diff --git a/docs/release-source/release/fake-xhr-and-server.md b/docs/release-source/release/fake-xhr-and-server.md
index a91e7670e..db19fa1e1 100644
--- a/docs/release-source/release/fake-xhr-and-server.md
+++ b/docs/release-source/release/fake-xhr-and-server.md
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ High-level API to manipulate `FakeXMLHttpRequest` instances.
 ```javascript
 {
     setUp: function () {
-        this.server = sinon.fakeServer.create();
+        this.server = sinon.createFakeServer();
     },
 
     tearDown: function () {
@@ -225,16 +225,16 @@ High-level API to manipulate `FakeXMLHttpRequest` instances.
 ```
 
 
-#### `var server = sinon.fakeServer.create([config]);``
+#### `var server = sinon.createFakeServer([config]);``
 
 Creates a new server.
 
 This function also calls `sinon.useFakeXMLHttpRequest()`.
 
-`create` accepts optional properties to configure the fake server. See [options](#options) below for configuration parameters.
+`createFakeServer` accepts optional properties to configure the fake server. See [options](#options) below for configuration parameters.
 
 
-#### `var server = sinon.fakeServerWithClock.create();`
+#### `var server = sinon.createFakeServerWithClock();`
 
 Creates a server that also manages fake timers.
 
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ These options are properties on the server object and can be set directly
 server.autoRespond = true
 ```
 
-You can also pass options with an object literal to `fakeServer.create` and `.configure`.
+You can also pass options with an object literal to `createFakeServer` and `.configure`.
 
 #### `Boolean autoRespond`
 
diff --git a/docs/release-source/release/sandbox.md b/docs/release-source/release/sandbox.md
index 0213b9ee1..45568eb45 100644
--- a/docs/release-source/release/sandbox.md
+++ b/docs/release-source/release/sandbox.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Sandboxes removes the need to keep track of every fake created, which greatly si
 var sinon = require('sinon');
 
 var myAPI = { hello: function () {} };
-var sandbox = sinon.sandbox.create();
+var sandbox = sinon.createSandbox();
 
 describe('myAPI.hello method', function () {
 
@@ -39,25 +39,25 @@ describe('myAPI.hello method', function () {
 
 ## Sandbox API
 
-#### `var sandbox = sinon.sandbox.create();`
+#### `var sandbox = sinon.createSandbox();`
 
 Creates a sandbox object with spies, stubs, and mocks.
 
 
-#### `var sandbox = sinon.sandbox.create(config);`
+#### `var sandbox = sinon.createSandbox(config);`
 
-The `sinon.sandbox.create(config)` method is often an integration feature, and can be used for scenarios including a global object to coordinate all fakes through.
+The `sinon.createSandbox(config)` method is often an integration feature, and can be used for scenarios including a global object to coordinate all fakes through.
 
 Sandboxes are partially configured by default such that calling:
 
 ```javascript
-var sandbox = sinon.sandbox.create({});
+var sandbox = sinon.createSandbox({});
 ```
 
 will merge in extra defaults analogous to:
 
