diff --git a/.asf.yaml b/.asf.yaml
index b9d8d8093a6a..b5bacfca1fed 100644
--- a/.asf.yaml
+++ b/.asf.yaml
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ github:
         # combination here.
         contexts:
           - lint-check
+          - babel-extract
           - dependency-review
           - enforce-single-migration-head
           - frontend-build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/superset-translations.yml b/.github/workflows/superset-translations.yml
index c135ad2396de..a613bc2cd161 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/superset-translations.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/superset-translations.yml
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           npm run build-translation
 
+  # This job id is a required status check in .asf.yaml; renaming it breaks
+  # branch protection for every PR until .asf.yaml is updated to match.
   babel-extract:
     runs-on: ubuntu-26.04
     permissions: