diff --git a/data/org.sigxcpu.feedbackd.gschema.xml b/data/org.sigxcpu.feedbackd.gschema.xml
index 25bc6e3..857144d 100644
--- a/data/org.sigxcpu.feedbackd.gschema.xml
+++ b/data/org.sigxcpu.feedbackd.gschema.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
                 'sm.puri.OSK0']</default>
       <summary>List of apps that can override the feedback level</summary>
       <description>
-        Apps listed here can override the configured feedback level by
+        Apps listed here can override the configured global feedback level by
         setting the 'important' hint on the submitted event.
       </description>
     </key>
diff --git a/doc/feedbackd.rst b/doc/feedbackd.rst
index 005a09a..a44f648 100644
--- a/doc/feedbackd.rst
+++ b/doc/feedbackd.rst
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ These gsettings are used by ``feedbackd``:
 
     - `profile`: The current overall feedback profile. Valid  values are
       `full`, `quiet` and `silent`.
-    - `allow-important`: List of apps that can override the feedback level
-      (useful for e.g. allowing the alarm clock to also emit sound when
+    - `allow-important`: List of apps that can override the global feedback
+      level (useful for e.g. allowing the alarm clock to also emit sound when
       device is in silent mode).
     - `prefer-flash`: Prefer camera flash over status LED
     - `theme`: The feedback theme to use. This can be used to override
diff --git a/libfeedback/lfb-event.c b/libfeedback/lfb-event.c
index ffbf9cf..3057cdb 100644
--- a/libfeedback/lfb-event.c
+++ b/libfeedback/lfb-event.c
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ lfb_event_get_feedback_profile (LfbEvent *self)
  *
  * Tells the feedback server that the sender deems this to be an
  * important event. A feedback server might allow the sender to
- * override the current feedback level when this is set.
+ * override the current global feedback level when this is set.
  */
 void
 lfb_event_set_important (LfbEvent *self, gboolean important)