diff --git a/NAMESPACE b/NAMESPACE
index e46af27..42290a2 100644
--- a/NAMESPACE
+++ b/NAMESPACE
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 S3method(round_any,POSIXct)
 S3method(round_any,numeric)
 export("%>%")
+export(PositionDiverging)
 export(PositionLikert)
-export(PositionLikertCount)
 export(StatCross)
 export(StatProp)
 export(StatWeightedMean)
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ export(label_number_abs)
 export(label_percent_abs)
 export(likert_pal)
 export(pal_extender)
+export(position_diverging)
 export(position_likert)
-export(position_likert_count)
 export(round_any)
 export(scale_colour_extended)
 export(scale_fill_extended)
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 51a5409..98ae3d0 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # ggstats (development version)
 
+**Minor breaking change**
+
+* `position_likert_count()` has been renamed as `position_diverging()`
+
 **Improvements**
 
 * new scale `scale_fill_likert()`
diff --git a/R/position_likert.R b/R/position_likert.R
index f154463..8fbecdf 100644
--- a/R/position_likert.R
+++ b/R/position_likert.R
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 #' Stack objects on top of each another and center them around 0
 #'
-#' `position_likert()` stacks proportion bars on top of each other and
+#' `position_diverging()` stacks bars on top of each other and
 #' center them around zero (the same number of categories are displayed on
-#' each side). This type of presentation is commonly used to display
-#' Likert-type scales.
-#' `position_likert_count()` uses counts instead of proportions.
+#' each side).
+#' `position_likert()` uses proportions instead of counts. This type of
+#' presentation is commonly used to display Likert-type scales.
+#'
 #'
 #' It is recommended to use `position_likert()` with `stat_prop()`
 #' and its `complete` argument (see examples).
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@
 #'
 #' ggplot(diamonds) +
 #'   aes(y = clarity, fill = cut) +
-#'   geom_bar(position = "likert_count") +
+#'   geom_bar(position = "diverging") +
 #'   scale_x_continuous(label = label_number_abs()) +
 #'   scale_fill_likert()
 #'
@@ -144,13 +145,13 @@ position_likert <- function(vjust = 1,
 
 #' @export
 #' @rdname position_likert
-position_likert_count <- function(vjust = 1,
-                                  reverse = FALSE,
-                                  exclude_fill_values = NULL,
-                                  cutoff = NULL) {
+position_diverging <- function(vjust = 1,
+                               reverse = FALSE,
+                               exclude_fill_values = NULL,
+                               cutoff = NULL) {
   ggplot2::ggproto(
     NULL,
-    PositionLikertCount,
+    PositionDiverging,
     vjust = vjust,
     reverse = reverse,
     exclude_fill_values = exclude_fill_values,
@@ -295,7 +296,7 @@ pos_likert <- function(df,
 #' @format NULL
 #' @usage NULL
 #' @export
-PositionLikertCount <- ggproto("PositionLikertCount", PositionLikert,
+PositionDiverging <- ggproto("PositionDiverging", PositionLikert,
   fill = FALSE
 )
 
diff --git a/man/position_likert.Rd b/man/position_likert.Rd
index f210517..1512c81 100644
--- a/man/position_likert.Rd
+++ b/man/position_likert.Rd
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 \docType{data}
 \name{position_likert}
 \alias{position_likert}
-\alias{position_likert_count}
+\alias{position_diverging}
 \alias{PositionLikert}
-\alias{PositionLikertCount}
+\alias{PositionDiverging}
 \title{Stack objects on top of each another and center them around 0}
 \usage{
 position_likert(
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ position_likert(
   cutoff = NULL
 )
 
-position_likert_count(
+position_diverging(
   vjust = 1,
   reverse = FALSE,
   exclude_fill_values = NULL,
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ By default (\code{NULL}), it will be equal to the number of categories divided
 by 2, i.e. it will be centered.}
 }
 \description{
-\code{position_likert()} stacks proportion bars on top of each other and
+\code{position_diverging()} stacks bars on top of each other and
 center them around zero (the same number of categories are displayed on
-each side). This type of presentation is commonly used to display
-Likert-type scales.
-\code{position_likert_count()} uses counts instead of proportions.
+each side).
+\code{position_likert()} uses proportions instead of counts. This type of
+presentation is commonly used to display Likert-type scales.
 }
 \details{
 It is recommended to use \code{position_likert()} with \code{stat_prop()}
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ ggplot(diamonds) +
 
 ggplot(diamonds) +
   aes(y = clarity, fill = cut) +
-  geom_bar(position = "likert_count") +
+  geom_bar(position = "diverging") +
   scale_x_continuous(label = label_number_abs()) +
   scale_fill_likert()
 
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-position_likert.R b/tests/testthat/test-position_likert.R
index 69ec031..15608f4 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-position_likert.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-position_likert.R
@@ -21,17 +21,17 @@ test_that("position_likert()", {
 
   p <- ggplot(diamonds) +
     aes(y = clarity, fill = cut) +
-    geom_bar(position = "likert_count") +
+    geom_bar(position = "diverging") +
     scale_x_continuous(label = label_number_abs()) +
     scale_fill_brewer(palette = "PiYG")
 
   vdiffr::expect_doppelganger(
-    "position_likert_count() base",
+    "position_diverging() base",
     p
   )
 
   vdiffr::expect_doppelganger(
-    "position_likert_count() facet",
+    "position_diverging() facet",
     p + facet_grid(~ price > 2500)
   )