diff --git a/src/app/mailviewer/singlemailviewer.component.html b/src/app/mailviewer/singlemailviewer.component.html
index 5eaf9debb..cd7ec1a09 100644
--- a/src/app/mailviewer/singlemailviewer.component.html
+++ b/src/app/mailviewer/singlemailviewer.component.html
@@ -83,13 +83,13 @@
 
       <mat-menu #senderRulesMenu>
         <button mat-menu-item (click)="messageActionsHandler.allowSender(mailObj.from[0].address)">
-          Allow Sender
+          {{allowSenderMenuLabel}}
         </button>
         <button mat-menu-item (click)="messageActionsHandler.blockSender(mailObj.from[0].address)">
-          Block Sender Email
+          {{blockSenderEmailMenuLabel}}
         </button>
         <button mat-menu-item (click)="messageActionsHandler.blockSender(mailObj.from[0].domain)">
-          Block Sender Domain
+          {{blockSenderDomainMenuLabel}}
         </button>
         <a mat-menu-item
            [href]="'/mail/rules'" target="rmm6">
diff --git a/src/app/mailviewer/singlemailviewer.component.spec.ts b/src/app/mailviewer/singlemailviewer.component.spec.ts
index d4bc44f93..3285af6ff 100644
--- a/src/app/mailviewer/singlemailviewer.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/mailviewer/singlemailviewer.component.spec.ts
@@ -231,6 +231,12 @@ describe('SingleMailViewerComponent', () => {
       expect(component.mailObj.attachments[1].downloadURL.indexOf('blob:')).toBe(0);
     }));
 
+  it('should describe sender rule actions as allowlist and blocklist updates', () => {
+    expect((component as any).allowSenderMenuLabel).toBe('Add sender to allowlist');
+    expect((component as any).blockSenderEmailMenuLabel).toBe('Add sender email to blocklist');
+    expect((component as any).blockSenderDomainMenuLabel).toBe('Add sender domain to blocklist');
+  });
+
   describe('mailto: link interceptor', () => {
     let messageContentsElement: HTMLElement;
     let mailtoLink: HTMLAnchorElement;
diff --git a/src/app/mailviewer/singlemailviewer.component.ts b/src/app/mailviewer/singlemailviewer.component.ts
index 1bb81b032..86a4d3be5 100644
--- a/src/app/mailviewer/singlemailviewer.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/mailviewer/singlemailviewer.component.ts
@@ -115,6 +115,9 @@ export class SingleMailViewerComponent implements OnInit, DoCheck, AfterViewInit
   public savedForThisSender = false;
   public savedAlways = false;
   public showAllHeaders = false;
+  public readonly allowSenderMenuLabel = 'Add sender to allowlist';
+  public readonly blockSenderEmailMenuLabel = 'Add sender email to blocklist';
+  public readonly blockSenderDomainMenuLabel = 'Add sender domain to blocklist';
 
   contacts: Contact[] = [];