diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/Chat/ChannelManager.cs b/osu.Game/Online/Chat/ChannelManager.cs
index cf63ef4efe..7a914cc627 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/Chat/ChannelManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/Chat/ChannelManager.cs
@@ -200,17 +200,17 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Chat
 
         private void handleUserMessages(IEnumerable<Message> messages)
         {
-            var joinedUserChannels = JoinedChannels.Where(c => c.Target == TargetType.User).ToList();
+            var joinedPrivateChannels = JoinedChannels.Where(c => c.Target == TargetType.User).ToList();
 
             Channel getChannelForUser(User user)
             {
-                var channel = joinedUserChannels.FirstOrDefault(c => c.Id == user.Id);
+                var channel = joinedPrivateChannels.FirstOrDefault(c => c.Id == user.Id);
 
                 if (channel == null)
                 {
                     channel = new PrivateChannel { User = user };
                     JoinedChannels.Add(channel);
-                    joinedUserChannels.Add(channel);
+                    joinedPrivateChannels.Add(channel);
                 }
 
                 return channel;
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Chat
             // Because of the way the API provides data right now, outgoing messages do not contain required
             // user (or in the future, target channel) metadata. As such we need to do a second request
             // to find out the specifics of the user.
-            var withoutReplyGroups = outgoingGroups.Where(g => joinedUserChannels.All(m => m.Id != g.Key));
+            var withoutReplyGroups = outgoingGroups.Where(g => joinedPrivateChannels.All(m => m.Id != g.Key));
 
             foreach (var withoutReplyGroup in withoutReplyGroups)
             {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/Tabs/ChannelTabControl.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/Tabs/ChannelTabControl.cs
index e1f02e9c79..1eb5f1ac6e 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/Tabs/ChannelTabControl.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/Tabs/ChannelTabControl.cs
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Chat.Tabs
                 case TargetType.Channel:
                     return new ChannelTabItem(value) { OnRequestClose = tabCloseRequested };
                 case TargetType.User:
-                    return new UserChannelTabItem(value) { OnRequestClose = tabCloseRequested };
+                    return new PrivateChannelTabItem(value) { OnRequestClose = tabCloseRequested };
                 default:
                     throw new InvalidOperationException("Only TargetType User and Channel are supported.");
             }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/Tabs/UserChannelTabItem.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/Tabs/PrivateChannelTabItem.cs
similarity index 98%
rename from osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/Tabs/UserChannelTabItem.cs
rename to osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/Tabs/PrivateChannelTabItem.cs
index 6b11c7860f..3b837d0a79 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/Tabs/UserChannelTabItem.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/Tabs/PrivateChannelTabItem.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ using OpenTK.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Chat.Tabs
 {
-    public class UserChannelTabItem : TabItem<Channel>
+    public class PrivateChannelTabItem : TabItem<Channel>
     {
         private static readonly Vector2 shear = new Vector2(1f / 5f, 0);
         public override bool IsRemovable => true;
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Chat.Tabs
         private readonly Avatar avatarContainer;
         private readonly TabCloseButton closeButton;
 
-        public UserChannelTabItem(Channel value)
+        public PrivateChannelTabItem(Channel value)
             : base(value)
         {
             if (value.Target != TargetType.User)
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Chat.Tabs
             closeButton.ScaleTo(new Vector2(0, 1));
         }
 
-        public Action<UserChannelTabItem> OnRequestClose;
+        public Action<PrivateChannelTabItem> OnRequestClose;
 
         private readonly EdgeEffectParameters activateEdgeEffect = new EdgeEffectParameters
         {