diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/browsertab.py b/qutebrowser/browser/browsertab.py
index 5054f384f..885d5d3f9 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/browsertab.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/browsertab.py
@@ -854,7 +854,8 @@ class AbstractTab(QWidget):
     url_changed = pyqtSignal(QUrl)
     shutting_down = pyqtSignal()
     contents_size_changed = pyqtSignal(QSizeF)
-    add_history_item = pyqtSignal(QUrl, QUrl, str)  # url, requested url, title
+    # url, requested url, title
+    history_item_triggered = pyqtSignal(QUrl, QUrl, str)
     fullscreen_requested = pyqtSignal(bool)
     renderer_process_terminated = pyqtSignal(TerminationStatus, int)
     before_load_started = pyqtSignal(QUrl)
@@ -1027,7 +1028,7 @@ class AbstractTab(QWidget):
 
     @pyqtSlot()
     def _on_history_trigger(self) -> None:
-        """Emit add_history_item when triggered by backend-specific signal."""
+        """Emit history_item_triggered based on backend-specific signal."""
         raise NotImplementedError
 
     @pyqtSlot(int)
diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webenginetab.py b/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webenginetab.py
index 053c6f50e..cf1649ed6 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webenginetab.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webenginetab.py
@@ -1240,7 +1240,7 @@ class WebEngineTab(browsertab.AbstractTab):
             log.misc.debug("Ignoring invalid URL being added to history")
             return
 
-        self.add_history_item.emit(url, requested_url, title)
+        self.history_item_triggered.emit(url, requested_url, title)
 
     @pyqtSlot(QUrl, 'QAuthenticator*', 'QString')
     def _on_proxy_authentication_required(self, url, authenticator,
diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/webkit/webkittab.py b/qutebrowser/browser/webkit/webkittab.py
index a934f600d..d0ff650b5 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/webkit/webkittab.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/webkit/webkittab.py
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ class WebKitTab(browsertab.AbstractTab):
     def _on_history_trigger(self):
         url = self.url()
         requested_url = self.url(requested=True)
-        self.add_history_item.emit(url, requested_url, self.title())
+        self.history_item_triggered.emit(url, requested_url, self.title())
 
     def set_html(self, html, base_url=QUrl()):
         self._widget.setHtml(html, base_url)
diff --git a/qutebrowser/mainwindow/tabbedbrowser.py b/qutebrowser/mainwindow/tabbedbrowser.py
index d33b13795..9c6602224 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/mainwindow/tabbedbrowser.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/mainwindow/tabbedbrowser.py
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ class TabbedBrowser(QWidget):
         tab.new_tab_requested.connect(self.tabopen)
         if not self.is_private:
             web_history = objreg.get('web-history')
-            tab.add_history_item.connect(web_history.add_from_tab)
+            tab.history_item_triggered.connect(web_history.add_from_tab)
 
     def current_url(self):
         """Get the URL of the current tab.