diff --git a/smack-experimental/src/test/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/carbons/CarbonTest.java b/smack-experimental/src/test/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/carbons/CarbonTest.java
index c21571e52..c1ea5397b 100644
--- a/smack-experimental/src/test/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/carbons/CarbonTest.java
+++ b/smack-experimental/src/test/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/carbons/CarbonTest.java
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public class CarbonTest extends ExperimentalInitializerTest {
         assertEquals(null, fwd.getDelayInformation());
 
         // check message
-        assertThat("romeo@montague.com", equalsCharSequence(fwd.getForwardedPacket().getFrom()));
+        assertThat("romeo@montague.com", equalsCharSequence(fwd.getForwardedStanza().getFrom()));
 
         // check end of tag
         assertEquals(XmlPullParser.END_TAG, parser.getEventType());
diff --git a/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/forward/packet/Forwarded.java b/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/forward/packet/Forwarded.java
index 698455f6f..3a33bafe8 100644
--- a/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/forward/packet/Forwarded.java
+++ b/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/forward/packet/Forwarded.java
@@ -78,11 +78,22 @@ public class Forwarded implements ExtensionElement {
      * get the stanza(/packet) forwarded by this stanza.
      *
      * @return the {@link Stanza} instance (typically a message) that was forwarded.
+     * @deprecated use @{link {@link #getForwardedStanza()}} instead.
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public Stanza getForwardedPacket() {
         return forwardedPacket;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the forwarded Stanza found in this extension.
+     *
+     * @return the {@link Stanza} (typically a message) that was forwarded.
+     */
+    public Stanza getForwardedStanza() {
+        return forwardedPacket;
+    }
+
     /**
      * get the timestamp of the forwarded packet.
      *
diff --git a/smack-extensions/src/test/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/forward/ForwardedTest.java b/smack-extensions/src/test/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/forward/ForwardedTest.java
index 6a643759d..3a1a6feed 100644
--- a/smack-extensions/src/test/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/forward/ForwardedTest.java
+++ b/smack-extensions/src/test/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/forward/ForwardedTest.java
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public class ForwardedTest {
         assertEquals(null, fwd.getDelayInformation());
 
         // check message
-        assertThat("romeo@montague.com", equalsCharSequence(fwd.getForwardedPacket().getFrom()));
+        assertThat("romeo@montague.com", equalsCharSequence(fwd.getForwardedStanza().getFrom()));
 
         // check end of tag
         assertEquals(XmlPullParser.END_TAG, parser.getEventType());
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public class ForwardedTest {
         assertNotNull(delay);
 
         // check message
-        assertThat("romeo@montague.com", equalsCharSequence(fwd.getForwardedPacket().getFrom()));
+        assertThat("romeo@montague.com", equalsCharSequence(fwd.getForwardedStanza().getFrom()));
 
         // check end of tag
         assertEquals(XmlPullParser.END_TAG, parser.getEventType());