diff --git a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Plugins.scala b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Plugins.scala
index 63795bd6d..9738ed053 100644
--- a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Plugins.scala
+++ b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Plugins.scala
@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@ Steps for users:
 
 For example, given plugins Web and Javascript (perhaps provided by plugins added with addSbtPlugin),
 
-  <Project>.addPlugins( Web && Javascript )
+  <Project>.enablePlugins( Web && Javascript )
 
 will activate `MyPlugin` defined above and have its settings automatically added.  If the user instead defines
 
-  <Project>.addPlugins( Web && Javascript ).disablePlugins(MyPlugin)
+  <Project>.enablePlugins( Web && Javascript ).disablePlugins(MyPlugin)
 
 then the `MyPlugin` settings (and anything that activates only when `MyPlugin` is activated) will not be added.
 
diff --git a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Project.scala b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Project.scala
index b26cd4088..cd04879fd 100755
--- a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Project.scala
+++ b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Project.scala
@@ -145,8 +145,8 @@ sealed trait Project extends ProjectDefinition[ProjectReference]
 	def setSbtFiles(files: File*): Project = copy(auto = AddSettings.append( AddSettings.clearSbtFiles(auto), AddSettings.sbtFiles(files: _*)) )
 
 	/** Sets the [[AutoPlugin]]s of this project.
-	A [[AutoPlugin]] is a common label that is used by plugins to determine what settings, if any, to add to a project. */
-	def addPlugins(ns: Plugins*): Project = setPlugins(ns.foldLeft(plugins)(Plugins.and))
+	A [[AutoPlugin]] is a common label that is used by plugins to determine what settings, if any, to enable on a project. */
+	def enablePlugins(ns: Plugins*): Project = setPlugins(ns.foldLeft(plugins)(Plugins.and))
 
 	/** Disable the given plugins on this project. */
 	def disablePlugins(ps: AutoPlugin*): Project =
diff --git a/sbt/src/sbt-test/project/auto-plugins/build.sbt b/sbt/src/sbt-test/project/auto-plugins/build.sbt
index 7039ed235..bb3ec3b44 100644
--- a/sbt/src/sbt-test/project/auto-plugins/build.sbt
+++ b/sbt/src/sbt-test/project/auto-plugins/build.sbt
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 // disablePlugins(Q) will prevent R from being auto-added
-lazy val projA = project.addPlugins(A, B).disablePlugins(Q)
+lazy val projA = project.enablePlugins(A, B).disablePlugins(Q)
 
 // without B, Q is not added
-lazy val projB = project.addPlugins(A)
+lazy val projB = project.enablePlugins(A)
 
 // with both A and B, Q is selected, which in turn selects R, but not S
-lazy val projC = project.addPlugins(A, B)
+lazy val projC = project.enablePlugins(A, B)
 
 // with no natures defined, nothing is auto-added
 lazy val projD = project
 
 // with S selected, Q is loaded automatically, which in turn selects R
-lazy val projE = project.addPlugins(S)
+lazy val projE = project.enablePlugins(S)
 
 check := {
 	val adel = (del in projA).?.value // should be None
diff --git a/sbt/src/sbt-test/project/binary-plugin/changes/define/A.scala b/sbt/src/sbt-test/project/binary-plugin/changes/define/A.scala
index dde89c439..9675ce201 100644
--- a/sbt/src/sbt-test/project/binary-plugin/changes/define/A.scala
+++ b/sbt/src/sbt-test/project/binary-plugin/changes/define/A.scala
@@ -23,5 +23,5 @@ object A extends AutoPlugin {
 }
 
 object B extends Build {
-	lazy val extra = project.addPlugins(bN)
+	lazy val extra = project.enablePlugins(bN)
 }