diff --git a/contrib/akamai/controlbar/ControlBar.js b/contrib/akamai/controlbar/ControlBar.js
index 844787c1aa..e500ce615d 100644
--- a/contrib/akamai/controlbar/ControlBar.js
+++ b/contrib/akamai/controlbar/ControlBar.js
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ var ControlBar = function (dashjsMediaPlayer, displayUTCTimeCodes) {
     };
 
     var _onPlayStart = function (/*e*/) {
-        setTime(displayUTCTimeCodes ? self.player.timeAsUtc() : self.player.timeInDvrWindow());
+        setTime(displayUTCTimeCodes ? self.player.timeAsUTC() : self.player.timeInDvrWindow());
         updateDuration();
         togglePlayPauseBtnState();
         if (seekbarBufferInterval) {
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ var ControlBar = function (dashjsMediaPlayer, displayUTCTimeCodes) {
     var _onPlayTimeUpdate = function (/*e*/) {
         updateDuration();
         if (!seeking) {
-            setTime(displayUTCTimeCodes ? player.timeAsUtc() : player.timeInDvrWindow());
+            setTime(displayUTCTimeCodes ? player.timeAsUTC() : player.timeInDvrWindow());
             if (seekbarPlay) {
                 seekbarPlay.style.width = Math.max((player.timeInDvrWindow() / player.duration() * 100), 0) + '%';
             }
diff --git a/index.d.ts b/index.d.ts
index ea6e3f7067..41827d0357 100644
--- a/index.d.ts
+++ b/index.d.ts
@@ -1450,7 +1450,7 @@ declare namespace dashjs {
 
         duration(): number;
 
-        timeAsUtc(): number;
+        timeAsUTC(): number;
 
         getActiveStream(): Stream | null;
 
diff --git a/samples/live-streaming/availability-time-offset.html b/samples/live-streaming/availability-time-offset.html
index 11a8644b96..b364ff1e9c 100644
--- a/samples/live-streaming/availability-time-offset.html
+++ b/samples/live-streaming/availability-time-offset.html
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
                     document.querySelector('#sec').innerHTML = (seconds < 10 ? '0' : '') + seconds;
                     var minutes = d.getMinutes();
                     document.querySelector('#min').innerHTML = (minutes < 10 ? '0' : '') + minutes + ':';
-                    document.querySelector('#videoDelay').innerHTML = Math.round((d.getTime() / 1000) - Number(player.timeAsUtc()));
+                    document.querySelector('#videoDelay').innerHTML = Math.round((d.getTime() / 1000) - Number(player.timeAsUTC()));
                     document.querySelector('#videoBuffer').innerHTML = player.getBufferLength() + 's';
                 }
             }, 1000);
diff --git a/samples/live-streaming/live-delay-comparison-custom-manifest.html b/samples/live-streaming/live-delay-comparison-custom-manifest.html
index b072539487..a569762c6f 100644
--- a/samples/live-streaming/live-delay-comparison-custom-manifest.html
+++ b/samples/live-streaming/live-delay-comparison-custom-manifest.html
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
                     document.querySelector('#sec').innerHTML = (seconds < 10 ? '0' : '') + seconds;
                     var minutes = d.getMinutes();
                     document.querySelector('#min').innerHTML = (minutes < 10 ? '0' : '') + minutes + ':';
-                    document.querySelector('#videoDelay').innerHTML = Math.round((d.getTime() / 1000) - Number(player.timeAsUtc()));
+                    document.querySelector('#videoDelay').innerHTML = Math.round((d.getTime() / 1000) - Number(player.timeAsUTC()));
                     document.querySelector('#videoBuffer').innerHTML = player.getBufferLength() + 's';
                 }
             }, 1000);
diff --git a/samples/live-streaming/live-delay-comparison-using-fragmentCount.html b/samples/live-streaming/live-delay-comparison-using-fragmentCount.html
index 97946024f0..8eb7d3ea4a 100644
--- a/samples/live-streaming/live-delay-comparison-using-fragmentCount.html
+++ b/samples/live-streaming/live-delay-comparison-using-fragmentCount.html
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
                 document.querySelector('#min').innerHTML = (minutes < 10 ? '0' : '') + minutes + ':';
                 for (var i = 1; i < 7; i++) {
                     var p = eval('player' + i);
-                    document.querySelector('#video' + i + 'delay').innerHTML = Math.round((d.getTime() / 1000) - Number(p.timeAsUtc()));
+                    document.querySelector('#video' + i + 'delay').innerHTML = Math.round((d.getTime() / 1000) - Number(p.timeAsUTC()));
                     document.querySelector('#video' + i + 'buffer').innerHTML = p.getBufferLength() + 's';
                 }
 
