diff --git a/spyder/api/widgets/main_widget.py b/spyder/api/widgets/main_widget.py
index 3f6d966a5eb..16c974eb23c 100644
--- a/spyder/api/widgets/main_widget.py
+++ b/spyder/api/widgets/main_widget.py
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ def _setup(self):
         )
         self.lock_unlock_action = self.create_action(
             name=PluginMainWidgetActions.LockUnlockPosition,
-            text=_("Unlock position"),
+            text=_("Move to another position"),
             tip=_("Unlock to move pane to another position"),
             icon=self.create_icon('drag_dock_widget'),
             triggered=self.lock_unlock_position,
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ def _on_title_bar_shown(self, visible):
                 method = getattr(self.lock_unlock_action, method_name)
                 method(_("Lock pane to the current position"))
         else:
-            self.lock_unlock_action.setText(_('Unlock position'))
+            self.lock_unlock_action.setText(_('Move to another position'))
             self.lock_unlock_action.setIcon(
                 self.create_icon('drag_dock_widget'))
             for method_name in ['setToolTip', 'setStatusTip']:
diff --git a/spyder/plugins/base.py b/spyder/plugins/base.py
index bf8743fc469..f2fe6c3d11d 100644
--- a/spyder/plugins/base.py
+++ b/spyder/plugins/base.py
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ def __init__(self, parent=None):
 
         self._lock_unlock_action = create_action(
             self,
-            text=_("Unlock position"),
+            text=_("Move to another position"),
             tip=_("Unlock to move pane to another position"),
             icon=ima.icon('drag_dock_widget'),
             triggered=self._lock_unlock_position,
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ def _on_title_bar_shown(self, visible):
                 method = getattr(self._lock_unlock_action, method_name)
                 method(_("Lock pane to the current position"))
         else:
-            self._lock_unlock_action.setText(_('Unlock position'))
+            self._lock_unlock_action.setText(_('Move to another position'))
             self._lock_unlock_action.setIcon(ima.icon('drag_dock_widget'))
             for method_name in ['setToolTip', 'setStatusTip']:
                 method = getattr(self._lock_unlock_action, method_name)