diff --git a/qt/aqt/forms/preferences.ui b/qt/aqt/forms/preferences.ui
index 85ab2754d..c91113ac7 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/forms/preferences.ui
+++ b/qt/aqt/forms/preferences.ui
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@
              </widget>
             </item>
             <item>
-             <widget class="QCheckBox" name="hideColoredButtons">
+             <widget class="QCheckBox" name="showColoredButtons">
               <property name="sizePolicy">
                <sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Fixed">
                 <horstretch>0</horstretch>
diff --git a/qt/aqt/preferences.py b/qt/aqt/preferences.py
index 8aec0bf99..6a1482298 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/preferences.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/preferences.py
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class Preferences(QDialog):
         form.showEstimates.setChecked(reviewing.show_intervals_on_buttons)
         form.showProgress.setChecked(reviewing.show_remaining_due_counts)
         form.showPlayButtons.setChecked(not reviewing.hide_audio_play_buttons)
-        form.hideColoredButtons.setChecked(not reviewing.show_colored_buttons)
+        form.showColoredButtons.setChecked(not reviewing.show_colored_buttons)
         form.interrupt_audio.setChecked(reviewing.interrupt_audio_when_answering)
 
         editing = self.prefs.editing
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ class Preferences(QDialog):
         reviewing.show_intervals_on_buttons = form.showEstimates.isChecked()
         reviewing.time_limit_secs = form.timeLimit.value() * 60
         reviewing.hide_audio_play_buttons = not self.form.showPlayButtons.isChecked()
-        reviewing.show_colored_buttons = not self.form.hideColoredButtons.isChecked()
+        reviewing.show_colored_buttons = not self.form.showColoredButtons.isChecked()
         reviewing.interrupt_audio_when_answering = self.form.interrupt_audio.isChecked()
 
         editing = self.prefs.editing
diff --git a/rslib/src/config/bool.rs b/rslib/src/config/bool.rs
index 8923b328a..2207b5d4c 100644
--- a/rslib/src/config/bool.rs
+++ b/rslib/src/config/bool.rs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ pub enum BoolKey {
     #[strum(to_string = "addToCur")]
     AddingDefaultsToCurrentDeck,
     #[strum(to_string = "hideColor")]
-    HideColoredButtons,
+    ShowColoredButtons,
 }
 
 /// This is a workaround for old clients that used ints to represent boolean
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ impl Collection {
             // some keys default to true
             BoolKey::InterruptAudioWhenAnswering
             | BoolKey::ShowIntervalsAboveAnswerButtons
-            | BoolKey::HideColoredButtons
+            | BoolKey::ShowColoredButtons
             | BoolKey::AddingDefaultsToCurrentDeck
             | BoolKey::FutureDueShowBacklog
             | BoolKey::ShowRemainingDueCountsInStudy
diff --git a/rslib/src/preferences.rs b/rslib/src/preferences.rs
index 6e9f64d5d..394d5bec8 100644
--- a/rslib/src/preferences.rs
+++ b/rslib/src/preferences.rs
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ impl Collection {
             show_remaining_due_counts: self.get_config_bool(BoolKey::ShowRemainingDueCountsInStudy),
             show_intervals_on_buttons: self
                 .get_config_bool(BoolKey::ShowIntervalsAboveAnswerButtons),
-            show_colored_buttons: self.get_config_bool(BoolKey::HideColoredButtons),
+            show_colored_buttons: self.get_config_bool(BoolKey::ShowColoredButtons),
             time_limit_secs: self.get_answer_time_limit_secs(),
             load_balancer_enabled: self.get_config_bool(BoolKey::LoadBalancerEnabled),
             fsrs_short_term_with_steps_enabled: self
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ impl Collection {
             BoolKey::ShowIntervalsAboveAnswerButtons,
             s.show_intervals_on_buttons,
         )?;
-        self.set_config_bool_inner(BoolKey::HideColoredButtons, s.show_colored_buttons)?;
+        self.set_config_bool_inner(BoolKey::ShowColoredButtons, s.show_colored_buttons)?;
         self.set_answer_time_limit_secs(s.time_limit_secs)?;
         self.set_config_bool_inner(BoolKey::LoadBalancerEnabled, s.load_balancer_enabled)?;
         self.set_config_bool_inner(