diff --git a/docs/gui.rst b/docs/gui.rst
index be9b4b5..1513274 100644
--- a/docs/gui.rst
+++ b/docs/gui.rst
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Events
 To implement interaction with a ``RenderCanvas``, use the :func:`BaseRenderCanvas.add_event_handler()` method.
 Events come in the following flavours:
 
-.. autoclass:: WgpuEventType
+.. autoclass:: EventType
     :members:
 
 
diff --git a/rendercanvas/__init__.py b/rendercanvas/__init__.py
index 789d076..059d713 100644
--- a/rendercanvas/__init__.py
+++ b/rendercanvas/__init__.py
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
 
 from ._version import __version__, version_info
 from . import _gui_utils
-from ._events import WgpuEventType
+from ._events import EventType
 from .base import RenderCanvasInterface, BaseRenderCanvas, BaseLoop, BaseTimer
 
 __all__ = [
     "RenderCanvasInterface",
     "BaseRenderCanvas",
-    "WgpuEventType",
+    "EventType",
     "BaseLoop",
     "BaseTimer",
 ]
diff --git a/rendercanvas/_events.py b/rendercanvas/_events.py
index 42adbfa..83bfa06 100644
--- a/rendercanvas/_events.py
+++ b/rendercanvas/_events.py
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 from ._coreutils import BaseEnum
 
 
-class WgpuEventType(BaseEnum):
-    """The WgpuEventType enum specifies the possible events for a RenderCanvas.
+class EventType(BaseEnum):
+    """The EventType enum specifies the possible events for a RenderCanvas.
 
     This includes the events from the jupyter_rfb event spec (see
     https://jupyter-rfb.readthedocs.io/en/stable/events.html) plus some
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ def my_handler(event):
         for type in types:
             if not isinstance(type, str):
                 raise TypeError(f"Event types must be str, but got {type}")
-            if not (type == "*" or type in WgpuEventType):
+            if not (type == "*" or type in EventType):
                 raise ValueError(f"Adding handler with invalid event_type: '{type}'")
 
         def decorator(_callback):
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ def submit(self, event):
         Events are emitted later by the scheduler.
         """
         event_type = event["event_type"]
-        if event_type not in WgpuEventType:
+        if event_type not in EventType:
             raise ValueError(f"Submitting with invalid event_type: '{event_type}'")
         if event_type == "close":
             self._closed = True
diff --git a/rendercanvas/base.py b/rendercanvas/base.py
index 461a536..3b1fc65 100644
--- a/rendercanvas/base.py
+++ b/rendercanvas/base.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import sys
 
-from ._events import EventEmitter, WgpuEventType  # noqa: F401
+from ._events import EventEmitter, EventType  # noqa: F401
 from ._loop import Scheduler, BaseLoop, BaseTimer  # noqa: F401
 from ._gui_utils import log_exception
 
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class BaseRenderCanvas(RenderCanvasInterface):
     code that is portable accross multiple GUI libraries and canvas targets.
 
     Arguments:
-        update_mode (WgpuEventType): The mode for scheduling draws and events. Default 'ondemand'.
+        update_mode (EventType): The mode for scheduling draws and events. Default 'ondemand'.
         min_fps (float): A minimal frames-per-second to use when the ``update_mode`` is 'ondemand'.
             The default is 1: even without draws requested, it still draws every second.
         max_fps (float): A maximal frames-per-second to use when the ``update_mode`` is 'ondemand' or 'continuous'.
diff --git a/tests/test_events.py b/tests/test_events.py
index 461f991..f8e7788 100644
--- a/tests/test_events.py
+++ b/tests/test_events.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 import time
 
-from rendercanvas._events import EventEmitter, WgpuEventType
+from rendercanvas._events import EventEmitter, EventType
 from testutils import run_tests
 import pytest
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def handler(event):
         pass
 
     # All these are valid
-    valid_types = list(WgpuEventType)
+    valid_types = list(EventType)
     ee.add_handler(handler, *valid_types)
 
     # This is not