diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/src/components/content-action.ts b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/src/components/content-action.ts
index 4b2b8c02ef..95dcf049f2 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/src/components/content-action.ts
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/src/components/content-action.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import {Component, OnInit, Input, Output, EventEmitter} from 'angular2/core';
+import {Component, OnInit, OnChanges, Input, Output, EventEmitter} from 'angular2/core';
 import {ContentActionModel} from './../models/content-action.model';
 import {ContentActionList} from './content-action-list';
 import {DocumentActionsService} from '../services/document-actions.service';
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import {ContentActionHandler} from '../models/content-action.model';
     selector: 'content-action',
     template: ''
 })
-export class ContentAction implements OnInit {
+export class ContentAction implements OnInit, OnChanges {
 
     @Input()
     title: string = 'Action';
@@ -46,30 +46,39 @@ export class ContentAction implements OnInit {
     @Output()
     execute = new EventEmitter();
 
+    model: ContentActionModel;
+
     constructor(
         private list: ContentActionList,
         private documentActions: DocumentActionsService,
         private folderActions: FolderActionsService) {
+        this.model = new ContentActionModel();
     }
 
     ngOnInit() {
-        let model = new ContentActionModel();
-        model.type = this.type;
-        model.title = this.title;
-        model.icon = this.icon;
-        model.target = this.target;
+        this.model = new ContentActionModel({
+            type: this.type,
+            title: this.title,
+            icon: this.icon,
+            target: this.target
+        });
 
         if (this.handler) {
-            model.handler = this.getSystemHandler(this.target, this.handler);
+            this.model.handler = this.getSystemHandler(this.target, this.handler);
         } else if (this.execute) {
-            model.handler = (document: any): void => {
+            this.model.handler = (document: any): void => {
                 this.execute.emit({
                     value: document
                 });
             };
         }
 
-        this.list.registerAction(model);
+        this.list.registerAction(this.model);
+    }
+
+    ngOnChanges() {
+        // update localizable properties
+        this.model.title = this.title;
     }
 
     private getSystemHandler(target: string, name: string): ContentActionHandler {
diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/src/components/content-column-list.ts b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/src/components/content-column-list.ts
index f7e511dd86..42c745caf3 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/src/components/content-column-list.ts
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/src/components/content-column-list.ts
@@ -38,18 +38,4 @@ export class ContentColumnList {
             this.documentList.columns.push(column);
         }
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Update the title with the new value
-     * @param column Column definition model.
-     */
-    updateColumn(column: ContentColumnModel): void {
-        if (this.documentList && column) {
-            this.documentList.columns.forEach((tmpColumn) => {
-                if (tmpColumn.source === column.source) {
-                    tmpColumn.title = column.title;
-                }
-            });
-        }
-    }
 }
diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/src/components/content-column.ts b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/src/components/content-column.ts
index 84824b33d0..061b83feb1 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/src/components/content-column.ts
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/src/components/content-column.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { Component, OnInit, Input } from 'angular2/core';
+import { Component, OnInit, Input, OnChanges } from 'angular2/core';
 import { ContentColumnList } from './content-column-list';
 import { ContentColumnModel } from './../models/content-column.model';
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import { ContentColumnModel } from './../models/content-column.model';
     selector: 'content-column',
     template: ''
 })
-export class ContentColumn implements OnInit {
+export class ContentColumn implements OnInit, OnChanges {
 
     @Input()
     title: string = '';
@@ -40,31 +40,32 @@ export class ContentColumn implements OnInit {
     @Input('class')
     cssClass: string;
 
+    model: ContentColumnModel;
+
     constructor(private list: ContentColumnList) {
+        this.model = new ContentColumnModel();
     }
 
     ngOnInit() {
-        let model = new ContentColumnModel();
-        model.title = this.title;
-        model.srTitle = this.srTitle;
-        model.source = this.source;
-        model.cssClass = this.cssClass;
+        this.model = new ContentColumnModel({
+            title: this.title,
+            srTitle: this.srTitle,
+            source: this.source,
+            cssClass: this.cssClass
+        });
 
-        if (!model.srTitle && model.source === '$thumbnail') {
-            model.srTitle = 'Thumbnail';
+        if (!this.model.srTitle && this.model.source === '$thumbnail') {
+            this.model.srTitle = 'Thumbnail';
         }
 
         if (this.list) {
-            this.list.registerColumn(model);
+            this.list.registerColumn(this.model);
         }
     }
 
     ngOnChanges(change) {
-        let model = new ContentColumnModel();
-        model.title = this.title;
-        model.source = this.source;
-        if (this.list) {
-            this.list.updateColumn(model);
-        }
+        // update localizable properties
+        this.model.title = this.title;
+        this.model.srTitle = this.srTitle;
     }
 }
diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/src/models/content-action.model.ts b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/src/models/content-action.model.ts
index 23797e6202..bfd303d523 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/src/models/content-action.model.ts
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/src/models/content-action.model.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,16 @@ export class ContentActionModel {
     handler: ContentActionHandler;
     type: string;
     target: string;
+
+    constructor(obj?: any) {
+        if (obj) {
+            this.icon = obj.icon;
+            this.title = obj.title;
+            this.handler = obj.handler;
+            this.type = obj.type;
+            this.target = obj.target;
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 export interface ContentActionHandler {
diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/src/models/content-column.model.ts b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/src/models/content-column.model.ts
index 8ea94acc53..24ff9fcf0b 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/src/models/content-column.model.ts
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/src/models/content-column.model.ts
@@ -20,4 +20,13 @@ export class ContentColumnModel {
     srTitle: string;
     source: string;
     cssClass: string;
+
+    constructor(obj?: any) {
+        if (obj) {
+            this.title = obj.title;
+            this.srTitle = obj.srTitle;
+            this.source = obj.source;
+            this.cssClass = obj.cssClass;
+        }
+    }
 }