diff --git a/changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/2418.clarification b/changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/2418.clarification
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..04c7ac61
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+++ b/changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/2418.clarification
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Rename OlmPayload to OlmPlaintext to avoid confusion with Olm message Payload Bytes.
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diff --git a/content/client-server-api/modules/end_to_end_encryption.md b/content/client-server-api/modules/end_to_end_encryption.md
index 4969262d..ac77ec76 100644
--- a/content/client-server-api/modules/end_to_end_encryption.md
+++ b/content/client-server-api/modules/end_to_end_encryption.md
@@ -1762,12 +1762,9 @@ Messages with type 1 can only be decrypted with an existing session. If
 there is no matching session, the client must treat this as an invalid
 message.
 
-The plaintext payload is of the form:
+The plaintext corresponding to the "Cipher-Text" in an an [Olm message](/olm-megolm/olm/#normal-messages) is of the form:
 
-{{% definition path="api/client-server/definitions/olm_payload" %}}
-
-The type and content of the plaintext message event are given in the
-payload.
+{{% definition path="api/client-server/definitions/olm_plaintext" %}}
 
 If a client has multiple sessions established with another device, it
 should use the session from which it last received and successfully
diff --git a/data/api/client-server/definitions/olm_payload.yaml b/data/api/client-server/definitions/olm_plaintext.yaml
similarity index 97%
rename from data/api/client-server/definitions/olm_payload.yaml
rename to data/api/client-server/definitions/olm_plaintext.yaml
index 4ce6ce8a..ab66ea4e 100644
--- a/data/api/client-server/definitions/olm_payload.yaml
+++ b/data/api/client-server/definitions/olm_plaintext.yaml
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@
 
 
 type: object
-title: OlmPayload
+title: OlmPlaintext
 description: |-
-  The plaintext payload of an event encrypted using Olm.
+  The plaintext of an event encrypted using Olm.
 properties:
   type:
     type: string
diff --git a/data/event-schemas/schema/m.room_key_bundle.yaml b/data/event-schemas/schema/m.room_key_bundle.yaml
index a0e24f36..b8dd2eea 100644
--- a/data/event-schemas/schema/m.room_key_bundle.yaml
+++ b/data/event-schemas/schema/m.room_key_bundle.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ description: |-
   [Olm](/client-server-api/#molmv1curve25519-aes-sha2).
 
   The `sender_device_keys` property in the [Olm
-  plaintext](/client-server-api/#definition-olmpayload) MUST be
+  plaintext](/client-server-api/#definition-olmplaintext) MUST be
   populated. Recipients SHOULD ignore `m.room_key_bundle` messages which omit
   them.
 properties: