diff --git a/docs/README-migration.md b/docs/README-migration.md
index 750a1f0544..0cbe9fe3e4 100644
--- a/docs/README-migration.md
+++ b/docs/README-migration.md
@@ -1845,8 +1845,6 @@ SDL_BlitSurface() and SDL_BlitSurfaceScaled() now have a const `dstrect` paramet
 
 SDL_BlitSurfaceScaled() and SDL_BlitSurfaceUncheckedScaled() now take a scale parameter.
 
-SDL_SoftStretch() now takes a scale parameter.
-
 SDL_PixelFormat is used instead of Uint32 for API functions that refer to pixel format by enumerated value.
 
 SDL_SetSurfaceColorKey() takes an bool to enable and disable colorkey. RLE acceleration isn't controlled by the parameter, you should use SDL_SetSurfaceRLE() to change that separately.
@@ -1880,8 +1878,8 @@ The following functions have been removed:
 * SDL_GetYUVConversionMode()
 * SDL_GetYUVConversionModeForResolution()
 * SDL_SetYUVConversionMode() - use SDL_SetSurfaceColorspace() to set the surface colorspace and SDL_PROP_TEXTURE_CREATE_COLORSPACE_NUMBER with SDL_CreateTextureWithProperties() to set the texture colorspace. The default colorspace for YUV pixel formats is SDL_COLORSPACE_JPEG.
-* SDL_SoftStretch() - use SDL_BlitSurfaceScaled() with SDL_SCALEMODE_NEAREST
-* SDL_SoftStretchLinear() - use SDL_BlitSurfaceScaled() with SDL_SCALEMODE_LINEAR
+* SDL_SoftStretch() - use SDL_StretchSurface() with SDL_SCALEMODE_NEAREST
+* SDL_SoftStretchLinear() - use SDL_StretchSurface() with SDL_SCALEMODE_LINEAR
 
 The following symbols have been renamed:
 * SDL_PREALLOC => SDL_SURFACE_PREALLOCATED
diff --git a/include/SDL3/SDL_surface.h b/include/SDL3/SDL_surface.h
index 6e28854c4a..59691c479e 100644
--- a/include/SDL3/SDL_surface.h
+++ b/include/SDL3/SDL_surface.h
@@ -1194,7 +1194,7 @@ extern SDL_DECLSPEC bool SDLCALL SDL_BlitSurfaceUncheckedScaled(SDL_Surface *src
  *
  * \sa SDL_BlitSurfaceScaled
  */
-extern SDL_DECLSPEC bool SDLCALL SDL_SoftStretch(SDL_Surface *src, const SDL_Rect *srcrect, SDL_Surface *dst, const SDL_Rect *dstrect, SDL_ScaleMode scaleMode);
+extern SDL_DECLSPEC bool SDLCALL SDL_StretchSurface(SDL_Surface *src, const SDL_Rect *srcrect, SDL_Surface *dst, const SDL_Rect *dstrect, SDL_ScaleMode scaleMode);
 
 /**
  * Perform a tiled blit to a destination surface, which may be of a different
diff --git a/src/camera/SDL_camera.c b/src/camera/SDL_camera.c
index 142709f9a6..1849d04e8c 100644
--- a/src/camera/SDL_camera.c
+++ b/src/camera/SDL_camera.c
@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@ bool SDL_CameraThreadIterate(SDL_Camera *device)
             SDL_Surface *srcsurf = acquired;
             if (device->needs_scaling == -1) {  // downscaling? Do it first.  -1: downscale, 0: no scaling, 1: upscale
                 SDL_Surface *dstsurf = device->needs_conversion ? device->conversion_surface : output_surface;
-                SDL_SoftStretch(srcsurf, NULL, dstsurf, NULL, SDL_SCALEMODE_NEAREST);  // !!! FIXME: linear scale? letterboxing?
+                SDL_StretchSurface(srcsurf, NULL, dstsurf, NULL, SDL_SCALEMODE_NEAREST);  // !!! FIXME: linear scale? letterboxing?
                 srcsurf = dstsurf;
             }
             if (device->needs_conversion) {
@@ -899,7 +899,7 @@ bool SDL_CameraThreadIterate(SDL_Camera *device)
                 srcsurf = dstsurf;
             }
             if (device->needs_scaling == 1) {  // upscaling? Do it last.  -1: downscale, 0: no scaling, 1: upscale
-                SDL_SoftStretch(srcsurf, NULL, output_surface, NULL, SDL_SCALEMODE_NEAREST);  // !!! FIXME: linear scale? letterboxing?
+                SDL_StretchSurface(srcsurf, NULL, output_surface, NULL, SDL_SCALEMODE_NEAREST);  // !!! FIXME: linear scale? letterboxing?
             }
 
