diff --git a/client/i18n/locales/english/translations.json b/client/i18n/locales/english/translations.json
index 9a69e69c50d..e0b8d0cbe0a 100644
--- a/client/i18n/locales/english/translations.json
+++ b/client/i18n/locales/english/translations.json
@@ -523,6 +523,7 @@
       "instructions": "Instructions",
       "notes": "Notes",
       "preview": "Preview",
+      "terminal": "Terminal",
       "editor": "Editor",
       "interactive-editor": "Interactive Editor"
     },
diff --git a/client/src/templates/Challenges/classic/action-row.tsx b/client/src/templates/Challenges/classic/action-row.tsx
index c14fe5d4aef..5d1631243bd 100644
--- a/client/src/templates/Challenges/classic/action-row.tsx
+++ b/client/src/templates/Challenges/classic/action-row.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import store from 'store';
 import { DailyCodingChallengeLanguages } from '../../../redux/prop-types';
+import { challengeTypes } from '../../../../../shared-dist/config/challenge-types';
 import EditorTabs from './editor-tabs';
 
 interface ClassicLayoutProps {
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ interface ClassicLayoutProps {
   showInstructions: boolean;
   showPreviewPane: boolean;
   showPreviewPortal: boolean;
+  challengeType: number;
   togglePane: (pane: string) => void;
   hasInteractiveEditor?: never;
 }
@@ -70,7 +72,8 @@ const ActionRow = (props: ActionRowProps): JSX.Element => {
     showPreviewPortal,
     isDailyCodingChallenge,
     dailyCodingChallengeLanguage,
-    setDailyCodingChallengeLanguage
+    setDailyCodingChallengeLanguage,
+    challengeType
   } = props;
 
   // sets screen reader text for the two preview buttons
@@ -95,6 +98,16 @@ const ActionRow = (props: ActionRowProps): JSX.Element => {
     return previewBtnsSrText;
   }
 
+  const isPythonChallenge =
+    challengeType === challengeTypes.python ||
+    challengeType === challengeTypes.multifilePythonCertProject ||
+    challengeType === challengeTypes.pyLab ||
+    challengeType === challengeTypes.dailyChallengePy;
+
+  const previewButtonText = isPythonChallenge
+    ? t('learn.editor-tabs.terminal')
+    : t('learn.editor-tabs.preview');
+
   const handleLanguageChange = (language: DailyCodingChallengeLanguages) => {
     store.set('dailyCodingChallengeLanguage', language);
     setDailyCodingChallengeLanguage(language);
@@ -161,7 +174,7 @@ const ActionRow = (props: ActionRowProps): JSX.Element => {
                 onClick={() => togglePane('showPreviewPane')}
               >
                 <span className='sr-only'>{getPreviewBtnsSrText().pane}</span>
-                <span aria-hidden='true'>{t('learn.editor-tabs.preview')}</span>
+                <span aria-hidden='true'>{previewButtonText}</span>
               </button>
               <button
                 aria-expanded={!!showPreviewPortal}
diff --git a/client/src/templates/Challenges/classic/desktop-layout.tsx b/client/src/templates/Challenges/classic/desktop-layout.tsx
index e83b02a68eb..b1d42a7dea5 100644
--- a/client/src/templates/Challenges/classic/desktop-layout.tsx
+++ b/client/src/templates/Challenges/classic/desktop-layout.tsx
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ const DesktopLayout = (props: DesktopLayoutProps): JSX.Element => {
           showPreviewPane={showPreviewPane}
           showPreviewPortal={showPreviewPortal}
           togglePane={togglePane}
+          challengeType={challengeType}
           data-playwright-test-label='action-row'
         />
       )}