diff --git a/lib/AppInfo/Application.php b/lib/AppInfo/Application.php
index a370e80567b..aaa39fd18da 100644
--- a/lib/AppInfo/Application.php
+++ b/lib/AppInfo/Application.php
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public function register(IRegistrationContext $context): void {
 	public function boot(IBootContext $context): void {
 		$context->injectFn(function (ITemplateManager $templateManager, IL10N $l) {
 			$templateManager->registerTemplateFileCreator(function () use ($l) {
-				$markdownFile = new TemplateFileCreator(Application::APP_NAME, $l->t('New text document'), '.md');
+				$markdownFile = new TemplateFileCreator(Application::APP_NAME, $l->t('New text file'), '.md');
 				$markdownFile->addMimetype('text/markdown');
 				$markdownFile->addMimetype('text/plain');
 				$markdownFile->setIconClass('icon-filetype-text');
diff --git a/src/helpers/files.js b/src/helpers/files.js
index 551670052f2..67f281d0378 100644
--- a/src/helpers/files.js
+++ b/src/helpers/files.js
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ const registerFileCreate = () => {
 			// register the new menu entry
 			menu.addMenuEntry({
 				id: 'file',
-				displayName: t('text', 'New text document'),
-				templateName: t('text', 'New text document') + '.md',
+				displayName: t('text', 'New text file'),
+				templateName: t('text', 'New text file') + '.md',
 				iconClass: 'icon-filetype-text',
 				fileType: 'file',
 				actionHandler(name) {