diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/editor.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/editor.contribution.ts
index 717579e28838b1a60026d3723060552c9d77a1d7..1329bd6a7914f09f6cead9c1168c9b6bb41d2804 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/editor.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/editor.contribution.ts
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ appendEditorToolItem(
 appendEditorToolItem(
 	{
 		id: editorCommands.TOGGLE_DIFF_IGNORE_TRIM_WHITESPACE,
-		title: nls.localize('ignoreTrimWhitespace.label', "Ignore Trim Whitespace"),
+		title: nls.localize('ignoreTrimWhitespace.label', "Ignore Leading/Trailing Whitespace Differences"),
 		iconDark: URI.parse(registerAndGetAmdImageURL('vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/media/paragraph-dark.svg')),
 		iconLight: URI.parse(registerAndGetAmdImageURL('vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/media/paragraph-light.svg'))
 	},
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ appendEditorToolItem(
 appendEditorToolItem(
 	{
 		id: editorCommands.TOGGLE_DIFF_IGNORE_TRIM_WHITESPACE,
-		title: nls.localize('showTrimWhitespace.label', "Show Trim Whitespace"),
+		title: nls.localize('showTrimWhitespace.label', "Show Leading/Trailing Whitespace Differences"),
 		iconDark: URI.parse(registerAndGetAmdImageURL('vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/media/paragraph-disabled-dark.svg')),
 		iconLight: URI.parse(registerAndGetAmdImageURL('vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/media/paragraph-disabled-light.svg'))
 	},