diff --git a/pcsx2/gui/MainFrame.cpp b/pcsx2/gui/MainFrame.cpp
index 958a6d4f3c..4baaf88a62 100644
--- a/pcsx2/gui/MainFrame.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/gui/MainFrame.cpp
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ void MainEmuFrame::ApplyCoreStatus()
 		if( !CoreThread.IsClosing() )
 		{
 			susres->Enable();
-			susres->SetText(_("Suspend"));
+			susres->SetText(_("Pause"));
 			susres->SetHelp(_("Safely pauses emulation and preserves the PS2 state."));
 		}
 		else
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ void MainEmuFrame::ApplyCoreStatus()
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				susres->SetText(_("Suspend/Resume"));
+				susres->SetText(_("Pause/Resume"));
 				susres->SetHelp(_("No emulation state is active; cannot suspend or resume."));
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/pcsx2/gui/Panels/GSWindowPanel.cpp b/pcsx2/gui/Panels/GSWindowPanel.cpp
index fd677c88c0..2d5e5e4df8 100644
--- a/pcsx2/gui/Panels/GSWindowPanel.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/gui/Panels/GSWindowPanel.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Panels::GSWindowSettingsPanel::GSWindowSettingsPanel( wxWindow* parent )
 
 	m_check_SizeLock	= new pxCheckBox( this, _("Disable window resize border") );
 	m_check_HideMouse	= new pxCheckBox( this, _("Always hide mouse cursor") );
-	m_check_CloseGS		= new pxCheckBox( this, _("Hide window on suspend") );
+	m_check_CloseGS		= new pxCheckBox( this, _("Hide window when paused") );
 	m_check_Fullscreen	= new pxCheckBox( this, _("Default to fullscreen mode on open") );
 	m_check_VsyncEnable	= new pxCheckBox( this, _("Wait for Vsync on refresh") );
 	m_check_ManagedVsync = new pxCheckBox( this, _("Dynamically toggle Vsync depending on frame rate (read tooltip!)") );
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ Panels::GSWindowSettingsPanel::GSWindowSettingsPanel( wxWindow* parent )
 */
 	m_check_CloseGS->SetToolTip( pxEt( "!ContextTip:Window:HideGS",
 		L"Completely closes the often large and bulky GS window when pressing "
-		L"ESC or suspending the emulator."
+		L"ESC or pausing the emulator."
 	) );
 
 	// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------