diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/topic_controller.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/topic_controller.js
index 51e8af5dd..29e0fd5fe 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/topic_controller.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/topic_controller.js
@@ -72,11 +72,22 @@ Discourse.TopicController = Discourse.ObjectController.extend(Discourse.Selected
     this.toggleProperty('summaryCollapsed');
   },
 
-  moveSelected: function() {
+  splitTopic: function() {
     var modalController = this.get('controllers.modal');
     if (!modalController) return;
 
-    modalController.show(Discourse.MoveSelectedView.create({
+    modalController.show(Discourse.SplitTopicView.create({
+      topicController: this,
+      topic: this.get('content'),
+      selectedPosts: this.get('selectedPosts')
+    }));
+  },
+
+  mergeTopic: function() {
+    var modalController = this.get('controllers.modal');
+    if (!modalController) return;
+
+    modalController.show(Discourse.MergeTopicView.create({
       topicController: this,
       topic: this.get('content'),
       selectedPosts: this.get('selectedPosts')
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/move_selected_existing_topic.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/merge_topic.js.handlebars
similarity index 82%
rename from app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/move_selected_existing_topic.js.handlebars
rename to app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/merge_topic.js.handlebars
index 8fbc1febe..2f3325bb4 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/move_selected_existing_topic.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/merge_topic.js.handlebars
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     </div>
   {{/if}}
 
-  <p>{{{i18n topic.move_selected.existing_topic.instructions count="view.selectedPostsCount"}}}</p>
+  <p>{{{i18n topic.merge_topic.instructions count="view.selectedPostsCount"}}}</p>
 
   {{view Discourse.ChooseTopicView selectedTopicIdBinding="view.selectedTopicId"}}
 </div>
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/move_selected.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/move_selected.js.handlebars
deleted file mode 100644
index 4946725cc..000000000
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/move_selected.js.handlebars
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-<div id='move-selected' class="modal-body">
-
-  <p>{{{i18n topic.move_selected.instructions count="view.selectedPostsCount"}}}</p>
-
-  <button {{action showMoveNewTopic target="view"}} class="btn">{{i18n topic.move_selected.new_topic.title}}</button>
-  <button {{action showMoveExistingTopic target="view"}} class="btn">{{i18n topic.move_selected.existing_topic.title}}</button>
-
-</div>
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/move_selected_new_topic.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/split_topic.js.handlebars
similarity index 76%
rename from app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/move_selected_new_topic.js.handlebars
rename to app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/split_topic.js.handlebars
index 430fa5528..c5ab49dff 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/move_selected_new_topic.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/split_topic.js.handlebars
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
     </div>
   {{/if}}
 
-  {{{i18n topic.move_selected.new_topic.instructions count="view.selectedPostsCount"}}}
+  {{{i18n topic.split_topic.instructions count="view.selectedPostsCount"}}}
 
   <form>
-    <label>{{i18n topic.move_selected.new_topic.topic_name}}</label>
+    <label>{{i18n topic.split_topic.topic_name}}</label>
     {{view Discourse.TextField valueBinding="view.topicName" placeholderKey="composer.title_placeholder"}}
   </form>
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/selected_posts.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/selected_posts.js.handlebars
index a306dc1a2..537058c9e 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/selected_posts.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/selected_posts.js.handlebars
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 {{/if}}
 
 {{#if canMoveSelected}}
-  <button class='btn' {{action moveSelected}}><i class='icon icon-move'></i> {{i18n topic.multi_select.move}}</button>
+  <button class='btn' {{action splitTopic}}><i class='icon icon-move'></i> {{i18n topic.split_topic.action}}</button>
+  <button class='btn' {{action mergeTopic}}><i class='icon icon-move'></i> {{i18n topic.merge_topic.action}}}</button>
 {{/if}}
 
 <p class='cancel'><a href='#' {{action toggleMultiSelect}}>{{i18n topic.multi_select.cancel}}</a></p>
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/modal/move_selected_existing_topic_view.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/modal/merge_topic_view.js
similarity index 73%
rename from app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/modal/move_selected_existing_topic_view.js
rename to app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/modal/merge_topic_view.js
index 58ef5595b..4ae99526b 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/modal/move_selected_existing_topic_view.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/modal/merge_topic_view.js
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 /**
   A modal view for handling moving of posts to an existing topic
 
-  @class MoveSelectedExistingTopicView
+  @class MergeTopicView
   @extends Discourse.ModalBodyView
   @namespace Discourse
   @module Discourse
 **/
-Discourse.MoveSelectedExistingTopicView = Discourse.ModalBodyView.extend(Discourse.SelectedPostsCount, {
-  templateName: 'modal/move_selected_existing_topic',
-  title: Em.String.i18n('topic.move_selected.existing_topic.title'),
+Discourse.MergeTopicView = Discourse.ModalBodyView.extend(Discourse.SelectedPostsCount, {
+  templateName: 'modal/merge_topic',
+  title: Em.String.i18n('topic.merge_topic.title'),
 
   buttonDisabled: function() {
     if (this.get('saving')) return true;
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Discourse.MoveSelectedExistingTopicView = Discourse.ModalBodyView.extend(Discour
 
   buttonTitle: function() {
     if (this.get('saving')) return Em.String.i18n('saving');
-    return Em.String.i18n('topic.move_selected.title');
+    return Em.String.i18n('topic.merge_topic.title');
   }.property('saving'),
 
