diff --git a/source/blender/src/buttons_editing.c b/source/blender/src/buttons_editing.c
index fe673349010..8e9032cc46f 100644
--- a/source/blender/src/buttons_editing.c
+++ b/source/blender/src/buttons_editing.c
@@ -5027,7 +5027,7 @@ void editing_panel_mesh_multires()
 		but= uiDefBut(block,BUT,B_NOP,"Add Multires", cx,cy,120,19,0,0,0,0,0,"");
 		uiButSetFunc(but,multires_make,ob,me);
 	} else {
-		but= uiDefBut(block,BUT,B_NOP,"Delete Multires", cx,cy,120,19,0,0,0,0,0,"");
+		but= uiDefBut(block,BUT,B_NOP,"Apply Multires", cx,cy,120,19,0,0,0,0,0,"Apply current multires level to mesh and the delete other levels");
 		uiButSetFunc(but,multires_delete,ob,me);
 		cy-= 24;
 
diff --git a/source/blender/src/multires.c b/source/blender/src/multires.c
index e8ae28b9282..d3f1d12f58e 100644
--- a/source/blender/src/multires.c
+++ b/source/blender/src/multires.c
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ void multires_delete(void *ob, void *me_v)
 
 	allqueue(REDRAWBUTSEDIT, 0);
 
-	multires_undo_push("Delete multires");
+	multires_undo_push("Apply multires");
 }
 
 MultiresLevel *multires_level_copy(MultiresLevel *orig)