diff --git a/python/gui/qgsmetadatawidget.sip.in b/python/gui/qgsmetadatawidget.sip.in
index 34d2cada9a7..57d3c6e9408 100644
--- a/python/gui/qgsmetadatawidget.sip.in
+++ b/python/gui/qgsmetadatawidget.sip.in
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ Returns the widget's current mode.
 %Docstring
 Sets the ``metadata`` to display in the widget.
 
-This method can be called after constructing a QgsAbstractMetadataBaseWidget in order
+This method can be called after constructing a QgsMetadataWidget in order
 to set the displayed metadata to custom, non-layer based metadata.
 
 Calling this method will automatically setMode() to the correct mode corresponding
diff --git a/src/gui/qgsmetadatawidget.h b/src/gui/qgsmetadatawidget.h
index cdf9ef2f21c..d0efd09e344 100644
--- a/src/gui/qgsmetadatawidget.h
+++ b/src/gui/qgsmetadatawidget.h
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@
 
 /**
  * \ingroup gui
- * \class QgsAbstractMetadataBaseWidget
+ * \class QgsMetadataWidget
  * \brief A wizard to edit metadata on a map layer.
  *
  * \since QGIS 3.0
  */
 
-class GUI_EXPORT QgsMetadataWidget : public QWidget, private Ui::QgsAbstractMetadataBaseWidget
+class GUI_EXPORT QgsMetadataWidget : public QWidget, private Ui::QgsMetadataWidgetBase
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class GUI_EXPORT QgsMetadataWidget : public QWidget, private Ui::QgsAbstractMeta
     /**
      * Sets the \a metadata to display in the widget.
      *
-     * This method can be called after constructing a QgsAbstractMetadataBaseWidget in order
+     * This method can be called after constructing a QgsMetadataWidget in order
      * to set the displayed metadata to custom, non-layer based metadata.
      *
      * Calling this method will automatically setMode() to the correct mode corresponding
diff --git a/src/ui/qgsmetadatawidget.ui b/src/ui/qgsmetadatawidget.ui
index 736927141e3..225ec33b845 100644
--- a/src/ui/qgsmetadatawidget.ui
+++ b/src/ui/qgsmetadatawidget.ui
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <ui version="4.0">
- <class>QgsAbstractMetadataBaseWidget</class>
- <widget class="QWidget" name="QgsAbstractMetadataBaseWidget">
+ <class>QgsMetadataWidgetBase</class>
+ <widget class="QWidget" name="QgsMetadataWidgetBase">
   <property name="geometry">
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>