diff --git a/frontend/src/Settings/ImportLists/ImportLists/EditImportListModalContent.tsx b/frontend/src/Settings/ImportLists/ImportLists/EditImportListModalContent.tsx
index 51431c843..3dbd2cb18 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Settings/ImportLists/ImportLists/EditImportListModalContent.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/Settings/ImportLists/ImportLists/EditImportListModalContent.tsx
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ function EditImportListModalContent({
     qualityProfileId,
     seriesType,
     seasonFolder,
-    retroApplyTags,
+    tagExisting,
     tags,
     fields,
   } = item;
@@ -295,13 +295,13 @@ function EditImportListModalContent({
             </FormGroup>
 
             <FormGroup>
-              <FormLabel>{translate('RetroApplyTags')}</FormLabel>
+              <FormLabel>{translate('TagExisting')}</FormLabel>
 
               <FormInputGroup
                 type={inputTypes.CHECK}
-                name="retroApplyTags"
-                helpText={translate('RetroApplyListTagsHelpText')}
-                {...retroApplyTags}
+                name="tagExisting"
+                helpText={translate('TagExistingHelpText')}
+                {...tagExisting}
                 onChange={handleInputChange}
               />
             </FormGroup>
diff --git a/frontend/src/Settings/ImportLists/ImportLists/Manage/Edit/ManageImportListsEditModalContent.tsx b/frontend/src/Settings/ImportLists/ImportLists/Manage/Edit/ManageImportListsEditModalContent.tsx
index 193daf7a1..504b959ce 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Settings/ImportLists/ImportLists/Manage/Edit/ManageImportListsEditModalContent.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/Settings/ImportLists/ImportLists/Manage/Edit/ManageImportListsEditModalContent.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ interface SavePayload {
   enableAutomaticAdd?: boolean;
   qualityProfileId?: number;
   rootFolderPath?: string;
-  retroApplyTags?: boolean;
+  tagExisting?: boolean;
 }
 
 interface ManageImportListsEditModalContentProps {
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ function ManageImportListsEditModalContent(
     NO_CHANGE
   );
   const [rootFolderPath, setRootFolderPath] = useState(NO_CHANGE);
-  const [retroApplyTags, setRetroApplyTags] = useState(NO_CHANGE);
+  const [tagExisting, setTagExisting] = useState(NO_CHANGE);
 
   const save = useCallback(() => {
     let hasChanges = false;
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@ function ManageImportListsEditModalContent(
       hasChanges = true;
       payload.rootFolderPath = rootFolderPath;
     }
-    if (retroApplyTags !== NO_CHANGE) {
+    if (tagExisting !== NO_CHANGE) {
       hasChanges = true;
-      payload.retroApplyTags = retroApplyTags === 'enabled';
+      payload.tagExisting = tagExisting === 'enabled';
     }
 
     if (hasChanges) {
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ function ManageImportListsEditModalContent(
     enableAutomaticAdd,
     qualityProfileId,
     rootFolderPath,
-    retroApplyTags,
+    tagExisting,
     onSavePress,
     onModalClose,
   ]);
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ function ManageImportListsEditModalContent(
       case 'rootFolderPath':
         setRootFolderPath(value as string);
         break;
-      case 'retroApplyTags':
-        setRetroApplyTags(value as string);
+      case 'tagExisting':
+        setTagExisting(value as string);
         break;
       default:
         console.warn(`EditImportListModalContent Unknown Input: '${name}'`);
@@ -165,12 +165,12 @@ function ManageImportListsEditModalContent(
         </FormGroup>
 
         <FormGroup>
-          <FormLabel>{translate('RetroApplyTags')}</FormLabel>
+          <FormLabel>{translate('TagExisting')}</FormLabel>
 
