diff --git a/src/base/bittorrent/session.h b/src/base/bittorrent/session.h
index feaba7abc..0e1f520af 100644
--- a/src/base/bittorrent/session.h
+++ b/src/base/bittorrent/session.h
@@ -406,8 +406,8 @@ namespace BitTorrent
         virtual void setMaxConnections(int max) = 0;
         virtual int maxConnectionsPerTorrent() const = 0;
         virtual void setMaxConnectionsPerTorrent(int max) = 0;
-        virtual int maxAltConnectionsPerTorrent() const = 0;
-        virtual void setMaxAltConnectionsPerTorrent(int max) = 0;
+        virtual int maxSeedConnectionsPerTorrent() const = 0;
+        virtual void setMaxSeedConnectionsPerTorrent(int max) = 0;
         virtual int maxUploads() const = 0;
         virtual void setMaxUploads(int max) = 0;
         virtual int maxUploadsPerTorrent() const = 0;
diff --git a/src/base/bittorrent/sessionimpl.cpp b/src/base/bittorrent/sessionimpl.cpp
index 610947ee1..357113320 100644
--- a/src/base/bittorrent/sessionimpl.cpp
+++ b/src/base/bittorrent/sessionimpl.cpp
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ SessionImpl::SessionImpl(QObject *parent)
     , m_maxConnections(BITTORRENT_SESSION_KEY(u"MaxConnections"_s), 500, lowerLimited(0, -1))
     , m_maxUploads(BITTORRENT_SESSION_KEY(u"MaxUploads"_s), 20, lowerLimited(0, -1))
     , m_maxConnectionsPerTorrent(BITTORRENT_SESSION_KEY(u"MaxConnectionsPerTorrent"_s), 100, lowerLimited(0, -1))
-    , m_maxAltConnectionsPerTorrent(BITTORRENT_SESSION_KEY(u"MaxAltConnectionsPerTorrent"_s), 40, lowerLimited(0, -1))
+    , m_maxSeedConnectionsPerTorrent(BITTORRENT_SESSION_KEY(u"MaxSeedConnectionsPerTorrent"_s), 40, lowerLimited(0, -1))
     , m_maxUploadsPerTorrent(BITTORRENT_SESSION_KEY(u"MaxUploadsPerTorrent"_s), 4, lowerLimited(0, -1))
     , m_btProtocol(BITTORRENT_SESSION_KEY(u"BTProtocol"_s), BTProtocol::Both
         , clampValue(BTProtocol::Both, BTProtocol::UTP))
@@ -4356,9 +4356,9 @@ int SessionImpl::maxConnectionsPerTorrent() const
     return m_maxConnectionsPerTorrent;
 }
 
-int SessionImpl::maxAltConnectionsPerTorrent() const
+int SessionImpl::maxSeedConnectionsPerTorrent() const
 {
-    return m_maxAltConnectionsPerTorrent;
+    return m_maxSeedConnectionsPerTorrent;
 }
 
 void SessionImpl::setMaxConnectionsPerTorrent(int max)
@@ -4372,7 +4372,7 @@ void SessionImpl::setMaxConnectionsPerTorrent(int max)
         {
             try
             {
-                if (m_maxAltConnectionsPerTorrent == -1 || !torrent->isUploading())
+                if (m_maxSeedConnectionsPerTorrent == -1 || !torrent->isUploading())
                 {
                     torrent->nativeHandle().set_max_connections(max);
                 }
@@ -4382,12 +4382,12 @@ void SessionImpl::setMaxConnectionsPerTorrent(int max)
     }
 }
 
-void SessionImpl::setMaxAltConnectionsPerTorrent(int max)
+void SessionImpl::setMaxSeedConnectionsPerTorrent(int max)
 {
     max = (max > 0) ? max : -1;
-    if (max != maxAltConnectionsPerTorrent())
+    if (max != maxSeedConnectionsPerTorrent())
     {
-        m_maxAltConnectionsPerTorrent = max;
+        m_maxSeedConnectionsPerTorrent = max;
 
