diff --git a/doc/bdev.md b/doc/bdev.md
index c06654bcb..350dc2e06 100644
--- a/doc/bdev.md
+++ b/doc/bdev.md
@@ -497,9 +497,9 @@ and demonstrates some other basic features such as the use of per I/O context.
 
 Example commands
 
-`rpc.py construct_passthru_bdev -b aio -p pt`
+`rpc.py bdev_passthru_create -b aio -p pt`
 
-`rpc.py delete_passthru_bdev pt`
+`rpc.py bdev_passthru_delete pt`
 
 # Pmem {#bdev_config_pmem}
 
diff --git a/doc/jsonrpc.md b/doc/jsonrpc.md
index 4fd8d52d0..2def5c116 100644
--- a/doc/jsonrpc.md
+++ b/doc/jsonrpc.md
@@ -290,7 +290,8 @@ Example response:
     "bdev_error_inject_error",
     "bdev_error_delete",
     "bdev_error_create",
-    "construct_passthru_bdev",
+    "bdev_passthru_create",
+    "bdev_passthru_delete"
     "bdev_nvme_apply_firmware",
     "delete_nvme_controller",
     "bdev_nvme_attach_controller",
@@ -2315,7 +2316,7 @@ Example response:
 }
 ~~~
 
-## construct_passthru_bdev {#rpc_construct_passthru_bdev}
+## bdev_passthru_create {#rpc_bdev_passthru_create}
 
 Create passthru bdev. This bdev type redirects all IO to it's base bdev. It has no other purpose than being an example
 and a starting point in development of new bdev type.
@@ -2342,7 +2343,7 @@ Example request:
     "name": "Passsthru0"
   },
   "jsonrpc": "2.0",
-  "method": "construct_passthru_bdev",
+  "method": "bdev_passthru_create",
   "id": 1
 }
 ~~~
@@ -2357,7 +2358,7 @@ Example response:
 }
 ~~~
 
-## delete_passthru_bdev {#rpc_delete_passthru_bdev}
+## bdev_passthru_delete {#rpc_bdev_passthru_delete}
 
 Delete passthru bdev.
 
@@ -2377,7 +2378,7 @@ Example request:
     "name": "Passsthru0"
   },
   "jsonrpc": "2.0",
-  "method": "delete_passthru_bdev",
+  "method": "bdev_passthru_delete",
   "id": 1
 }
 
diff --git a/module/bdev/passthru/vbdev_passthru.c b/module/bdev/passthru/vbdev_passthru.c
index 0070d2b09..35e0146c1 100644
--- a/module/bdev/passthru/vbdev_passthru.c
+++ b/module/bdev/passthru/vbdev_passthru.c
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ vbdev_passthru_config_json(struct spdk_json_write_ctx *w)
 
 	TAILQ_FOREACH(pt_node, &g_pt_nodes, link) {
 		spdk_json_write_object_begin(w);
-		spdk_json_write_named_string(w, "method", "construct_passthru_bdev");
+		spdk_json_write_named_string(w, "method", "bdev_passthru_create");
 		spdk_json_write_named_object_begin(w, "params");
 		spdk_json_write_named_string(w, "base_bdev_name", spdk_bdev_get_name(pt_node->base_bdev));
 		spdk_json_write_named_string(w, "name", spdk_bdev_get_name(&pt_node->pt_bdev));
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ vbdev_passthru_register(struct spdk_bdev *bdev)
 
 /* Create the passthru disk from the given bdev and vbdev name. */
 int
-create_passthru_disk(const char *bdev_name, const char *vbdev_name)
+bdev_passthru_create_disk(const char *bdev_name, const char *vbdev_name)
 {
 	struct spdk_bdev *bdev = NULL;
 	int rc = 0;
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ create_passthru_disk(const char *bdev_name, const char *vbdev_name)
 }
 
 void
-delete_passthru_disk(struct spdk_bdev *bdev, spdk_bdev_unregister_cb cb_fn, void *cb_arg)
+bdev_passthru_delete_disk(struct spdk_bdev *bdev, spdk_bdev_unregister_cb cb_fn, void *cb_arg)
 {
 	struct bdev_names *name;
 
diff --git a/module/bdev/passthru/vbdev_passthru.h b/module/bdev/passthru/vbdev_passthru.h
index 7d8868e82..716e187c1 100644
--- a/module/bdev/passthru/vbdev_passthru.h
+++ b/module/bdev/passthru/vbdev_passthru.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
  * \param vbdev_name Name of the pass through bdev.
