diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Avalonia.Visuals.csproj b/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Avalonia.Visuals.csproj
index 3779512811..125522dce4 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Avalonia.Visuals.csproj
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Avalonia.Visuals.csproj
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Rendering\IRendererFactory.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Rendering\IRenderLoop.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Rendering\DirtyRects.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Rendering\Renderer.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Rendering\ImmediateRenderer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Rendering\DefaultRenderLoop.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Rendering\IRenderLayerFactory.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Rendering\RenderLayer.cs" />
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Media/Imaging/RenderTargetBitmap.cs b/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Media/Imaging/RenderTargetBitmap.cs
index 8d8d738bb8..cefd2ec9d8 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Media/Imaging/RenderTargetBitmap.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Media/Imaging/RenderTargetBitmap.cs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Media.Imaging
         /// Renders a visual to the <see cref="RenderTargetBitmap"/>.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="visual">The visual to render.</param>
-        public void Render(IVisual visual) => Renderer.Render(visual, this);
+        public void Render(IVisual visual) => ImmediateRenderer.Render(visual, this);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates a platform-specific imlementation for a <see cref="RenderTargetBitmap"/>.
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Rendering/Renderer.cs b/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Rendering/ImmediateRenderer.cs
similarity index 96%
rename from src/Avalonia.Visuals/Rendering/Renderer.cs
rename to src/Avalonia.Visuals/Rendering/ImmediateRenderer.cs
index e0f6d6fc5e..512b47c301 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Rendering/Renderer.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Rendering/ImmediateRenderer.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ using System.Linq;
 
 namespace Avalonia.Rendering
 {
-    public class Renderer : IDisposable, IRenderer
+    public class ImmediateRenderer : IDisposable, IRenderer
     {
         private readonly IRenderLoop _renderLoop;
         private readonly IVisual _root;
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Rendering
         private bool _dirty;
         private bool _renderQueued;
 
-        public Renderer(IRenderRoot root, IRenderLoop renderLoop)
+        public ImmediateRenderer(IRenderRoot root, IRenderLoop renderLoop)
         {
             Contract.Requires<ArgumentNullException>(root != null);
             Contract.Requires<ArgumentNullException>(renderLoop != null);
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Rendering
             _renderLoop.Tick += OnRenderLoopTick;
         }
 
-        private Renderer(IVisual root)
+        private ImmediateRenderer(IVisual root)
         {
             Contract.Requires<ArgumentNullException>(root != null);
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Rendering
 
         public static void Render(IVisual visual, IRenderTarget target)
         {
-            using (var renderer = new Renderer(visual))
+            using (var renderer = new ImmediateRenderer(visual))
             using (var context = new DrawingContext(target.CreateDrawingContext()))
             {
                 renderer.Render(context, visual, visual.Bounds);
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Rendering
 
         public static void Render(IVisual visual, DrawingContext context)
         {
-            using (var renderer = new Renderer(visual))
+            using (var renderer = new ImmediateRenderer(visual))
             {
                 renderer.Render(context, visual, visual.Bounds);
             }
diff --git a/src/Shared/RenderHelpers/TileBrushImplHelper.cs b/src/Shared/RenderHelpers/TileBrushImplHelper.cs
index 8c9f6aa05e..f85df811e4 100644
--- a/src/Shared/RenderHelpers/TileBrushImplHelper.cs
+++ b/src/Shared/RenderHelpers/TileBrushImplHelper.cs
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.RenderHelpers
                 {
                     using (ctx.PushPostTransform(Matrix.CreateTranslation(-_visualBrush.Visual.Bounds.Position)))
                     {
-                        Renderer.Render(_visualBrush.Visual, ctx);
+                        ImmediateRenderer.Render(_visualBrush.Visual, ctx);
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/Windows/Avalonia.Direct2D1/Direct2D1Platform.cs b/src/Windows/Avalonia.Direct2D1/Direct2D1Platform.cs
index 0e60886c4c..c7e762c567 100644
--- a/src/Windows/Avalonia.Direct2D1/Direct2D1Platform.cs
+++ b/src/Windows/Avalonia.Direct2D1/Direct2D1Platform.cs
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Direct2D1
 
         public IRenderer CreateRenderer(IRenderRoot root, IRenderLoop renderLoop)
         {
-            return new Renderer(root, renderLoop);
+            return new ImmediateRenderer(root, renderLoop);
         }
 
         public IRenderTarget CreateRenderTarget(IPlatformHandle handle)