--- a/browser/components/preferences/in-content/applications.xul
+++ b/browser/components/preferences/in-content/applications.xul
@@ -58,17 +58,17 @@
   <key key="&focusSearch1.key;" modifiers="accel" id="focusSearch1" oncommand=";"/>
   <key key="&focusSearch2.key;" modifiers="accel" id="focusSearch2" oncommand=";"/>
 </keyset>
 
 <hbox id="header-applications"
       class="header"
       hidden="true"
       data-category="paneApplications">
-  <label class="header-name" flex="1">&paneDownloadLinks.title;</label>
+  <label class="header-name" flex="1">&paneFilesApplications.title;</label>
   <html:a class="help-button" target="_blank" aria-label="&helpButton.label;"></html:a>
 </hbox>
 
 <vbox id="applicationsContent"
       data-category="paneApplications"
       hidden="true"
       flex="1">
 
@@ -104,30 +104,31 @@
       <hbox>
         <radio id="alwaysAsk"
               value="false"
               label="&alwaysAskWhere.label;"
               accesskey="&alwaysAskWhere.accesskey;"/>
       </hbox>
     </radiogroup>
   </groupbox>
-  <hbox>
+
+  <groupbox id="applicationsGroup">
+    <caption><label>&applications.label;</label></caption>
+    <description>&applications.description;</description>
     <textbox id="filter" flex="1"
              type="search"
-             placeholder="&filter.emptytext;"
+             placeholder="&filter2.emptytext;"
              aria-controls="handlersView"/>
-  </hbox>
-
-  <separator class="thin"/>
 
-  <richlistbox id="handlersView" orient="vertical" persist="lastSelectedType"
-               preference="pref.downloads.disable_button.edit_actions"
-               flex="1">
-    <listheader equalsize="always">
-        <treecol id="typeColumn" label="&typeColumn.label;" value="type"
-                 accesskey="&typeColumn.accesskey;" persist="sortDirection"
-                 flex="1" sortDirection="ascending"/>
-        <treecol id="actionColumn" label="&actionColumn2.label;" value="action"
-                 accesskey="&actionColumn2.accesskey;" persist="sortDirection"
-                 flex="1"/>
-    </listheader>
-  </richlistbox>
+    <richlistbox id="handlersView" orient="vertical" persist="lastSelectedType"
+                 preference="pref.downloads.disable_button.edit_actions"
+                 flex="1">
+      <listheader equalsize="always">
+          <treecol id="typeColumn" label="&typeColumn.label;" value="type"
+                   accesskey="&typeColumn.accesskey;" persist="sortDirection"
+                   flex="1" sortDirection="ascending"/>
+          <treecol id="actionColumn" label="&actionColumn2.label;" value="action"
+                   accesskey="&actionColumn2.accesskey;" persist="sortDirection"
+                   flex="1"/>
+      </listheader>
+    </richlistbox>
+  </groupbox>
 </vbox>

--- a/browser/components/preferences/in-content/preferences.xul
+++ b/browser/components/preferences/in-content/preferences.xul
@@ -113,20 +113,20 @@
         <image class="category-icon"/>
         <label class="category-name" flex="1">&paneGeneral.title;</label>
       </richlistitem>
 
       <richlistitem id="category-application"
                     class="category"
                     value="paneApplications"
                     helpTopic="prefs-applications"
-                    tooltiptext="&paneDownloadLinks.title;"
+                    tooltiptext="&paneFilesApplications.title;"
                     align="center">
         <image class="category-icon"/>
-        <label class="category-name" flex="1">&paneDownloadLinks.title;</label>
+        <label class="category-name" flex="1">&paneFilesApplications.title;</label>
       </richlistitem>
 
       <richlistitem id="category-containers"
                     class="category"
                     value="paneContainers"
                     helpTopic="prefs-containers"
                     hidden="true"/>
 

--- a/browser/locales/en-US/chrome/browser/preferences/applications.dtd
+++ b/browser/locales/en-US/chrome/browser/preferences/applications.dtd
@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
 <!-- This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
    - License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
    - file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. -->
 
+<!ENTITY  applications.label       "Applications">
+<!ENTITY  applications.description "Choose how &brandShortName; handles the files you download from the Web or the applications you use while browsing.">
+
 <!ENTITY  typeColumn.label        "Content Type">
 <!ENTITY  typeColumn.accesskey    "T">
 
 <!ENTITY  actionColumn2.label     "Action">
 <!ENTITY  actionColumn2.accesskey "A">
 
 <!ENTITY  focusSearch1.key        "f">
 <!ENTITY  focusSearch2.key        "k">
 
-<!ENTITY  filter.emptytext        "Search">
+<!ENTITY  filter2.emptytext        "Search file types or applications">

--- a/browser/locales/en-US/chrome/browser/preferences/preferences.dtd
+++ b/browser/locales/en-US/chrome/browser/preferences/preferences.dtd
@@ -10,17 +10,17 @@
 <!-- When making changes to prefWindow.styleWin test both Windows Classic and
      Luna since widget heights are different based on the OS theme -->
 <!ENTITY  prefWinMinSize.styleWin2      "width: 42em; min-height: 37.5em;">
 <!ENTITY  prefWinMinSize.styleMac       "width: 47em; min-height: 40em;">
 <!ENTITY  prefWinMinSize.styleGNOME     "width: 45.5em; min-height: 40.5em;">
 
 <!ENTITY  paneSearchResults.title       "Search Results">
 <!ENTITY  paneGeneral.title             "General">
-<!ENTITY  paneDownloadLinks.title       "Downloads &amp; Links">
+<!ENTITY  paneFilesApplications.title   "Files &amp; Applications">
 <!ENTITY  panePrivacySecurity.title     "Privacy &amp; Security">
 <!ENTITY  paneContainers.title          "Container Tabs">
 <!ENTITY  paneUpdates.title             "Updates">
 
 <!-- LOCALIZATION NOTE (paneSync1.title): This should match syncBrand.fxAccount.label in ../syncBrand.dtd -->
 <!ENTITY  paneSync1.title          "Firefox Account">
 
 <!ENTITY  helpButton.label        "Help">

--- a/browser/themes/shared/incontentprefs/preferences.inc.css
+++ b/browser/themes/shared/incontentprefs/preferences.inc.css
@@ -178,20 +178,16 @@ treecol {
 
 #defaultFontSizeLabel {
   /* !important needed to override common !important rule */
   margin-inline-start: 4px !important;
 }
 
 /* Applications Pane Styles */
 
-#applicationsContent {
-  padding: 15px 0;
-}
-
 #filter {
   margin-inline-start: 0;
 }
 
 #handlersView {
   height: 25em;
 }