diff --git a/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLayoutView.cc b/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLayoutView.cc
index eda3aa1d4..1c3ebc16d 100644
--- a/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLayoutView.cc
+++ b/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLayoutView.cc
@@ -5898,7 +5898,7 @@ LayoutView::cm_cell_show ()
     std::vector<HierarchyControlPanel::cell_path_type> paths;
     mp_hierarchy_panel->selected_cells (active_cellview_index (), paths);
 
-    manager ()->transaction (tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("Hide cell"))); 
+    manager ()->transaction (tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("Show cell"))); 
 
     for (std::vector<HierarchyControlPanel::cell_path_type>::const_iterator p = paths.begin (); p != paths.end (); ++p) {
       if (! p->empty ()) {