diff --git a/app/widgets/gimpdialogfactory.c b/app/widgets/gimpdialogfactory.c
index 3c0e72a322f75843cc33c636b5e00c4433729a6d..cff0ef2ddaa410cb0365088aaabdfc2a416afb80 100644
--- a/app/widgets/gimpdialogfactory.c
+++ b/app/widgets/gimpdialogfactory.c
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ gimp_dialog_factory_add_dialog (GimpDialogFactory *factory,
                   gimp_session_info_is_session_managed (current_info) &&
                   ! GTK_WIDGET_VISIBLE (dialog))
                 {
-                  gimp_session_info_set_geometry (current_info);
+                  gimp_session_info_apply_geometry (current_info);
                 }
 
               info = current_info;
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ gimp_dialog_factory_add_dialog (GimpDialogFactory *factory,
           info->factory_entry = entry;
 
           /*  if we create a new session info, we never call
-           *  gimp_session_info_set_geometry(), but still the
+           *  gimp_session_info_apply_geometry(), but still the
            *  dialog needs GDK_HINT_USER_POS so it keeps its
            *  position when hidden/shown within this(!) session.
            */
@@ -905,7 +905,7 @@ gimp_dialog_factory_add_dialog (GimpDialogFactory *factory,
                         "updating session info %p (widget %p) for dock",
                         current_info, current_info->widget);
 
-              gimp_session_info_set_geometry (current_info);
+              gimp_session_info_apply_geometry (current_info);
 
               info = current_info;
 
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@ gimp_dialog_factory_add_dialog (GimpDialogFactory *factory,
           gtk_window_set_position (GTK_WINDOW (dialog), GTK_WIN_POS_MOUSE);
 
           /*  if we create a new session info, we never call
-           *  gimp_session_info_set_geometry(), but still the
+           *  gimp_session_info_apply_geometry(), but still the
            *  dialog needs GDK_HINT_USER_POS so it keeps its
            *  position when hidden/shown within this(!) session.
            */
@@ -1377,7 +1377,7 @@ gimp_dialog_factory_dialog_configure (GtkWidget         *dialog,
 
       if (session_info->widget == dialog)
         {
-          gimp_session_info_get_geometry (session_info);
+          gimp_session_info_read_geometry (session_info);
 
           GIMP_LOG (DIALOG_FACTORY,
                     "updated session info for \"%s\" from window geometry "
diff --git a/app/widgets/gimpsessioninfo.c b/app/widgets/gimpsessioninfo.c
index abf5e57660a76d48290bd59282570dbfa8adeda8..55bbd26823b6f7f555c1a51c11ed903d1e0af48e 100644
--- a/app/widgets/gimpsessioninfo.c
+++ b/app/widgets/gimpsessioninfo.c
@@ -424,8 +424,15 @@ gimp_session_info_get_appropriate_monitor (GdkScreen *screen,
                                             rect.y + rect.height / 2);
 }
 
+/**
+ * gimp_session_info_apply_geometry:
+ * @info:
+ *
+ * Apply the geometry stored in the session info object to the
+ * associated widget.
+ **/
 void
-gimp_session_info_set_geometry (GimpSessionInfo *info)
+gimp_session_info_apply_geometry (GimpSessionInfo *info)
 {
   GdkScreen   *screen;
   GdkRectangle rect;
@@ -490,8 +497,14 @@ gimp_session_info_set_geometry (GimpSessionInfo *info)
                                  info->width, info->height);
 }
 
+/**
+ * gimp_session_info_read_geometry:
+ * @info:
+ *
+ * Read geometry related information from the associated widget.
+ **/
 void
-gimp_session_info_get_geometry (GimpSessionInfo *info)
+gimp_session_info_read_geometry (GimpSessionInfo *info)
 {
   GdkWindow *window;
 
@@ -569,7 +582,7 @@ gimp_session_info_get_info (GimpSessionInfo *info)
   g_return_if_fail (GIMP_IS_SESSION_INFO (info));
   g_return_if_fail (GTK_IS_WIDGET (info->widget));
 
-  gimp_session_info_get_geometry (info);
+  gimp_session_info_read_geometry (info);
 
   info->aux_info = gimp_session_info_aux_get_list (info->widget);
 
diff --git a/app/widgets/gimpsessioninfo.h b/app/widgets/gimpsessioninfo.h
index 5fb977c6162c6d2c5dbe23d00d2e8c11c2a41cc4..124976b2762a9a4a3fe9d02c7334bfcb81b885ef 100644
--- a/app/widgets/gimpsessioninfo.h
+++ b/app/widgets/gimpsessioninfo.h
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ GType             gimp_session_info_get_type             (void) G_GNUC_CONST;
 GimpSessionInfo * gimp_session_info_new                  (void);
 void              gimp_session_info_restore              (GimpSessionInfo   *info,
                                                           GimpDialogFactory *factory);
-void              gimp_session_info_set_geometry         (GimpSessionInfo   *info);
-void              gimp_session_info_get_geometry         (GimpSessionInfo   *info);
+void              gimp_session_info_apply_geometry       (GimpSessionInfo   *info);
+void              gimp_session_info_read_geometry        (GimpSessionInfo   *info);
 void              gimp_session_info_get_info             (GimpSessionInfo   *info);
 void              gimp_session_info_clear_info           (GimpSessionInfo   *info);
 gboolean          gimp_session_info_is_singleton         (GimpSessionInfo   *info);