diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 7c4c9d9f..59b824b8 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ parse_section_main(const char *key, const char *value, struct config *conf,
         else if (strcmp(value, "static") == 0)
             conf->scrollback.indicator.style = SCROLLBACK_INDICATOR_STYLE_STATIC;
         else if (strcmp(value, "moving") == 0)
-            conf->scrollback.indicator.style = SCROLLBACK_INDICATOR_STYLE_MOVING;
+            conf->scrollback.indicator.style = SCROLLBACK_INDICATOR_STYLE_RELATIVE;
         else {
             LOG_ERR("%s:%d: scrollback-indicator-style must be one of "
                     "'none', 'static' or 'moving'",
@@ -948,7 +948,7 @@ config_load(struct config *conf, const char *conf_path)
         .scrollback = {
             .lines = 1000,
             .indicator = {
-                .style = SCROLLBACK_INDICATOR_STYLE_MOVING,
+                .style = SCROLLBACK_INDICATOR_STYLE_RELATIVE,
                 .format = SCROLLBACK_INDICATOR_FORMAT_PERCENT,
             },
         },
diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index 9ff83b77..030bfc88 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ struct config {
             enum {
                 SCROLLBACK_INDICATOR_STYLE_NONE,
                 SCROLLBACK_INDICATOR_STYLE_STATIC,
-                SCROLLBACK_INDICATOR_STYLE_MOVING
+                SCROLLBACK_INDICATOR_STYLE_RELATIVE
             } style;
 
             enum {
diff --git a/doc/foot.5.scd b/doc/foot.5.scd
index 9813741c..496042b3 100644
--- a/doc/foot.5.scd
+++ b/doc/foot.5.scd
@@ -70,11 +70,11 @@ in this order:
 
 *scrollback-indicator-style*
 	Configures the style of the scrollback position indicator. One of
-	*none*, *static* or *moving*. *none* disables the indicator
+	*none*, *static* or *relative*. *none* disables the indicator
 	completely. *static* always renders the indicator near the top at
-	the window, and *moving* renders the indicator at the position
+	the window, and *relative* renders the indicator at the position
 	corresponding to the current scrollback position. Default:
-	_moving_.
+	_relative_.
 
 *scrollback-indicator-format*
 	Which format to use when displaying the scrollback position
diff --git a/footrc b/footrc
index 911ebb28..c2ee52e7 100644
--- a/footrc
+++ b/footrc
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # font=monospace
 # scrollback=1000
-# scrollback-indicator-style=moving
+# scrollback-indicator-style=relative
 # scrollback-indicator-format=percent
 # geometry=700x500
 # pad=2x2