             // we made a copy, so we can give the driver back its resources.
diff --git a/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi.sym b/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi.sym
index 9c7621b806..73f34843d8 100644
--- a/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi.sym
+++ b/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi.sym
@@ -1233,7 +1233,7 @@ SDL3_0.0.0 {
     SDL_AudioStreamDevicePaused;
     SDL_ClickTrayEntry;
     SDL_UpdateTrays;
-    SDL_SoftStretch;
+    SDL_StretchSurface;
     # extra symbols go here (don't modify this line)
   local: *;
 };
diff --git a/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi_overrides.h b/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi_overrides.h
index 27051a8c04..77fd553c47 100644
--- a/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi_overrides.h
+++ b/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi_overrides.h
@@ -1258,4 +1258,4 @@
 #define SDL_AudioStreamDevicePaused SDL_AudioStreamDevicePaused_REAL
 #define SDL_ClickTrayEntry SDL_ClickTrayEntry_REAL
 #define SDL_UpdateTrays SDL_UpdateTrays_REAL
-#define SDL_SoftStretch SDL_SoftStretch_REAL
+#define SDL_StretchSurface SDL_StretchSurface_REAL
diff --git a/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi_procs.h b/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi_procs.h
index df98958d78..e86ac2a325 100644
--- a/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi_procs.h
+++ b/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi_procs.h
@@ -1266,4 +1266,4 @@ SDL_DYNAPI_PROC(SDL_ThreadState,SDL_GetThreadState,(SDL_Thread *a),(a),return)
 SDL_DYNAPI_PROC(bool,SDL_AudioStreamDevicePaused,(SDL_AudioStream *a),(a),return)
 SDL_DYNAPI_PROC(void,SDL_ClickTrayEntry,(SDL_TrayEntry *a),(a),)
 SDL_DYNAPI_PROC(void,SDL_UpdateTrays,(void),(),)
-SDL_DYNAPI_PROC(bool,SDL_SoftStretch,(SDL_Surface *a,const SDL_Rect *b,SDL_Surface *c,const SDL_Rect *d,SDL_ScaleMode e),(a,b,c,d,e),return)
+SDL_DYNAPI_PROC(bool,SDL_StretchSurface,(SDL_Surface *a,const SDL_Rect *b,SDL_Surface *c,const SDL_Rect *d,SDL_ScaleMode e),(a,b,c,d,e),return)
diff --git a/src/render/SDL_yuv_sw.c b/src/render/SDL_yuv_sw.c
index 64250de323..abe9e16212 100644
--- a/src/render/SDL_yuv_sw.c
+++ b/src/render/SDL_yuv_sw.c
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ bool SDL_SW_CopyYUVToRGB(SDL_SW_YUVTexture *swdata, const SDL_Rect *srcrect, SDL
     }
     if (stretch) {
         SDL_Rect rect = *srcrect;
-        return SDL_SoftStretch(swdata->stretch, &rect, swdata->display, NULL, SDL_SCALEMODE_NEAREST);
+        return SDL_StretchSurface(swdata->stretch, &rect, swdata->display, NULL, SDL_SCALEMODE_NEAREST);
     } else {
         return true;
     }
diff --git a/src/video/SDL_stretch.c b/src/video/SDL_stretch.c
index acdc63bd16..c893cc3459 100644
--- a/src/video/SDL_stretch.c
+++ b/src/video/SDL_stretch.c
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@
 
 #include "SDL_surface_c.h"
 
-static bool SDL_LowerSoftStretchNearest(SDL_Surface *src, const SDL_Rect *srcrect, SDL_Surface *dst, const SDL_Rect *dstrect);
-static bool SDL_LowerSoftStretchLinear(SDL_Surface *src, const SDL_Rect *srcrect, SDL_Surface *dst, const SDL_Rect *dstrect);
+static bool SDL_StretchSurfaceUncheckedNearest(SDL_Surface *src, const SDL_Rect *srcrect, SDL_Surface *dst, const SDL_Rect *dstrect);
+static bool SDL_StretchSurfaceUncheckedLinear(SDL_Surface *src, const SDL_Rect *srcrect, SDL_Surface *dst, const SDL_Rect *dstrect);
 
