diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.mqtt/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/mqtt/internal/action/MQTTActions.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.mqtt/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/mqtt/internal/action/MQTTActions.java
index 4d0f732d975..289309a6c51 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.mqtt/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/mqtt/internal/action/MQTTActions.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.mqtt/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/mqtt/internal/action/MQTTActions.java
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public class MQTTActions implements ThingActions {
         publishMQTT(topic, value, null);
     }
 
-    @RuleAction(label = "@text/actionLabel", description = "@text/actionDesc")
+    @RuleAction(label = "@text/actionRetainLabel", description = "@text/actionRetainDesc")
     public void publishMQTT(
             @ActionInput(name = "topic", label = "@text/actionInputTopicLabel", description = "@text/actionInputTopicDesc") @Nullable final String topic,
             @ActionInput(name = "value", label = "@text/actionInputValueLabel", description = "@text/actionInputValueDesc") @Nullable final String value,
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public class MQTTActions implements ThingActions {
         publishMQTT(topic, value, null);
     }
 
-    @RuleAction(label = "@text/actionLabel", description = "@text/actionDesc")
+    @RuleAction(label = "@text/actionRetainLabel", description = "@text/actionRetainDesc")
     public void publishMQTT(
             @ActionInput(name = "topic", label = "@text/actionInputTopicLabel", description = "@text/actionInputTopicDesc") @Nullable final String topic,
             @ActionInput(name = "value", label = "@text/actionInputValueLabel", description = "@text/actionInputValueDesc") final byte[] value,
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.mqtt/src/main/resources/OH-INF/i18n/mqtt.properties b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.mqtt/src/main/resources/OH-INF/i18n/mqtt.properties
index cca71bcece2..851497018b0 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.mqtt/src/main/resources/OH-INF/i18n/mqtt.properties
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.mqtt/src/main/resources/OH-INF/i18n/mqtt.properties
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ actionInputRetainLabel = Retain
 actionInputRetainDesc = Retain message
 actionLabel = publish an MQTT message
 actionDesc = Publishes a value to the given MQTT topic.
+actionRetainLabel = publish an MQTT message with given retain option
+actionRetainDesc = Publishes a value with given retain option to the given MQTT topic.
 
 # thing status