diff --git a/sway/commands.c b/sway/commands.c
index 08d3f09d7..112845772 100644
--- a/sway/commands.c
+++ b/sway/commands.c
@@ -2768,10 +2768,10 @@ static struct cmd_results *bar_cmd_pango_markup(int argc, char **argv) {
 		return cmd_results_new(CMD_FAILURE, "pango_markup", "No bar defined.");
 	}
 
-	if (strcasecmp("pango", argv[0]) == 0) {
+	if (strcasecmp("enabled", argv[0]) == 0) {
 		config->current_bar->pango_markup = true;
 		sway_log(L_DEBUG, "Enabling pango markup for bar: %s", config->current_bar->id);
-	} else if (strcasecmp("none", argv[0]) == 0) {
+	} else if (strcasecmp("disabled", argv[0]) == 0) {
 		config->current_bar->pango_markup = false;
 		sway_log(L_DEBUG, "Disabling pango markup for bar: %s", config->current_bar->id);
 	} else {
diff --git a/sway/sway-bar.5.txt b/sway/sway-bar.5.txt
index 25b59946e..30c7d9bff 100644
--- a/sway/sway-bar.5.txt
+++ b/sway/sway-bar.5.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Commands
 **status_command** <status command>::
 	Executes the bar _status command_ with _sh -c_.
 
-**pango_markup** <pango|none>::
+**pango_markup** <enabled|disabled>::
 	Enables or disables pango markup for plaintext statuslines.
 
 **id** <bar_id>::