diff --git a/include/wx/private/webrequest.h b/include/wx/private/webrequest.h
index fc0848472a..8a7725004a 100644
--- a/include/wx/private/webrequest.h
+++ b/include/wx/private/webrequest.h
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ public:
 
     wxString AsString() const;
 
-    virtual wxString GetFileName() const;
+    virtual wxString GetDataFile() const;
 
 protected:
     wxWebRequestImpl& m_request;
diff --git a/include/wx/webrequest.h b/include/wx/webrequest.h
index f73fe75040..42e6312ad5 100644
--- a/include/wx/webrequest.h
+++ b/include/wx/webrequest.h
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ public:
 
     wxString AsString() const;
 
-    wxString GetFileName() const;
+    wxString GetDataFile() const;
 
 protected:
     // Ctor is used by wxWebRequest and wxWebRequestImpl.
@@ -264,9 +264,9 @@ public:
 
     const wxString& GetErrorDescription() const { return m_errorDescription; }
 
-    const wxString& GetResponseFileName() const { return m_responseFileName; }
+    const wxString& GetDataFile() const { return m_dataFile; }
 
-    void SetResponseFileName(const wxString& filename) { m_responseFileName = filename; }
+    void SetDataFile(const wxString& dataFile) { m_dataFile = dataFile; }
 
     const void* GetDataBuffer() const { return m_data; }
 
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ public:
 private:
     wxWebRequest::State m_state;
     const wxWebResponse m_response; // may be invalid
-    wxString m_responseFileName;
+    wxString m_dataFile;
     const void* m_data;
     size_t m_dataSize;
     wxString m_errorDescription;
diff --git a/interface/wx/webrequest.h b/interface/wx/webrequest.h
index fbee289ab8..1d8cf06a36 100644
--- a/interface/wx/webrequest.h
+++ b/interface/wx/webrequest.h
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ public:
             The data is written to a file on disk as it is received.
 
             This file can be later read from using wxWebResponse::GetStream()
-            or otherwise processed using wxWebRequestEvent::GetResponseFileName().
+            or otherwise processed using wxWebRequestEvent::GetDataFile().
          */
         Storage_File,
 
@@ -550,6 +550,13 @@ public:
     */
     wxString GetSuggestedFileName() const;
 
+    /**
+        Returns the full path of the file to which data is being saved.
+
+        This is only valid when storage mode is @c Storage_File.
+     */
+    wxString GetDataFile() const;
+
     /**
         Returns all response data as a string.
 
@@ -737,7 +744,7 @@ public:
         move the file to a location of your choice if you want to process the
         contents outside the event handler.
     */
-    const wxString& GetResponseFileName() const;
+    const wxString& GetDataFile() const;
 
     /**
         Only for @c wxEVT_WEBREQUEST_DATA events. The buffer is only valid
diff --git a/samples/webrequest/webrequest.cpp b/samples/webrequest/webrequest.cpp
index f122533028..5dca3b3188 100644
--- a/samples/webrequest/webrequest.cpp
+++ b/samples/webrequest/webrequest.cpp
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ public:
                             wxFD_SAVE | wxFD_OVERWRITE_PROMPT);
                         if ( fileDlg.ShowModal() == wxID_OK )
                         {
-                            if ( !wxRenameFile(evt.GetResponseFileName(), fileDlg.GetPath()) )
+                            if ( !wxRenameFile(evt.GetDataFile(), fileDlg.GetPath()) )
                                 wxLogError("Could not move file");
                         }
 
diff --git a/src/common/webrequest.cpp b/src/common/webrequest.cpp
index 831418a9b5..7f90e3340c 100644
--- a/src/common/webrequest.cpp
+++ b/src/common/webrequest.cpp
@@ -278,22 +278,22 @@ void wxWebRequestImpl::ProcessStateEvent(wxWebRequest::State state, const wxStri
     if ( !IsActiveState(state) && GetResponse() )
         GetResponse()->Finalize();
 
-    wxString responseFileName;
+    wxString dataFile;
 
     wxWebRequestEvent evt(wxEVT_WEBREQUEST_STATE, GetId(), state,
         wxWebResponse(GetResponse()), failMsg);
     if ( state == wxWebRequest::State_Completed && m_storage == wxWebRequest::Storage_File )
     {
-        responseFileName = GetResponse()->GetFileName();
-        evt.SetResponseFileName(responseFileName);
+        dataFile = GetResponse()->GetDataFile();
+        evt.SetDataFile(dataFile);
     }
 
     m_handler->ProcessEvent(evt);
 
     // Remove temporary file if we're using one and if it still exists: it
     // could have been deleted or moved away by the event handler.
-    if ( !responseFileName.empty() && wxFileExists(responseFileName) )
-        wxRemoveFile(responseFileName);
+    if ( !dataFile.empty() && wxFileExists(dataFile) )
+        wxRemoveFile(dataFile);
 }
 
 //
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ void wxWebResponseImpl::ReportDataReceived(size_t sizeReceived)
         m_readBuffer.Clear();
 }
 
-wxString wxWebResponseImpl::GetFileName() const
+wxString wxWebResponseImpl::GetDataFile() const
 {
     return m_file.GetName();
 }
@@ -740,11 +740,11 @@ wxString wxWebResponse::AsString() const
     return m_impl->AsString();
 }
 
-wxString wxWebResponse::GetFileName() const
+wxString wxWebResponse::GetDataFile() const
 {
     wxCHECK_IMPL( wxString() );
 
-    return m_impl->GetFileName();
+    return m_impl->GetDataFile();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/tests/net/webrequest.cpp b/tests/net/webrequest.cpp
index d97eb2bc53..94de431152 100644
--- a/tests/net/webrequest.cpp
+++ b/tests/net/webrequest.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public:
         case wxWebRequest::State_Completed:
             if ( request.GetStorage() == wxWebRequest::Storage_File )
             {
-                wxFileName fn(evt.GetResponseFileName());
+                wxFileName fn(evt.GetDataFile());
                 REQUIRE( fn.GetSize() == expectedFileSize );
             }
             wxFALLTHROUGH;