diff --git a/examples/simple_rpc.rs b/examples/simple_rpc.rs
index ead83f0..493ccbb 100644
--- a/examples/simple_rpc.rs
+++ b/examples/simple_rpc.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ struct EchoOperation {}
 
 #[async_trait::async_trait]
 impl RequestHandler for EchoOperation {
-    async fn invoke_method(
+    async fn handle_request(
         &self,
         _resource_id: u16,
         request_payload: Option<UPayload>,
diff --git a/src/communication/in_memory_rpc_server.rs b/src/communication/in_memory_rpc_server.rs
index 7c2c4c2..fc34094 100644
--- a/src/communication/in_memory_rpc_server.rs
+++ b/src/communication/in_memory_rpc_server.rs
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ impl RequestListener {
         debug!(ttl = request_timeout, id = %request_id, "processing RPC request");
 
         let invocation_result_future =
-            request_handler_clone.invoke_method(resource_id, request_payload);
+            request_handler_clone.handle_request(resource_id, request_payload);
         let outcome = tokio::time::timeout(
             Duration::from_millis(request_timeout as u64),
             invocation_result_future,
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ mod tests {
         let message_id = UUID::build();
         let request_id = message_id.clone();
 
-        request_handler.expect_invoke_method().never();
+        request_handler.expect_handle_request().never();
         transport
             .expect_do_send()
             .once()
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ mod tests {
     async fn test_request_listener_ignores_invalid_request() {
         // GIVEN an RpcServer for a transport
         let mut request_handler = MockRequestHandler::new();
-        request_handler.expect_invoke_method().never();
+        request_handler.expect_handle_request().never();
         let mut transport = MockTransport::new();
         transport.expect_do_send().never();
 
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ mod tests {
         let message_id_clone = message_id.clone();
 
         request_handler
-            .expect_invoke_method()
+            .expect_handle_request()
             .once()
             .withf(|resource_id, request_payload| {
                 if let Some(pl) = request_payload {
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ mod tests {
         let message_id_clone = message_id.clone();
 
         request_handler
-            .expect_invoke_method()
+            .expect_handle_request()
             .once()
             .withf(|resource_id, _request_payload| *resource_id == 0x7000_u16)
             .returning(|_resource_id, _request_payload| {
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ mod tests {
         struct NonRespondingHandler;
         #[async_trait]
         impl RequestHandler for NonRespondingHandler {
-            async fn invoke_method(
+            async fn handle_request(
                 &self,
                 resource_id: u16,
                 _request_payload: Option<UPayload>,
diff --git a/src/communication/rpc.rs b/src/communication/rpc.rs
index d50dcda..ce0bed5 100644
--- a/src/communication/rpc.rs
+++ b/src/communication/rpc.rs
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ impl dyn RpcClient {
 #[cfg_attr(test, automock)]
 #[async_trait]
 pub trait RequestHandler: Send + Sync {
-    /// Invokes a method with given input parameters.
+    /// Handles a request to invoke a method with given input parameters.
     ///
     /// Implementations MUST NOT block the calling thread. Long running
     /// computations should be performed on a separate worker thread, yielding
@@ -230,8 +230,8 @@ pub trait RequestHandler: Send + Sync {
     ///
     /// # Errors
     ///
-    /// Returns an error if the method request could not be processed successfully.
-    async fn invoke_method(
+    /// Returns an error if the request could not be processed successfully.
+    async fn handle_request(
         &self,
         resource_id: u16,
         request_payload: Option<UPayload>,