-bool SDL_SoftStretch(SDL_Surface *src, const SDL_Rect *srcrect, SDL_Surface *dst, const SDL_Rect *dstrect, SDL_ScaleMode scaleMode)
+bool SDL_StretchSurface(SDL_Surface *src, const SDL_Rect *srcrect, SDL_Surface *dst, const SDL_Rect *dstrect, SDL_ScaleMode scaleMode)
 {
     bool result;
     int src_locked;
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ bool SDL_SoftStretch(SDL_Surface *src, const SDL_Rect *srcrect, SDL_Surface *dst
         if (!src_tmp) {
             return false;
         }
-        result = SDL_SoftStretch(src_tmp, srcrect, dst, dstrect, scaleMode);
+        result = SDL_StretchSurface(src_tmp, srcrect, dst, dstrect, scaleMode);
         SDL_DestroySurface(src_tmp);
         return result;
     }
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ bool SDL_SoftStretch(SDL_Surface *src, const SDL_Rect *srcrect, SDL_Surface *dst
         SDL_Surface *src_tmp = SDL_ConvertSurface(src, SDL_PIXELFORMAT_XRGB8888);
         SDL_Surface *dst_tmp = SDL_CreateSurface(dstrect->w, dstrect->h, SDL_PIXELFORMAT_XRGB8888);
         if (src_tmp && dst_tmp) {
-            result = SDL_SoftStretch(src_tmp, srcrect, dst_tmp, NULL, scaleMode);
+            result = SDL_StretchSurface(src_tmp, srcrect, dst_tmp, NULL, scaleMode);
             if (result) {
                 result = SDL_ConvertPixelsAndColorspace(dstrect->w, dstrect->h,
                             dst_tmp->format, SDL_COLORSPACE_SRGB, 0,
@@ -152,9 +152,9 @@ bool SDL_SoftStretch(SDL_Surface *src, const SDL_Rect *srcrect, SDL_Surface *dst
     }
 
     if (scaleMode == SDL_SCALEMODE_NEAREST) {
-        result = SDL_LowerSoftStretchNearest(src, srcrect, dst, dstrect);
+        result = SDL_StretchSurfaceUncheckedNearest(src, srcrect, dst, dstrect);
     } else {
-        result = SDL_LowerSoftStretchLinear(src, srcrect, dst, dstrect);
+        result = SDL_StretchSurfaceUncheckedLinear(src, srcrect, dst, dstrect);
     }
 
     // We need to unlock the surfaces if they're locked
@@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ static bool scale_mat_NEON(const Uint32 *src, int src_w, int src_h, int src_pitc
 }
 #endif
 
-bool SDL_LowerSoftStretchLinear(SDL_Surface *s, const SDL_Rect *srcrect, SDL_Surface *d, const SDL_Rect *dstrect)
+bool SDL_StretchSurfaceUncheckedLinear(SDL_Surface *s, const SDL_Rect *srcrect, SDL_Surface *d, const SDL_Rect *dstrect)
 {
     bool result = false;
     int src_w = srcrect->w;
@@ -953,7 +953,7 @@ static bool scale_mat_nearest_4(const Uint32 *src_ptr, int src_w, int src_h, int
     return true;
 }
 
-bool SDL_LowerSoftStretchNearest(SDL_Surface *s, const SDL_Rect *srcrect, SDL_Surface *d, const SDL_Rect *dstrect)
+bool SDL_StretchSurfaceUncheckedNearest(SDL_Surface *s, const SDL_Rect *srcrect, SDL_Surface *d, const SDL_Rect *dstrect)
 {
     int src_w = srcrect->w;
     int src_h = srcrect->h;
diff --git a/src/video/SDL_surface.c b/src/video/SDL_surface.c
index 84db8bb44f..d8f831c208 100644
--- a/src/video/SDL_surface.c
+++ b/src/video/SDL_surface.c
@@ -1256,7 +1256,7 @@ bool SDL_BlitSurfaceUncheckedScaled(SDL_Surface *src, const SDL_Rect *srcrect, S
             src->format == dst->format &&
             !SDL_ISPIXELFORMAT_INDEXED(src->format) &&
             SDL_BYTESPERPIXEL(src->format) <= 4) {
-            return SDL_SoftStretch(src, srcrect, dst, dstrect, SDL_SCALEMODE_NEAREST);
+            return SDL_StretchSurface(src, srcrect, dst, dstrect, SDL_SCALEMODE_NEAREST);
         } else if (SDL_BITSPERPIXEL(src->format) < 8) {
             // Scaling bitmap not yet supported, convert to RGBA for blit
             bool result = false;
@@ -1276,7 +1276,7 @@ bool SDL_BlitSurfaceUncheckedScaled(SDL_Surface *src, const SDL_Rect *srcrect, S
             SDL_BYTESPERPIXEL(src->format) == 4 &&
             src->format != SDL_PIXELFORMAT_ARGB2101010) {
             // fast path
-            return SDL_SoftStretch(src, srcrect, dst, dstrect, SDL_SCALEMODE_LINEAR);
+            return SDL_StretchSurface(src, srcrect, dst, dstrect, SDL_SCALEMODE_LINEAR);
         } else if (SDL_BITSPERPIXEL(src->format) < 8) {
             // Scaling bitmap not yet supported, convert to RGBA for blit
             bool result = false;
@@ -1335,7 +1335,7 @@ bool SDL_BlitSurfaceUncheckedScaled(SDL_Surface *src, const SDL_Rect *srcrect, S
             if (is_complex_copy_flags || src->format != dst->format) {
                 SDL_Rect tmprect;
                 SDL_Surface *tmp2 = SDL_CreateSurface(dstrect->w, dstrect->h, src->format);
-                SDL_SoftStretch(src, &srcrect2, tmp2, NULL, SDL_SCALEMODE_LINEAR);
+                SDL_StretchSurface(src, &srcrect2, tmp2, NULL, SDL_SCALEMODE_LINEAR);
 
