diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 97448750c..6b1acf8ed 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@ coverage
 dist
 .DS_Store
 .vscode
+.idea
 .eslintcache
diff --git a/components/lib/multiselect/MultiSelect.vue b/components/lib/multiselect/MultiSelect.vue
index fc017af66..949ac8767 100755
--- a/components/lib/multiselect/MultiSelect.vue
+++ b/components/lib/multiselect/MultiSelect.vue
@@ -770,12 +770,11 @@ export default {
         },
         getSelectedItemsLabel() {
             let pattern = /{(.*?)}/;
-
-            if (pattern.test(this.selectedItemsLabel)) {
-                return this.selectedItemsLabel.replace(this.selectedItemsLabel.match(pattern)[0], this.modelValue.length + '');
+            const selectedItemsLabel = this.$primevue.config.locale.selectionMessage || this.selectedItemsLabel
+            if (pattern.test(selectedItemsLabel)) {
+                return selectedItemsLabel.replace(selectedItemsLabel.match(pattern)[0], this.modelValue.length + '');
             }
-
-            return this.selectedItemsLabel;
+            return selectedItemsLabel;
         },
         onToggleAll(event) {
             if (this.selectAll !== null) {