diff --git a/src/scripts/VerifyAllTranslations.fsx b/src/scripts/VerifyAllTranslations.fsx
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+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.  All Rights Reserved.  See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+// verifies that all translations in all .xlf files have `state="translated"`.
+
+#r "System.Xml.Linq"
+
+open System
+open System.IO
+open System.Xml.Linq
+
+// usage: fsi VerifyAllTranslations.fsx -- baseDirectory
+let baseDirectory =
+    Environment.GetCommandLineArgs()
+    |> Seq.skipWhile ((<>) "--")
+    |> Seq.skip 1
+    |> Seq.head
+
+let hasUntranslatedStrings (xlfFile:string) =
+    let doc = XDocument.Load(xlfFile)
+    let untranslatedStates =
+        doc.Root.Descendants()
+        |> Seq.filter (fun (elem:XElement) -> elem.Name.LocalName = "target")
+        |> Seq.map (fun (elem:XElement) -> elem.Attribute(XName.op_Implicit("state")))
+        |> Seq.filter (isNull >> not)
+        |> Seq.map (fun (attr:XAttribute) -> attr.Value)
+        |> Seq.filter ((<>) "translated")
+    Seq.length untranslatedStates > 0
+
+let filesWithMissingTranslations =
+    Directory.EnumerateFiles(baseDirectory, "*.xlf", SearchOption.AllDirectories)
+    |> Seq.filter (fun (file:string) -> file.EndsWith(".en.xlf") |> not) // the english baseline files are never translated
+    |> Seq.filter hasUntranslatedStrings
+    |> Seq.toList
+
+match filesWithMissingTranslations with
+| [] -> printfn "All .xlf files have translations assigned."
+| _ ->
+    printfn "The following .xlf files have untranslated strings (state != 'translated'):\n\t%s" (String.Join("\n\t", filesWithMissingTranslations))
+    Environment.Exit(1)
diff --git a/verify-translations.cmd b/verify-translations.cmd
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+@echo off
+
+%~dp0release\net40\bin\fsi.exe %~dp0src\scripts\VerifyAllTranslations.fsx -- %~dp0