diff --git a/src/apps/terminal/AppearPrefView.cpp b/src/apps/terminal/AppearPrefView.cpp
index 78b0cfcad0..3c3d23bc78 100644
--- a/src/apps/terminal/AppearPrefView.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/terminal/AppearPrefView.cpp
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ AppearancePrefView::AppearancePrefView(const char* name,
 	const char* kColorTable[] = {
 		B_TRANSLATE("Text"),
 		B_TRANSLATE("Background"),
-		B_TRANSLATE("Cursor text"),
-		B_TRANSLATE("Cursor background"),
+		B_TRANSLATE("Cursor"),
+		B_TRANSLATE("Text under cursor"),
 		B_TRANSLATE("Selected text"),
 		B_TRANSLATE("Selected background"),
 		NULL
diff --git a/src/apps/terminal/TermConst.h b/src/apps/terminal/TermConst.h
index 05174b11c5..c40872de54 100644
--- a/src/apps/terminal/TermConst.h
+++ b/src/apps/terminal/TermConst.h
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ static const char* const PREF_HALF_FONT_SIZE = "Half Font Size";
 
 static const char* const PREF_TEXT_FORE_COLOR = "Text";
 static const char* const PREF_TEXT_BACK_COLOR = "Background";
-static const char* const PREF_CURSOR_FORE_COLOR = "Cursor text";
-static const char* const PREF_CURSOR_BACK_COLOR = "Cursor background";
+static const char* const PREF_CURSOR_FORE_COLOR = "Text under cursor";
+static const char* const PREF_CURSOR_BACK_COLOR = "Cursor";
 static const char* const PREF_SELECT_FORE_COLOR = "Selected text";
 static const char* const PREF_SELECT_BACK_COLOR = "Selected background";