diff --git a/Nasal/gui.nas b/Nasal/gui.nas
index 01f57bd28..b661c4cd8 100644
--- a/Nasal/gui.nas
+++ b/Nasal/gui.nas
@@ -1232,14 +1232,14 @@ var common_aircraft_keys = {
     key: [
         { name: "Enter",     desc: "move rudder right" },
         { name: "0/Insert",  desc: "move rudder left" },
-        { name: "1/End",     desc: "decrease elevator trim" },
-        { name: "2/Up",      desc: "increase elevator or AP altitude" },
+        { name: "1/End",     desc: "elevator trim up" },
+        { name: "2/Down",    desc: "elevator up or increase AP altitude" },
         { name: "3/PgDn",    desc: "decr. throttle or AP autothrottle" },
         { name: "4/Left",    desc: "move aileron left or adj. AP hdg." },
         { name: "5/KP5",     desc: "center aileron, elev., and rudder" },
         { name: "6/Right",   desc: "move aileron right or adj. AP hdg." },
-        { name: "7/Home",    desc: "increase elevator trim" },
-        { name: "8/Down",    desc: "decrease elevator or AP altitude" },
+        { name: "7/Home",    desc: "elevator trim down" },
+        { name: "8/Up",      desc: "elevator down or decrease AP altitude" },
         { name: "9/PgUp",    desc: "incr. throttle or AP autothrottle" },
         { name: "Space",     desc: "PTT - Push To Talk (via VoIP)" },
         { name: "!/@/#/$",   desc: "select engine 1/2/3/4" },
diff --git a/keyboard.xml b/keyboard.xml
index 00fe83b08..63634f863 100644
--- a/keyboard.xml
+++ b/keyboard.xml
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ top down before the key bindings are parsed.
 
  <key n="50">
   <name>2</name>
-  <desc>Increase elevator or autopilot altitude</desc>
+  <desc>Elevator up or increase autopilot altitude</desc>
   <repeatable type="bool">true</repeatable>
   <binding>
    <command>nasal</command>
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ top down before the key bindings are parsed.
 
  <key n="56">
   <name>8</name>
-  <desc>Decrease elevator or autopilot altitude</desc>
+  <desc>Elevator down or decrease autopilot altitude</desc>
   <repeatable type="bool">true</repeatable>
   <binding>
    <command>nasal</command>
@@ -1277,7 +1277,7 @@ top down before the key bindings are parsed.
 
  <key n="357">
   <name>Up</name>
-  <desc>Increase elevator or autopilot altitude</desc>
+  <desc>Elevator down or decrease autopilot altitude</desc>
   <repeatable type="bool">true</repeatable>
   <binding>
    <command>nasal</command>
@@ -1324,7 +1324,7 @@ top down before the key bindings are parsed.
 
  <key n="359">
   <name>Down</name>
-  <desc>Decrease elevator or autopilot altitude</desc>
+  <desc>Elevator up or increase autopilot altitude</desc>
   <repeatable type="bool">true</repeatable>
   <binding>
    <command>nasal</command>