diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/home/recent_edits.html b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/home/recent_edits.html
index 1406e7b6a..e1b2eb4b5 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/home/recent_edits.html
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/home/recent_edits.html
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@
                                 <ul class="actions">
                                     <li><a href="{% url 'wagtailadmin_pages_edit' revision.page.id %}" class="button button-small" target="_blank">{% trans "Edit" %}</a></li>
                                     {% if revision.page.has_unpublished_changes %}
-                                        <li><a href="{% url 'wagtailadmin_pages_view_draft' revision.page.id %}" class="button button-small" target="_blank">{% trans 'View draft' %}</a></li>
+                                        <li><a href="{% url 'wagtailadmin_pages_view_draft' revision.page.id %}" class="button button-small" target="_blank">{% trans 'Draft' %}</a></li>
                                     {% endif %}
                                     {% if revision.page.live %}
-                                        <li><a href="{{ revision.page.url }}" class="button button-small" target="_blank">{% trans 'View live' %}</a></li>
+                                        <li><a href="{{ revision.page.url }}" class="button button-small" target="_blank">{% trans 'Live' %}</a></li>
                                     {% endif %}
                                 </ul>
                             </td>
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/pages/list.html b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/pages/list.html
index 31259f162..8c6dbae9e 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/pages/list.html
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/pages/list.html
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@
                                 <li><a href="{% url 'wagtailadmin_pages_edit' parent_page.id %}" class="button button-small">{% trans 'Edit' %}</a></li>
                             {% endif %}
                             {% if parent_page.has_unpublished_changes and 'view_draft' not in hide_actions|default:'' %}
-                                <li><a href="{% url 'wagtailadmin_pages_view_draft' parent_page.id %}" class="button button-small" target="_blank">{% trans 'draft' %}</a></li>
+                                <li><a href="{% url 'wagtailadmin_pages_view_draft' parent_page.id %}" class="button button-small" target="_blank">{% trans 'Draft' %}</a></li>
                             {% endif %}
                             {% if parent_page.live and not parent_page.is_root and 'view_live' not in hide_actions|default:'' %}
-                                <li><a href="{{ parent_page.url }}" class="button button-small" target="_blank">{% trans 'live' %}</a></li>
+                                <li><a href="{{ parent_page.url }}" class="button button-small" target="_blank">{% trans 'Live' %}</a></li>
                             {% endif %}
                             {% if parent_page_perms.can_move and 'move' not in hide_actions|default:'' %}
                                 <li><a href="{% url 'wagtailadmin_pages_move' parent_page.id %}" class="button button-small">{% trans 'Move' %}</a></li>
@@ -166,10 +166,10 @@
                                     <li><a href="{% url 'wagtailadmin_pages_edit' page.id %}" class="button button-small" title="{% trans 'Edit this page' %}">{% trans 'Edit' %}</a></li>
                                 {% endif %}
                                 {% if page.has_unpublished_changes and 'view_draft' not in hide_actions|default:'' %}
-                                    <li><a href="{% url 'wagtailadmin_pages_view_draft' page.id %}" class="button button-small" target="_blank">{% trans 'draft' %}</a></li>
+                                    <li><a href="{% url 'wagtailadmin_pages_view_draft' page.id %}" class="button button-small" target="_blank">{% trans 'Draft' %}</a></li>
                                 {% endif %}
                                 {% if page.live and 'view_live' not in hide_actions|default:'' %}
-                                    <li><a href="{{ page.url }}" class="button button-small" target="_blank">{% trans 'live' %}</a></li>
+                                    <li><a href="{{ page.url }}" class="button button-small" target="_blank">{% trans 'Live' %}</a></li>
                                 {% endif %}
                                 {% if page_perms.can_move and 'move' not in hide_actions|default:'' %}
                                     <li><a href="{% url 'wagtailadmin_pages_move' page.id %}" class="button button-small">{% trans 'Move' %}</a></li>