diff --git a/cmd/nginx-ingress/main.go b/cmd/nginx-ingress/main.go
index f7730dbb75..90f009696c 100644
--- a/cmd/nginx-ingress/main.go
+++ b/cmd/nginx-ingress/main.go
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ var (
 	leaderElectionLockName = flag.String("leader-election-lock-name", "nginx-ingress-leader-election",
 		`Specifies the name of the ConfigMap, within the same namespace as the controller, used as the lock for leader election. Requires -enable-leader-election.`)
 
-	nginxStatusAllowCIDRs = flag.String("nginx-status-allow-cidrs", "127.0.0.1", `Whitelist IPv4 IP/CIDR blocks to allow access to NGINX stub_status or the NGINX Plus API. Separate multiple IP/CIDR by commas.`)
+	nginxStatusAllowCIDRs = flag.String("nginx-status-allow-cidrs", "127.0.0.1", `Add IPv4 IP/CIDR blocks to the allow list for NGINX stub_status or the NGINX Plus API. Separate multiple IP/CIDR by commas.`)
 
 	nginxStatusPort = flag.Int("nginx-status-port", 8080,
 		"Set the port where the NGINX stub_status or the NGINX Plus API is exposed. [1024 - 65535]")
diff --git a/deployments/helm-chart/README.md b/deployments/helm-chart/README.md
index d0ca3f75a6..4d9e064aac 100644
--- a/deployments/helm-chart/README.md
+++ b/deployments/helm-chart/README.md
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ Parameter | Description | Default
 `controller.healthStatusURI` | Sets the URI of health status location in the default server. Requires `controller.healthStatus`. | "/nginx-health"
 `controller.nginxStatus.enable` | Enable the NGINX stub_status, or the NGINX Plus API. | true
 `controller.nginxStatus.port` | Set the port where the NGINX stub_status or the NGINX Plus API is exposed. | 8080
-`controller.nginxStatus.allowCidrs` | Whitelist IPv4 IP/CIDR blocks to allow access to NGINX stub_status or the NGINX Plus API. Separate multiple IP/CIDR by commas. | 127.0.0.1
+`controller.nginxStatus.allowCidrs` | Add IPv4 IP/CIDR blocks to the allow list for NGINX stub_status or the NGINX Plus API. Separate multiple IP/CIDR by commas. | 127.0.0.1
 `controller.priorityClassName` | The PriorityClass of the Ingress controller pods. | None
 `controller.service.create` | Creates a service to expose the Ingress controller pods. | true
 `controller.service.type` | The type of service to create for the Ingress controller. | LoadBalancer
diff --git a/deployments/helm-chart/values.yaml b/deployments/helm-chart/values.yaml
index 611fb2d49c..e367a6a496 100644
--- a/deployments/helm-chart/values.yaml
+++ b/deployments/helm-chart/values.yaml
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ controller:
   ## Useful for external health-checking of the Ingress controller.
   healthStatus: false
 
-  ## Sets the URI of health status location in the default server. Requires contoller.healthStatus.
+  ## Sets the URI of health status location in the default server. Requires controller.healthStatus.
   healthStatusURI: "/nginx-health"
 
   nginxStatus:
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ controller:
     ## Set the port where the NGINX stub_status or the NGINX Plus API is exposed.
     port: 8080
 
-    ## Whitelist IPv4 IP/CIDR blocks to allow access to NGINX stub_status or the NGINX Plus API. Separate multiple IP/CIDR by commas.
+    ## Add IPv4 IP/CIDR blocks to the allow list for NGINX stub_status or the NGINX Plus API. Separate multiple IP/CIDR by commas.
     allowCidrs: "127.0.0.1"
 
   service:
diff --git a/docs-web/configuration/global-configuration/command-line-arguments.md b/docs-web/configuration/global-configuration/command-line-arguments.md
index d7a96a3fee..c1da60cf85 100644
--- a/docs-web/configuration/global-configuration/command-line-arguments.md
+++ b/docs-web/configuration/global-configuration/command-line-arguments.md
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ Below we describe the available command-line arguments:
 
 .. option:: -nginx-status-allow-cidrs <string>
 
-	Whitelist IPv4 IP/CIDR blocks to allow access to NGINX stub_status or the NGINX Plus API.
+	Add IPv4 IP/CIDR blocks to the allow list for NGINX stub_status or the NGINX Plus API.
 	Separate multiple IP/CIDR by commas. (default "127.0.0.1")
 
 .. option:: -nginx-status-port [int]
diff --git a/docs-web/installation/installation-with-helm.md b/docs-web/installation/installation-with-helm.md
index 437a00e92c..e8a9483430 100644
--- a/docs-web/installation/installation-with-helm.md
+++ b/docs-web/installation/installation-with-helm.md
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ The following tables lists the configurable parameters of the NGINX Ingress cont
      - Set the port where the NGINX stub_status or the NGINX Plus API is exposed.
      - 8080
    * - ``controller.nginxStatus.allowCidrs``
-     - Whitelist IPv4 IP/CIDR blocks to allow access to NGINX stub_status or the NGINX Plus API. Separate multiple IP/CIDR by commas.
+     - Add IPv4 IP/CIDR blocks to the allow list for NGINX stub_status or the NGINX Plus API. Separate multiple IP/CIDR by commas.
      - 127.0.0.1
    * - ``controller.service.create``
      - Creates a service to expose the Ingress controller pods.