diff --git a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-modules.php b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-script-modules.php
similarity index 98%
rename from src/wp-includes/class-wp-modules.php
rename to src/wp-includes/class-wp-script-modules.php
index 63b8e25a691cf..22c4e29a286c8 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-modules.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-script-modules.php
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 <?php
 /**
- * Modules API: WP_Modules class.
+ * Modules API: WP_Script_Modules class.
  *
  * Native support for ES Modules and Import Maps.
  *
  * @package WordPress
- * @subpackage Modules
+ * @subpackage Script Modules
  */
 
 /**
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  *
  * @since 6.5.0
  */
-class WP_Modules {
+class WP_Script_Modules {
 	/**
 	 * Holds the registered modules, keyed by module identifier.
 	 *
@@ -127,7 +127,8 @@ public function dequeue( $module_id ) {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Adds the hooks to print the import map and enqueued modules.
+	 * Adds the hooks to print the import map, enqueued modules and module
+	 * preloads.
 	 *
 	 * It adds the actions to print the enqueued modules and module preloads to
 	 * both `wp_head` and `wp_footer` because in classic themes, the modules
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/modules.php b/src/wp-includes/script-modules.php
similarity index 91%
rename from src/wp-includes/modules.php
rename to src/wp-includes/script-modules.php
index 1300c047c20c2..b3ef52870d489 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/modules.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/script-modules.php
@@ -1,27 +1,27 @@
 <?php
 /**
- * Modules API: Module functions
+ * Script Modules API: Module functions
  *
  * @since 6.5.0
  *
  * @package WordPress
- * @subpackage Modules
+ * @subpackage Script Modules
  */
 
 /**
- * Retrieves the main WP_Modules instance.
+ * Retrieves the main WP_Script_Modules instance.
  *
- * This function provides access to the WP_Modules instance, creating one if it
- * doesn't exist yet.
+ * This function provides access to the WP_Script_Modules instance, creating one
+ * if it doesn't exist yet.
  *
  * @since 6.5.0
  *
- * @return WP_Modules The main WP_Modules instance.
+ * @return WP_Script_Modules The main WP_Script_Modules instance.
  */
 function wp_modules() {
 	static $instance = null;
 	if ( is_null( $instance ) ) {
-		$instance = new WP_Modules();
+		$instance = new WP_Script_Modules();
 		$instance->add_hooks();
 	}
 	return $instance;
diff --git a/src/wp-settings.php b/src/wp-settings.php
index ba1e75b1e6266..c354747f32148 100644
--- a/src/wp-settings.php
+++ b/src/wp-settings.php
@@ -365,8 +365,8 @@
 require ABSPATH . WPINC . '/fonts/class-wp-font-face-resolver.php';
 require ABSPATH . WPINC . '/fonts/class-wp-font-face.php';
 require ABSPATH . WPINC . '/fonts.php';
-require ABSPATH . WPINC . '/class-wp-modules.php';
-require ABSPATH . WPINC . '/modules.php';
+require ABSPATH . WPINC . '/class-wp-script-modules.php';
+require ABSPATH . WPINC . '/script-modules.php';
 
 $GLOBALS['wp_embed'] = new WP_Embed();
 
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/modules/wpModules.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/script-modules/wpScriptModules.php
similarity index 98%
rename from tests/phpunit/tests/modules/wpModules.php
rename to tests/phpunit/tests/script-modules/wpScriptModules.php
index 58c8a9c027307..e8947cb14e92b 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/modules/wpModules.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/script-modules/wpScriptModules.php
@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
 <?php
 /**
- * Unit tests covering WP_Modules functionality.
+ * Unit tests covering WP_Script_Modules functionality.
  *
  * @package WordPress
- * @subpackage Modules
+ * @subpackage Script Modules
  *
  * @since 6.5.0
  *
- * @group modules
+ * @group script-modules
  *
- * @coversDefaultClass WP_Modules
+ * @coversDefaultClass WP_Script_Modules
  */
-class Tests_WP_Modules extends WP_UnitTestCase {
+class Tests_WP_Script_Modules extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 	/**
-	 * Instance of WP_Modules.
+	 * Instance of WP_Script_Modules.
 	 *
-	 * @var WP_Modules
+	 * @var WP_Script_Modules
 	 */
 	protected $modules;
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class Tests_WP_Modules extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 	 */
 	public function set_up() {
 		parent::set_up();
-		$this->modules = new WP_Modules();
+		$this->modules = new WP_Script_Modules();
 	}
 
 	/**