diff --git a/proto/consensus/types.proto b/proto/consensus/types.proto
index f7f94d91d..92f70e393 100644
--- a/proto/consensus/types.proto
+++ b/proto/consensus/types.proto
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ message Vote {
   tendermint.types.Vote vote = 1;
 }
 
-// HasVote is sent to indicate that a particular vote has been received.
-message HasVote {
+// ReceivedVote is sent to indicate that a particular vote has been received.
+message ReceivedVote {
   uint64                         height = 1;
   int32                          round  = 2;
   tendermint.types.SignedMsgType type   = 3;
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ message Message {
     ProposalPOL   proposal_pol    = 4;
     BlockPart     block_part      = 5;
     Vote          vote            = 6;
-    HasVote       has_vote        = 7;
+    ReceivedVote  received_vote   = 7;
     VoteSetMaj23  vote_set_maj23  = 8;
     VoteSetBits   vote_set_bits   = 9;
   }
diff --git a/spec/consensus/consensus.md b/spec/consensus/consensus.md
index 53793068a..5d1526a17 100644
--- a/spec/consensus/consensus.md
+++ b/spec/consensus/consensus.md
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ example,
 - Nodes gossip to nodes lagging in blockchain height with block
   [commits](https://godoc.org/github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types#Commit)
   for older blocks.
-- Nodes opportunistically gossip `HasVote` messages to hint peers what
+- Nodes opportunistically gossip `ReceivedVote` messages to hint peers what
   votes it already has.
 - Nodes broadcast their current state to all neighboring peers. (but
   is not gossiped further)
diff --git a/spec/p2p/messages/consensus.md b/spec/p2p/messages/consensus.md
index cd5ee7711..19c103750 100644
--- a/spec/p2p/messages/consensus.md
+++ b/spec/p2p/messages/consensus.md
@@ -95,9 +95,9 @@ and what prevotes for the re-proposed block the process has.
 | proposal_pol_round | int32    |                               | 2            |
 | proposal_pol       | bitarray |                               | 3            |
 
-### HasVote
+### ReceivedVote
 
-HasVote is sent to indicate that a particular vote has been received. It contains height,
+ReceivedVote is sent to indicate that a particular vote has been received. It contains height,
 round, vote type and the index of the validator that is the originator of the corresponding vote.
 
 | Name   | Type                                                             | Description                            | Field Number |
@@ -144,6 +144,6 @@ Message is a [`oneof` protobuf type](https://developers.google.com/protocol-buff
 | proposal_pol    | [ProposalPOL](#proposalpol)     |                                        | 4            |
 | block_part      | [BlockPart](#blockpart)         |                                        | 5            |
 | vote            | [Vote](#vote)                   |                                        | 6            |
-| has_vote        | [HasVote](#hasvote)             |                                        | 7            |
+| received_vote       | [ReceivedVote](#ReceivedVote)           |                                        | 7            |
 | vote_set_maj23  | [VoteSetMaj23](#votesetmaj23)   |                                        | 8            |
 | vote_set_bits   | [VoteSetBits](#votesetbits)     |                                        | 9            |