diff --git a/src/locales/en.json b/src/locales/en.json
index e7e978b9340..477292a3334 100644
--- a/src/locales/en.json
+++ b/src/locales/en.json
@@ -266,7 +266,6 @@
   "pad.noCookie": "Cookie could not be found. Please allow cookies in your browser!  Your session and settings will not be saved between visits.  This may be due to Etherpad being included in an iFrame in some Browsers.  Please ensure Etherpad is on the same subdomain/domain as the parent iFrame",
   "pad.permissionDenied": "You do not have permission to access this pad",
 
-  "pad.settings.title": "Settings",
   "pad.settings.padSettings": "Pad-wide Settings",
   "pad.settings.userSettings": "User Settings",
   "pad.settings.myView": "My View",
diff --git a/src/templates/pad.html b/src/templates/pad.html
index 151334a4ec3..0f7e38dd73d 100644
--- a/src/templates/pad.html
+++ b/src/templates/pad.html
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@
       <!------------------------------------------------------------->
 
       <div id="settings" class="popup" role="dialog" aria-modal="true" aria-labelledby="settings-title"><div class="popup-content">
-          <h1 id="settings-title" data-l10n-id="pad.settings.title">Settings</h1>
+          <h1 id="settings-title" data-l10n-id="pad.toolbar.settings.title">Settings</h1>
           <div class="settings-sections">
             <div id="user-settings-section" class="settings-section">
             <% e.begin_block("mySettings"); %>
diff --git a/src/tests/backend/specs/settingsModalHeading.ts b/src/tests/backend/specs/settingsModalHeading.ts
index 23aaa430689..4762aa53266 100644
--- a/src/tests/backend/specs/settingsModalHeading.ts
+++ b/src/tests/backend/specs/settingsModalHeading.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ const common = require('../common');
 // `enablePadWideSettings: false` the template used to render
 // `data-l10n-id="pad.settings.padSettings"` ("Pad-wide Settings") for every
 // user, even though no pad-wide controls were rendered in that mode. The fix
-// removes the conditional and always uses `pad.settings.title` ("Settings").
+// removes the conditional and always uses the neutral "Settings" title. We
+// reuse the existing, already-translated `pad.toolbar.settings.title` key
+// rather than a dedicated `pad.settings.title` duplicate, so the title is
+// localised in every locale without waiting for new TranslateWiki strings.
 describe(__filename, function () {
   this.timeout(30000);
   let agent: any;
@@ -31,15 +34,15 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
     return m ? m[1] : null;
   };
 
-  it('uses pad.settings.title with the feature enabled', async function () {
+  it('uses pad.toolbar.settings.title with the feature enabled', async function () {
     settings.enablePadWideSettings = true;
     const res = await agent.get('/p/headingTest').expect(200);
-    assert.equal(titleH1(res.text), 'pad.settings.title');
+    assert.equal(titleH1(res.text), 'pad.toolbar.settings.title');
   });
 
-  it('uses pad.settings.title with the feature disabled (no misleading "Pad-wide" label)', async function () {
+  it('uses pad.toolbar.settings.title with the feature disabled (no misleading "Pad-wide" label)', async function () {
     settings.enablePadWideSettings = false;
     const res = await agent.get('/p/headingTest').expect(200);
-    assert.equal(titleH1(res.text), 'pad.settings.title');
+    assert.equal(titleH1(res.text), 'pad.toolbar.settings.title');
   });
 });