diff --git a/doc/iscsi.md b/doc/iscsi.md
index 6c38a998b..bd25f9a99 100644
--- a/doc/iscsi.md
+++ b/doc/iscsi.md
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ In addition to the configuration file, the iSCSI target may also be configured v
  - add_initiator_group -- Add an initiator group.
  - delete_initiator_group -- Delete an existing initiator group.
  - iscsi_initiator_group_add_initiators -- Add initiators to an existing initiator group.
- - get_initiator_groups -- Show information about all available initiator groups.
+ - iscsi_get_initiator_groups -- Show information about all available initiator groups.
 
 ~~~
 /path/to/spdk/scripts/rpc.py add_initiator_group 2 ANY 10.0.0.2/32
diff --git a/doc/jsonrpc.md b/doc/jsonrpc.md
index 19b002624..140dcba60 100644
--- a/doc/jsonrpc.md
+++ b/doc/jsonrpc.md
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ Example response:
     "iscsi_initiator_group_remove_initiators",
     "iscsi_initiator_group_add_initiators",
     "add_initiator_group",
-    "get_initiator_groups",
+    "iscsi_get_initiator_groups",
     "set_iscsi_options",
     "set_bdev_options",
     "set_bdev_qos_limit",
@@ -2914,7 +2914,7 @@ Example response:
 }
 ~~~
 
-## get_initiator_groups method {#rpc_get_initiator_groups}
+## iscsi_get_initiator_groups method {#rpc_iscsi_get_initiator_groups}
 
 Show information about all available initiator groups.
 
@@ -2939,7 +2939,7 @@ Example request:
 ~~~
 {
   "jsonrpc": "2.0",
-  "method": "get_initiator_groups",
+  "method": "iscsi_get_initiator_groups",
   "id": 1
 }
 ~~~
diff --git a/lib/iscsi/iscsi_rpc.c b/lib/iscsi/iscsi_rpc.c
index 65f4c04dd..50a41d3f7 100644
--- a/lib/iscsi/iscsi_rpc.c
+++ b/lib/iscsi/iscsi_rpc.c
@@ -45,14 +45,14 @@
 #include "spdk_internal/log.h"
 
 static void
-spdk_rpc_get_initiator_groups(struct spdk_jsonrpc_request *request,
-			      const struct spdk_json_val *params)
+spdk_rpc_iscsi_get_initiator_groups(struct spdk_jsonrpc_request *request,
+				    const struct spdk_json_val *params)
 {
 	struct spdk_json_write_ctx *w;
 
 	if (params != NULL) {
 		spdk_jsonrpc_send_error_response(request, SPDK_JSONRPC_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMS,
-						 "get_initiator_groups requires no parameters");
+						 "iscsi_get_initiator_groups requires no parameters");
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -63,7 +63,9 @@ spdk_rpc_get_initiator_groups(struct spdk_jsonrpc_request *request,
 
 	spdk_jsonrpc_end_result(request, w);
 }
-SPDK_RPC_REGISTER("get_initiator_groups", spdk_rpc_get_initiator_groups, SPDK_RPC_RUNTIME)
+SPDK_RPC_REGISTER("iscsi_get_initiator_groups", spdk_rpc_iscsi_get_initiator_groups,
+		  SPDK_RPC_RUNTIME)
+SPDK_RPC_REGISTER_ALIAS_DEPRECATED(iscsi_get_initiator_groups, get_initiator_groups)
 
 struct rpc_initiator_list {
 	size_t num_initiators;
diff --git a/scripts/rpc.py b/scripts/rpc.py
index 72f6919d6..77dee0f98 100755
--- a/scripts/rpc.py
+++ b/scripts/rpc.py
@@ -790,12 +790,13 @@ Format: 'user:u1 secret:s1 muser:mu1 msecret:ms1,user:u2 secret:s2 muser:mu2 mse
         help='Display current portal group configuration')
     p.set_defaults(func=iscsi_get_portal_groups)
 
-    def get_initiator_groups(args):
-        print_dict(rpc.iscsi.get_initiator_groups(args.client))
+    def iscsi_get_initiator_groups(args):
+        print_dict(rpc.iscsi.iscsi_get_initiator_groups(args.client))
 
-    p = subparsers.add_parser('get_initiator_groups',
+    p = subparsers.add_parser('iscsi_get_initiator_groups',
+                              aliases=['get_initiator_groups'],
                               help='Display current initiator group configuration')
-    p.set_defaults(func=get_initiator_groups)
+    p.set_defaults(func=iscsi_get_initiator_groups)
 
     def iscsi_get_target_nodes(args):
         print_dict(rpc.iscsi.iscsi_get_target_nodes(args.client))
diff --git a/scripts/rpc/iscsi.py b/scripts/rpc/iscsi.py
index 434dd9ae8..dc954925a 100644
--- a/scripts/rpc/iscsi.py
+++ b/scripts/rpc/iscsi.py
@@ -134,13 +134,14 @@ def iscsi_get_portal_groups(client):
     return client.call('iscsi_get_portal_groups')
 
 
-def get_initiator_groups(client):
+@deprecated_alias('get_initiator_groups')
+def iscsi_get_initiator_groups(client):
     """Display current initiator group configuration.
 
