diff --git a/api/post.go b/api/post.go
index 2d812e8de5..650f47062d 100644
--- a/api/post.go
+++ b/api/post.go
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ func fireAndForgetNotifications(post *model.Post, teamId, teamUrl string) {
 			channel = result.Data.(*model.Channel)
 			if channel.Type == model.CHANNEL_DIRECT {
 				bodyText = "You have one new message."
-				subjectText = "New Direct Message"
+				subjectText = "New Private Message"
 			} else {
 				bodyText = "You have one new mention."
 				subjectText = "New Mention"
diff --git a/web/react/components/more_direct_channels.jsx b/web/react/components/more_direct_channels.jsx
index 2785dc8e02..182d8884d2 100644
--- a/web/react/components/more_direct_channels.jsx
+++ b/web/react/components/more_direct_channels.jsx
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                                 <span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span>
                                 <span className="sr-only">Close</span>
                             </button>
-                            <h4 className="modal-title">More Direct Messages</h4>
+                            <h4 className="modal-title">More Private Messages</h4>
                         </div>
                         <div className="modal-body">
                             <ul className="nav nav-pills nav-stacked">
diff --git a/web/react/components/post_list.jsx b/web/react/components/post_list.jsx
index e37de8d882..40c30539e1 100644
--- a/web/react/components/post_list.jsx
+++ b/web/react/components/post_list.jsx
@@ -342,13 +342,13 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                             <div className="channel-intro-profile">
                                 <strong><UserProfile userId={teammate.id} /></strong>
                             </div>
-                            <p className="channel-intro-text">{"This is the start of your direct message history with " + teammate_name + "." }<br/>{"Direct messages and files shared here are not shown to people outside this area."}</p>
+                            <p className="channel-intro-text">{"This is the start of your private message history with " + teammate_name + "." }<br/>{"Private messages and files shared here are not shown to people outside this area."}</p>
                         </div>
                     );
                 } else {
                     more_messages = (
                         <div className="channel-intro">
-                            <p className="channel-intro-text">{"This is the start of your direct message history with this " + strings.Team + "mate. Direct messages and files shared here are not shown to people outside this area."}</p>
+                            <p className="channel-intro-text">{"This is the start of your private message history with this " + strings.Team + "mate. Private messages and files shared here are not shown to people outside this area."}</p>
                         </div>
                     );
                 }
diff --git a/web/react/components/search_results.jsx b/web/react/components/search_results.jsx
index 51aefd3b8b..f0ed788b4f 100644
--- a/web/react/components/search_results.jsx
+++ b/web/react/components/search_results.jsx
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ SearchItem = React.createClass({
 
         if (channel) {
             if (channel.type === 'D') {
-                channelName = "Direct Message";
+                channelName = "Private Message";
             } else {
                 channelName = channel.display_name;
             }
diff --git a/web/react/components/sidebar.jsx b/web/react/components/sidebar.jsx
index 10017c7eeb..b5598e23a4 100644
--- a/web/react/components/sidebar.jsx
+++ b/web/react/components/sidebar.jsx
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ var SidebarLoggedIn = React.createClass({
                         {privateChannelItems}
                     </ul>
                     <ul className="nav nav-pills nav-stacked">
-                        <li><h4>Direct Messages</h4></li>
+                        <li><h4>Private Messages</h4></li>
                         {directMessageItems}
                         { this.state.hideDirectChannels.length > 0 ?
                             <li><a href="#" data-toggle="modal" className="nav-more" data-target="#more_direct_channels" data-channels={JSON.stringify(this.state.hideDirectChannels)}>{"More ("+this.state.hideDirectChannels.length+")"}</a></li>
diff --git a/web/react/components/user_settings.jsx b/web/react/components/user_settings.jsx
index f97a06db39..0a2a8125ca 100644
--- a/web/react/components/user_settings.jsx
+++ b/web/react/components/user_settings.jsx
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ var NotificationsTab = React.createClass({
                     </div>
                     <div className="radio">
                         <label>
-                            <input type="radio" checked={notifyActive[1]} onClick={function(){self.handleNotifyRadio("mention")}}>Only for mentions and direct messages</input>
+                            <input type="radio" checked={notifyActive[1]} onClick={function(){self.handleNotifyRadio("mention")}}>Only for mentions and private messages</input>
                         </label>
                         <br/>
                     </div>
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ var NotificationsTab = React.createClass({
         } else {
             var describe = "";
             if (this.state.notify_level === "mention") {
-                describe = "Only for mentions and direct messages";
+                describe = "Only for mentions and private messages";
             } else if (this.state.notify_level === "none") {
                 describe = "Never";
             } else {
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ var NotificationsTab = React.createClass({
                         <button className={"btn btn-default "+emailActive[0]} onClick={function(){self.handleEmailRadio("true")}}>On</button>
                         <button className={"btn btn-default "+emailActive[1]} onClick={function(){self.handleEmailRadio("false")}}>Off</button>
                     </div>
-                    <div><br/>{"Email notifications are sent for mentions and direct messages after you have been away from " + config.SiteName + " for 5 minutes."}</div>
+                    <div><br/>{"Email notifications are sent for mentions and private messages after you have been away from " + config.SiteName + " for 5 minutes."}</div>
                 </div>
             );