diff --git a/src/preferences/mouse/MouseSettings.cpp b/src/preferences/mouse/MouseSettings.cpp
index 25429dcf02..ab34423dc4 100644
--- a/src/preferences/mouse/MouseSettings.cpp
+++ b/src/preferences/mouse/MouseSettings.cpp
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ MouseSettings::Dump()
 	char *mode = "unknown";
 	switch (fMode) {
 		case B_NORMAL_MOUSE:
-			mode = "click to activate";
+			mode = "click to focus and raise";
 			break;
 		case B_CLICK_TO_FOCUS_MOUSE:
 			mode = "click to focus";
diff --git a/src/preferences/mouse/SettingsView.cpp b/src/preferences/mouse/SettingsView.cpp
index 58aa64c997..cd9f82374c 100644
--- a/src/preferences/mouse/SettingsView.cpp
+++ b/src/preferences/mouse/SettingsView.cpp
@@ -119,9 +119,9 @@ SettingsView::SettingsView(MouseSettings &settings)
 	fDoubleClick->SetAlignment(B_ALIGN_LEFT, B_ALIGN_CENTER);
 
 	// Add the "Mouse focus mode" pop up menu
-	fFocusMenu = new BPopUpMenu(B_TRANSLATE("Click to activate"));
+	fFocusMenu = new BPopUpMenu(B_TRANSLATE("Click to focus and raise"));
 
-	const char *focusLabels[] = {B_TRANSLATE_MARK("Click to activate"),
+	const char *focusLabels[] = {B_TRANSLATE_MARK("Click to focus and raise"),
 		B_TRANSLATE_MARK("Click to focus"),
 		B_TRANSLATE_MARK("Focus follows mouse")};
 	const mode_mouse focusModes[] = {B_NORMAL_MOUSE, B_CLICK_TO_FOCUS_MOUSE,