   movePostsToExistingTopic: function() {
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Discourse.MoveSelectedExistingTopicView = Discourse.ModalBodyView.extend(Discour
       Em.run.next(function() { Discourse.URL.routeTo(result.url); });
     }, function() {
       // Error moving posts
-      moveSelectedView.flash(Em.String.i18n('topic.move_selected.error'));
+      moveSelectedView.flash(Em.String.i18n('topic.merge_topic.error'));
       moveSelectedView.set('saving', false);
     });
     return false;
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/modal/move_selected_view.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/modal/move_selected_view.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 7c155aa1d..000000000
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/modal/move_selected_view.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-/**
-  A modal view for handling moving of posts.
-
-  @class MoveSelectedView
-  @extends Discourse.ModalBodyView
-  @namespace Discourse
-  @module Discourse
-**/
-Discourse.MoveSelectedView = Discourse.ModalBodyView.extend(Discourse.SelectedPostsCount, {
-  templateName: 'modal/move_selected',
-  title: Em.String.i18n('topic.move_selected.title'),
-
-  showMoveNewTopic: function() {
-    var modalController = this.get('controller');
-    if (!modalController) return;
-
-    modalController.show(Discourse.MoveSelectedNewTopicView.create({
-      topicController: this.get('topicController'),
-      topic: this.get('topic'),
-      selectedPosts: this.get('selectedPosts')
-    }));
-  },
-
-  showMoveExistingTopic: function() {
-    var modalController = this.get('controller');
-    if (!modalController) return;
-
-    modalController.show(Discourse.MoveSelectedExistingTopicView.create({
-      topicController: this.get('topicController'),
-      topic: this.get('topic'),
-      selectedPosts: this.get('selectedPosts')
-    }));
-  }
-
-});
-
-
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/modal/move_selected_new_topic_view.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/modal/split_topic_view.js
similarity index 74%
rename from app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/modal/move_selected_new_topic_view.js
rename to app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/modal/split_topic_view.js
index 2f2ce0a95..de5a178fb 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/modal/move_selected_new_topic_view.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/modal/split_topic_view.js
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 /**
   A modal view for handling moving of posts to a new topic
 
-  @class MoveSelectedNewTopicView
+  @class SplitTopicView
   @extends Discourse.ModalBodyView
   @namespace Discourse
   @module Discourse
 **/
-Discourse.MoveSelectedNewTopicView = Discourse.ModalBodyView.extend(Discourse.SelectedPostsCount, {
-  templateName: 'modal/move_selected_new_topic',
-  title: Em.String.i18n('topic.move_selected.new_topic.title'),
+Discourse.SplitTopicView = Discourse.ModalBodyView.extend(Discourse.SelectedPostsCount, {
+  templateName: 'modal/split_topic',
+  title: Em.String.i18n('topic.split_topic.title'),
   saving: false,
 
   buttonDisabled: function() {
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Discourse.MoveSelectedNewTopicView = Discourse.ModalBodyView.extend(Discourse.Se
 
   buttonTitle: function() {
     if (this.get('saving')) return Em.String.i18n('saving');
-    return Em.String.i18n('topic.move_selected.title');
+    return Em.String.i18n('topic.split_topic.action');
   }.property('saving'),
 
   movePostsToNewTopic: function() {
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Discourse.MoveSelectedNewTopicView = Discourse.ModalBodyView.extend(Discourse.Se
       Em.run.next(function() { Discourse.URL.routeTo(result.url); });
     }, function() {
       // Error moving posts
-      moveSelectedView.flash(Em.String.i18n('topic.move_selected.error'));
+      moveSelectedView.flash(Em.String.i18n('topic.split_topic.error'));
       moveSelectedView.set('saving', false);
     });
     return false;
diff --git a/config/locales/client.en.yml b/config/locales/client.en.yml
index f0a08aca5..db2552f0c 100644
--- a/config/locales/client.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/client.en.yml
@@ -601,32 +601,28 @@ en:
           other: "of {{count}} in the topic"
         cancel: "Show all posts in this topic again."
 
-      move_selected:
-        title: "Move Selected Posts"
-        error: "Sorry, there was an error moving those posts."
+      split_topic:
+        title: "Split Topic"
+        action: "split topic"
+        topic_name: "New Topic Name:"
+        error: "There was an error splitting that topic."
         instructions:
-          one: "How would you like to move this post?"
-          other: "How would you like to move the <b>{{count}}</b> posts you've selected?"
+          one: "You are about to create a new topic and populate it with the post you've selected."
+          other: "You are about to create a new topic and populate it with the <b>{{count}}</b> posts you've selected."
 
-        new_topic:
-          title: "Move Selected Posts to a New Topic"
-          topic_name: "New Topic Name:"
-          instructions:
-            one: "You are about to create a new topic and populate it with the post you've selected."
-            other: "You are about to create a new topic and populate it with the <b>{{count}}</b> posts you've selected."
-
-        existing_topic:
-          title: "Move Selected Posts to an Existing Topic"
-          instructions:
-            one: "Please choose the topic you'd like to move that post to."
-            other: "Please choose the topic you'd like to move those <b>{{count}}</b> posts to."
+      merge_topic:
+        title: "Merge Topic"
+        action: "merge topic"
+        error: "There was an error merging that topic."
+        instructions:
+          one: "Please choose the topic you'd like to move that post to."
+          other: "Please choose the topic you'd like to move those <b>{{count}}</b> posts to."
 
       multi_select:
         select: 'select'
         selected: 'selected ({{count}})'
         delete: delete selected
         cancel: cancel selecting
-        move: move selected
         description:
           one: You have selected <b>1</b> post.
           other: "You have selected <b>{{count}}</b> posts."