diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/topic-footer-buttons.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/topic-footer-buttons.hbs
index ec1e9eac88f..b2d37f5c700 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/topic-footer-buttons.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/topic-footer-buttons.hbs
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@
   {{d-button class="btn-primary create"
              icon="reply"
              action=replyToPost
-             label="topic.reply.title"
-             title="topic.reply.help"}}
+             label="topic.reply.topic.title"
+             title="topic.reply.topic.help"}}
 {{/if}}
 
 {{plugin-outlet name="after-topic-footer-main-buttons"
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/widgets/post-menu.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/widgets/post-menu.js.es6
index 4c39f4a5421..cf3b3127f4f 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/widgets/post-menu.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/widgets/post-menu.js.es6
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ registerButton('reply', attrs => {
   if (!attrs.canCreatePost) { return; }
 
   if (!attrs.mobileView) {
-    args.label = 'topic.reply.title';
+    args.label = 'topic.reply.post.title';
   }
 
   return args;
diff --git a/config/locales/client.en.yml b/config/locales/client.en.yml
index 086d1887251..2107e2511ff 100644
--- a/config/locales/client.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/client.en.yml
@@ -1554,8 +1554,12 @@ en:
         remove_banner: "Remove Banner Topic"
 
       reply:
-        title: 'Reply'
-        help: 'begin composing a reply to this topic'
+        post:
+          title: 'Reply'
+          # help i.e. tooltop is at controls.reply
+        topic:
+          title: 'Reply'
+          help: 'begin composing a reply to this topic'
 
       clear_pin:
         title: "Clear pin"