diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/qt_editor/figureoptions.py b/lib/matplotlib/backends/qt_editor/figureoptions.py
index d7062d694317..92c338fa5797 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/backends/qt_editor/figureoptions.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/backends/qt_editor/figureoptions.py
@@ -52,12 +52,12 @@ def figure_edit(axes, parent=None):
     general = [('Title', axes.get_title()),
                sep,
                (None, "<b>X-Axis</b>"),
-               ('Min', xmin), ('Max', xmax),
+               ('Left', xmin), ('Right', xmax),
                ('Label', axes.get_xlabel()),
                ('Scale', [axes.get_xscale(), 'linear', 'log', 'logit']),
                sep,
                (None, "<b>Y-Axis</b>"),
-               ('Min', ymin), ('Max', ymax),
+               ('Bottom', ymin), ('Top', ymax),
                ('Label', axes.get_ylabel()),
                ('Scale', [axes.get_yscale(), 'linear', 'log', 'logit']),
                sep,