         for (const TorrentImpl *torrent : asConst(m_torrents))
         {
diff --git a/src/base/bittorrent/sessionimpl.h b/src/base/bittorrent/sessionimpl.h
index a51169cad..7a3d57439 100644
--- a/src/base/bittorrent/sessionimpl.h
+++ b/src/base/bittorrent/sessionimpl.h
@@ -380,8 +380,8 @@ namespace BitTorrent
         void setMaxConnections(int max) override;
         int maxConnectionsPerTorrent() const override;
         void setMaxConnectionsPerTorrent(int max) override;
-        int maxAltConnectionsPerTorrent() const override;
-        void setMaxAltConnectionsPerTorrent(int max) override;
+        int maxSeedConnectionsPerTorrent() const override;
+        void setMaxSeedConnectionsPerTorrent(int max) override;
         int maxUploads() const override;
         void setMaxUploads(int max) override;
         int maxUploadsPerTorrent() const override;
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ namespace BitTorrent
         CachedSettingValue<int> m_maxConnections;
         CachedSettingValue<int> m_maxUploads;
         CachedSettingValue<int> m_maxConnectionsPerTorrent;
-        CachedSettingValue<int> m_maxAltConnectionsPerTorrent;
+        CachedSettingValue<int> m_maxSeedConnectionsPerTorrent;
         CachedSettingValue<int> m_maxUploadsPerTorrent;
         CachedSettingValue<BTProtocol> m_btProtocol;
         CachedSettingValue<bool> m_isUTPRateLimited;
diff --git a/src/base/bittorrent/torrentimpl.cpp b/src/base/bittorrent/torrentimpl.cpp
index 46820ff6a..17020a996 100644
--- a/src/base/bittorrent/torrentimpl.cpp
+++ b/src/base/bittorrent/torrentimpl.cpp
@@ -2605,9 +2605,9 @@ void TorrentImpl::updateProgress()
 void TorrentImpl::updateMaxConnections()
 {
     const int maxConnections = m_session->maxConnectionsPerTorrent();
-    const int maxAltConnections = m_session->maxAltConnectionsPerTorrent();
-    const bool useAltLimit = (maxAltConnections != -1) && isUploading();
-    const int max = useAltLimit ? maxAltConnections : maxConnections;
+    const int maxSeedConnections = m_session->maxSeedConnectionsPerTorrent();
+    const bool useAltLimit = (maxSeedConnections != -1) && isUploading();
+    const int max = useAltLimit ? maxSeedConnections : maxConnections;
 
     if (nativeHandle().max_connections() == max)
         return;
diff --git a/src/gui/optionsdialog.cpp b/src/gui/optionsdialog.cpp
index 26799d0b2..d1dc7ad25 100644
--- a/src/gui/optionsdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/optionsdialog.cpp
@@ -860,18 +860,18 @@ void OptionsDialog::loadConnectionTabOptions()
         m_ui->checkMaxConnectionsPerTorrent->setChecked(false);
         m_ui->spinMaxConnecPerTorrent->setEnabled(false);
     }
-    intValue = session->maxAltConnectionsPerTorrent();
+    intValue = session->maxSeedConnectionsPerTorrent();
     if (intValue > 0)
     {
         // enable
-        m_ui->checkMaxAltConnectionsPerTorrent->setChecked(true);
-        m_ui->spinMaxAltConnecPerTorrent->setValue(intValue);
+        m_ui->checkMaxSeedConnectionsPerTorrent->setChecked(true);
+        m_ui->spinMaxSeedConnecPerTorrent->setValue(intValue);
     }
     else
     {
         // disable
-        m_ui->checkMaxAltConnectionsPerTorrent->setChecked(false);
-        m_ui->spinMaxAltConnecPerTorrent->setEnabled(false);
+        m_ui->checkMaxSeedConnectionsPerTorrent->setChecked(false);
+        m_ui->spinMaxSeedConnecPerTorrent->setEnabled(false);
     }
     intValue = session->maxUploads();
     if (intValue > 0)
@@ -951,15 +951,15 @@ void OptionsDialog::loadConnectionTabOptions()
     connect(m_ui->checkMaxConnections, &QAbstractButton::toggled, this, &ThisType::enableApplyButton);
     connect(m_ui->checkMaxConnectionsPerTorrent, &QAbstractButton::toggled, m_ui->spinMaxConnecPerTorrent, &QWidget::setEnabled);
     connect(m_ui->checkMaxConnectionsPerTorrent, &QAbstractButton::toggled, this, &ThisType::enableApplyButton);
-    connect(m_ui->checkMaxAltConnectionsPerTorrent, &QAbstractButton::toggled, m_ui->spinMaxAltConnecPerTorrent, &QWidget::setEnabled);
-    connect(m_ui->checkMaxAltConnectionsPerTorrent, &QAbstractButton::toggled, this, &ThisType::enableApplyButton);
+    connect(m_ui->checkMaxSeedConnectionsPerTorrent, &QAbstractButton::toggled, m_ui->spinMaxSeedConnecPerTorrent, &QWidget::setEnabled);
+    connect(m_ui->checkMaxSeedConnectionsPerTorrent, &QAbstractButton::toggled, this, &ThisType::enableApplyButton);
     connect(m_ui->checkMaxUploads, &QAbstractButton::toggled, m_ui->spinMaxUploads, &QWidget::setEnabled);
     connect(m_ui->checkMaxUploads, &QAbstractButton::toggled, this, &ThisType::enableApplyButton);
     connect(m_ui->checkMaxUploadsPerTorrent, &QAbstractButton::toggled, m_ui->spinMaxUploadsPerTorrent, &QWidget::setEnabled);
     connect(m_ui->checkMaxUploadsPerTorrent, &QAbstractButton::toggled, this, &ThisType::enableApplyButton);
     connect(m_ui->spinMaxConnec, qSpinBoxValueChanged, this, &ThisType::enableApplyButton);
     connect(m_ui->spinMaxConnecPerTorrent, qSpinBoxValueChanged, this, &ThisType::enableApplyButton);
-    connect(m_ui->spinMaxAltConnecPerTorrent, qSpinBoxValueChanged, this, &ThisType::enableApplyButton);
+    connect(m_ui->spinMaxSeedConnecPerTorrent, qSpinBoxValueChanged, this, &ThisType::enableApplyButton);
     connect(m_ui->spinMaxUploads, qSpinBoxValueChanged, this, &ThisType::enableApplyButton);
     connect(m_ui->spinMaxUploadsPerTorrent, qSpinBoxValueChanged, this, &ThisType::enableApplyButton);
 
