diff --git a/msg/ActionRequest.msg b/msg/ActionRequest.msg
index 888814e0cc..4493708a86 100644
--- a/msg/ActionRequest.msg
+++ b/msg/ActionRequest.msg
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ uint8 ACTION_VTOL_TRANSITION_TO_MULTICOPTER = 6
 uint8 ACTION_VTOL_TRANSITION_TO_FIXEDWING = 7
 
 uint8 source # how the request was triggered
-uint8 SOURCE_RC_STICK_GESTURE = 0
+uint8 SOURCE_MANUAL_CONTROL_GESTURE = 0
 uint8 SOURCE_RC_SWITCH = 1
 uint8 SOURCE_RC_BUTTON = 2
 uint8 SOURCE_RC_MODE_SLOT = 3
diff --git a/src/modules/commander/Commander.cpp b/src/modules/commander/Commander.cpp
index 6b898d158d..5f69ee5ff5 100644
--- a/src/modules/commander/Commander.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/commander/Commander.cpp
@@ -1629,7 +1629,7 @@ void Commander::executeActionRequest(const action_request_s &action_request)
 
 	// Silently ignore RC actions during RC calibration
 	if (_vehicle_status.rc_calibration_in_progress
-	    && (action_request.source == action_request_s::SOURCE_RC_STICK_GESTURE
+	    && (action_request.source == action_request_s::SOURCE_MANUAL_CONTROL_GESTURE
 		|| action_request.source == action_request_s::SOURCE_RC_SWITCH
 		|| action_request.source == action_request_s::SOURCE_RC_BUTTON
 		|| action_request.source == action_request_s::SOURCE_RC_MODE_SLOT)) {
@@ -1637,7 +1637,7 @@ void Commander::executeActionRequest(const action_request_s &action_request)
 	}
 
 	switch (action_request.source) {
-	case action_request_s::SOURCE_RC_STICK_GESTURE: arm_disarm_reason = arm_disarm_reason_t::rc_stick; break;
+	case action_request_s::SOURCE_MANUAL_CONTROL_GESTURE: arm_disarm_reason = arm_disarm_reason_t::rc_stick; break;
 
 	case action_request_s::SOURCE_RC_SWITCH: arm_disarm_reason = arm_disarm_reason_t::rc_switch; break;
 
diff --git a/src/modules/manual_control/ManualControl.cpp b/src/modules/manual_control/ManualControl.cpp
index 7633a9d163..ecc932fd5c 100644
--- a/src/modules/manual_control/ManualControl.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/manual_control/ManualControl.cpp
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ void ManualControl::processStickArming(const manual_control_setpoint_s &input)
 	_stick_arm_hysteresis.set_state_and_update(left_stick_lower_right && right_stick_centered, input.timestamp);
 
 	if (_param_man_arm_gesture.get() && !previous_stick_arm_hysteresis && _stick_arm_hysteresis.get_state()) {
-		sendActionRequest(action_request_s::ACTION_ARM, action_request_s::SOURCE_RC_STICK_GESTURE);
+		sendActionRequest(action_request_s::ACTION_ARM, action_request_s::SOURCE_MANUAL_CONTROL_GESTURE);
 	}
 
 	// Disarm gesture
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ void ManualControl::processStickArming(const manual_control_setpoint_s &input)
 	_stick_disarm_hysteresis.set_state_and_update(left_stick_lower_left && right_stick_centered, input.timestamp);
 
 	if (_param_man_arm_gesture.get() && !previous_stick_disarm_hysteresis && _stick_disarm_hysteresis.get_state()) {
-		sendActionRequest(action_request_s::ACTION_DISARM, action_request_s::SOURCE_RC_STICK_GESTURE);
+		sendActionRequest(action_request_s::ACTION_DISARM, action_request_s::SOURCE_MANUAL_CONTROL_GESTURE);
 	}
 
 	// Kill gesture
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ void ManualControl::processStickArming(const manual_control_setpoint_s &input)
 		_stick_kill_hysteresis.set_state_and_update(left_stick_lower_left && right_stick_lower_right, input.timestamp);
 
 		if (!previous_stick_kill_hysteresis && _stick_kill_hysteresis.get_state()) {
-			sendActionRequest(action_request_s::ACTION_KILL, action_request_s::SOURCE_RC_STICK_GESTURE);
+			sendActionRequest(action_request_s::ACTION_KILL, action_request_s::SOURCE_MANUAL_CONTROL_GESTURE);
 		}
 	}
 }