diff --git a/.github/workflows/extract-translation-source-files.yml b/.github/workflows/extract-translation-source-files.yml
index 1b55b3dba23..2b349152cb1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/extract-translation-source-files.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/extract-translation-source-files.yml
@@ -149,6 +149,20 @@ jobs:
           # extract_translations into EN_DIR and adds them
           DJANGO_PATH=$(find $EN_DIR -name 'django.po')
           DJANGOJS_PATH=$(find $EN_DIR -name 'djangojs.po')
+          ############## Special support for XBlocks
+          # if both files are not found, then it can be an XBlock (thus, text.po and textjs.po files)
+          if [ -z "$DJANGO_PATH" ] && [ -z "$DJANGOJS_PATH" ]; then
+            DJANGO_PATH=$(find $EN_DIR -name 'text.po')
+            DJANGOJS_PATH=$(find $EN_DIR -name 'textjs.po')
+            # Rename the files to django.po and djangojs.po, if exists
+            if [ ! -z "$DJANGO_PATH" ]; then
+              mv $DJANGO_PATH $(dirname $DJANGO_PATH)/django.po
+            fi
+            if [ ! -z "$DJANGOJS_PATH" ]; then
+              mv $DJANGOJS_PATH $(dirname $DJANGOJS_PATH)/djangojs.po
+            fi
+          fi
+          ############## End of - Special support for XBlocks
           # use (-f) to force add the files even if they are ignored in the source repo
           git add $DJANGO_PATH $DJANGOJS_PATH -f -v
           # Check the git statuses of the translation source files