diff --git a/src/Android/Avalonia.Android/Platform/SkiaPlatform/WindowImpl.cs b/src/Android/Avalonia.Android/Platform/SkiaPlatform/WindowImpl.cs
index 31b41ecaf5..0e1540b5fd 100644
--- a/src/Android/Avalonia.Android/Platform/SkiaPlatform/WindowImpl.cs
+++ b/src/Android/Avalonia.Android/Platform/SkiaPlatform/WindowImpl.cs
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Android.Platform.SkiaPlatform
         {
         }
 
-        public void SetIgnoreTaskBarWhenMaximized(bool enable)
+        public void SetCoverTaskbarWhenMaximized(bool enable)
         {
             //Not supported
         }
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Platform/IWindowImpl.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Platform/IWindowImpl.cs
index b8429d32fc..fd2feb539f 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Platform/IWindowImpl.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Platform/IWindowImpl.cs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Platform
         /// <summary>
         /// When system decorations are disabled sets if the maximized state covers the entire screen or just the working area.
         /// </summary>        
-        void SetIgnoreTaskBarWhenMaximized(bool enable);
+        void SetCoverTaskbarWhenMaximized(bool enable);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Sets the icon of this window.
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Window.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Window.cs
index ae3846096a..a66bba1861 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Window.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Window.cs
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
         /// <summary>
         /// When system window decorations are disables sets if the Window when maximized ignores the taskbar.
         /// </summary>
-        public static readonly StyledProperty<bool> IgnoreTaskbarOnMaximizeProperty =
-            AvaloniaProperty.Register<Window, bool>(nameof(IgnoreTaskBarOnMaximize), true);
+        public static readonly StyledProperty<bool> CoverTaskbarOnMaximizeProperty =
+            AvaloniaProperty.Register<Window, bool>(nameof(CoverTaskbarOnMaximize), true);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Defines the <see cref="Title"/> property.
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
             HasSystemDecorationsProperty.Changed.AddClassHandler<Window>(
                 (s, e) => s.PlatformImpl.SetSystemDecorations((bool) e.NewValue));
 
-            IgnoreTaskbarOnMaximizeProperty.Changed.AddClassHandler<Window>(
-                (s, e) => s.PlatformImpl.SetIgnoreTaskBarWhenMaximized((bool)e.NewValue));
+            CoverTaskbarOnMaximizeProperty.Changed.AddClassHandler<Window>(
+                (s, e) => s.PlatformImpl.SetCoverTaskbarWhenMaximized((bool)e.NewValue));
 
             IconProperty.Changed.AddClassHandler<Window>((s, e) => s.PlatformImpl.SetIcon(((WindowIcon)e.NewValue).PlatformImpl));
         }
@@ -168,12 +168,13 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// When system window decorations are disables sets if the Window when maximized ignores the taskbar.
+        /// Sets if the Window should Covert the taskbar when Maximized. Only applies to Windows 
+        /// with HasSystemDecorations = false.
         /// </summary>
-        public bool IgnoreTaskBarOnMaximize
+        public bool CoverTaskbarOnMaximize
         {
-            get { return GetValue(IgnoreTaskbarOnMaximizeProperty); }
-            set { SetValue(IgnoreTaskbarOnMaximizeProperty, value); }
+            get { return GetValue(CoverTaskbarOnMaximizeProperty); }
+            set { SetValue(CoverTaskbarOnMaximizeProperty, value); }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/Gtk/Avalonia.Gtk/WindowImplBase.cs b/src/Gtk/Avalonia.Gtk/WindowImplBase.cs
index bcb24e7a29..8641f2f431 100644
--- a/src/Gtk/Avalonia.Gtk/WindowImplBase.cs
+++ b/src/Gtk/Avalonia.Gtk/WindowImplBase.cs
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Gtk
             args.RetVal = true;
         }
 
-        public void SetIgnoreTaskBarWhenMaximized(bool enable)
+        public void SetCoverTaskbarWhenMaximized(bool enable)
         {
             // No action neccesary on Gtk.
         }
diff --git a/src/Windows/Avalonia.Win32/WindowImpl.cs b/src/Windows/Avalonia.Win32/WindowImpl.cs
index 4d0c97dfd6..0febe70876 100644
--- a/src/Windows/Avalonia.Win32/WindowImpl.cs
+++ b/src/Windows/Avalonia.Win32/WindowImpl.cs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Win32
         private bool _trackingMouse;
         private bool _isActive;
         private bool _decorated = true;
-        private bool _ignoreTaskBarWhenMaximized = true;
+        private bool _coverTaskBarWhenMaximized = true;
         private double _scaling = 1;
         private WindowState _showWindowState;
 
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Win32
                 case WindowState.Maximized:
                     command = ShowWindowCommand.Maximize;
 
-                    if (!_decorated && !_ignoreTaskBarWhenMaximized)
+                    if (!_decorated && !_coverTaskBarWhenMaximized)
                     {
                         maximizeFillsDesktop = true;
                     }
@@ -749,9 +749,9 @@ namespace Avalonia.Win32
             return (int)(ptr.ToInt64() & 0xffffffff);
         }
 
-        public void SetIgnoreTaskBarWhenMaximized(bool enable)
+        public void SetCoverTaskbarWhenMaximized(bool enable)
         {
-            _ignoreTaskBarWhenMaximized = enable;
+            _coverTaskBarWhenMaximized = enable;
 
             if(_showWindowState == WindowState.Maximized)
             {
diff --git a/src/iOS/Avalonia.iOS/AvaloniaView.cs b/src/iOS/Avalonia.iOS/AvaloniaView.cs
index 566d924993..67817ef62a 100644
--- a/src/iOS/Avalonia.iOS/AvaloniaView.cs
+++ b/src/iOS/Avalonia.iOS/AvaloniaView.cs
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.iOS
             //Not supported
         }
 
-        public void SetIgnoreTaskBarWhenMaximized(bool enable)
+        public void SetCoverTaskbarWhenMaximized(bool enable)
         {
             //Not supported
         }