diff --git a/src/backends/meta-color-device.c b/src/backends/meta-color-device.c
index 5f8c1968f..5b9502cd6 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-color-device.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-color-device.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 enum
 {
   READY,
-  UPDATED,
+  CALIBRATION_CHANGED,
 
   N_SIGNALS
 };
@@ -315,6 +315,10 @@ meta_color_device_class_init (MetaColorDeviceClass *klass)
 
   object_class->dispose = meta_color_device_dispose;
 
+  /**
+   * MetaColorDevice::ready:
+   * @device: the #MetaColorDevice which became ready
+   */
   signals[READY] =
     g_signal_new ("ready",
                   G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (klass),
@@ -322,8 +326,17 @@ meta_color_device_class_init (MetaColorDeviceClass *klass)
                   NULL, NULL, NULL,
                   G_TYPE_NONE, 1,
                   G_TYPE_BOOLEAN);
-  signals[UPDATED] =
-    g_signal_new ("updated",
+  /**
+   * MetaColorDevice::calibration-changed:
+   * @device: the #MetaColorDevice which emitted the signal
+   *
+   * The signal notifies that the color calibration of the device has changed.
+   * Calibration is anything that changes the monitors behavior when given
+   * a signal. Changes to the white point from the source are also considered
+   * calibration even though they are technically not on the monitor.
+   */
+  signals[CALIBRATION_CHANGED] =
+    g_signal_new ("calibration-changed",
                   G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (klass),
                   G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST, 0,
                   NULL, NULL, NULL,
@@ -1300,5 +1313,5 @@ meta_color_device_update (MetaColorDevice *color_device)
       meta_monitor_set_gamma_lut (monitor, lut);
     }
 
-  g_signal_emit (color_device, signals[UPDATED], 0);
+  g_signal_emit (color_device, signals[CALIBRATION_CHANGED], 0);
 }
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-color-manager.c b/src/backends/meta-color-manager.c
index 463d1ba46..6d6f5dc77 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-color-manager.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-color-manager.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 
 enum
 {
-  DEVICE_UPDATED,
+  DEVICE_CALIBRATION_CHANGED,
   READY,
 
   N_SIGNALS
@@ -120,10 +120,11 @@ on_device_ready (MetaColorDevice  *color_device,
 }
 
 static void
-on_device_updated (MetaColorDevice  *color_device,
-                   MetaColorManager *color_manager)
+on_device_calibration_changed (MetaColorDevice  *color_device,
+                               MetaColorManager *color_manager)
 {
-  g_signal_emit (color_manager, signals[DEVICE_UPDATED], 0, color_device);
+  g_signal_emit (color_manager, signals[DEVICE_CALIBRATION_CHANGED], 0,
+                 color_device);
 }
 
 static char *
@@ -204,8 +205,8 @@ update_devices (MetaColorManager *color_manager)
           g_signal_connect_object (color_device, "ready",
                                    G_CALLBACK (on_device_ready),
                                    color_manager, 0);
-          g_signal_connect_object (color_device, "updated",
-                                   G_CALLBACK (on_device_updated),
+          g_signal_connect_object (color_device, "calibration-changed",
+                                   G_CALLBACK (on_device_calibration_changed),
                                    color_manager, 0);
         }
     }
@@ -499,8 +500,8 @@ meta_color_manager_class_init (MetaColorManagerClass *klass)
                          G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
   g_object_class_install_properties (object_class, N_PROPS, obj_props);
 
-  signals[DEVICE_UPDATED] =
-    g_signal_new ("device-updated",
+  signals[DEVICE_CALIBRATION_CHANGED] =
+    g_signal_new ("device-calibration-changed",
                   G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (klass),
                   G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST, 0,
                   NULL, NULL, NULL,
diff --git a/src/backends/x11/meta-color-manager-x11.c b/src/backends/x11/meta-color-manager-x11.c
index 64ecfc849..6826e178b 100644
--- a/src/backends/x11/meta-color-manager-x11.c
+++ b/src/backends/x11/meta-color-manager-x11.c
@@ -169,8 +169,8 @@ update_device_ctm (MetaColorDevice *color_device)
 }
 
 static void
-on_color_device_updated (MetaColorManager *color_manager,
-                         MetaColorDevice  *color_device)
+on_color_device_calibration_changed (MetaColorManager *color_manager,
+                                     MetaColorDevice  *color_device)
 {
   update_root_window_atom (color_manager, color_device);
   update_device_ctm (color_device);
@@ -181,8 +181,8 @@ meta_color_manager_x11_constructed (GObject *object)
 {
   MetaColorManager *color_manager = META_COLOR_MANAGER (object);
 
-  g_signal_connect (color_manager, "device-updated",
-                    G_CALLBACK (on_color_device_updated), NULL);
+  g_signal_connect (color_manager, "device-calibration-changed",
+                    G_CALLBACK (on_color_device_calibration_changed), NULL);
 
   G_OBJECT_CLASS (meta_color_manager_x11_parent_class)->constructed (object);
 }
diff --git a/src/tests/color-management-tests.c b/src/tests/color-management-tests.c
index f47122e4b..1039ec8ba 100644
--- a/src/tests/color-management-tests.c
+++ b/src/tests/color-management-tests.c
@@ -165,20 +165,20 @@ wait_for_profile_assigned (MetaColorDevice *color_device,
 }
 
 static void
-on_device_updated (MetaColorDevice *color_device,
-                   gboolean        *run)
+on_device_calibration_changed (MetaColorDevice *color_device,
+                               gboolean        *run)
 {
   *run = FALSE;
 }
 
 static void
-wait_for_device_updated (MetaColorDevice *color_device)
+wait_for_device_calibration_changed (MetaColorDevice *color_device)
 {
   gulong handler_id;
   gboolean run = TRUE;
 
-  handler_id = g_signal_connect (color_device, "updated",
-                                 G_CALLBACK (on_device_updated),
+  handler_id = g_signal_connect (color_device, "calibration-changed",
+                                 G_CALLBACK (on_device_calibration_changed),
                                  &run);
   while (run)
     g_main_context_iteration (NULL, TRUE);
@@ -1101,7 +1101,7 @@ meta_test_color_management_night_light_calibrated (void)
 
   set_night_light_temperature (temperature);
   set_night_light_active (TRUE);
-  wait_for_device_updated (color_device);
+  wait_for_device_calibration_changed (color_device);
 
   assert_gamma_array (night_light_on_red, crtc_test->gamma.red,
                       crtc_test->gamma.size);
@@ -1352,7 +1352,7 @@ meta_test_color_management_night_light_uncalibrated (void)
 
   set_night_light_temperature (temperature);
   set_night_light_active (TRUE);
-  wait_for_device_updated (color_device);
+  wait_for_device_calibration_changed (color_device);
 
   assert_gamma_array (night_light_on_red, crtc_test->gamma.red,
                       crtc_test->gamma.size);