diff --git a/web/src/stream_list.ts b/web/src/stream_list.ts
index f1ca114acd..71a58cf447 100644
--- a/web/src/stream_list.ts
+++ b/web/src/stream_list.ts
@@ -850,10 +850,10 @@ export function initialize_stream_cursor(): void {
 }
 
 export function initialize({
-    on_stream_click,
+    show_channel_feed,
     update_inbox_channel_view,
 }: {
-    on_stream_click: (stream_id: number, trigger: string) => void;
+    show_channel_feed: (stream_id: number, trigger: string) => void;
     update_inbox_channel_view: (channel_id: number) => void;
 }): void {
     update_inbox_channel_view_callback = update_inbox_channel_view;
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ export function initialize({
     update_subscribe_to_more_streams_link();
     initialize_stream_cursor();
     initialize_tippy_tooltips();
-    set_event_handlers({on_stream_click});
+    set_event_handlers({show_channel_feed});
 
     $("#stream_filters").on("click", ".show-more-topics", (e) => {
         zoom_in();
@@ -923,9 +923,9 @@ export function initialize_tippy_tooltips(): void {
 }
 
 export function set_event_handlers({
-    on_stream_click,
+    show_channel_feed,
 }: {
-    on_stream_click: (stream_id: number, trigger: string) => void;
+    show_channel_feed: (stream_id: number, trigger: string) => void;
 }): void {
     $("#stream_filters").on("click", "li .subscription_block", (e) => {
         // Left sidebar channel links have an `href` so that the
@@ -972,7 +972,7 @@ export function set_event_handlers({
             user_settings.web_channel_default_view ===
             web_channel_default_view_values.channel_feed.code
         ) {
-            on_stream_click(stream_id, "sidebar");
+            show_channel_feed(stream_id, "sidebar");
             return;
         }
 
@@ -1012,7 +1012,7 @@ export function set_event_handlers({
                 );
                 browser_history.go_to_location(destination_url);
             } else {
-                on_stream_click(stream_id, "sidebar");
+                show_channel_feed(stream_id, "sidebar");
                 return;
             }
         };
@@ -1021,7 +1021,7 @@ export function set_event_handlers({
             stream_topic_history_util.get_server_history(stream_id, () => {
                 topics = stream_topic_history.get_recent_topic_names(stream_id);
                 if (topics.length === 0) {
-                    on_stream_click(stream_id, "sidebar");
+                    show_channel_feed(stream_id, "sidebar");
                     return;
                 }
                 navigate_to_stream();
@@ -1096,7 +1096,7 @@ export function set_event_handlers({
         }
 
         clear_and_hide_search();
-        on_stream_click(stream_id, "sidebar enter key");
+        show_channel_feed(stream_id, "sidebar enter key");
     }
 
     keydown_util.handle({
diff --git a/web/src/ui_init.js b/web/src/ui_init.js
index 767cd1f20f..031f388947 100644
--- a/web/src/ui_init.js
+++ b/web/src/ui_init.js
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ export async function initialize_everything(state_data) {
     left_sidebar_navigation_area.initialize();
     stream_list_sort.initialize();
     stream_list.initialize({
-        on_stream_click(stream_id, trigger) {
+        show_channel_feed(stream_id, trigger) {
             const sub = sub_store.get(stream_id);
             sidebar_ui.hide_all();
             popovers.hide_all();
diff --git a/web/tests/stream_list.test.cjs b/web/tests/stream_list.test.cjs
index 6ea0399ac7..a9cb35939f 100644
--- a/web/tests/stream_list.test.cjs
+++ b/web/tests/stream_list.test.cjs
@@ -527,14 +527,14 @@ test_ui("narrowing", ({mock_template}) => {
 });
 
 test_ui("focusout_user_filter", () => {
-    stream_list.set_event_handlers({narrow_on_stream_click() {}});
+    stream_list.set_event_handlers({narrow_show_channel_feed() {}});
     const e = {};
     const click_handler = $(".stream-list-filter").get_on_handler("focusout");
     click_handler(e);
 });
 
 test_ui("focus_user_filter", () => {
-    stream_list.set_event_handlers({narrow_on_stream_click() {}});
+    stream_list.set_event_handlers({narrow_show_channel_feed() {}});
 
     initialize_stream_data();
     stream_list.build_stream_list();