diff --git a/app/channel-settings/client/views/channelSettings.js b/app/channel-settings/client/views/channelSettings.js
index 1936d2a2066b..eb5896ec578c 100644
--- a/app/channel-settings/client/views/channelSettings.js
+++ b/app/channel-settings/client/views/channelSettings.js
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ function roomExcludePinned(room) {
 		return room.retention.excludePinned;
 	}
 
-	return settings.get('RetentionPolicy_ExcludePinned');
+	return settings.get('RetentionPolicy_DoNotPrunePinned');
 }
 
 function roomHasGlobalPurge(room) {
diff --git a/app/discussion/server/config.js b/app/discussion/server/config.js
index d5ed8ee0a2a5..61f6d0d10ce1 100644
--- a/app/discussion/server/config.js
+++ b/app/discussion/server/config.js
@@ -27,23 +27,23 @@ Meteor.startup(() => {
 		value: true,
 	};
 
-	settings.add('RetentionPolicy_DoNotExcludeDiscussion', true, {
+	settings.add('RetentionPolicy_DoNotPruneDiscussion', true, {
 		group: 'RetentionPolicy',
 		section: 'Global Policy',
 		type: 'boolean',
 		public: true,
-		i18nLabel: 'RetentionPolicy_DoNotExcludeDiscussion',
-		i18nDescription: 'RetentionPolicy_DoNotExcludeDiscussion_Description',
+		i18nLabel: 'RetentionPolicy_DoNotPruneDiscussion',
+		i18nDescription: 'RetentionPolicy_DoNotPruneDiscussion_Description',
 		enableQuery: globalQuery,
 	});
 
-	settings.add('RetentionPolicy_DoNotExcludeThreads', true, {
+	settings.add('RetentionPolicy_DoNotPruneThreads', true, {
 		group: 'RetentionPolicy',
 		section: 'Global Policy',
 		type: 'boolean',
 		public: true,
-		i18nLabel: 'RetentionPolicy_DoNotExcludeThreads',
-		i18nDescription: 'RetentionPolicy_DoNotExcludeThreads_Description',
+		i18nLabel: 'RetentionPolicy_DoNotPruneThreads',
+		i18nDescription: 'RetentionPolicy_DoNotPruneThreads_Description',
 		enableQuery: globalQuery,
 	});
 });
diff --git a/app/retention-policy/server/cronPruneMessages.js b/app/retention-policy/server/cronPruneMessages.js
index ad374d9e4767..cb5b0fab1865 100644
--- a/app/retention-policy/server/cronPruneMessages.js
+++ b/app/retention-policy/server/cronPruneMessages.js
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ const toDays = (d) => d * 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24;
 function job() {
 	const now = new Date();
 	const filesOnly = settings.get('RetentionPolicy_FilesOnly');
-	const excludePinned = settings.get('RetentionPolicy_ExcludePinned');
-	const ignoreDiscussion = settings.get('RetentionPolicy_DoNotExcludeDiscussion');
-	const ignoreThreads = settings.get('RetentionPolicy_DoNotExcludeThreads');
+	const excludePinned = settings.get('RetentionPolicy_DoNotPrunePinned');
+	const ignoreDiscussion = settings.get('RetentionPolicy_DoNotPruneDiscussion');
+	const ignoreThreads = settings.get('RetentionPolicy_DoNotPruneThreads');
 
 	// get all rooms with default values
 	types.forEach((type) => {
diff --git a/app/retention-policy/server/startup/settings.js b/app/retention-policy/server/startup/settings.js
index b6b7946a6d69..6389cbe6b551 100644
--- a/app/retention-policy/server/startup/settings.js
+++ b/app/retention-policy/server/startup/settings.js
@@ -91,10 +91,10 @@ settings.addGroup('RetentionPolicy', function() {
 			}, globalQuery],
 		});
 
-		this.add('RetentionPolicy_ExcludePinned', false, {
+		this.add('RetentionPolicy_DoNotPrunePinned', false, {
 			type: 'boolean',
 			public: true,
-			i18nLabel: 'RetentionPolicy_ExcludePinned',
+			i18nLabel: 'RetentionPolicy_DoNotPrunePinned',
 			enableQuery: globalQuery,
 		});
 		this.add('RetentionPolicy_FilesOnly', false, {
diff --git a/app/ui-clean-history/client/views/cleanHistory.html b/app/ui-clean-history/client/views/cleanHistory.html
index de5cec6b2c0f..27f9a9a7bc64 100644
--- a/app/ui-clean-history/client/views/cleanHistory.html
+++ b/app/ui-clean-history/client/views/cleanHistory.html
@@ -64,17 +64,17 @@
 		<label class="rc-checkbox">
 			<input type="checkbox" name="excludePinned" class="rc-checkbox__input">
 			{{> icon icon="check" block="rc-checkbox__icon"}}
-			<span class="rc-checkbox__text rc-text__small">{{_ "Exclude_pinned"}}</span>
+			<span class="rc-checkbox__text rc-text__small">{{_ "RetentionPolicy_DoNotPrunePinned"}}</span>
 		</label>
 		<label class="rc-checkbox">
 			<input type="checkbox" name="ignoreDiscussion" class="rc-checkbox__input">
 			{{> icon icon="check" block="rc-checkbox__icon"}}
-			<span class="rc-checkbox__text rc-text__small">{{_ "RetentionPolicy_DoNotExcludeDiscussion"}}</span>
+			<span class="rc-checkbox__text rc-text__small">{{_ "RetentionPolicy_DoNotPruneDiscussion"}}</span>
 		</label>
 		<label class="rc-checkbox">
 			<input type="checkbox" name="ignoreThreads" class="rc-checkbox__input">
 			{{> icon icon="check" block="rc-checkbox__icon"}}
-			<span class="rc-checkbox__text rc-text__small">{{_ "RetentionPolicy_DoNotExcludeThreads"}}</span>
+			<span class="rc-checkbox__text rc-text__small">{{_ "RetentionPolicy_DoNotPruneThreads"}}</span>
 		</label>
 		<label class="rc-checkbox">
 			<input type="checkbox" name="filesOnly" class="rc-checkbox__input">
diff --git a/app/ui/client/views/app/room.js b/app/ui/client/views/app/room.js
index 45b96ab584ea..a84c2be709a3 100644
--- a/app/ui/client/views/app/room.js
+++ b/app/ui/client/views/app/room.js
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ function roomExcludePinned(room) {
 		return room.retention.excludePinned;
 	}
 