 ```javascript
-var sandbox = sinon.sandbox.create({
+var sandbox = sinon.createSandbox({
     // ...
     injectInto: null,
     properties: ["spy", "stub", "mock"],
@@ -82,10 +82,10 @@ To get a full sandbox with stubs, spies, etc. **and** fake timers and servers, y
 
 ```javascript
 // Inject the sinon defaults explicitly.
-var sandbox = sinon.sandbox.create(sinon.defaultConfig);
+var sandbox = sinon.createSandbox(sinon.defaultConfig);
 
 // (OR) Add the extra properties that differ from the sinon defaults.
-var sandbox = sinon.sandbox.create({
+var sandbox = sinon.createSandbox({
     useFakeTimers: true
     useFakeServer: true
 });
diff --git a/lib/sinon.js b/lib/sinon.js
index e1518d753..6f8827979 100644
--- a/lib/sinon.js
+++ b/lib/sinon.js
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ exports.spy = require("./sinon/spy");
 exports.spyCall = require("./sinon/call");
 exports.stub = require("./sinon/stub");
 exports.mock = require("./sinon/mock");
-exports.sandbox = require("./sinon/sandbox");
+
+var sandbox = require("./sinon/sandbox");
+exports.sandbox = sandbox;
 exports.expectation = require("./sinon/mock-expectation");
 exports.createStubInstance = require("./sinon/stub").createStubInstance;
 
@@ -26,6 +28,10 @@ exports.useFakeXMLHttpRequest = nise.fakeXhr.useFakeXMLHttpRequest;
 exports.fakeServer = nise.fakeServer;
 exports.fakeServerWithClock = nise.fakeServerWithClock;
 
+exports.createSandbox = sandbox.create;
+exports.createFakeServer = nise.fakeServer.create;
+exports.createFakeServerWithClock = nise.fakeServerWithClock.create;
+
 var behavior = require("./sinon/behavior");
 
 exports.addBehavior = function (name, fn) {
diff --git a/test/sinon-test.js b/test/sinon-test.js
index 8916a37c6..dcb97e858 100644
--- a/test/sinon-test.js
+++ b/test/sinon-test.js
@@ -10,34 +10,61 @@ if (!hasPromise) {
 
 describe("sinon module", function () {
     var sinon,
+        fakeSandbox,
         fakeNise;
 
     beforeEach(function () {
 
         fakeNise = {
-            fakeServer: "47c86a4c-6b48-4748-bb8c-d853f999720c",
-            fakeServerWithClock: "e69974f8-4568-48d1-a5e9-2b511a59c14b",
+            fakeServer: {
+                create: "47c86a4c-6b48-4748-bb8c-d853f999720c"
+            },
+            fakeServerWithClock: {
+                create: "e69974f8-4568-48d1-a5e9-2b511a59c14b"
+            },
             fakeXhr: {
                 xhr: "958e8996-0cc3-4136-8a0e-6a120f5311bc",
                 FakeXMLHttpRequest: "6adbf569-f6d7-4b86-be22-38340ae0f8c8",
                 useFakeXMLHttpRequest: "ba8bd609-c921-4a62-a1b9-49336bd426a4"
             }
         };
+        fakeSandbox = {
+            create: "dc61d622-407f-46eb-af24-7a83bb30b8bf"
+        };
         sinon = proxyquire("../lib/sinon", {
-            nise: fakeNise
+            nise: fakeNise,
+            "./sinon/sandbox": fakeSandbox
         });
     });
 
     describe("exports", function () {
+        describe("createSandbox", function () {
+            it("should be sandbox.create", function () {
+                assert.equals(sinon.createSandbox, fakeSandbox.create);
+            });
+        });
+
         describe("fakeServer", function () {
             it("should be the fakeServer export from nise", function () {
-                assert.equals(sinon.fakeServer, fakeNise.fakeServer);
+                assert.same(sinon.fakeServer, fakeNise.fakeServer);
+            });
+        });
+
+        describe("createFakeServer", function () {
+            it("should be fakeServer.create from nise", function () {
+                assert.equals(sinon.createFakeServer, fakeNise.fakeServer.create);
             });
         });
 
         describe("fakeServerWithClock", function () {
             it("should be the fakeServerWithClock export from nise", function () {
-                assert.equals(sinon.fakeServerWithClock, fakeNise.fakeServerWithClock);
+                assert.same(sinon.fakeServerWithClock, fakeNise.fakeServerWithClock);
+            });
+        });
+
+        describe("createFakeServerWithClock", function () {
+            it("should be fakeServerWithClock.create from nise", function () {
+                assert.equals(sinon.createFakeServerWithClock, fakeNise.fakeServerWithClock.create);
             });
         });