diff --git a/doc/classes/PathFollow2D.xml b/doc/classes/PathFollow2D.xml
index bbaeca12dad..4b55e7b7814 100644
--- a/doc/classes/PathFollow2D.xml
+++ b/doc/classes/PathFollow2D.xml
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@
 		<member name="offset" type="float" setter="set_offset" getter="get_offset" default="0.0">
 			The distance along the path in pixels.
 		</member>
-		<member name="rotate" type="bool" setter="set_rotate" getter="is_rotating" default="true">
-			If [code]true[/code], this node rotates to follow the path, making its descendants rotate.
+		<member name="rotates" type="bool" setter="set_rotates" getter="is_rotating" default="true">
+			If [code]true[/code], this node rotates to follow the path, with the +X direction facing forward on the path.
 		</member>
 		<member name="unit_offset" type="float" setter="set_unit_offset" getter="get_unit_offset" default="0.0">
 			The distance along the path as a number in the range 0.0 (for the first vertex) to 1.0 (for the last). This is just another way of expressing the offset within the path, as the offset supplied is multiplied internally by the path's length.
diff --git a/scene/2d/path_2d.cpp b/scene/2d/path_2d.cpp
index d305f2805eb..f40a9934236 100644
--- a/scene/2d/path_2d.cpp
+++ b/scene/2d/path_2d.cpp
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ void PathFollow2D::_update_transform() {
 	}
 	Vector2 pos = c->interpolate_baked(offset, cubic);
 
-	if (rotate) {
+	if (rotates) {
 		float ahead = offset + lookahead;
 
 		if (loop && ahead >= path_length) {
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ void PathFollow2D::_bind_methods() {
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_unit_offset", "unit_offset"), &PathFollow2D::set_unit_offset);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_unit_offset"), &PathFollow2D::get_unit_offset);
 
-	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_rotate", "enable"), &PathFollow2D::set_rotate);
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_rotates", "enable"), &PathFollow2D::set_rotates);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("is_rotating"), &PathFollow2D::is_rotating);
 
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_cubic_interpolation", "enable"), &PathFollow2D::set_cubic_interpolation);
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ void PathFollow2D::_bind_methods() {
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::FLOAT, "unit_offset", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "0,1,0.0001,or_lesser,or_greater", PROPERTY_USAGE_EDITOR), "set_unit_offset", "get_unit_offset");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::FLOAT, "h_offset"), "set_h_offset", "get_h_offset");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::FLOAT, "v_offset"), "set_v_offset", "get_v_offset");
-	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "rotate"), "set_rotate", "is_rotating");
+	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "rotates"), "set_rotates", "is_rotating");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "cubic_interp"), "set_cubic_interpolation", "get_cubic_interpolation");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "loop"), "set_loop", "has_loop");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::FLOAT, "lookahead", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "0.001,1024.0,0.001"), "set_lookahead", "get_lookahead");
@@ -371,13 +371,13 @@ float PathFollow2D::get_lookahead() const {
 	return lookahead;
 }
 
-void PathFollow2D::set_rotate(bool p_rotate) {
-	rotate = p_rotate;
+void PathFollow2D::set_rotates(bool p_rotates) {
+	rotates = p_rotates;
 	_update_transform();
 }
 
 bool PathFollow2D::is_rotating() const {
-	return rotate;
+	return rotates;
 }
 
 void PathFollow2D::set_loop(bool p_loop) {
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ PathFollow2D::PathFollow2D() {
 	h_offset = 0;
 	v_offset = 0;
 	path = nullptr;
-	rotate = true;
+	rotates = true;
 	cubic = true;
 	loop = true;
 	lookahead = 4;
diff --git a/scene/2d/path_2d.h b/scene/2d/path_2d.h
index 7fea75cd7ce..fcb8b401257 100644
--- a/scene/2d/path_2d.h
+++ b/scene/2d/path_2d.h
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ private:
 	real_t lookahead;
 	bool cubic;
 	bool loop;
-	bool rotate;
+	bool rotates;
 
 	void _update_transform();
 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public:
 	void set_loop(bool p_loop);
 	bool has_loop() const;
 
-	void set_rotate(bool p_rotate);
+	void set_rotates(bool p_rotates);
 	bool is_rotating() const;
 
 	void set_cubic_interpolation(bool p_enable);