diff --git a/Stylet/ActionCommand.cs b/Stylet/ActionCommand.cs
index 02f3688..872f361 100644
--- a/Stylet/ActionCommand.cs
+++ b/Stylet/ActionCommand.cs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ namespace Stylet
 
             this.UpdateGuardHandler();
 
-            DependencyPropertyDescriptor.FromProperty(View.TargetProperty, typeof(View)).AddValueChanged(this.subject, (o, e) => this.UpdateGuardHandler());
+            DependencyPropertyDescriptor.FromProperty(View.ActionTargetProperty, typeof(View)).AddValueChanged(this.subject, (o, e) => this.UpdateGuardHandler());
         }
 
         private string GuardName
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ namespace Stylet
 
         private void UpdateGuardHandler()
         {
-            var newTarget = View.GetTarget(this.subject);
+            var newTarget = View.GetActionTarget(this.subject);
             MethodInfo targetMethodInfo = null;
             
             this.guardPropertyGetter = null;
diff --git a/Stylet/EventCommand.cs b/Stylet/EventCommand.cs
index 70e58c4..9923035 100644
--- a/Stylet/EventCommand.cs
+++ b/Stylet/EventCommand.cs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ namespace Stylet
 
         private void InvokeCommand(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
         {
-            var target = View.GetTarget(this.subject);
+            var target = View.GetActionTarget(this.subject);
             if (target == null)
                 throw new Exception("Target not set");
 
diff --git a/Stylet/View.cs b/Stylet/View.cs
index 614afb3..113a5e9 100644
--- a/Stylet/View.cs
+++ b/Stylet/View.cs
@@ -13,21 +13,18 @@ namespace Stylet
     {
         static readonly ContentPropertyAttribute DefaultContentProperty = new ContentPropertyAttribute("Content");
 
-        public static object GetTarget(DependencyObject obj)
+        public static object GetActionTarget(DependencyObject obj)
         {
-            return (object)obj.GetValue(TargetProperty);
+            return (object)obj.GetValue(ActionTargetProperty);
         }
 
-        public static void SetTarget(DependencyObject obj, object value)
+        public static void SetActionTarget(DependencyObject obj, object value)
         {
-            obj.SetValue(TargetProperty, value);
+            obj.SetValue(ActionTargetProperty, value);
         }
 
-        // Using a DependencyProperty as the backing store for Target.  This enables animation, styling, binding, etc...
-        public static readonly DependencyProperty TargetProperty =
-            DependencyProperty.RegisterAttached("Target", typeof(object), typeof(View), new FrameworkPropertyMetadata(null, FrameworkPropertyMetadataOptions.Inherits));
-
-
+        public static readonly DependencyProperty ActionTargetProperty =
+            DependencyProperty.RegisterAttached("ActionTarget", typeof(object), typeof(View), new FrameworkPropertyMetadata(null, FrameworkPropertyMetadataOptions.Inherits));
 
         public static object GetModel(DependencyObject obj)
         {
@@ -39,7 +36,6 @@ namespace Stylet
             obj.SetValue(ModelProperty, value);
         }
 
-        // Using a DependencyProperty as the backing store for Model.  This enables animation, styling, binding, etc...
         public static readonly DependencyProperty ModelProperty =
             DependencyProperty.RegisterAttached("Model", typeof(object), typeof(View), new PropertyMetadata(null, (d, e) => IoC.Get<IViewManager>().OnModelChanged(d, e) ));
 
diff --git a/Stylet/ViewManager.cs b/Stylet/ViewManager.cs
index 75b618c..eb015c3 100644
--- a/Stylet/ViewManager.cs
+++ b/Stylet/ViewManager.cs
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ namespace Stylet
 
         public virtual void BindViewToModel(UIElement view, object viewModel)
         {
-            View.SetTarget(view, viewModel);
+            View.SetActionTarget(view, viewModel);
 
             var viewAsFrameworkElement = view as FrameworkElement;
             if (viewAsFrameworkElement != null)