diff --git a/components/esp_netif/include/esp_netif_types.h b/components/esp_netif/include/esp_netif_types.h
index ddc549d78a..80ef593825 100644
--- a/components/esp_netif/include/esp_netif_types.h
+++ b/components/esp_netif/include/esp_netif_types.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015-2024 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015-2025 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
@@ -98,7 +98,11 @@ typedef enum{
 typedef enum {
     IP_EVENT_STA_GOT_IP,               /*!< station got IP from connected AP */
     IP_EVENT_STA_LOST_IP,              /*!< station lost IP and the IP is reset to 0 */
-    IP_EVENT_AP_STAIPASSIGNED,         /*!< soft-AP assign an IP to a connected station */
+    IP_EVENT_ASSIGNED_IP_TO_CLIENT,    /*!< DHCP server assigned an IP to a connected client */
+    IP_EVENT_AP_STAIPASSIGNED __attribute__((deprecated("Use IP_EVENT_ASSIGNED_IP_TO_CLIENT instead")))
+                              = IP_EVENT_ASSIGNED_IP_TO_CLIENT,         /*!< compatibility enum,
+                                            soft-AP assign an IP to a connected station
+                                            @deprecated Use IP_EVENT_ASSIGNED_IP_TO_CLIENT instead */
     IP_EVENT_GOT_IP6,                  /*!< station or ap or ethernet interface v6IP addr is preferred */
     IP_EVENT_ETH_GOT_IP,               /*!< ethernet got IP from connected AP */
     IP_EVENT_ETH_LOST_IP,              /*!< ethernet lost IP and the IP is reset to 0 */
@@ -148,12 +152,17 @@ typedef struct {
     bool preferred;                 /*!< The default preference of the address */
 } ip_event_add_ip6_t;
 
-/** Event structure for IP_EVENT_AP_STAIPASSIGNED event */
+/** Event structure for IP_EVENT_ASSIGNED_IP_TO_CLIENT event */
 typedef struct {
     esp_netif_t *esp_netif; /*!< Pointer to the associated netif handle */
     esp_ip4_addr_t ip; /*!< IP address which was assigned to the station */
     uint8_t mac[6];    /*!< MAC address of the connected client */
-} ip_event_ap_staipassigned_t;
+} ip_event_assigned_ip_to_client_t;
+
+/** Compatibility event structure for ip_event_ap_staipassigned_t event
+ *  @deprecated Use ip_event_assigned_ip_to_client_t instead */
+__attribute__((deprecated("Use ip_event_assigned_ip_to_client_t instead of ip_event_ap_staipassigned_t")))
+typedef ip_event_assigned_ip_to_client_t ip_event_ap_staipassigned_t;
 
 typedef enum {
     ESP_NETIF_TX = 0,  // Data is being transmitted.
diff --git a/components/esp_netif/lwip/esp_netif_lwip.c b/components/esp_netif/lwip/esp_netif_lwip.c
index d8e540b37f..1a957b6d83 100644
--- a/components/esp_netif/lwip/esp_netif_lwip.c
+++ b/components/esp_netif/lwip/esp_netif_lwip.c
@@ -1123,15 +1123,15 @@ static void esp_netif_dhcps_cb(void* arg, uint8_t ip[4], uint8_t mac[6])
 {
     esp_netif_t *esp_netif = arg;
     ESP_LOGD(TAG, "%s esp_netif:%p", __func__, esp_netif);
-    ip_event_ap_staipassigned_t evt = { .esp_netif = esp_netif };
+    ip_event_assigned_ip_to_client_t evt = { .esp_netif = esp_netif };
     memcpy((char *)&evt.ip.addr, (char *)ip, sizeof(evt.ip.addr));
     memcpy((char *)&evt.mac, mac, sizeof(evt.mac));
     ESP_LOGI(TAG, "DHCP server assigned IP to a client, IP is: " IPSTR, IP2STR(&evt.ip));
     ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Client's MAC: %x:%x:%x:%x:%x:%x", mac[0], mac[1], mac[2], mac[3], mac[4], mac[5]);
 
-    int ret = esp_event_post(IP_EVENT, IP_EVENT_AP_STAIPASSIGNED, &evt, sizeof(evt), 0);
+    int ret = esp_event_post(IP_EVENT, IP_EVENT_ASSIGNED_IP_TO_CLIENT, &evt, sizeof(evt), 0);
     if (ESP_OK != ret) {
-        ESP_LOGE(TAG, "dhcps cb: failed to post IP_EVENT_AP_STAIPASSIGNED (%x)", ret);
+        ESP_LOGE(TAG, "dhcps cb: failed to post IP_EVENT_ASSIGNED_IP_TO_CLIENT (%x)", ret);
     }
 }
 #endif