diff --git a/src/modules/physics/box2d/World.cpp b/src/modules/physics/box2d/World.cpp
index bdda75ccd..0aff2ff5b 100644
--- a/src/modules/physics/box2d/World.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/physics/box2d/World.cpp
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ b2Body *World::getGroundBody() const
 	return groundBody;
 }
 
-int World::queryBoundingBox(lua_State *L)
+int World::queryFixturesInArea(lua_State *L)
 {
 	b2AABB box;
 	float lx = (float)luaL_checknumber(L, 1);
diff --git a/src/modules/physics/box2d/World.h b/src/modules/physics/box2d/World.h
index 669e39921..208b202ea 100644
--- a/src/modules/physics/box2d/World.h
+++ b/src/modules/physics/box2d/World.h
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ class World : public Object, public b2ContactListener, public b2ContactFilter, p
 	/**
 	 * Calls a callback on all fixtures that overlap a given bounding box.
 	 **/
-	int queryBoundingBox(lua_State *L);
+	int queryFixturesInArea(lua_State *L);
 
 	/**
 	 * Gets all fixtures that overlap a given bounding box.
diff --git a/src/modules/physics/box2d/wrap_World.cpp b/src/modules/physics/box2d/wrap_World.cpp
index 68305b9ae..87080dc20 100644
--- a/src/modules/physics/box2d/wrap_World.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/physics/box2d/wrap_World.cpp
@@ -178,11 +178,17 @@ int w_World_getContacts(lua_State *L)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int w_World_queryBoundingBox(lua_State *L)
+int w_World_queryFixturesInArea(lua_State *L)
 {
 	World *t = luax_checkworld(L, 1);
 	lua_remove(L, 1);
-	return t->queryBoundingBox(L);
+	return t->queryFixturesInArea(L);
+}
+
+int w_World_queryBoundingBox(lua_State* L)
+{
+	luax_markdeprecated(L, 1, "World:queryBoundingBox", API_METHOD, DEPRECATED_RENAMED, "World:queryFixturesInArea");
+	return w_World_queryFixturesInArea(L);
 }
 
 int w_World_getFixturesInArea(lua_State *L)
@@ -236,12 +242,15 @@ static const luaL_Reg w_World_functions[] =
 	{ "getBodies", w_World_getBodies },
 	{ "getJoints", w_World_getJoints },
 	{ "getContacts", w_World_getContacts },
-	{ "queryBoundingBox", w_World_queryBoundingBox },
+	{ "queryFixturesInArea", w_World_queryFixturesInArea },
 	{ "getFixturesInArea", w_World_getFixturesInArea },
 	{ "rayCast", w_World_rayCast },
 	{ "destroy", w_World_destroy },
 	{ "isDestroyed", w_World_isDestroyed },
 
+	// Deprecated
+	{ "queryBoundingBox", w_World_queryBoundingBox },
+
 	{ 0, 0 }
 };