diff --git a/clutter/clutter-box.c b/clutter/clutter-box.c
index 6d55d7f56..3c4bac846 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-box.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter-box.c
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ clutter_box_get_layout_manager (ClutterBox *box)
 }
 
 /**
- * clutter_box_addv:
+ * clutter_box_packv:
  * @box: a #ClutterBox
  * @actor: a #ClutterActor
  * @n_properties: the number of properties to set
@@ -452,17 +452,17 @@ clutter_box_get_layout_manager (ClutterBox *box)
  * @values: (array length=n_properties): a vector containing the property
  *   values to set
  *
- * Vector-based variant of clutter_box_add(), intended for language
+ * Vector-based variant of clutter_box_pack(), intended for language
  * bindings to use
  *
  * Since: 1.2
  */
 void
-clutter_box_addv (ClutterBox          *box,
-                  ClutterActor        *actor,
-                  guint                n_properties,
-                  const gchar * const  properties[],
-                  const GValue        *values)
+clutter_box_packv (ClutterBox          *box,
+                   ClutterActor        *actor,
+                   guint                n_properties,
+                   const gchar * const  properties[],
+                   const GValue        *values)
 {
   ClutterContainer *container;
   ClutterBoxPrivate *priv;
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ clutter_box_addv (ClutterBox          *box,
 }
 
 /**
- * clutter_box_add:
+ * clutter_box_pack:
  * @box: a #ClutterBox
  * @actor: a #ClutterActor
  * @first_property: the name of the first property to set, or %NULL
@@ -540,10 +540,10 @@ clutter_box_addv (ClutterBox          *box,
  * Since: 1.2
  */
 void
-clutter_box_add (ClutterBox   *box,
-                 ClutterActor *actor,
-                 const gchar  *first_property,
-                 ...)
+clutter_box_pack (ClutterBox   *box,
+                  ClutterActor *actor,
+                  const gchar  *first_property,
+                  ...)
 {
   ClutterBoxPrivate *priv;
   ClutterContainer *container;
diff --git a/clutter/clutter-box.h b/clutter/clutter-box.h
index 3d473655f..9b8ad19b5 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-box.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter-box.h
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ ClutterActor *        clutter_box_new                (ClutterLayoutManager *mana
 
 ClutterLayoutManager *clutter_box_get_layout_manager (ClutterBox           *box);
 
-void                  clutter_box_add                (ClutterBox           *box,
+void                  clutter_box_pack               (ClutterBox           *box,
                                                       ClutterActor         *actor,
                                                       const gchar          *first_property,
                                                       ...) G_GNUC_NULL_TERMINATED;
-void                  clutter_box_addv               (ClutterBox           *box,
+void                  clutter_box_packv              (ClutterBox           *box,
                                                       ClutterActor         *actor,
                                                       guint                 n_properties,
                                                       const gchar * const   properties[],
diff --git a/doc/reference/clutter/clutter-sections.txt b/doc/reference/clutter/clutter-sections.txt
index d28f45316..31864a961 100644
--- a/doc/reference/clutter/clutter-sections.txt
+++ b/doc/reference/clutter/clutter-sections.txt
@@ -1806,8 +1806,8 @@ ClutterBox
 ClutterBoxClass
 clutter_box_new
 clutter_box_get_layout_manager
-clutter_box_add
-clutter_box_addv
+clutter_box_pack
+clutter_box_packv
 
 <SUBSECTION Standard>
 CLUTTER_TYPE_BOX
diff --git a/tests/interactive/test-box.c b/tests/interactive/test-box.c
index 1a51c84a9..d2d6c5bf3 100644
--- a/tests/interactive/test-box.c
+++ b/tests/interactive/test-box.c
@@ -117,10 +117,10 @@ test_box_main (int argc, char *argv[])
   clutter_actor_set_name (box, "box");
 
   rect = make_background (&bg_color, 200, 200);
-  clutter_box_add (CLUTTER_BOX (box), rect,
-                   "x-align", CLUTTER_BIN_ALIGNMENT_FILL,
-                   "y-align", CLUTTER_BIN_ALIGNMENT_FILL,
-                   NULL);
+  clutter_box_pack (CLUTTER_BOX (box), rect,
+                    "x-align", CLUTTER_BIN_ALIGNMENT_FILL,
+                    "y-align", CLUTTER_BIN_ALIGNMENT_FILL,
+                    NULL);
   clutter_actor_lower_bottom (rect);
   clutter_actor_set_name (rect, "background");
 
@@ -135,10 +135,10 @@ test_box_main (int argc, char *argv[])
       g_error ("Unable to create texture: %s", error->message);
 
     clutter_texture_set_keep_aspect_ratio (CLUTTER_TEXTURE (tex), TRUE);
-    clutter_box_add (CLUTTER_BOX (box), tex,
-                     "x-align", CLUTTER_BIN_ALIGNMENT_CENTER,
-                     "y-align", CLUTTER_BIN_ALIGNMENT_CENTER,
-                     NULL);
+    clutter_box_pack (CLUTTER_BOX (box), tex,
+                      "x-align", CLUTTER_BIN_ALIGNMENT_CENTER,
+                      "y-align", CLUTTER_BIN_ALIGNMENT_CENTER,
+                      NULL);
     clutter_actor_raise (tex, rect);
     clutter_actor_set_width (tex, 175);
     clutter_actor_set_name (tex, "texture");
@@ -150,10 +150,10 @@ test_box_main (int argc, char *argv[])
                              224);
 
   rect = clutter_rectangle_new_with_color (color);
-  clutter_box_add (CLUTTER_BOX (box), rect,
-                   "x-align", CLUTTER_BIN_ALIGNMENT_END,
-                   "y-align", CLUTTER_BIN_ALIGNMENT_END,
-                   NULL);
+  clutter_box_pack (CLUTTER_BOX (box), rect,
+                    "x-align", CLUTTER_BIN_ALIGNMENT_END,
+                    "y-align", CLUTTER_BIN_ALIGNMENT_END,
+                    NULL);
   clutter_actor_set_size (rect, 50, 50);
   clutter_actor_set_opacity (rect, 0);
   clutter_actor_raise_top (rect);