diff --git a/examples/MultiExecTransactionsWithCAS.php b/examples/TransactionWithCAS.php
similarity index 95%
rename from examples/MultiExecTransactionsWithCAS.php
rename to examples/TransactionWithCAS.php
index 6450ab81..785a9db5 100644
--- a/examples/MultiExecTransactionsWithCAS.php
+++ b/examples/TransactionWithCAS.php
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ function zpop($client, $key)
                             // which the client bails out with an exception.
     );
 
-    $client->multiExec($options, function ($tx) use ($key, &$element) {
+    $client->transaction($options, function ($tx) use ($key, &$element) {
         @list($element) = $tx->zrange($key, 0, 0);
 
         if (isset($element)) {
diff --git a/lib/Predis/Client.php b/lib/Predis/Client.php
index 7ba16455..e3e846b9 100644
--- a/lib/Predis/Client.php
+++ b/lib/Predis/Client.php
@@ -361,9 +361,9 @@ class Client implements ClientInterface
      * @param mixed $arg,... Options for the context, a callable object, or both.
      * @return MultiExecContext|array
      */
-    public function multiExec(/* arguments */)
+    public function transaction(/* arguments */)
     {
-        return $this->sharedContextFactory('createMultiExec', func_get_args());
+        return $this->sharedContextFactory('createTransaction', func_get_args());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ class Client implements ClientInterface
      * @param mixed $callable Optional callable object used to execute the context.
      * @return MultiExecContext|array
      */
-    protected function createMultiExec(Array $options = null, $callable = null)
+    protected function createTransaction(Array $options = null, $callable = null)
     {
         $transaction = new MultiExecContext($this, $options ?: array());
         return isset($callable) ? $transaction->execute($callable) : $transaction;
diff --git a/tests/Predis/ClientTest.php b/tests/Predis/ClientTest.php
index c099ad35..122c8c78 100644
--- a/tests/Predis/ClientTest.php
+++ b/tests/Predis/ClientTest.php
@@ -635,23 +635,23 @@ class ClientTest extends StandardTestCase
     /**
      * @group disconnected
      */
-    public function testMultiExecWithoutArgumentsReturnsMultiExecContext()
+    public function testTransactionWithoutArgumentsReturnsMultiExecContext()
     {
         $client = new Client();
 
-        $this->assertInstanceOf('Predis\Transaction\MultiExecContext', $client->multiExec());
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('Predis\Transaction\MultiExecContext', $client->transaction());
     }
 
     /**
      * @group disconnected
      */
-    public function testMultiExecWithArrayReturnsMultiExecContextWithOptions()
+    public function testTransactionWithArrayReturnsMultiExecContextWithOptions()
     {
         $options = array('cas' => true, 'retry' => 3);
 
         $client = new Client();
 
-        $this->assertInstanceOf('Predis\Transaction\MultiExecContext', $tx = $client->multiExec($options));
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('Predis\Transaction\MultiExecContext', $tx = $client->transaction($options));
 
         $reflection = new \ReflectionProperty($tx, 'options');
         $reflection->setAccessible(true);
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ class ClientTest extends StandardTestCase
     /**
      * @group disconnected
      */
-    public function testMultiExecWithArrayAndCallableExecutesMultiExec()
+    public function testTransactionWithArrayAndCallableExecutesMultiExec()
     {
         // NOTE: we use CAS since testing the actual MULTI/EXEC context
         //       here is not the point.
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ class ClientTest extends StandardTestCase
                  ->will($this->returnCallback($txCallback));
 
         $client = new Client($connection);
-        $client->multiExec($options, $callable);
+        $client->transaction($options, $callable);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/Predis/Transaction/MultiExecContextTest.php b/tests/Predis/Transaction/MultiExecContextTest.php
index c22286f1..b6e0e6a8 100644
--- a/tests/Predis/Transaction/MultiExecContextTest.php
+++ b/tests/Predis/Transaction/MultiExecContextTest.php
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ class MultiExecContextTest extends StandardTestCase
         $exception = null;
 
         try {
-            $client->multiExec(function ($tx) {
+            $client->transaction(function ($tx) {
                 $tx->set('foo', 'bar');
                 throw new \RuntimeException("TEST");
             });
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ class MultiExecContextTest extends StandardTestCase
         $value = (string) rand();
 
         try {
-            $client->multiExec(function ($tx) use ($value) {
+            $client->transaction(function ($tx) use ($value) {
                 $tx->set('foo', 'bar');
                 $tx->lpush('foo', 'bar');
                 $tx->set('foo', $value);
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ class MultiExecContextTest extends StandardTestCase
     {
         $client = $this->getClient(array(), array('exceptions' => false));
 
-        $replies = $client->multiExec(function ($tx) {
+        $replies = $client->transaction(function ($tx) {
             $tx->set('foo', 'bar');
             $tx->lpush('foo', 'bar');
             $tx->echo('foobar');
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ class MultiExecContextTest extends StandardTestCase
     {
         $client = $this->getClient();
 
-        $replies = $client->multiExec(function ($tx) {
+        $replies = $client->transaction(function ($tx) {
             $tx->set('foo', 'bar');
             $tx->discard();
             $tx->set('hoge', 'piyo');
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ class MultiExecContextTest extends StandardTestCase
         $client2 = $this->getClient();
 
         try {
-            $client1->multiExec(array('watch' => 'sentinel'), function ($tx) use ($client2) {
+            $client1->transaction(array('watch' => 'sentinel'), function ($tx) use ($client2) {
                 $tx->set('sentinel', 'client1');
                 $tx->get('sentinel');
                 $client2->set('sentinel', 'client2');
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ class MultiExecContextTest extends StandardTestCase
         $client->set('foo', 'bar');
         $options = array('watch' => 'foo', 'cas' => true);
 
-        $replies = $client->multiExec($options, function ($tx) {
+        $replies = $client->transaction($options, function ($tx) {
             $tx->watch('foobar');
             $foo = $tx->get('foo');
 
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ class MultiExecContextTest extends StandardTestCase
         $client->set('foo', 'bar');
 
         $options = array('watch' => 'foo', 'cas' => true, 'retry' => 1);
-        $replies = $client->multiExec($options, function ($tx) use ($client2, &$hijack) {
+        $replies = $client->transaction($options, function ($tx) use ($client2, &$hijack) {
             $foo = $tx->get('foo');
             $tx->multi();