diff --git a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_sequencer.c b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_sequencer.c
index 18985d41551..2c5f93e28ed 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_sequencer.c
+++ b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_sequencer.c
@@ -2699,16 +2699,17 @@ static void rna_def_gaussian_blur(StructRNA *srna)
 
 static void rna_def_text(StructRNA *srna)
 {
+  /* Avoid text icons because they imply this aligns within a frame, see: T71082 */
   static const EnumPropertyItem text_align_x_items[] = {
-      {SEQ_TEXT_ALIGN_X_LEFT, "LEFT", ICON_ALIGN_LEFT, "Left", ""},
-      {SEQ_TEXT_ALIGN_X_CENTER, "CENTER", ICON_ALIGN_CENTER, "Center", ""},
-      {SEQ_TEXT_ALIGN_X_RIGHT, "RIGHT", ICON_ALIGN_RIGHT, "Right", ""},
+      {SEQ_TEXT_ALIGN_X_LEFT, "LEFT", 0, "Left", ""},
+      {SEQ_TEXT_ALIGN_X_CENTER, "CENTER", 0, "Center", ""},
+      {SEQ_TEXT_ALIGN_X_RIGHT, "RIGHT", 0, "Right", ""},
       {0, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL},
   };
   static const EnumPropertyItem text_align_y_items[] = {
-      {SEQ_TEXT_ALIGN_Y_TOP, "TOP", ICON_ALIGN_TOP, "Top", ""},
-      {SEQ_TEXT_ALIGN_Y_CENTER, "CENTER", ICON_ALIGN_MIDDLE, "Center", ""},
-      {SEQ_TEXT_ALIGN_Y_BOTTOM, "BOTTOM", ICON_ALIGN_BOTTOM, "Bottom", ""},
+      {SEQ_TEXT_ALIGN_Y_TOP, "TOP", 0, "Top", ""},
+      {SEQ_TEXT_ALIGN_Y_CENTER, "CENTER", 0, "Center", ""},
+      {SEQ_TEXT_ALIGN_Y_BOTTOM, "BOTTOM", 0, "Bottom", ""},
       {0, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL},
   };
 
@@ -2765,7 +2766,7 @@ static void rna_def_text(StructRNA *srna)
   RNA_def_property_enum_sdna(prop, NULL, "align");
   RNA_def_property_enum_items(prop, text_align_x_items);
   RNA_def_property_ui_text(
-      prop, "Align X", "Align the text along the X axis, relative to the text midpoint");
+      prop, "Align X", "Align the text along the X axis, relative to the text bounds");
   RNA_def_property_update(
       prop, NC_SCENE | ND_SEQUENCER, "rna_Sequence_invalidate_preprocessed_update");
 
@@ -2773,7 +2774,7 @@ static void rna_def_text(StructRNA *srna)
   RNA_def_property_enum_sdna(prop, NULL, "align_y");
   RNA_def_property_enum_items(prop, text_align_y_items);
   RNA_def_property_ui_text(
-      prop, "Align Y", "Align the image along the Y axis, relative to the text midpoint");
+      prop, "Align Y", "Align the text along the Y axis, relative to the text bounds");
   RNA_def_property_update(
       prop, NC_SCENE | ND_SEQUENCER, "rna_Sequence_invalidate_preprocessed_update");