           <FormInputGroup
             type={inputTypes.SELECT}
-            name="retroApplyTags"
-            value={retroApplyTags}
+            name="tagExisting"
+            value={tagExisting}
             values={autoAddOptions}
             onChange={onInputChange}
           />
diff --git a/frontend/src/Settings/ImportLists/ImportLists/Manage/ManageImportListsModalContent.tsx b/frontend/src/Settings/ImportLists/ImportLists/Manage/ManageImportListsModalContent.tsx
index 1a97757a0..678234eae 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Settings/ImportLists/ImportLists/Manage/ManageImportListsModalContent.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/Settings/ImportLists/ImportLists/Manage/ManageImportListsModalContent.tsx
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ const COLUMNS = [
     isVisible: true,
   },
   {
-    name: 'retroApplyTags',
-    label: () => translate('RetroApplyTags'),
+    name: 'tagExisting',
+    label: () => translate('TagExisting'),
     isSortable: true,
     isVisible: true,
   },
diff --git a/frontend/src/Settings/ImportLists/ImportLists/Manage/ManageImportListsModalRow.css b/frontend/src/Settings/ImportLists/ImportLists/Manage/ManageImportListsModalRow.css
index f68fd624c..0b4bae36c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Settings/ImportLists/ImportLists/Manage/ManageImportListsModalRow.css
+++ b/frontend/src/Settings/ImportLists/ImportLists/Manage/ManageImportListsModalRow.css
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 .enableAutomaticAdd,
 .qualityProfileId,
 .rootFolderPath,
-.retroApply,
+.tagExisting,
 .implementation {
   composes: cell from '~Components/Table/Cells/TableRowCell.css';
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/Settings/ImportLists/ImportLists/Manage/ManageImportListsModalRow.css.d.ts b/frontend/src/Settings/ImportLists/ImportLists/Manage/ManageImportListsModalRow.css.d.ts
index 90190d74c..1ea8ce6f9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Settings/ImportLists/ImportLists/Manage/ManageImportListsModalRow.css.d.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/Settings/ImportLists/ImportLists/Manage/ManageImportListsModalRow.css.d.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ interface CssExports {
   'implementation': string;
   'name': string;
   'qualityProfileId': string;
-  'retroApply': string;
   'rootFolderPath': string;
+  'tagExisting': string;
   'tags': string;
 }
 export const cssExports: CssExports;
diff --git a/frontend/src/Settings/ImportLists/ImportLists/Manage/ManageImportListsModalRow.tsx b/frontend/src/Settings/ImportLists/ImportLists/Manage/ManageImportListsModalRow.tsx
index 2361c47a8..d6c64855f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Settings/ImportLists/ImportLists/Manage/ManageImportListsModalRow.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/Settings/ImportLists/ImportLists/Manage/ManageImportListsModalRow.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ interface ManageImportListsModalRowProps {
   qualityProfileId: number;
   implementation: string;
   tags: number[];
-  retroApplyTags: boolean;
+  tagExisting: boolean;
   enableAutomaticAdd: boolean;
   columns: Column[];
 }
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ function ManageImportListsModalRow(props: ManageImportListsModalRowProps) {
     implementation,
     enableAutomaticAdd,
     tags,
-    retroApplyTags,
+    tagExisting,
   } = props;
 
   const { toggleSelected, useIsSelected } = useSelect<ImportList>();
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ function ManageImportListsModalRow(props: ManageImportListsModalRowProps) {
         <SeriesTagList tags={tags} />
       </TableRowCell>
 
-      <TableRowCell className={styles.retroApply}>
-        {retroApplyTags ? translate('Yes') : translate('No')}
+      <TableRowCell className={styles.tagExisting}>
+        {tagExisting ? translate('Yes') : translate('No')}
       </TableRowCell>
     </TableRow>
   );
diff --git a/frontend/src/typings/ImportList.ts b/frontend/src/typings/ImportList.ts
index 15dedd809..b8b9e0ef0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/typings/ImportList.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/typings/ImportList.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ interface ImportList extends Provider {
   minRefreshInterval: string;
   name: string;
   tags: number[];
-  retroApplyTags: boolean;
+  tagExisting: boolean;
 }
 
 export default ImportList;
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Datastore/Migration/231_add_retroapply_to_importlists.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Datastore/Migration/231_add_tag_existing_to_importlists.cs
similarity index 54%
rename from src/NzbDrone.Core/Datastore/Migration/231_add_retroapply_to_importlists.cs
rename to src/NzbDrone.Core/Datastore/Migration/231_add_tag_existing_to_importlists.cs
index b5c491c9c..b9d6f9cbc 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Datastore/Migration/231_add_retroapply_to_importlists.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Datastore/Migration/231_add_tag_existing_to_importlists.cs
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 namespace NzbDrone.Core.Datastore.Migration;
 
 [Migration(231)]
-public class add_retroapply_to_importlists : NzbDroneMigrationBase
+public class add_tag_existing_to_importlists : NzbDroneMigrationBase
 {
     protected override void MainDbUpgrade()
     {
-        Alter.Table("ImportLists").AddColumn("RetroApplyTags").AsBoolean().WithDefaultValue(false);
+        Alter.Table("ImportLists").AddColumn("TagExisting").AsBoolean().WithDefaultValue(false);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/ImportListDefinition.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/ImportListDefinition.cs
index a586b2bcf..049ae95c3 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/ImportListDefinition.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/ImportListDefinition.cs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public class ImportListDefinition : ProviderDefinition, IEquatable<ImportListDef
         public SeriesTypes SeriesType { get; set; }
         public bool SeasonFolder { get; set; }
         public string RootFolderPath { get; set; }
-        public bool RetroApplyTags { get; set; }
+        public bool TagExisting { get; set; }
 
