diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/API/Requests/GetMessagesRequest.cs b/osu.Game/Online/API/Requests/GetChannelMessagesRequest.cs
similarity index 83%
rename from osu.Game/Online/API/Requests/GetMessagesRequest.cs
rename to osu.Game/Online/API/Requests/GetChannelMessagesRequest.cs
index b7546ce7f4..45541c202e 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/API/Requests/GetMessagesRequest.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/API/Requests/GetChannelMessagesRequest.cs
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ using osu.Game.Online.Chat;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Online.API.Requests
 {
-    public class GetMessagesRequest : APIRequest<List<Message>>
+    public class GetChannelMessagesRequest : APIRequest<List<Message>>
     {
         private readonly List<ChannelChat> channels;
         private long? since;
 
-        public GetMessagesRequest(List<ChannelChat> channels, long? sinceId)
+        public GetChannelMessagesRequest(List<ChannelChat> channels, long? sinceId)
         {
             this.channels = channels;
             since = sinceId;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/ChatOverlay.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/ChatOverlay.cs
index 315f8d2c41..8b3031b9e7 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/ChatOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/ChatOverlay.cs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
 
         public const float TAB_AREA_HEIGHT = 50;
 
-        private GetMessagesRequest fetchReq;
+        private GetChannelMessagesRequest fetchReq;
 
         private readonly ChatTabControl channelTabs;
 
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
 
         private void fetchInitialMessages(ChannelChat channel)
         {
-            var req = new GetMessagesRequest(new List<ChannelChat> { channel }, null);
+            var req = new GetChannelMessagesRequest(new List<ChannelChat> { channel }, null);
 
             req.Success += delegate (List<Message> messages)
             {
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
         {
             if (fetchReq != null) return;
 
-            fetchReq = new GetMessagesRequest(careChannels, lastMessageId);
+            fetchReq = new GetChannelMessagesRequest(careChannels, lastMessageId);
 
             fetchReq.Success += delegate (List<Message> messages)
             {