  * \return 0 on success, other on failure.
  */
-int create_passthru_disk(const char *bdev_name, const char *vbdev_name);
+int bdev_passthru_create_disk(const char *bdev_name, const char *vbdev_name);
 
 /**
  * Delete passthru bdev.
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ int create_passthru_disk(const char *bdev_name, const char *vbdev_name);
  * \param cb_fn Function to call after deletion.
  * \param cb_arg Argument to pass to cb_fn.
  */
-void delete_passthru_disk(struct spdk_bdev *bdev, spdk_bdev_unregister_cb cb_fn,
-			  void *cb_arg);
+void bdev_passthru_delete_disk(struct spdk_bdev *bdev, spdk_bdev_unregister_cb cb_fn,
+			       void *cb_arg);
 
 #endif /* SPDK_VBDEV_PASSTHRU_H */
diff --git a/module/bdev/passthru/vbdev_passthru_rpc.c b/module/bdev/passthru/vbdev_passthru_rpc.c
index a551b8c44..f0f1c318f 100644
--- a/module/bdev/passthru/vbdev_passthru_rpc.c
+++ b/module/bdev/passthru/vbdev_passthru_rpc.c
@@ -38,38 +38,38 @@
 #include "spdk_internal/log.h"
 
 /* Structure to hold the parameters for this RPC method. */
-struct rpc_construct_passthru {
+struct rpc_bdev_passthru_create {
 	char *base_bdev_name;
 	char *name;
 };
 
 /* Free the allocated memory resource after the RPC handling. */
 static void
-free_rpc_construct_passthru(struct rpc_construct_passthru *r)
+free_rpc_bdev_passthru_create(struct rpc_bdev_passthru_create *r)
 {
 	free(r->base_bdev_name);
 	free(r->name);
 }
 
 /* Structure to decode the input parameters for this RPC method. */
-static const struct spdk_json_object_decoder rpc_construct_passthru_decoders[] = {
-	{"base_bdev_name", offsetof(struct rpc_construct_passthru, base_bdev_name), spdk_json_decode_string},
-	{"name", offsetof(struct rpc_construct_passthru, name), spdk_json_decode_string},
+static const struct spdk_json_object_decoder rpc_bdev_passthru_create_decoders[] = {
+	{"base_bdev_name", offsetof(struct rpc_bdev_passthru_create, base_bdev_name), spdk_json_decode_string},
+	{"name", offsetof(struct rpc_bdev_passthru_create, name), spdk_json_decode_string},
 };
 
 /* Decode the parameters for this RPC method and properly construct the passthru
  * device. Error status returned in the failed cases.
  */
 static void
-spdk_rpc_construct_passthru_bdev(struct spdk_jsonrpc_request *request,
-				 const struct spdk_json_val *params)
+spdk_rpc_bdev_passthru_create(struct spdk_jsonrpc_request *request,
+			      const struct spdk_json_val *params)
 {
-	struct rpc_construct_passthru req = {NULL};
+	struct rpc_bdev_passthru_create req = {NULL};
 	struct spdk_json_write_ctx *w;
 	int rc;
 
-	if (spdk_json_decode_object(params, rpc_construct_passthru_decoders,
-				    SPDK_COUNTOF(rpc_construct_passthru_decoders),
+	if (spdk_json_decode_object(params, rpc_bdev_passthru_create_decoders,
+				    SPDK_COUNTOF(rpc_bdev_passthru_create_decoders),
 				    &req)) {
 		SPDK_DEBUGLOG(SPDK_LOG_VBDEV_PASSTHRU, "spdk_json_decode_object failed\n");
 		spdk_jsonrpc_send_error_response(request, SPDK_JSONRPC_ERROR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ spdk_rpc_construct_passthru_bdev(struct spdk_jsonrpc_request *request,
 		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
-	rc = create_passthru_disk(req.base_bdev_name, req.name);
+	rc = bdev_passthru_create_disk(req.base_bdev_name, req.name);
 	if (rc != 0) {
 		spdk_jsonrpc_send_error_response(request, rc, spdk_strerror(-rc));
 		goto cleanup;
@@ -88,26 +88,27 @@ spdk_rpc_construct_passthru_bdev(struct spdk_jsonrpc_request *request,
 	spdk_jsonrpc_end_result(request, w);
 
 cleanup:
-	free_rpc_construct_passthru(&req);
+	free_rpc_bdev_passthru_create(&req);
 }
-SPDK_RPC_REGISTER("construct_passthru_bdev", spdk_rpc_construct_passthru_bdev, SPDK_RPC_RUNTIME)
+SPDK_RPC_REGISTER("bdev_passthru_create", spdk_rpc_bdev_passthru_create, SPDK_RPC_RUNTIME)
