diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1f43ca5..3cd695d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ Format follows [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/); version
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Changed
+
+- The panel's **Account** entry is now called **Settings** — nav link, page
+  heading, and browser title. The route stays `/account`, so existing links
+  and bookmarks are unaffected.
+
 ### Fixed
 
 - Release CI: retry `docker push` / `imagetools create` on transient GHCR
diff --git a/docs/guide.md b/docs/guide.md
index e95a720..94c9cd1 100644
--- a/docs/guide.md
+++ b/docs/guide.md
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ service healthy and will mail be accepted?"
 - **Backup** (`/backup`) — download a full-server backup; the same page hosts
   the domain-import form (`POST /domains/import`). See
   [Backup, restore, and moving a single domain](#backup-restore-and-moving-a-single-domain).
-- **Account** (`/account`) — change the administrator username and/or password.
+- **Settings** (`/account`) — change the administrator username and/or password.
   Application SASL logins are separate and are not changed here.
 
 **Sessions.** A login survives a container restart: sessions live in SQLite, not
diff --git a/internal/web/handlers_account.go b/internal/web/handlers_account.go
index 8533d34..9cbdf0a 100644
--- a/internal/web/handlers_account.go
+++ b/internal/web/handlers_account.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleAccount(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 // field after a rejected submission; the password fields are never repopulated.
 func (s *Server) renderAccount(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, status int, formErr, formUsername string) {
 	s.render(w, status, "account", map[string]any{
-		"Title":        "SelfPost — account",
+		"Title":        "SelfPost — settings",
 		"User":         currentUser(r),
 		"Active":       "account",
 		"FormUsername": formUsername,
diff --git a/internal/web/templates/account.html b/internal/web/templates/account.html
index 2e598de..89a5162 100644
--- a/internal/web/templates/account.html
+++ b/internal/web/templates/account.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {{define "content"}}
-<h1>Account</h1>
+<h1>Settings</h1>
 
 {{if .Flash}}<div class="flash">{{.Flash}}</div>{{end}}
 
diff --git a/internal/web/templates/layout.html b/internal/web/templates/layout.html
index 83676bf..2b8eca2 100644
--- a/internal/web/templates/layout.html
+++ b/internal/web/templates/layout.html
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
   {{template "sections" .}}
   <div class="session">
     <span class="muted">{{.User}}</span>
-    {{if eq .Active "account"}}<span aria-current="page">{{template "icon-account"}}Account</span>{{else}}<a href="/account">{{template "icon-account"}}Account</a>{{end}}
+    {{if eq .Active "account"}}<span aria-current="page">{{template "icon-account"}}Settings</span>{{else}}<a href="/account">{{template "icon-account"}}Settings</a>{{end}}
     <form class="inline" method="post" action="/logout">
       <button type="submit" class="danger">{{template "icon-sign-out"}}Sign out</button>
     </form>