diff --git a/src/base/preferences.cpp b/src/base/preferences.cpp
index 074c10efa..ba11688a9 100644
--- a/src/base/preferences.cpp
+++ b/src/base/preferences.cpp
@@ -186,17 +186,17 @@ void Preferences::setAlternatingRowColors(const bool b)
     setValue(u"Preferences/General/AlternatingRowColors"_s, b);
 }
 
-bool Preferences::useColorCodedProgressBar() const
+bool Preferences::useProgressBarFollowTextColor() const
 {
-    return value(u"Preferences/General/ColorCodedProgressBar"_s, true);
+    return value(u"Preferences/General/ProgressBarFollowTextColor"_s, false);
 }
 
-void Preferences::setColorCodedProgressBar(const bool b)
+void Preferences::setProgressBarFollowTextColor(const bool b)
 {
-    if (b == useColorCodedProgressBar())
+    if (b == useProgressBarFollowTextColor())
         return;
 
-    setValue(u"Preferences/General/ColorCodedProgressBar"_s, b);
+    setValue(u"Preferences/General/ProgressBarFollowTextColor"_s, b);
 }
 
 bool Preferences::getHideZeroValues() const
diff --git a/src/base/preferences.h b/src/base/preferences.h
index 6133bf80d..82ae9bc21 100644
--- a/src/base/preferences.h
+++ b/src/base/preferences.h
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ public:
     void showSpeedInTitleBar(bool show);
     bool useAlternatingRowColors() const;
     void setAlternatingRowColors(bool b);
-    bool useColorCodedProgressBar() const;
-    void setColorCodedProgressBar(bool b);
+    bool useProgressBarFollowTextColor() const;
+    void setProgressBarFollowTextColor(bool b);
     bool getHideZeroValues() const;
     void setHideZeroValues(bool b);
     int getHideZeroComboValues() const;
diff --git a/src/gui/optionsdialog.cpp b/src/gui/optionsdialog.cpp
index 7d85bc680..4b993b130 100644
--- a/src/gui/optionsdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/optionsdialog.cpp
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ void OptionsDialog::loadBehaviorTabOptions()
 
     m_ui->confirmDeletion->setChecked(pref->confirmTorrentDeletion());
     m_ui->checkAltRowColors->setChecked(pref->useAlternatingRowColors());
-    m_ui->colorCodedProgressBar->setChecked(pref->useColorCodedProgressBar());
+    m_ui->progressBarFollowTextColor->setChecked(pref->useProgressBarFollowTextColor());
     m_ui->checkHideZero->setChecked(pref->getHideZeroValues());
     m_ui->comboHideZero->setCurrentIndex(pref->getHideZeroComboValues());
     m_ui->comboHideZero->setEnabled(m_ui->checkHideZero->isChecked());
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ void OptionsDialog::loadBehaviorTabOptions()
 
     connect(m_ui->confirmDeletion, &QAbstractButton::toggled, this, &ThisType::enableApplyButton);
     connect(m_ui->checkAltRowColors, &QAbstractButton::toggled, this, &ThisType::enableApplyButton);
-    connect(m_ui->colorCodedProgressBar, &QAbstractButton::toggled, this, &ThisType::enableApplyButton);
+    connect(m_ui->progressBarFollowTextColor, &QAbstractButton::toggled, this, &ThisType::enableApplyButton);
     connect(m_ui->checkHideZero, &QAbstractButton::toggled, m_ui->comboHideZero, &QWidget::setEnabled);
     connect(m_ui->checkHideZero, &QAbstractButton::toggled, this, &ThisType::enableApplyButton);
     connect(m_ui->comboHideZero, qComboBoxCurrentIndexChanged, this, &ThisType::enableApplyButton);
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ void OptionsDialog::saveBehaviorTabOptions() const
 
     pref->setConfirmTorrentDeletion(m_ui->confirmDeletion->isChecked());
     pref->setAlternatingRowColors(m_ui->checkAltRowColors->isChecked());
-    pref->setColorCodedProgressBar(m_ui->colorCodedProgressBar->isChecked());
+    pref->setProgressBarFollowTextColor(m_ui->progressBarFollowTextColor->isChecked());
     pref->setHideZeroValues(m_ui->checkHideZero->isChecked());
     pref->setHideZeroComboValues(m_ui->comboHideZero->currentIndex());
 
diff --git a/src/gui/optionsdialog.ui b/src/gui/optionsdialog.ui
index b66be9a2e..47b306269 100644
--- a/src/gui/optionsdialog.ui
+++ b/src/gui/optionsdialog.ui
@@ -298,9 +298,9 @@
                 </widget>
                </item>
                <item>
-                <widget class="QCheckBox" name="colorCodedProgressBar">
+                <widget class="QCheckBox" name="progressBarFollowTextColor">
                  <property name="text">
-                  <string extracomment="Progress bar color is based on torrent state.">Use color-coded progress bar</string>
+                  <string extracomment="Progress bar color is based on text color.">Make progress bars follow text colors</string>
                  </property>
                  <property name="checked">
                   <bool>true</bool>
diff --git a/src/gui/transferlistdelegate.cpp b/src/gui/transferlistdelegate.cpp
index c8598ddbe..ac11db741 100644
--- a/src/gui/transferlistdelegate.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/transferlistdelegate.cpp
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ void TransferListDelegate::paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionViewItem &
 
             QColor color = {};
 
-            if (Preferences::instance()->useColorCodedProgressBar())
+            if (Preferences::instance()->useProgressBarFollowTextColor())
             {
                 color = index.data(Qt::ForegroundRole).value<QColor>();
             }