                 SDL_SetSurfaceColorMod(tmp2, r, g, b);
                 SDL_SetSurfaceAlphaMod(tmp2, alpha);
@@ -1348,7 +1348,7 @@ bool SDL_BlitSurfaceUncheckedScaled(SDL_Surface *src, const SDL_Rect *srcrect, S
                 result = SDL_BlitSurfaceUnchecked(tmp2, &tmprect, dst, dstrect);
                 SDL_DestroySurface(tmp2);
             } else {
-                result = SDL_SoftStretch(src, &srcrect2, dst, dstrect, SDL_SCALEMODE_LINEAR);
+                result = SDL_StretchSurface(src, &srcrect2, dst, dstrect, SDL_SCALEMODE_LINEAR);
             }
 
             SDL_DestroySurface(tmp1);
diff --git a/src/video/SDL_surface_c.h b/src/video/SDL_surface_c.h
index 1dc430f541..27dc88a625 100644
--- a/src/video/SDL_surface_c.h
+++ b/src/video/SDL_surface_c.h
@@ -88,6 +88,5 @@ extern float SDL_GetSurfaceSDRWhitePoint(SDL_Surface *surface, SDL_Colorspace co
 extern float SDL_GetDefaultHDRHeadroom(SDL_Colorspace colorspace);
 extern float SDL_GetSurfaceHDRHeadroom(SDL_Surface *surface, SDL_Colorspace colorspace);
 extern SDL_Surface *SDL_GetSurfaceImage(SDL_Surface *surface, float display_scale);
-extern bool SDL_SoftStretch(SDL_Surface *src, const SDL_Rect *srcrect, SDL_Surface *dst, const SDL_Rect *dstrect, SDL_ScaleMode scaleMode);
 
 #endif // SDL_surface_c_h_
diff --git a/src/video/windows/SDL_windowsshape.c b/src/video/windows/SDL_windowsshape.c
index ae6b951061..2c3f1cc2b6 100644
--- a/src/video/windows/SDL_windowsshape.c
+++ b/src/video/windows/SDL_windowsshape.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ bool WIN_UpdateWindowShape(SDL_VideoDevice *_this, SDL_Window *window, SDL_Surfa
             if (!stretched) {
                 return false;
             }
-            if (!SDL_SoftStretch(shape, NULL, stretched, NULL, SDL_SCALEMODE_LINEAR)) {
+            if (!SDL_StretchSurface(shape, NULL, stretched, NULL, SDL_SCALEMODE_LINEAR)) {
                 SDL_DestroySurface(stretched);
                 return false;
             }
diff --git a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11shape.c b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11shape.c
index 710eb3299f..92c44f96ee 100644
--- a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11shape.c
+++ b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11shape.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ bool X11_UpdateWindowShape(SDL_VideoDevice *_this, SDL_Window *window, SDL_Surfa
             if (!stretched) {
                 return false;
             }
-            if (!SDL_SoftStretch(shape, NULL, stretched, NULL, SDL_SCALEMODE_LINEAR)) {
+            if (!SDL_StretchSurface(shape, NULL, stretched, NULL, SDL_SCALEMODE_LINEAR)) {
                 SDL_DestroySurface(stretched);
                 return false;
             }