diff --git a/docs/ibc/proto-docs.md b/docs/ibc/proto-docs.md
index fe3c031e566..d2093dd5c5d 100644
--- a/docs/ibc/proto-docs.md
+++ b/docs/ibc/proto-docs.md
@@ -1011,7 +1011,7 @@ QueryTotalAckFeesResponse defines the response type for the TotalAckFees rpc
 
 | Field | Type | Label | Description |
 | ----- | ---- | ----- | ----------- |
-| `ack_fees` | [cosmos.base.v1beta1.Coin](#cosmos.base.v1beta1.Coin) | repeated | the total packet receive fees |
+| `ack_fees` | [cosmos.base.v1beta1.Coin](#cosmos.base.v1beta1.Coin) | repeated | the total packet acknowledgement fees |
 
 
 
diff --git a/modules/apps/29-fee/types/query.pb.go b/modules/apps/29-fee/types/query.pb.go
index 63311c9d8c4..a4c5b0ee658 100644
--- a/modules/apps/29-fee/types/query.pb.go
+++ b/modules/apps/29-fee/types/query.pb.go
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ func (m *QueryTotalAckFeesRequest) GetPacketId() types.PacketId {
 
 // QueryTotalAckFeesResponse defines the response type for the TotalAckFees rpc
 type QueryTotalAckFeesResponse struct {
-	// the total packet receive fees
+	// the total packet acknowledgement fees
 	AckFees github_com_cosmos_cosmos_sdk_types.Coins `protobuf:"bytes,1,rep,name=ack_fees,json=ackFees,proto3,castrepeated=github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types.Coins" json:"ack_fees" yaml:"ack_fees"`
 }
 
diff --git a/proto/ibc/applications/fee/v1/query.proto b/proto/ibc/applications/fee/v1/query.proto
index 9a745e1502c..e6ccb64fc77 100644
--- a/proto/ibc/applications/fee/v1/query.proto
+++ b/proto/ibc/applications/fee/v1/query.proto
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ message QueryTotalAckFeesRequest {
 
 // QueryTotalAckFeesResponse defines the response type for the TotalAckFees rpc
 message QueryTotalAckFeesResponse {
-  // the total packet receive fees
+  // the total packet acknowledgement fees
   repeated cosmos.base.v1beta1.Coin ack_fees = 1 [
     (gogoproto.moretags)     = "yaml:\"ack_fees\"",
     (gogoproto.nullable)     = false,