diff --git a/release/scripts/startup/bl_ui/space_userpref.py b/release/scripts/startup/bl_ui/space_userpref.py
index 31b0b915855..0b77d8a2538 100644
--- a/release/scripts/startup/bl_ui/space_userpref.py
+++ b/release/scripts/startup/bl_ui/space_userpref.py
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ class USERPREF_PT_animation_fcurves(AnimationPanel, CenterAlignMixIn, Panel):
 
         flow = layout.grid_flow(row_major=False, columns=0, even_columns=True, even_rows=False, align=False)
 
-        flow.prop(edit, "fcurve_unselected_alpha", text="F-Curve Visibility")
+        flow.prop(edit, "fcurve_unselected_alpha", text="Unselected Opacity")
         flow.prop(edit, "fcurve_new_auto_smoothing", text="Default Smoothing Mode")
         flow.prop(edit, "keyframe_new_interpolation_type", text="Default Interpolation")
         flow.prop(edit, "keyframe_new_handle_type", text="Default Handles")
diff --git a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_userdef.c b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_userdef.c
index e8a86f277f2..f5a11719912 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_userdef.c
+++ b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_userdef.c
@@ -5066,10 +5066,10 @@ static void rna_def_userdef_edit(BlenderRNA *brna)
   prop = RNA_def_property(srna, "fcurve_unselected_alpha", PROP_FLOAT, PROP_FACTOR);
   RNA_def_property_float_sdna(prop, NULL, "fcu_inactive_alpha");
   RNA_def_property_range(prop, 0.001f, 1.0f);
-  RNA_def_property_ui_text(
-      prop,
-      "Unselected F-Curve Visibility",
-      "Amount that unselected F-Curves stand out from the background (Graph Editor)");
+  RNA_def_property_ui_text(prop,
+                           "Unselected F-Curve Opacity",
+                           "The opacity of unselected F-Curves against the "
+                           "background of the Graph Editor");
   RNA_def_property_update(prop, NC_SPACE | ND_SPACE_GRAPH, NULL);
 
   /* grease pencil */