diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/tweak_book/boss.py b/src/calibre/gui2/tweak_book/boss.py
index 2d3fae1b6a..079fb9748c 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/tweak_book/boss.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/tweak_book/boss.py
@@ -809,8 +809,8 @@ class Boss(QObject):
         if ed is not None:
             actions['editor-undo'].setEnabled(ed.undo_available)
             actions['editor-redo'].setEnabled(ed.redo_available)
-            actions['editor-cut'].setEnabled(ed.copy_available)
-            actions['editor-copy'].setEnabled(ed.cut_available)
+            actions['editor-copy'].setEnabled(ed.copy_available)
+            actions['editor-cut'].setEnabled(ed.cut_available)
             actions['go-to-line-number'].setEnabled(ed.has_line_numbers)
             actions['fix-html-current'].setEnabled(ed.syntax == 'html')
             name = None
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/tweak_book/ui.py b/src/calibre/gui2/tweak_book/ui.py
index 28da5a6c50..dd1df82cea 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/tweak_book/ui.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/tweak_book/ui.py
@@ -217,10 +217,10 @@ class Main(MainWindow):
                                       _('Redo typing'))
         self.action_editor_cut = reg('edit-cut.png', _('C&ut text'), self.boss.do_editor_cut, 'editor-cut', ('Ctrl+X', 'Shift+Delete', ),
                                       _('Cut text'))
-        self.action_editor_copy = reg('edit-copy.png', _('&Copy text'), self.boss.do_editor_copy, 'editor-copy', ('Ctrl+C', 'Ctrl+Insert'),
-                                      _('Copy text'))
-        self.action_editor_paste = reg('edit-paste.png', _('&Paste text'), self.boss.do_editor_paste, 'editor-paste', ('Ctrl+V', 'Shift+Insert', ),
-                                      _('Paste text'))
+        self.action_editor_copy = reg('edit-copy.png', _('&Copy to clipboard'), self.boss.do_editor_copy, 'editor-copy', ('Ctrl+C', 'Ctrl+Insert'),
+                                      _('Copy to clipboard'))
+        self.action_editor_paste = reg('edit-paste.png', _('&Paste from clipboard'), self.boss.do_editor_paste, 'editor-paste', ('Ctrl+V', 'Shift+Insert', ),
+                                      _('Paste from clipboard'))
         self.action_editor_cut.setEnabled(False)
         self.action_editor_copy.setEnabled(False)
         self.action_editor_undo.setEnabled(False)