diff --git a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readertoc.lua b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readertoc.lua
index c17e43d05..e3339740d 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readertoc.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readertoc.lua
@@ -1188,7 +1188,7 @@ Enabling this option will restrict display to the chapter titles of progress bar
         end,
     }
     menu_items.toc_items_show_chapter_length = {
-        text = _("Append chapter length"),
+        text = _("Show chapter page counts"),
         keep_menu_open = true,
         checked_func = function()
             return not G_reader_settings:nilOrFalse("toc_items_show_chapter_length")