diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomTileIcon.tsx b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomTileIcon.tsx
index 725ef570a0..cd7a18be7e 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomTileIcon.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomTileIcon.tsx
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ enum Icon {
 function tooltipText(variant: Icon) {
     switch (variant) {
         case Icon.Globe:
-            return _t("Public Room");
+            return _t("This room is public");
         case Icon.PresenceOnline:
             return _t("Online");
         case Icon.PresenceAway:
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index 5085506601..a205b78f1e 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -1239,7 +1239,7 @@
     "Leave Room": "Leave Room",
     "Forget Room": "Forget Room",
     "Room options": "Room options",
-    "Public Room": "Public Room",
+    "This room is public": "This room is public",
     "Away": "Away",
     "Add a topic": "Add a topic",
     "Upgrading this room will shut down the current instance of the room and create an upgraded room with the same name.": "Upgrading this room will shut down the current instance of the room and create an upgraded room with the same name.",