+SPDK_RPC_REGISTER_ALIAS_DEPRECATED(bdev_passthru_create, construct_passthru_bdev)
 
-struct rpc_delete_passthru {
+struct rpc_bdev_passthru_delete {
 	char *name;
 };
 
 static void
-free_rpc_delete_passthru(struct rpc_delete_passthru *req)
+free_rpc_bdev_passthru_delete(struct rpc_bdev_passthru_delete *req)
 {
 	free(req->name);
 }
 
-static const struct spdk_json_object_decoder rpc_delete_passthru_decoders[] = {
-	{"name", offsetof(struct rpc_delete_passthru, name), spdk_json_decode_string},
+static const struct spdk_json_object_decoder rpc_bdev_passthru_delete_decoders[] = {
+	{"name", offsetof(struct rpc_bdev_passthru_delete, name), spdk_json_decode_string},
 };
 
 static void
-_spdk_rpc_delete_passthru_bdev_cb(void *cb_arg, int bdeverrno)
+_spdk_rpc_bdev_passthru_delete_cb(void *cb_arg, int bdeverrno)
 {
 	struct spdk_jsonrpc_request *request = cb_arg;
 	struct spdk_json_write_ctx *w;
@@ -118,14 +119,14 @@ _spdk_rpc_delete_passthru_bdev_cb(void *cb_arg, int bdeverrno)
 }
 
 static void
-spdk_rpc_delete_passthru_bdev(struct spdk_jsonrpc_request *request,
+spdk_rpc_bdev_passthru_delete(struct spdk_jsonrpc_request *request,
 			      const struct spdk_json_val *params)
 {
-	struct rpc_delete_passthru req = {NULL};
+	struct rpc_bdev_passthru_delete req = {NULL};
 	struct spdk_bdev *bdev;
 
-	if (spdk_json_decode_object(params, rpc_delete_passthru_decoders,
-				    SPDK_COUNTOF(rpc_delete_passthru_decoders),
+	if (spdk_json_decode_object(params, rpc_bdev_passthru_delete_decoders,
+				    SPDK_COUNTOF(rpc_bdev_passthru_delete_decoders),
 				    &req)) {
 		spdk_jsonrpc_send_error_response(request, SPDK_JSONRPC_ERROR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
 						 "spdk_json_decode_object failed");
@@ -138,9 +139,10 @@ spdk_rpc_delete_passthru_bdev(struct spdk_jsonrpc_request *request,
 		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
-	delete_passthru_disk(bdev, _spdk_rpc_delete_passthru_bdev_cb, request);
+	bdev_passthru_delete_disk(bdev, _spdk_rpc_bdev_passthru_delete_cb, request);
 
 cleanup:
-	free_rpc_delete_passthru(&req);
+	free_rpc_bdev_passthru_delete(&req);
 }
-SPDK_RPC_REGISTER("delete_passthru_bdev", spdk_rpc_delete_passthru_bdev, SPDK_RPC_RUNTIME)
+SPDK_RPC_REGISTER("bdev_passthru_delete", spdk_rpc_bdev_passthru_delete, SPDK_RPC_RUNTIME)
+SPDK_RPC_REGISTER_ALIAS_DEPRECATED(bdev_passthru_delete, delete_passthru_bdev)
diff --git a/scripts/rpc.py b/scripts/rpc.py
index 46f0adc4a..5e4af3f3c 100755
--- a/scripts/rpc.py
+++ b/scripts/rpc.py
@@ -551,24 +551,25 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     p.add_argument('name', help='pmem bdev name')
     p.set_defaults(func=bdev_pmem_delete)
 
-    def construct_passthru_bdev(args):
-        print_json(rpc.bdev.construct_passthru_bdev(args.client,
-                                                    base_bdev_name=args.base_bdev_name,
-                                                    name=args.name))
+    def bdev_passthru_create(args):
+        print_json(rpc.bdev.bdev_passthru_create(args.client,
+                                                 base_bdev_name=args.base_bdev_name,
+                                                 name=args.name))
 
-    p = subparsers.add_parser('construct_passthru_bdev',
+    p = subparsers.add_parser('bdev_passthru_create', aliases=['construct_passthru_bdev'],
                               help='Add a pass through bdev on existing bdev')
     p.add_argument('-b', '--base-bdev-name', help="Name of the existing bdev", required=True)
     p.add_argument('-p', '--name', help="Name of the pass through bdev", required=True)
-    p.set_defaults(func=construct_passthru_bdev)
+    p.set_defaults(func=bdev_passthru_create)
 
-    def delete_passthru_bdev(args):