     Returns:
         List of current initiator group configuration.
     """
-    return client.call('get_initiator_groups')
+    return client.call('iscsi_get_initiator_groups')
 
 
 @deprecated_alias('get_target_nodes')
diff --git a/scripts/spdkcli/ui_node_iscsi.py b/scripts/spdkcli/ui_node_iscsi.py
index 6753224a9..1951c418f 100644
--- a/scripts/spdkcli/ui_node_iscsi.py
+++ b/scripts/spdkcli/ui_node_iscsi.py
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ class UIInitiatorGroups(UINode):
 
     def refresh(self):
         self._children = set([])
-        self.igs = list(self.get_root().get_initiator_groups())
+        self.igs = list(self.get_root().iscsi_get_initiator_groups())
         for ig in self.igs:
             UIInitiatorGroup(ig, self)
 
diff --git a/scripts/spdkcli/ui_root.py b/scripts/spdkcli/ui_root.py
index 48b26cef1..a8109c166 100644
--- a/scripts/spdkcli/ui_root.py
+++ b/scripts/spdkcli/ui_root.py
@@ -399,9 +399,9 @@ class UIRoot(UINode):
 
     @verbose
     @is_method_available
-    def get_initiator_groups(self):
+    def iscsi_get_initiator_groups(self):
         if self.is_init:
-            for ig in rpc.iscsi.get_initiator_groups(self.client):
+            for ig in rpc.iscsi.iscsi_get_initiator_groups(self.client):
                 yield ScsiObj(ig)
 
     @verbose
diff --git a/test/iscsi_tgt/rpc_config/rpc_config.py b/test/iscsi_tgt/rpc_config/rpc_config.py
index f59557d1b..d5656e762 100755
--- a/test/iscsi_tgt/rpc_config/rpc_config.py
+++ b/test/iscsi_tgt/rpc_config/rpc_config.py
@@ -243,18 +243,18 @@ def verify_portal_groups_rpc_methods(rpc_py, rpc_param):
 
 def verify_initiator_groups_rpc_methods(rpc_py, rpc_param):
     rpc = spdk_rpc(rpc_py)
-    output = rpc.get_initiator_groups()
+    output = rpc.iscsi_get_initiator_groups()
     jsonvalues = json.loads(output)
     verify(not jsonvalues, 1,
-           "get_initiator_groups returned {}, expected empty".format(jsonvalues))
+           "iscsi_get_initiator_groups returned {}, expected empty".format(jsonvalues))
     for idx, value in enumerate(rpc_param['netmask']):
         # The initiator group tag must start at 1
         tag = idx + 1
         rpc.add_initiator_group(tag, rpc_param['initiator_name'], value)
-        output = rpc.get_initiator_groups()
+        output = rpc.iscsi_get_initiator_groups()
         jsonvalues = json.loads(output)
         verify(len(jsonvalues) == tag, 1,
-               "get_initiator_groups returned {} groups, expected {}".format(len(jsonvalues), tag))
+               "iscsi_get_initiator_groups returned {} groups, expected {}".format(len(jsonvalues), tag))
 
     tag_list = []
     for idx, value in enumerate(jsonvalues):
@@ -270,10 +270,10 @@ def verify_initiator_groups_rpc_methods(rpc_py, rpc_param):
         tag = idx + 1
         rpc.iscsi_initiator_group_remove_initiators(tag, '-n', rpc_param['initiator_name'], '-m', value)
 
-    output = rpc.get_initiator_groups()
+    output = rpc.iscsi_get_initiator_groups()
     jsonvalues = json.loads(output)
     verify(len(jsonvalues) == tag, 1,
-           "get_initiator_groups returned {} groups, expected {}".format(len(jsonvalues), tag))
+           "iscsi_get_initiator_groups returned {} groups, expected {}".format(len(jsonvalues), tag))
 
     for idx, value in enumerate(jsonvalues):
         verify(value['tag'] == idx + 1, 1,
@@ -288,10 +288,10 @@ def verify_initiator_groups_rpc_methods(rpc_py, rpc_param):
     for idx, value in enumerate(rpc_param['netmask']):
         tag = idx + 1
         rpc.iscsi_initiator_group_add_initiators(tag, '-n', rpc_param['initiator_name'], '-m', value)
-    output = rpc.get_initiator_groups()
+    output = rpc.iscsi_get_initiator_groups()
     jsonvalues = json.loads(output)
     verify(len(jsonvalues) == tag, 1,
-           "get_initiator_groups returned {} groups, expected {}".format(len(jsonvalues), tag))
+           "iscsi_get_initiator_groups returned {} groups, expected {}".format(len(jsonvalues), tag))
 
     tag_list = []
     for idx, value in enumerate(jsonvalues):
@@ -305,10 +305,10 @@ def verify_initiator_groups_rpc_methods(rpc_py, rpc_param):
 
     for idx, value in enumerate(tag_list):
         rpc.delete_initiator_group(value)
-        output = rpc.get_initiator_groups()
+        output = rpc.iscsi_get_initiator_groups()
         jsonvalues = json.loads(output)
         verify(len(jsonvalues) == (len(tag_list) - (idx + 1)), 1,
-               "get_initiator_groups returned {} groups, expected {}".format(len(jsonvalues), (len(tag_list) - (idx + 1))))
+               "iscsi_get_initiator_groups returned {} groups, expected {}".format(len(jsonvalues), (len(tag_list) - (idx + 1))))
         if not jsonvalues:
             break
         for jidx, jvalue in enumerate(jsonvalues):