diff --git a/docs/gst/gstreamer-sections.txt b/docs/gst/gstreamer-sections.txt
index be4f43773c..403c72f887 100644
--- a/docs/gst/gstreamer-sections.txt
+++ b/docs/gst/gstreamer-sections.txt
@@ -1707,7 +1707,7 @@ gst_object_set_name
 gst_object_get_name
 gst_object_set_parent
 gst_object_get_parent
-gst_object_has_parent
+gst_object_has_as_parent
 gst_object_unparent
 gst_object_default_deep_notify
 gst_object_default_error
diff --git a/gst/gstobject.c b/gst/gstobject.c
index 198a7dbd3f..c24e435924 100644
--- a/gst/gstobject.c
+++ b/gst/gstobject.c
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ gst_object_unparent (GstObject * object)
 }
 
 /**
- * gst_object_has_parent:
+ * gst_object_has_as_parent:
  * @object: a #GstObject to check
  * @parent: a #GstObject to check as parent
  *
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ gst_object_unparent (GstObject * object)
  * Since: 1.6
  */
 gboolean
-gst_object_has_parent (GstObject * object, GstObject * parent)
+gst_object_has_as_parent (GstObject * object, GstObject * parent)
 {
   gboolean result = FALSE;
 
diff --git a/gst/gstobject.h b/gst/gstobject.h
index b9e6661ecc..6c41a69296 100644
--- a/gst/gstobject.h
+++ b/gst/gstobject.h
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ gchar*		gst_object_get_name		(GstObject *object);
 gboolean	gst_object_set_parent		(GstObject *object, GstObject *parent);
 GstObject*	gst_object_get_parent		(GstObject *object);
 void		gst_object_unparent		(GstObject *object);
-gboolean	gst_object_has_parent		(GstObject *object, GstObject *parent);
+gboolean	gst_object_has_as_parent		(GstObject *object, GstObject *parent);
 gboolean	gst_object_has_ancestor		(GstObject *object, GstObject *ancestor);
 
 void            gst_object_default_deep_notify  (GObject *object, GstObject *orig,
diff --git a/tests/check/gst/gstobject.c b/tests/check/gst/gstobject.c
index d02e357424..e405566422 100644
--- a/tests/check/gst/gstobject.c
+++ b/tests/check/gst/gstobject.c
@@ -361,9 +361,9 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_fake_object_parentage)
   fail_if (result, "GstFakeObject accepted itself as parent");
 
   /* _has_parent always returns FALSE if there is no parent */
-  fail_if (gst_object_has_parent (object1, NULL));
-  fail_if (gst_object_has_parent (NULL, object1));
-  fail_if (gst_object_has_parent (object1, object1));
+  fail_if (gst_object_has_as_parent (object1, NULL));
+  fail_if (gst_object_has_as_parent (NULL, object1));
+  fail_if (gst_object_has_as_parent (object1, object1));
 
   /* should still be floating */
   fail_unless (g_object_is_floating (object1),
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_fake_object_parentage)
   fail_unless (g_object_is_floating (object1),
       "GstFakeObject instance is not floating");
 
-  result = gst_object_has_parent (object1, object2);
+  result = gst_object_has_as_parent (object1, object2);
   fail_if (result, "GstFakeObject has a parent");
 
   /* try to set other object as parent */
@@ -393,16 +393,16 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_fake_object_parentage)
       "GstFakeObject instance is not floating");
 
   /* check the parent */
-  fail_unless (gst_object_has_parent (object1, object2));
+  fail_unless (gst_object_has_as_parent (object1, object2));
 
   /* any other combination is invalid */
-  fail_if (gst_object_has_parent (object2, object1));
-  fail_if (gst_object_has_parent (object1, NULL));
-  fail_if (gst_object_has_parent (object2, NULL));
-  fail_if (gst_object_has_parent (NULL, object1));
-  fail_if (gst_object_has_parent (NULL, object2));
-  fail_if (gst_object_has_parent (object1, object1));
-  fail_if (gst_object_has_parent (object2, object2));
+  fail_if (gst_object_has_as_parent (object2, object1));
+  fail_if (gst_object_has_as_parent (object1, NULL));
+  fail_if (gst_object_has_as_parent (object2, NULL));
+  fail_if (gst_object_has_as_parent (NULL, object1));
+  fail_if (gst_object_has_as_parent (NULL, object2));
+  fail_if (gst_object_has_as_parent (object1, object1));
+  fail_if (gst_object_has_as_parent (object2, object2));
 
   /* try to set other object as parent again */
   result = gst_object_set_parent (object1, object2);
@@ -489,40 +489,40 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_fake_object_has_ancestor)
    */
 
   /* An object isn't its own parent, but it is its own ancestor */
-  fail_if (gst_object_has_parent (object1, object1));
+  fail_if (gst_object_has_as_parent (object1, object1));
   fail_unless (gst_object_has_ancestor (object1, object1));
 
-  fail_if (gst_object_has_parent (object4, object4));
+  fail_if (gst_object_has_as_parent (object4, object4));
   fail_unless (gst_object_has_ancestor (object4, object4));
 
   /* direct parents */
-  fail_unless (gst_object_has_parent (object1, object3));
+  fail_unless (gst_object_has_as_parent (object1, object3));
   fail_unless (gst_object_has_ancestor (object1, object3));
 
-  fail_unless (gst_object_has_parent (object2, object3));
+  fail_unless (gst_object_has_as_parent (object2, object3));
   fail_unless (gst_object_has_ancestor (object2, object3));
 
-  fail_unless (gst_object_has_parent (object3, object4));
+  fail_unless (gst_object_has_as_parent (object3, object4));
   fail_unless (gst_object_has_ancestor (object3, object4));
 
   /* grandparents */
-  fail_if (gst_object_has_parent (object1, object4));
+  fail_if (gst_object_has_as_parent (object1, object4));
   fail_unless (gst_object_has_ancestor (object1, object4));
 
-  fail_if (gst_object_has_parent (object2, object4));
+  fail_if (gst_object_has_as_parent (object2, object4));
   fail_unless (gst_object_has_ancestor (object2, object4));
 
   /* not ancestors */
-  fail_if (gst_object_has_parent (object1, object2));
+  fail_if (gst_object_has_as_parent (object1, object2));
   fail_if (gst_object_has_ancestor (object1, object2));
 
-  fail_if (gst_object_has_parent (object3, object1));
+  fail_if (gst_object_has_as_parent (object3, object1));
   fail_if (gst_object_has_ancestor (object3, object1));
 
-  fail_if (gst_object_has_parent (object4, object1));
+  fail_if (gst_object_has_as_parent (object4, object1));
   fail_if (gst_object_has_ancestor (object4, object1));
 
-  fail_if (gst_object_has_parent (object4, object3));
+  fail_if (gst_object_has_as_parent (object4, object3));
   fail_if (gst_object_has_ancestor (object4, object3));
 
   /* unparent everything */
diff --git a/win32/common/libgstreamer.def b/win32/common/libgstreamer.def
index 63486b6813..fbccec0ad9 100644
--- a/win32/common/libgstreamer.def
+++ b/win32/common/libgstreamer.def
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ EXPORTS
 	gst_object_get_value_array
 	gst_object_has_active_control_bindings
 	gst_object_has_ancestor
-	gst_object_has_parent
+	gst_object_has_as_parent
 	gst_object_ref
 	gst_object_ref_sink
 	gst_object_remove_control_binding