@@ -1003,7 +1003,7 @@ void OptionsDialog::saveConnectionTabOptions() const
 
     session->setMaxConnections(getMaxConnections());
     session->setMaxConnectionsPerTorrent(getMaxConnectionsPerTorrent());
-    session->setMaxAltConnectionsPerTorrent(getMaxAltConnectionsPerTorrent());
+    session->setMaxSeedConnectionsPerTorrent(getMaxSeedConnectionsPerTorrent());
     session->setMaxUploads(getMaxUploads());
     session->setMaxUploadsPerTorrent(getMaxUploadsPerTorrent());
 
@@ -1631,12 +1631,12 @@ int OptionsDialog::getMaxConnectionsPerTorrent() const
     return m_ui->spinMaxConnecPerTorrent->value();
 }
 
-int OptionsDialog::getMaxAltConnectionsPerTorrent() const
+int OptionsDialog::getMaxSeedConnectionsPerTorrent() const
 {
-    if (!m_ui->checkMaxAltConnectionsPerTorrent->isChecked())
+    if (!m_ui->checkMaxSeedConnectionsPerTorrent->isChecked())
         return -1;
 
-    return m_ui->spinMaxAltConnecPerTorrent->value();
+    return m_ui->spinMaxSeedConnecPerTorrent->value();
 }
 
 int OptionsDialog::getMaxUploads() const
diff --git a/src/gui/optionsdialog.h b/src/gui/optionsdialog.h
index 6d2fc3533..27fd8b15c 100644
--- a/src/gui/optionsdialog.h
+++ b/src/gui/optionsdialog.h
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ private:
     // Bittorrent options
     int getMaxConnections() const;
     int getMaxConnectionsPerTorrent() const;
-    int getMaxAltConnectionsPerTorrent() const;
+    int getMaxSeedConnectionsPerTorrent() const;
     int getMaxUploads() const;
     int getMaxUploadsPerTorrent() const;
     bool isDHTEnabled() const;
diff --git a/src/gui/optionsdialog.ui b/src/gui/optionsdialog.ui
index 6400ebb14..e9f6bcfaa 100644
--- a/src/gui/optionsdialog.ui
+++ b/src/gui/optionsdialog.ui
@@ -1933,7 +1933,7 @@ readme[0-9].txt: filter 'readme1.txt', 'readme2.txt' but not 'readme10.txt'.</st
                 </widget>
                </item>
                <item row="2" column="0">
-                <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkMaxAltConnectionsPerTorrent">
+                <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkMaxSeedConnectionsPerTorrent">
                  <property name="text">
                   <string>Maximum number of connections per seeding torrent:</string>
                  </property>
@@ -1943,7 +1943,7 @@ readme[0-9].txt: filter 'readme1.txt', 'readme2.txt' but not 'readme10.txt'.</st
                 </widget>
                </item>
                <item row="2" column="1">
-                <widget class="QSpinBox" name="spinMaxAltConnecPerTorrent">
+                <widget class="QSpinBox" name="spinMaxSeedConnecPerTorrent">
                  <property name="minimum">
                   <number>2</number>
                  </property>