-        rpc.bdev.delete_passthru_bdev(args.client,
+    def bdev_passthru_delete(args):
+        rpc.bdev.bdev_passthru_delete(args.client,
                                       name=args.name)
 
-    p = subparsers.add_parser('delete_passthru_bdev', help='Delete a pass through bdev')
+    p = subparsers.add_parser('bdev_passthru_delete', aliases=['delete_passthru_bdev'],
+                              help='Delete a pass through bdev')
     p.add_argument('name', help='pass through bdev name')
-    p.set_defaults(func=delete_passthru_bdev)
+    p.set_defaults(func=bdev_passthru_delete)
 
     def bdev_get_bdevs(args):
         print_dict(rpc.bdev.bdev_get_bdevs(args.client,
diff --git a/scripts/rpc/bdev.py b/scripts/rpc/bdev.py
index 172de2aa2..c2c0635f0 100644
--- a/scripts/rpc/bdev.py
+++ b/scripts/rpc/bdev.py
@@ -611,7 +611,8 @@ def bdev_pmem_delete(client, name):
     return client.call('bdev_pmem_delete', params)
 
 
-def construct_passthru_bdev(client, base_bdev_name, name):
+@deprecated_alias('construct_passthru_bdev')
+def bdev_passthru_create(client, base_bdev_name, name):
     """Construct a pass-through block device.
 
     Args:
@@ -625,17 +626,18 @@ def construct_passthru_bdev(client, base_bdev_name, name):
         'base_bdev_name': base_bdev_name,
         'name': name,
     }
-    return client.call('construct_passthru_bdev', params)
+    return client.call('bdev_passthru_create', params)
 
 
-def delete_passthru_bdev(client, name):
+@deprecated_alias('delete_passthru_bdev')
+def bdev_passthru_delete(client, name):
     """Remove pass through bdev from the system.
 
     Args:
         name: name of pass through bdev to delete
     """
     params = {'name': name}
-    return client.call('delete_passthru_bdev', params)
+    return client.call('bdev_passthru_delete', params)
 
 
 def construct_split_vbdev(client, base_bdev, split_count, split_size_mb=None):
diff --git a/test/bdev/blockdev.sh b/test/bdev/blockdev.sh
index 77e85a405..053cee230 100755
--- a/test/bdev/blockdev.sh
+++ b/test/bdev/blockdev.sh
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ function nbd_function_test() {
 		nbd_rpc_start_stop_verify $rpc_server "${bdev_list[*]}"
 		nbd_rpc_data_verify $rpc_server "${bdev_list[*]}" "${nbd_list[*]}"
 
-		$rpc_py -s $rpc_server delete_passthru_bdev TestPT
+		$rpc_py -s $rpc_server bdev_passthru_delete TestPT
 
 		killprocess $nbd_pid
 		trap - SIGINT SIGTERM EXIT
diff --git a/test/json_config/clear_config.py b/test/json_config/clear_config.py
index 8a9ad6fb1..af4be3b37 100755
--- a/test/json_config/clear_config.py
+++ b/test/json_config/clear_config.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def get_bdev_delete_method(bdev):
                          'construct_virtio_dev': "remove_virtio_bdev",
                          'bdev_crypto_create': "bdev_crypto_delete",
                          'bdev_delay_create': "bdev_delay_delete",
-                         'construct_passthru_bdev': "delete_passthru_bdev",
+                         'bdev_passthru_create': "bdev_passthru_delete",
                          'bdev_compress_create': 'bdev_compress_delete',
                          }
     destroy_method = None
diff --git a/test/json_config/json_config.sh b/test/json_config/json_config.sh
index 25986ebe6..60ef1c594 100755
--- a/test/json_config/json_config.sh
+++ b/test/json_config/json_config.sh
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ function create_bdev_subsystem_config() {
 		tgt_rpc construct_split_vbdev $lvol_store_base_bdev 2
 		tgt_rpc construct_split_vbdev Malloc0 3
 		tgt_rpc bdev_malloc_create 8 4096 --name Malloc3
-		tgt_rpc construct_passthru_bdev -b Malloc3 -p PTBdevFromMalloc3
+		tgt_rpc bdev_passthru_create -b Malloc3 -p PTBdevFromMalloc3
 
 		tgt_rpc bdev_null_create Null0 32 512