diff --git a/kitty/tabs.py b/kitty/tabs.py
index 164f19bc3..ea682ffac 100644
--- a/kitty/tabs.py
+++ b/kitty/tabs.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class TabMouseEvent(NamedTuple):
 class TabDict(TypedDict):
     id: int
     is_focused: bool
-    is_active_tab: bool
+    is_active: bool
     title: str
     layout: str
     layout_state: Dict[str, Any]
@@ -707,7 +707,7 @@ class Tab:  # {{{
         active_window = self.active_window
         for w in self:
             yield w.as_dict(
-                is_active_window=w is active_window,
+                is_active=w is active_window,
                 is_focused=w.os_window_id == current_focused_os_window_id() and w is active_window,
                 is_self=w is self_window)
 
@@ -950,7 +950,7 @@ class TabManager:  # {{{
             yield {
                 'id': tab.id,
                 'is_focused': tab is active_tab and tab.os_window_id == current_focused_os_window_id(),
-                'is_active_tab': tab is active_tab,
+                'is_active': tab is active_tab,
                 'title': tab.name or tab.title,
                 'layout': str(tab.current_layout.name),
                 'layout_state': tab.current_layout.layout_state(),
diff --git a/kitty/window.py b/kitty/window.py
index d4acd5a3f..129e8b75c 100644
--- a/kitty/window.py
+++ b/kitty/window.py
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ def compile_match_query(exp: str, is_simple: bool = True) -> MatchPatternType:
 class WindowDict(TypedDict):
     id: int
     is_focused: bool
-    is_active_window: bool
+    is_active: bool
     title: str
     pid: Optional[int]
     cwd: str
@@ -616,11 +616,11 @@ class Window:
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
         return f'Window(title={self.title}, id={self.id})'
 
-    def as_dict(self, is_focused: bool = False, is_self: bool = False, is_active_window: bool = False) -> WindowDict:
+    def as_dict(self, is_focused: bool = False, is_self: bool = False, is_active: bool = False) -> WindowDict:
         return dict(
             id=self.id,
             is_focused=is_focused,
-            is_active_window=is_active_window,
+            is_active=is_active,
             title=self.title,
             pid=self.child.pid,
             cwd=self.child.current_cwd or self.child.cwd,