         [MemberwiseEqualityIgnore]
         public override bool Enable => EnableAutomaticAdd;
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/ImportListSyncService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/ImportListSyncService.cs
index 563209684..11250fecc 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/ImportListSyncService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/ImportListSyncService.cs
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ private void ProcessListItems(List<ImportListItemInfo> items)
                 // Break if Series Exists in DB
                 if (existingTvdbIds.Any(x => x == item.TvdbId))
                 {
-                    RetroApplyTags(importList, item);
+                    TagExisting(importList, item);
                     _logger.Debug("{0} [{1}] Rejected, series exists in database", item.TvdbId, item.Title);
                     continue;
                 }
@@ -264,9 +264,9 @@ private void ProcessListItems(List<ImportListItemInfo> items)
             _logger.ProgressInfo("Import List Sync Completed. Items found: {0}, Series added: {1}", items.Count, seriesToAdd.Count);
         }
 
-        private void RetroApplyTags(ImportListDefinition importList, ImportListItemInfo report)
+        private void TagExisting(ImportListDefinition importList, ImportListItemInfo report)
         {
-            if (importList.RetroApplyTags)
+            if (importList.TagExisting)
             {
                 var series = _seriesService.FindByTvdbId(report.TvdbId);
 
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Localization/Core/en.json b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Localization/Core/en.json
index 636e38504..577a193b1 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Localization/Core/en.json
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Localization/Core/en.json
@@ -1871,8 +1871,8 @@
   "Result": "Result",
   "Retention": "Retention",
   "RetentionHelpText": "Usenet only: Set to zero to set for unlimited retention",
-  "RetroApplyListTagsHelpText": "Retroactively apply tags to series already in {appName}",
-  "RetroApplyTags": "Retroactively Apply Tags",
+  "TagExistingHelpText": "Apply tags to series already in {appName}",
+  "TagExisting": "Tag Existing",
   "RetryingDownloadOn": "Retrying download on {date} at {time}",
   "RootFolder": "Root Folder",
   "RootFolderEmptyHealthCheckMessage": "Empty root folder: {rootFolderPath}",
diff --git a/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/ImportLists/ImportListBulkResource.cs b/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/ImportLists/ImportListBulkResource.cs
index 763a66f86..f3d39b39d 100644
--- a/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/ImportLists/ImportListBulkResource.cs
+++ b/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/ImportLists/ImportListBulkResource.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ public class ImportListBulkResource : ProviderBulkResource<ImportListBulkResourc
         public bool? EnableAutomaticAdd { get; set; }
         public string RootFolderPath { get; set; }
         public int? QualityProfileId { get; set; }
-        public bool? RetroApplyTags { get; set; }
+        public bool? TagExisting { get; set; }
     }
 
     public class ImportListBulkResourceMapper : ProviderBulkResourceMapper<ImportListBulkResource, ImportListDefinition>
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public override List<ImportListDefinition> UpdateModel(ImportListBulkResource re
                 existing.EnableAutomaticAdd = resource.EnableAutomaticAdd ?? existing.EnableAutomaticAdd;
                 existing.RootFolderPath = resource.RootFolderPath ?? existing.RootFolderPath;
                 existing.QualityProfileId = resource.QualityProfileId ?? existing.QualityProfileId;
-                existing.RetroApplyTags = resource.RetroApplyTags ?? existing.RetroApplyTags;
+                existing.TagExisting = resource.TagExisting ?? existing.TagExisting;
             });
 
             return existingDefinitions;
diff --git a/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/ImportLists/ImportListResource.cs b/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/ImportLists/ImportListResource.cs
index 02d6352a1..21520d6b5 100644
--- a/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/ImportLists/ImportListResource.cs
+++ b/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/ImportLists/ImportListResource.cs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public class ImportListResource : ProviderResource<ImportListResource>
         public ImportListType ListType { get; set; }
         public int ListOrder { get; set; }
         public TimeSpan MinRefreshInterval { get; set; }
-        public bool RetroApplyTags { get; set; }
+        public bool TagExisting { get; set; }
     }
 
     public class ImportListResourceMapper : ProviderResourceMapper<ImportListResource, ImportListDefinition>
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public override ImportListResource ToResource(ImportListDefinition definition)
             resource.ListType = definition.ListType;
             resource.ListOrder = (int)definition.ListType;
             resource.MinRefreshInterval = definition.MinRefreshInterval;
-            resource.RetroApplyTags = definition.RetroApplyTags;
+            resource.TagExisting = definition.TagExisting;
 
             return resource;
         }
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public override ImportListDefinition ToModel(ImportListResource resource, Import
             definition.SeasonFolder = resource.SeasonFolder;
             definition.ListType = resource.ListType;
             definition.MinRefreshInterval = resource.MinRefreshInterval;
-            definition.RetroApplyTags = resource.RetroApplyTags;
+            definition.TagExisting = resource.TagExisting;
 
             return definition;
         }