diff --git a/qt-ui/listfilter.ui b/qt-ui/listfilter.ui
index 016b7769b..2aec3e4c5 100644
--- a/qt-ui/listfilter.ui
+++ b/qt-ui/listfilter.ui
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
      <item>
       <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>TextLabel</string>
+        <string>Text label</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
diff --git a/qt-ui/mainwindow.ui b/qt-ui/mainwindow.ui
index da7f26ed6..9374a5ded 100644
--- a/qt-ui/mainwindow.ui
+++ b/qt-ui/mainwindow.ui
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
   </action>
   <action name="actionFilterTags">
    <property name="text">
-    <string>&amp;Filter by Tags</string>
+    <string>&amp;Filter by tags</string>
    </property>
    <property name="shortcut">
     <string>Ctrl+F</string>
diff --git a/qt-ui/models.cpp b/qt-ui/models.cpp
index da4dc4ff1..89afb1187 100644
--- a/qt-ui/models.cpp
+++ b/qt-ui/models.cpp
@@ -2427,7 +2427,7 @@ void BuddyFilterModel::repopulate()
 		}
 	}
 	qSort(list);
-	list << tr("No Buddies");
+	list << tr("No buddies");
 	setStringList(list);
 	delete[] checkState;
 	checkState = new bool[list.count()];
@@ -2544,7 +2544,7 @@ void LocationFilterModel::repopulate()
 		}
 	}
 	qSort(list);
-	list << tr("No Location set");
+	list << tr("No location set");
 	setStringList(list);
 	delete[] checkState;
 	checkState = new bool[list.count()];
diff --git a/qt-ui/simplewidgets.cpp b/qt-ui/simplewidgets.cpp
index c244425c7..a5707c34d 100644
--- a/qt-ui/simplewidgets.cpp
+++ b/qt-ui/simplewidgets.cpp
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ BuddyFilter::BuddyFilter(QWidget *parent) : QWidget(parent)
 {
 	ui.setupUi(this);
 	ui.label->setText(tr("Person: "));
-	ui.label->setToolTip(tr("Searches for Buddies and Divemasters"));
+	ui.label->setToolTip(tr("Searches for buddies and divemasters"));
 #if QT_VERSION >= 0x050000
 	ui.filterInternalList->setClearButtonEnabled(true);
 #endif