diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls/MenuItem.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls/MenuItem.cs
index 8c82fed58d..3ba0007f6b 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls/MenuItem.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls/MenuItem.cs
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
         {
             base.OnPointerEnter(e);
 
-            var point = e.GetPointerPoint(null);
+            var point = e.GetCurrentPoint(null);
             RaiseEvent(new PointerEventArgs(PointerEnterItemEvent, this, e.Pointer, this.VisualRoot, point.Position,
                 e.Timestamp, point.Properties, e.KeyModifiers));
         }
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
         {
             base.OnPointerLeave(e);
 
-            var point = e.GetPointerPoint(null);
+            var point = e.GetCurrentPoint(null);
             RaiseEvent(new PointerEventArgs(PointerLeaveItemEvent, this, e.Pointer, this.VisualRoot, point.Position,
                 e.Timestamp, point.Properties, e.KeyModifiers));
         }
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Input/PointerEventArgs.cs b/src/Avalonia.Input/PointerEventArgs.cs
index f22d5c29fb..ca3bbc518c 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Input/PointerEventArgs.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Input/PointerEventArgs.cs
@@ -88,9 +88,20 @@ namespace Avalonia.Input
             return _rootVisualPosition * _rootVisual.TransformToVisual(relativeTo) ?? default;
         }
 
-        public PointerPoint GetPointerPoint(IVisual relativeTo)
+        [Obsolete("Use GetCurrentPoint")]
+        public PointerPoint GetPointerPoint(IVisual relativeTo) => GetCurrentPoint(relativeTo);
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns the PointerPoint associated with the current event
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="relativeTo">The visual which coordinate system to use. Pass null for toplevel coordinate system</param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public PointerPoint GetCurrentPoint(IVisual relativeTo)
             => new PointerPoint(Pointer, GetPosition(relativeTo), _properties);
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns the current pointer point properties
+        /// </summary>
         protected PointerPointProperties Properties => _properties;
     }