diff --git a/docs/design/draft-progress.txt b/docs/design/draft-progress.txt
index abb9912d81..79cdcade52 100644
--- a/docs/design/draft-progress.txt
+++ b/docs/design/draft-progress.txt
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ Messages
      action that is in progress. Some standard predefined categories will be
      defined.
 
-  - "message", G_TYPE_STRING
+  - "text", G_TYPE_STRING
 
      A user visible string detailing the action.