diff --git a/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsGeneral.cpp b/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsGeneral.cpp
index d5467224aa..d1e1cfd232 100644
--- a/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsGeneral.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsGeneral.cpp
@@ -546,8 +546,8 @@ void DlgSettingsGeneral::saveDockWindowVisibility()
 void DlgSettingsGeneral::loadDockWindowVisibility()
 {
     ui->treeMode->clear();
-    ui->treeMode->addItem(tr("Combo View"));
-    ui->treeMode->addItem(tr("TreeView and PropertyView"));
+    ui->treeMode->addItem(tr("Combined"));
+    ui->treeMode->addItem(tr("Independent"));
 
     auto hGrp = App::GetApplication().GetParameterGroupByPath("User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/DockWindows");
     bool propertyView = hGrp->GetGroup("PropertyView")->GetBool("Enabled", false);
diff --git a/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsGeneral.ui b/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsGeneral.ui
index cfcc34ebd3..182340488d 100644
--- a/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsGeneral.ui
+++ b/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsGeneral.ui
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ this according to your screen size or personal taste</string>
        <item row="2" column="0">
         <widget class="QLabel" name="treeModeLabel">
          <property name="text">
-          <string>Tree view mode:</string>
+          <string>Tree view and Property view mode:</string>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
@@ -262,8 +262,8 @@ this according to your screen size or personal taste</string>
          <property name="toolTip">
           <string>Customize how tree view is shown in the panel (restart required).
 
-'ComboView': combine tree view and property view into one panel.
-'TreeView and PropertyView': split tree view and property view into separate panel.</string>
+'Combined': combine Tree view and Property view into one panel.
+'Independent': split Tree view and Property view into separate panels.</string>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>