diff --git a/samples/live-streaming/live-delay-comparison-using-setLiveDelay.html b/samples/live-streaming/live-delay-comparison-using-setLiveDelay.html
index 68821efb58..cb2fbba3bc 100644
--- a/samples/live-streaming/live-delay-comparison-using-setLiveDelay.html
+++ b/samples/live-streaming/live-delay-comparison-using-setLiveDelay.html
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
                 document.querySelector('#min').innerHTML = (minutes < 10 ? '0' : '') + minutes + ':';
                 for (var i = 1; i < 7; i++) {
                     var p = eval('player' + i);
-                    document.querySelector('#video' + i + 'delay').innerHTML = Math.round((d.getTime() / 1000) - Number(p.timeAsUtc()));
+                    document.querySelector('#video' + i + 'delay').innerHTML = Math.round((d.getTime() / 1000) - Number(p.timeAsUTC()));
                     document.querySelector('#video' + i + 'buffer').innerHTML = p.getBufferLength() + 's';
                 }
 
diff --git a/samples/live-streaming/synchronized-live-playback.html b/samples/live-streaming/synchronized-live-playback.html
index 3112d7048b..46186cdd0d 100644
--- a/samples/live-streaming/synchronized-live-playback.html
+++ b/samples/live-streaming/synchronized-live-playback.html
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
                 document.querySelector('#min').innerHTML = (minutes < 10 ? '0' : '') + minutes + ':';
                 for (var i = 1; i < 3; i++) {
                     var p = eval('player' + i);
-                    document.querySelector('#video' + i + 'delay').innerHTML = Math.round((d.getTime() / 1000) - Number(p.timeAsUtc()));
+                    document.querySelector('#video' + i + 'delay').innerHTML = Math.round((d.getTime() / 1000) - Number(p.timeAsUTC()));
                     document.querySelector('#video' + i + 'buffer').innerHTML = p.getBufferLength() + 's';
                 }
 
diff --git a/src/streaming/MediaPlayer.js b/src/streaming/MediaPlayer.js
index ff47df5999..df4f6d630c 100644
--- a/src/streaming/MediaPlayer.js
+++ b/src/streaming/MediaPlayer.js
@@ -1038,7 +1038,7 @@ function MediaPlayer() {
      * @memberof module:MediaPlayer
      * @instance
      */
-    function timeAsUtc() {
+    function timeAsUTC() {
         if (!playbackInitialized) {
             throw PLAYBACK_NOT_INITIALIZED_ERROR;
         }
@@ -2833,7 +2833,7 @@ function MediaPlayer() {
         setVolume,
         setXHRWithCredentialsForType,
         time,
-        timeAsUtc,
+        timeAsUTC,
         timeInDvrWindow,
         trigger,
         triggerSteeringRequest,
diff --git a/test/unit/test/streaming/streaming.MediaPlayer.js b/test/unit/test/streaming/streaming.MediaPlayer.js
index 5b41c084ae..3b8a09493b 100644
--- a/test/unit/test/streaming/streaming.MediaPlayer.js
+++ b/test/unit/test/streaming/streaming.MediaPlayer.js
@@ -186,8 +186,8 @@ describe('MediaPlayer', function () {
                 expect(player.duration).to.throw(PLAYBACK_NOT_INITIALIZED_ERROR);
             });
 
-            it('Method timeAsUtc should throw an exception', function () {
-                expect(player.timeAsUtc).to.throw(PLAYBACK_NOT_INITIALIZED_ERROR);
+            it('Method timeAsUTC should throw an exception', function () {
+                expect(player.timeAsUTC).to.throw(PLAYBACK_NOT_INITIALIZED_ERROR);
             });
 
             it('Method getDvrWindow should throw an exception', function () {
@@ -457,8 +457,8 @@ describe('MediaPlayer', function () {
                 expect(dvrWindow.size).to.be.equal(30);
             });
 
-            it('timeAsUtc should return time() VoD content', function () {
-                let time = player.timeAsUtc();
+            it('timeAsUTC should return time() VoD content', function () {
+                let time = player.timeAsUTC();
                 expect(time).to.be.NaN
             });