diff --git a/src/WidgetMessaging.js b/src/WidgetMessaging.js
index 8d419ba6eb..1d8e1b9cd3 100644
--- a/src/WidgetMessaging.js
+++ b/src/WidgetMessaging.js
@@ -131,11 +131,11 @@ export default class WidgetMessaging {
         const widgetSecurityKey = WidgetUtils.getWidgetSecurityKey(this.widgetId, this.widgetUrl, this.isUserWidget);
 
         const settings = SettingsStore.getValue("widgetOpenIDPermissions");
-        if (settings.blacklist && settings.blacklist.includes(widgetSecurityKey)) {
+        if (settings.deny && settings.deny.includes(widgetSecurityKey)) {
             this.fromWidget.sendResponse(rawEv, {state: "blocked"});
             return;
         }
-        if (settings.whitelist && settings.whitelist.includes(widgetSecurityKey)) {
+        if (settings.allow && settings.allow.includes(widgetSecurityKey)) {
             const responseBody = {state: "allowed"};
             const credentials = await MatrixClientPeg.get().getOpenIdToken();
             Object.assign(responseBody, credentials);
diff --git a/src/components/views/dialogs/WidgetOpenIDPermissionsDialog.js b/src/components/views/dialogs/WidgetOpenIDPermissionsDialog.js
index 5f341261f8..62bd1d2521 100644
--- a/src/components/views/dialogs/WidgetOpenIDPermissionsDialog.js
+++ b/src/components/views/dialogs/WidgetOpenIDPermissionsDialog.js
@@ -51,14 +51,14 @@ export default class WidgetOpenIDPermissionsDialog extends React.Component {
             console.log(`Remembering ${this.props.widgetId} as allowed=${allowed} for OpenID`);
 
             const currentValues = SettingsStore.getValue("widgetOpenIDPermissions");
-            if (!currentValues.whitelist) currentValues.whitelist = [];
-            if (!currentValues.blacklist) currentValues.blacklist = [];
+            if (!currentValues.allow) currentValues.allow = [];
+            if (!currentValues.deny) currentValues.deny = [];
 
             const securityKey = WidgetUtils.getWidgetSecurityKey(
                 this.props.widgetId,
                 this.props.widgetUrl,
                 this.props.isUserWidget);
-            (allowed ? currentValues.whitelist : currentValues.blacklist).push(securityKey);
+            (allowed ? currentValues.allow : currentValues.deny).push(securityKey);
             SettingsStore.setValue("widgetOpenIDPermissions", null, SettingLevel.DEVICE, currentValues);
         }
 
diff --git a/src/settings/Settings.js b/src/settings/Settings.js
index 765b2f85c6..6e17ffbbd7 100644
--- a/src/settings/Settings.js
+++ b/src/settings/Settings.js
@@ -343,8 +343,8 @@ export const SETTINGS = {
     "widgetOpenIDPermissions": {
         supportedLevels: LEVELS_DEVICE_ONLY_SETTINGS,
         default: {
-            whitelist: [],
-            blacklist: [],
+            allow: [],
+            deny: [],
         },
     },
     "RoomList.orderByImportance": {