diff --git a/modules/contact/contact.pages.inc b/modules/contact/contact.pages.inc
index 3f3e5a1d18332b8d8ddb84fbb895f4cb3260141c..ea467203fa043559a6e2d8d25ac229e849e166c2 100644
--- a/modules/contact/contact.pages.inc
+++ b/modules/contact/contact.pages.inc
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ function contact_site_form() {
   );
   $form['submit'] = array(
     '#type' => 'submit',
-    '#value' => t('Send e-mail'),
+    '#value' => t('Send message'),
   );
 
   return $form;
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ function contact_personal_form(&$form_state, $recipient) {
     '#title' => t('Send yourself a copy.'),
   );
   $form['submit'] = array('#type' => 'submit',
-    '#value' => t('Send e-mail'),
+    '#value' => t('Send message'),
   );
   return $form;
 }
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ function contact_personal_form_submit($form, &$form_state) {
 
   flood_register_event('contact');
   watchdog('mail', '%name-from sent %name-to an e-mail.', array('%name-from' => $user->name, '%name-to' => $account->name));
-  drupal_set_message(t('The message has been sent.'));
+  drupal_set_message(t('Your message has been sent.'));
 
   // Back to the requested users profile page.
   $form_state['redirect'] = "user/$account->uid";
diff --git a/modules/contact/contact.test b/modules/contact/contact.test
index ecac2db1a2031113b6a6a3387e23df65700621ce..ef3ed0280da6d230900afc795d337ff64360381a 100644
--- a/modules/contact/contact.test
+++ b/modules/contact/contact.test
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ class ContactSitewideTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
     $edit['subject'] = $subject;
     $edit['cid'] = $cid;
     $edit['message'] = $message;
-    $this->drupalPost('contact', $edit, t('Send e-mail'));
+    $this->drupalPost('contact', $edit, t('Send message'));
   }
 
   /**
@@ -299,8 +299,8 @@ class ContactPersonalTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
     $edit = array();
     $edit['subject'] = $this->randomName(16);
     $edit['message'] = $this->randomName(64);
-    $this->drupalPost(NULL, $edit, t('Send e-mail'));
-    $this->assertText(t('The message has been sent.'), t('Message sent.'));
+    $this->drupalPost(NULL, $edit, t('Send message'));
+    $this->assertText(t('Your message has been sent.'), t('Message sent.'));
 
     // Clear flood table in preparation for flood test and allow other checks to complete.
     db_delete('flood')->execute();
@@ -310,8 +310,8 @@ class ContactPersonalTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
     // Submit contact form with correct values and check flood interval.
     for ($i = 0; $i < $flood_control; $i++) {
       $this->drupalGet('user/' . $web_user2->uid . '/contact');
-      $this->drupalPost(NULL, $edit, t('Send e-mail'));
-      $this->assertText(t('The message has been sent.'), t('Message sent.'));
+      $this->drupalPost(NULL, $edit, t('Send message'));
+      $this->assertText(t('Your message has been sent.'), t('Message sent.'));
     }
 
     // Submit contact form one over limit.