diff --git a/docs/devel/index.rst b/docs/devel/index.rst
index f95df10b3e..7c25177c5d 100644
--- a/docs/devel/index.rst
+++ b/docs/devel/index.rst
@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@ modifying QEMU's source code.
    ebpf_rss
    vfio-migration
    qapi-code-gen
-   writing-qmp-commands
+   writing-monitor-commands
diff --git a/docs/devel/writing-qmp-commands.rst b/docs/devel/writing-monitor-commands.rst
similarity index 99%
rename from docs/devel/writing-qmp-commands.rst
rename to docs/devel/writing-monitor-commands.rst
index 6a10a06c48..4a4c051624 100644
--- a/docs/devel/writing-qmp-commands.rst
+++ b/docs/devel/writing-monitor-commands.rst
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-How to write QMP commands using the QAPI framework
-==================================================
+How to write monitor commands
+=============================
 
 This document is a step-by-step guide on how to write new QMP commands using
-the QAPI framework. It also shows how to implement new style HMP commands.
+the QAPI framework and HMP commands.
 
 This document doesn't discuss QMP protocol level details, nor does it dive
 into the QAPI framework implementation.