diff --git a/src/components/views/elements/AppTile.tsx b/src/components/views/elements/AppTile.tsx
index 54694dec3d4..a1b2933125c 100644
--- a/src/components/views/elements/AppTile.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/elements/AppTile.tsx
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ export default class AppTile extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
                                         : " mx_AppTileMenuBar_iconButton_maxWidget")
                 }
                 title={
-                    widgetIsMaximised ? _t('Minimise widget'): _t('Maximise widget')
+                    widgetIsMaximised ? _t('Close'): _t('Maximise widget')
                 }
                 onClick={this.onMaxMinWidgetClick}
             />;
diff --git a/src/components/views/right_panel/RoomSummaryCard.tsx b/src/components/views/right_panel/RoomSummaryCard.tsx
index d23982ba711..e27a658d9ae 100644
--- a/src/components/views/right_panel/RoomSummaryCard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/right_panel/RoomSummaryCard.tsx
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ const AppRow: React.FC<IAppRowProps> = ({ app, room }) => {
         ? () => { WidgetLayoutStore.instance.moveToContainer(room, app, Container.Right); }
         : () => { WidgetLayoutStore.instance.moveToContainer(room, app, Container.Center); };
 
-    const maximiseTitle = isMaximised ? _t("Minimise widget") : _t("Maximise widget");
+    const maximiseTitle = isMaximised ? _t("Close") : _t("Maximise widget");
 
     return <div className={classes} ref={handle}>
         <AccessibleTooltipButton
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index f34ba50cd02..5b284f4322f 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -1853,7 +1853,6 @@
     "Threads": "Threads",
     "Room Info": "Room Info",
     "You can only pin up to %(count)s widgets|other": "You can only pin up to %(count)s widgets",
-    "Minimise widget": "Minimise widget",
     "Maximise widget": "Maximise widget",
     "Unpin a widget to view it in this panel": "Unpin a widget to view it in this panel",
     "Set my room layout for everyone": "Set my room layout for everyone",