diff --git a/src/Gui/View3DInventorViewer.cpp b/src/Gui/View3DInventorViewer.cpp
index 441136456f..01c5cd2689 100644
--- a/src/Gui/View3DInventorViewer.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/View3DInventorViewer.cpp
@@ -2408,7 +2408,7 @@ SbVec3f View3DInventorViewer::getPointOnFocalPlane(const SbVec2s& pnt) const
     return pt;
 }
 
-SbVec2s View3DInventorViewer::getPointOnScreen(const SbVec3f& pnt) const
+SbVec2s View3DInventorViewer::getPointOnViewport(const SbVec3f& pnt) const
 {
     const SbViewportRegion& vp = this->getSoRenderManager()->getViewportRegion();
     float fRatio = vp.getViewportAspectRatio();
diff --git a/src/Gui/View3DInventorViewer.h b/src/Gui/View3DInventorViewer.h
index 4db02acc94..c5d951e694 100644
--- a/src/Gui/View3DInventorViewer.h
+++ b/src/Gui/View3DInventorViewer.h
@@ -312,8 +312,8 @@ public:
     /** Returns the 3d point on the focal plane to the given 2d point. */
     SbVec3f getPointOnFocalPlane(const SbVec2s&) const;
 
-    /** Returns the 2d coordinates on the screen to the given 3d point. */
-    SbVec2s getPointOnScreen(const SbVec3f&) const;
+    /** Returns the 2d coordinates on the viewport to the given 3d point. */
+    SbVec2s getPointOnViewport(const SbVec3f&) const;
 
     /** Converts Inventor coordinates into Qt coordinates.
      * The conversion takes the device pixel ratio into account.
diff --git a/src/Gui/View3DPy.cpp b/src/Gui/View3DPy.cpp
index beb194ccfe..a85d1a27e8 100644
--- a/src/Gui/View3DPy.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/View3DPy.cpp
@@ -161,8 +161,10 @@ void View3DInventorPy::init_type()
         "\n"
         "Return the according 3D point on the focal plane to the given 2D point (in\n"
         "pixel coordinates).\n");
-    add_varargs_method("getPointOnScreen",&View3DInventorPy::getPointOnScreen,
-        "getPointOnScreen(3D vector) -> pixel coords (as integer)\n"
+    add_varargs_method("getPointOnScreen",&View3DInventorPy::getPointOnViewport,
+        "Same as getPointOnViewport");
+    add_varargs_method("getPointOnViewport",&View3DInventorPy::getPointOnViewport,
+        "getPointOnViewport(3D vector) -> pixel coords (as integer)\n"
         "\n"
         "Return the projected 3D point (in pixel coordinates).\n");
     add_varargs_method("projectPointToLine",&View3DInventorPy::projectPointToLine,
@@ -1579,7 +1581,7 @@ Py::Object View3DInventorPy::getPointOnFocalPlane(const Py::Tuple& args)
     }
 }
 
-Py::Object View3DInventorPy::getPointOnScreen(const Py::Tuple& args)
+Py::Object View3DInventorPy::getPointOnViewport(const Py::Tuple& args)
 {
     PyObject* v;
     double vx,vy,vz;
@@ -1597,7 +1599,7 @@ Py::Object View3DInventorPy::getPointOnScreen(const Py::Tuple& args)
     }
 
     try {
-        SbVec2s pt = getView3DIventorPtr()->getViewer()->getPointOnScreen(SbVec3f(vx,vy,vz));
+        SbVec2s pt = getView3DIventorPtr()->getViewer()->getPointOnViewport(SbVec3f(vx,vy,vz));
         Py::Tuple tuple(2);
         tuple.setItem(0, Py::Int(pt[0]));
         tuple.setItem(1, Py::Int(pt[1]));
diff --git a/src/Gui/View3DPy.h b/src/Gui/View3DPy.h
index eb7355207c..c69759845c 100644
--- a/src/Gui/View3DPy.h
+++ b/src/Gui/View3DPy.h
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public:
     Py::Object getSize(const Py::Tuple&);
     Py::Object getPointOnFocalPlane(const Py::Tuple&);
     Py::Object projectPointToLine(const Py::Tuple&);
-    Py::Object getPointOnScreen(const Py::Tuple&);
+    Py::Object getPointOnViewport(const Py::Tuple&);
     Py::Object addEventCallback(const Py::Tuple&);
     Py::Object removeEventCallback(const Py::Tuple&);
     Py::Object setAnnotation(const Py::Tuple&);
diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/ViewProviderSketch.cpp b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/ViewProviderSketch.cpp
index 0994de8d9d..cbcdc44740 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/ViewProviderSketch.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/ViewProviderSketch.cpp
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ void ViewProviderSketch::moveCursorToSketchPoint(Base::Vector2d point) {
 
     Gui::View3DInventorViewer* viewer = view->getViewer();
 
-    SbVec2s screencoords = viewer->getPointOnScreen(sbpoint);
+    SbVec2s screencoords = viewer->getPointOnViewport(sbpoint);
 
     short x,y; screencoords.getValue(x,y);
 
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ void ViewProviderSketch::preselectAtPoint(Base::Vector2d point)
 
         Gui::View3DInventorViewer* viewer = view->getViewer();
 
-        SbVec2s screencoords = viewer->getPointOnScreen(sbpoint);
+        SbVec2s screencoords = viewer->getPointOnViewport(sbpoint);
 
         std::unique_ptr<SoPickedPoint> Point(this->getPointOnRay(screencoords, viewer));