diff --git a/lib/rules/avoid-inline-spacing.json b/lib/rules/avoid-inline-spacing.json
index 9e0ceacf88..3cbff24cbd 100644
--- a/lib/rules/avoid-inline-spacing.json
+++ b/lib/rules/avoid-inline-spacing.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "id": "avoid-inline-spacing",
   "selector": "[style]",
-  "matches": "is-visible-matches",
+  "matches": "is-visible-on-screen-matches",
   "tags": ["cat.structure", "wcag21aa", "wcag1412", "ACT"],
   "actIds": ["24afc2", "9e45ec", "78fd32"],
   "metadata": {
diff --git a/lib/rules/is-visible-matches.js b/lib/rules/is-visible-matches.js
index 9ecb7c827d..6f7e16faca 100644
--- a/lib/rules/is-visible-matches.js
+++ b/lib/rules/is-visible-matches.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { isVisibleOnScreen } from '../commons/dom';
 
+// @deprecated use isVisibleOnScreenMatches
 export default function hasVisibleTextMatches(node) {
   return isVisibleOnScreen(node);
 }
diff --git a/lib/rules/is-visible-on-screen-matches.js b/lib/rules/is-visible-on-screen-matches.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2b65ab43f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/rules/is-visible-on-screen-matches.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import { isVisibleOnScreen } from '../commons/dom';
+
+export default function isVisibleOnScreenMatches(node, virtualNode) {
+  return isVisibleOnScreen(virtualNode);
+}
diff --git a/test/rule-matches/is-visible-matches.js b/test/rule-matches/is-visible-matches.js
index 7dc3a87822..847b796c25 100644
--- a/test/rule-matches/is-visible-matches.js
+++ b/test/rule-matches/is-visible-matches.js
@@ -1,32 +1,30 @@
 describe('is-visible-matches', function () {
   'use strict';
 
-  var rule;
+  var isVisibleMatches =
+    axe._thisWillBeDeletedDoNotUse.base.metadataFunctionMap[
+      'is-visible-matches'
+    ];
   var fixture = document.getElementById('fixture');
   var fixtureSetup = axe.testUtils.fixtureSetup;
 
-  beforeEach(function () {
-    fixture.innerHTML = '';
-    rule = axe.utils.getRule('avoid-inline-spacing');
-  });
-
   it('returns true for visible elements', function () {
     fixtureSetup('<p id="target">Hello world</p>');
-    assert.isTrue(rule.matches(fixture.firstChild));
+    assert.isTrue(isVisibleMatches(fixture.firstChild));
   });
 
   it('returns false for elements with hidden', function () {
     fixtureSetup('<p id="target" hidden>Hello world</p>');
-    assert.isFalse(rule.matches(fixture.firstChild));
+    assert.isFalse(isVisibleMatches(fixture.firstChild));
   });
 
   it('returns true for visible elements with aria-hidden="true"', function () {
     fixtureSetup('<p id="target" aria-hidden="true">Hello world</p>');
-    assert.isTrue(rule.matches(fixture.firstChild));
+    assert.isTrue(isVisibleMatches(fixture.firstChild));
   });
 
   it('returns false for opacity:0 elements with accessible text', function () {
     fixtureSetup('<p id="target" style="opacity:0">Hello world</p>');
-    assert.isFalse(rule.matches(fixture.firstChild));
+    assert.isFalse(isVisibleMatches(fixture.firstChild));
   });
 });
diff --git a/test/rule-matches/is-visible-on-screen-matches.js b/test/rule-matches/is-visible-on-screen-matches.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b7f8a6cc63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/rule-matches/is-visible-on-screen-matches.js
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+describe('is-visible-on-screen-matches', () => {
+  'use strict';
+
+  const rule = axe.utils.getRule('avoid-inline-spacing');
+  const queryFixture = axe.testUtils.queryFixture;
+
+  it('returns true for visible elements', () => {
+    const vNode = queryFixture('<p id="target">Hello world</p>');
+    assert.isTrue(rule.matches(null, vNode));
+  });
+
+  it('returns false for elements with hidden', () => {
+    const vNode = queryFixture('<p id="target" hidden>Hello world</p>');
+    assert.isFalse(rule.matches(null, vNode));
+  });
+
+  it('returns true for visible elements with aria-hidden="true"', () => {
+    const vNode = queryFixture(
+      '<p id="target" aria-hidden="true">Hello world</p>'
+    );
+    assert.isTrue(rule.matches(null, vNode));
+  });
+
+  it('returns false for opacity:0 elements with accessible text', () => {
+    const vNode = queryFixture(
+      '<p id="target" style="opacity:0">Hello world</p>'
+    );
+    assert.isFalse(rule.matches(null, vNode));
+  });
+});