diff --git a/ktor-client/ktor-client-plugins/ktor-client-auth/api/ktor-client-auth.api b/ktor-client/ktor-client-plugins/ktor-client-auth/api/ktor-client-auth.api
index c905c4023d8..209294981aa 100644
--- a/ktor-client/ktor-client-plugins/ktor-client-auth/api/ktor-client-auth.api
+++ b/ktor-client/ktor-client-plugins/ktor-client-auth/api/ktor-client-auth.api
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 public final class io/ktor/client/plugins/auth/AuthConfig {
 	public fun <init> ()V
 	public final fun getProviders ()Ljava/util/List;
-	public final fun isUnauthorized ()Lkotlin/jvm/functions/Function2;
-	public final fun setUnauthorized (Lkotlin/jvm/functions/Function2;)V
+	public final fun isUnauthorizedResponse ()Lkotlin/jvm/functions/Function2;
+	public final fun setUnauthorizedResponse (Lkotlin/jvm/functions/Function2;)V
 }
 
 public final class io/ktor/client/plugins/auth/AuthKt {
diff --git a/ktor-client/ktor-client-plugins/ktor-client-auth/api/ktor-client-auth.klib.api b/ktor-client/ktor-client-plugins/ktor-client-auth/api/ktor-client-auth.klib.api
index f232e6e1df6..63cead3b8f3 100644
--- a/ktor-client/ktor-client-plugins/ktor-client-auth/api/ktor-client-auth.klib.api
+++ b/ktor-client/ktor-client-plugins/ktor-client-auth/api/ktor-client-auth.klib.api
@@ -156,9 +156,9 @@ final class io.ktor.client.plugins.auth/AuthConfig { // io.ktor.client.plugins.a
     final val providers // io.ktor.client.plugins.auth/AuthConfig.providers|{}providers[0]
         final fun <get-providers>(): kotlin.collections/MutableList<io.ktor.client.plugins.auth/AuthProvider> // io.ktor.client.plugins.auth/AuthConfig.providers.<get-providers>|<get-providers>(){}[0]
 
-    final var isUnauthorized // io.ktor.client.plugins.auth/AuthConfig.isUnauthorized|{}isUnauthorized[0]
-        final fun <get-isUnauthorized>(): kotlin.coroutines/SuspendFunction1<io.ktor.client.statement/HttpResponse, kotlin/Boolean> // io.ktor.client.plugins.auth/AuthConfig.isUnauthorized.<get-isUnauthorized>|<get-isUnauthorized>(){}[0]
-        final fun <set-isUnauthorized>(kotlin.coroutines/SuspendFunction1<io.ktor.client.statement/HttpResponse, kotlin/Boolean>) // io.ktor.client.plugins.auth/AuthConfig.isUnauthorized.<set-isUnauthorized>|<set-isUnauthorized>(kotlin.coroutines.SuspendFunction1<io.ktor.client.statement.HttpResponse,kotlin.Boolean>){}[0]
+    final var isUnauthorizedResponse // io.ktor.client.plugins.auth/AuthConfig.isUnauthorizedResponse|{}isUnauthorizedResponse[0]
+        final fun <get-isUnauthorizedResponse>(): kotlin.coroutines/SuspendFunction1<io.ktor.client.statement/HttpResponse, kotlin/Boolean> // io.ktor.client.plugins.auth/AuthConfig.isUnauthorizedResponse.<get-isUnauthorizedResponse>|<get-isUnauthorizedResponse>(){}[0]
+        final fun <set-isUnauthorizedResponse>(kotlin.coroutines/SuspendFunction1<io.ktor.client.statement/HttpResponse, kotlin/Boolean>) // io.ktor.client.plugins.auth/AuthConfig.isUnauthorizedResponse.<set-isUnauthorizedResponse>|<set-isUnauthorizedResponse>(kotlin.coroutines.SuspendFunction1<io.ktor.client.statement.HttpResponse,kotlin.Boolean>){}[0]
 }
 
 final val io.ktor.client.plugins.auth/Auth // io.ktor.client.plugins.auth/Auth|{}Auth[0]
diff --git a/ktor-client/ktor-client-plugins/ktor-client-auth/common/src/io/ktor/client/plugins/auth/Auth.kt b/ktor-client/ktor-client-plugins/ktor-client-auth/common/src/io/ktor/client/plugins/auth/Auth.kt
index 3cdcf925784..31ef42a1f59 100644
--- a/ktor-client/ktor-client-plugins/ktor-client-auth/common/src/io/ktor/client/plugins/auth/Auth.kt
+++ b/ktor-client/ktor-client-plugins/ktor-client-auth/common/src/io/ktor/client/plugins/auth/Auth.kt
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ package io.ktor.client.plugins.auth
 
 import io.ktor.client.*
 import io.ktor.client.call.*
-import io.ktor.client.plugins.*
 import io.ktor.client.plugins.api.*
 import io.ktor.client.request.*
 import io.ktor.client.statement.*
@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@ public class AuthConfig {
     /**
      * A lambda function to control whether a response is unauthorized and should trigger a refresh / re-auth.
      */
-    public var isUnauthorized: suspend (HttpResponse) -> Boolean = { it.status == HttpStatusCode.Unauthorized }
+    public var isUnauthorizedResponse: suspend (HttpResponse) -> Boolean = { it.status == HttpStatusCode.Unauthorized }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -140,14 +139,14 @@ public val Auth: ClientPlugin<AuthConfig> = createClientPlugin("Auth", ::AuthCon
 
     on(Send) { originalRequest ->
         val origin = proceed(originalRequest)
-        if (!pluginConfig.isUnauthorized(origin.response)) return@on origin
+        if (!pluginConfig.isUnauthorizedResponse(origin.response)) return@on origin
         if (origin.request.attributes.contains(AuthCircuitBreaker)) return@on origin
 
         var call = origin
 
         val candidateProviders = HashSet(providers)
 
-        while (pluginConfig.isUnauthorized(call.response)) {
+        while (pluginConfig.isUnauthorizedResponse(call.response)) {
             LOGGER.trace { "Unauthorized response for ${call.request.url}" }
 
             val (provider, authHeader) = findProvider(call, candidateProviders) ?: run {
diff --git a/ktor-client/ktor-client-plugins/ktor-client-auth/common/test/io/ktor/client/plugins/auth/AuthTest.kt b/ktor-client/ktor-client-plugins/ktor-client-auth/common/test/io/ktor/client/plugins/auth/AuthTest.kt
index 6bbcd0001d6..6c6a236f175 100644
--- a/ktor-client/ktor-client-plugins/ktor-client-auth/common/test/io/ktor/client/plugins/auth/AuthTest.kt
+++ b/ktor-client/ktor-client-plugins/ktor-client-auth/common/test/io/ktor/client/plugins/auth/AuthTest.kt
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ class AuthTest : ClientLoader() {
     fun testForbiddenBearerAuthWithInvalidAccessAndValidRefreshTokens() = clientTests {
         config {
             install(Auth) {
-                isUnauthorized = { it.status == HttpStatusCode.Forbidden }
+                isUnauthorizedResponse = { it.status == HttpStatusCode.Forbidden }
                 bearer {
                     refreshTokens { BearerTokens("valid", "refresh") }
                     loadTokens { BearerTokens("invalid", "refresh") }