--- a/toolkit/content/aboutTelemetry.js
+++ b/toolkit/content/aboutTelemetry.js
@@ -352,33 +352,36 @@ var PingPicker = {
     let pingDate = document.getElementById("ping-date");
     pingDate.textContent = pingName;
     pingDate.setAttribute("title", pingName);
 
     // Display the type and controls if the ping is not current
     let pingType = document.getElementById("ping-type");
     let older = document.getElementById("older-ping");
     let newer = document.getElementById("newer-ping");
-    if (pingName !== "current") {
+    let explanation;
+    if (!this.viewCurrentPingData) {
+      let pingTypeText = this._getSelectedPingType();
       pingType.hidden = false;
       older.hidden = false;
       newer.hidden = false;
-      pingType.textContent = this._getSelectedPingType();
+      pingType.textContent = pingTypeText;
+      pingName = bundle.formatStringFromName("namedPing", [pingName, pingTypeText], 2);
+      let pingNameHtml = "<span class=\"change-ping\">" + pingName + "</span>";
+      let parameters = [pingLink, pingNameHtml, pingTypeText];
+      explanation = bundle.formatStringFromName("pingDetails", parameters, 3);
     } else {
       pingType.hidden = true;
       older.hidden = true;
       newer.hidden = true;
+      pingDate.textContent = bundle.GetStringFromName("currentPingSidebar");
+      let pingNameHtml = "<span class=\"change-ping\">" + pingName + "</span>";
+      explanation = bundle.formatStringFromName("pingDetailsCurrent", [pingLink, pingNameHtml], 2);
     }
 
-    if (pingName !== "current") {
-      pingName += ", " + this._getSelectedPingType();
-    }
-    let pingNameHtml = "<span class=\"change-ping\">" + pingName + "</span>";
-
-    let explanation = bundle.formatStringFromName("pingDetails", [pingLink, pingNameHtml], 2);
     let pingExplanation = document.getElementById("ping-explanation");
 
     // eslint-disable-next-line no-unsanitized/property
     pingExplanation.innerHTML = explanation;
     pingExplanation.querySelector(".change-ping").addEventListener("click", () =>
       document.getElementById("ping-picker").classList.remove("hidden")
     );
 
@@ -538,17 +541,17 @@ var PingPicker = {
         }
         option.hidden = (type != this.TYPE_ALL) && (option.dataset.type != type);
       });
     });
     this._updateArchivedPingData();
   },
 
   _getSelectedPingName() {
-    if (this.viewCurrentPingData) return "current";
+    if (this.viewCurrentPingData) return bundle.GetStringFromName("currentPing");
 
     let pingSelector = document.getElementById("choose-ping-id");
     let selected = pingSelector.selectedOptions.item(0);
     return selected.dataset.date;
   },
 
   _getSelectedPingType() {
     let pingSelector = document.getElementById("choose-ping-id");

--- a/toolkit/locales/en-US/chrome/global/aboutTelemetry.properties
+++ b/toolkit/locales/en-US/chrome/global/aboutTelemetry.properties
@@ -9,29 +9,44 @@ pageSubtitle = This page shows the infor
 
 # Note to translators:
 # - %1$S will be replaced by either telemetryEnabled or telemetryDisabled
 # - %2$S will be replaced by either extendedTelemetryEnabled or extendedTelemetryDisabled
 homeExplanation = Telemetry is %1$S and extended telemetry is %2$S.
 
 # Note to translators:
 # - %1$S will be replaced by a link with pingExplanationLink
-# - %2$S will be replaced by the ping name
-pingDetails = Each piece of information is sent bundled into “%1$S“. You are looking at the %2$S ping.
+# - %2$S will be replaced by the namedPing
+pingDetails = Each piece of information is sent bundled into “%1$S”. You are looking at the %2$S ping.
+
+# Note to translators:
+# - %1$S will be replaced by the ping timestamp, e.g. "2017/07/08 10:40:46"
+# - %2$S will be replaced by the ping name, e.g. "saved-session"
+namedPing = %1$S, %2$S
+
+# Note to translators:
+# - %1$S will be replaced by a link with pingExplanationLink
+# - %2$S will be replaced by currentPing
+pingDetailsCurrent = Each piece of information is sent bundled into “%1$S“. You are looking at the %2$S ping.
 
 pingExplanationLink = pings
 
 telemetryEnabled = enabled
 
 telemetryDisabled = disabled
 
 extendedTelemetryEnabled = enabled
 
 extendedTelemetryDisabled = disabled
 
+currentPing = current
+
+# Used as a tooltip for the "current" ping title in the sidebar
+currentPingSidebar = current ping
+
 telemetryPingTypeAll = all
 
 telemetryLogTitle = Telemetry Log
 
 telemetryLogHeadingId = Id
 
 telemetryLogHeadingTimestamp = Timestamp