-	return settings.get('RetentionPolicy_ExcludePinned');
+	return settings.get('RetentionPolicy_DoNotPrunePinned');
 }
 
 function roomMaxAge(room) {
diff --git a/packages/rocketchat-i18n/i18n/en.i18n.json b/packages/rocketchat-i18n/i18n/en.i18n.json
index 9a90210d1a32..ae8ce9d4e985 100644
--- a/packages/rocketchat-i18n/i18n/en.i18n.json
+++ b/packages/rocketchat-i18n/i18n/en.i18n.json
@@ -2972,8 +2972,8 @@
   "Retail": "Retail",
   "Retention_setting_changed_successfully": "Retention policy setting changed successfully",
   "RetentionPolicy": "Retention Policy",
-  "RetentionPolicy_DoNotExcludeDiscussion": "Do not exclude discussion messages",
-  "RetentionPolicy_DoNotExcludeThreads": "Do not exclude Threads",
+  "RetentionPolicy_DoNotPruneDiscussion": "Do not prune discussion messages",
+  "RetentionPolicy_DoNotPruneThreads": "Do not prune Threads",
   "RetentionPolicy_RoomWarning": "Messages older than __time__ are automatically pruned here",
   "RetentionPolicy_RoomWarning_Unpinned": "Unpinned messages older than __time__ are automatically pruned here",
   "RetentionPolicy_RoomWarning_FilesOnly": "Files older than __time__ are automatically pruned here (messages stay intact)",
@@ -2983,7 +2983,7 @@
   "RetentionPolicy_AppliesToChannels": "Applies to channels",
   "RetentionPolicy_AppliesToGroups": "Applies to private groups",
   "RetentionPolicy_AppliesToDMs": "Applies to direct messages",
-  "RetentionPolicy_ExcludePinned": "Exclude pinned messages",
+  "RetentionPolicy_DoNotPrunePinned": "Do not prune pinned messages",
   "RetentionPolicy_FilesOnly": "Only delete files",
   "RetentionPolicy_FilesOnly_Description": "Only files will be deleted, the messages themselves will stay in place.",
   "RetentionPolicy_MaxAge": "Maximum message age",
diff --git a/server/startup/migrations/index.js b/server/startup/migrations/index.js
index b97123b4706e..5e01f1de5e87 100644
--- a/server/startup/migrations/index.js
+++ b/server/startup/migrations/index.js
@@ -194,4 +194,5 @@ import './v194';
 import './v195';
 import './v196';
 import './v197';
+import './v198';
 import './xrun';
diff --git a/server/startup/migrations/v198.js b/server/startup/migrations/v198.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fa142401ed43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/startup/migrations/v198.js
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import { Settings } from '../../../app/models/server';
+import { Migrations } from '../../../app/migrations/server';
+
+Migrations.add({
+	version: 198,
+	up: () => {
+		const discussion = Settings.findOneById('RetentionPolicy_DoNotExcludeDiscussion');
+		const thread = Settings.findOneById('RetentionPolicy_DoNotExcludeThreads');
+		const pinned = Settings.findOneById('RetentionPolicy_ExcludePinned');
+
+		if (discussion) {
+			Settings.upsert({
+				_id: 'RetentionPolicy_DoNotPruneDiscussion',
+			}, {
+				$set: {
+					value: discussion.value,
+				},
+			});
+		}
+
+		if (thread) {
+			Settings.upsert({
+				_id: 'RetentionPolicy_DoNotPruneThreads',
+			}, {
+				$set: {
+					value: thread.value,
+				},
+			});
+		}
+
+		if (pinned) {
+			Settings.upsert({
+				_id: 'RetentionPolicy_DoNotPrunePinned',
+			}, {
+				$set: {
+					value: pinned.value,
+				},
+			});
+		}
+
+		Settings.remove({
+			_id: { $in: ['RetentionPolicy_DoNotExcludeDiscussion', 'RetentionPolicy_DoNotExcludeThreads', 'RetentionPolicy_ExcludePinned'] },
+		});
+	},
+});