * DataObject by just entering the title.
@@ -142,6 +149,19 @@ class GridFieldAddByDBField implements GridField_ActionProvider, GridField_HTMLP
         return $this->dataObjectField;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Set the button name
+     *
+     * @param $name string
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function setButtonName($name)
+    {
+        $this->buttonName = $name;
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Set the database field.
      *
@@ -188,6 +208,12 @@ class GridFieldAddByDBField implements GridField_ActionProvider, GridField_HTMLP
             ->setAttribute('placeholder', $obj->fieldLabel($dbField))
             ->addExtraClass('no-change-track');
 
+        if (!$this->buttonName) {
+            // provide a default button name, can be changed by calling {@link setButtonName()} on this component
+            $objectName = $obj->i18n_singular_name();
+            $this->buttonName = _t(__CLASS__ . '.ButtonName', '{name}', ['name' => $objectName]);
+        }
+
         $addAction = GridField_FormAction::create(
             $gridField,
             'add',
@@ -195,7 +221,7 @@ class GridFieldAddByDBField implements GridField_ActionProvider, GridField_HTMLP
                 __CLASS__ . '.Add',
                 'Add {name}',
                 'Add button text',
-                ['name' => $obj->i18n_singular_name()]
+                ['name' => $this->buttonName]
             ),
             'add',
             'add'