diff --git a/static/js/popovers.js b/static/js/popovers.js
index 41940a239c..904fd6da23 100644
--- a/static/js/popovers.js
+++ b/static/js/popovers.js
@@ -233,10 +233,10 @@ function render_user_info_popover(
     };
 
     if (user.is_bot) {
-        const is_cross_realm_bot = user.is_cross_realm_bot;
+        const is_system_bot = user.is_system_bot;
         const bot_owner_id = user.bot_owner_id;
-        if (is_cross_realm_bot) {
-            args.is_cross_realm_bot = is_cross_realm_bot;
+        if (is_system_bot) {
+            args.is_system_bot = is_system_bot;
         } else if (bot_owner_id) {
             const bot_owner = people.get_by_user_id(bot_owner_id);
             args.bot_owner = bot_owner;
diff --git a/static/templates/user_info_popover_content.hbs b/static/templates/user_info_popover_content.hbs
index d9b8454222..34f58d1aee 100644
--- a/static/templates/user_info_popover_content.hbs
+++ b/static/templates/user_info_popover_content.hbs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
                     </span>
                 </li>
             {{else}}
-                {{#if is_cross_realm_bot}}
+                {{#if is_system_bot}}
                 <li>{{#tr}}System bot{{/tr}}</li>
                 {{else}}
                 <li>{{#tr}}Bot{{/tr}}</li>
diff --git a/templates/zerver/api/changelog.md b/templates/zerver/api/changelog.md
index f9dbe5315a..775f599a7f 100644
--- a/templates/zerver/api/changelog.md
+++ b/templates/zerver/api/changelog.md
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ below features are supported.
 
 ## Changes in Zulip 5.0
 
+**Feature level 83**
+
+* * [`POST /register`](/api/register-queue): The `cross_realm_bots`
+  section of the response now uses the `is_system_bot` flag to
+  indicate whether the bot is a system bot.
+
 **Feature level 82**
 
 * [`PATCH /settings`](/api/update-settings) now accepts a new
diff --git a/version.py b/version.py
index edff8dfff2..2d377f78bc 100644
--- a/version.py
+++ b/version.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ DESKTOP_WARNING_VERSION = "5.4.3"
 # Changes should be accompanied by documentation explaining what the
 # new level means in templates/zerver/api/changelog.md, as well as
 # "**Changes**" entries in the endpoint's documentation in `zulip.yaml`.
-API_FEATURE_LEVEL = 82
+API_FEATURE_LEVEL = 83
 
 # Bump the minor PROVISION_VERSION to indicate that folks should provision
 # only when going from an old version of the code to a newer version. Bump
diff --git a/zerver/lib/users.py b/zerver/lib/users.py
index 27d7579baa..bc6f8194cc 100644
--- a/zerver/lib/users.py
+++ b/zerver/lib/users.py
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ def format_user_row(
     if is_bot:
         result["bot_type"] = row["bot_type"]
         if row["email"] in settings.CROSS_REALM_BOT_EMAILS:
-            result["is_cross_realm_bot"] = True
+            result["is_system_bot"] = True
 
         # Note that bot_owner_id can be None with legacy data.
         result["bot_owner_id"] = row["bot_owner_id"]
diff --git a/zerver/openapi/zulip.yaml b/zerver/openapi/zulip.yaml
index 6e72287376..4c1f728660 100644
--- a/zerver/openapi/zulip.yaml
+++ b/zerver/openapi/zulip.yaml
@@ -9656,10 +9656,15 @@ paths:
                                 date_joined: {}
                                 delivery_email: {}
                                 profile_data: {}
-                                is_cross_realm_bot:
+                                is_system_bot:
                                   type: boolean
                                   description: |
-                                    Whether the user is a cross realm bot.
+                                    Whether the user is a system bot.  System bots are special
+                                    bot user accounts that are managed by the system, rather than
+                                    the organization's administrators.
+
+                                    **Changes**: This field was called `is_cross_realm_bot`
+                                    before Zulip 5.0 (feature level 83).
                     example:
                       {
                         "last_event_id": -1,
diff --git a/zerver/tests/test_event_system.py b/zerver/tests/test_event_system.py
index 732400e106..e99a42def3 100644
--- a/zerver/tests/test_event_system.py
+++ b/zerver/tests/test_event_system.py
@@ -1120,7 +1120,7 @@ class TestGetRawUserDataSystemBotRealm(ZulipTestCase):
         for bot_email in settings.CROSS_REALM_BOT_EMAILS:
             bot_profile = get_system_bot(bot_email)
             self.assertTrue(bot_profile.id in result)
-            self.assertTrue(result[bot_profile.id]["is_cross_realm_bot"])
+            self.assertTrue(result[bot_profile.id]["is_system_bot"])
 
 
 class TestUserPresenceUpdatesDisabled(ZulipTestCase):
diff --git a/zerver/tests/test_home.py b/zerver/tests/test_home.py
index c4e89dfec2..5bb9ae20d3 100644
--- a/zerver/tests/test_home.py
+++ b/zerver/tests/test_home.py
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ class HomeTest(ZulipTestCase):
                         is_owner=False,
                         is_billing_admin=False,
                         role=email_gateway_bot.role,
-                        is_cross_realm_bot=True,
+                        is_system_bot=True,
                         is_guest=False,
                     ),
                     dict(
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ class HomeTest(ZulipTestCase):
                         is_owner=False,
                         is_billing_admin=False,
                         role=notification_bot.role,
-                        is_cross_realm_bot=True,
+                        is_system_bot=True,
                         is_guest=False,
                     ),
                     dict(
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ class HomeTest(ZulipTestCase):
                         is_owner=False,
                         is_billing_admin=False,
                         role=welcome_bot.role,
-                        is_cross_realm_bot=True,
+                        is_system_bot=True,
                         is_guest=False,
                     ),
                 ],