diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h b/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h
index a76ef367c..56918e8d0 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h
@@ -2766,7 +2766,7 @@ int             dc_chat_is_device_talk       (const dc_chat_t* chat);
  * @param chat The chat object.
  * @return 1=chat is writable, 0=chat is not writable
  */
-int             dc_chat_is_writable           (const dc_chat_t* chat);
+int             dc_chat_can_send              (const dc_chat_t* chat);
 
 
 /**
diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs b/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs
index 8771e4a0c..6c52f09ca 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs
@@ -2292,13 +2292,13 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_chat_is_device_talk(chat: *mut dc_chat_t) -> libc::c
 }
 
 #[no_mangle]
-pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_chat_is_writable(chat: *mut dc_chat_t) -> libc::c_int {
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_chat_can_send(chat: *mut dc_chat_t) -> libc::c_int {
     if chat.is_null() {
-        eprintln!("ignoring careless call to dc_chat_is_writable()");
+        eprintln!("ignoring careless call to dc_chat_can_send()");
         return 0;
     }
     let ffi_chat = &*chat;
-    ffi_chat.chat.is_writable() as libc::c_int
+    ffi_chat.chat.can_send() as libc::c_int
 }
 
 #[no_mangle]
diff --git a/src/chat.rs b/src/chat.rs
index 50debaada..d21f4333e 100644
--- a/src/chat.rs
+++ b/src/chat.rs
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ impl Chat {
         self.param.exists(Param::Devicetalk)
     }
 
-    pub fn is_writable(&self) -> bool {
+    pub fn can_send(&self) -> bool {
         self.id > DC_CHAT_ID_LAST_SPECIAL && !self.is_device_talk()
     }