diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-comments-list-table.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-comments-list-table.php
index 872d101cb0..bae551f08e 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-comments-list-table.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-comments-list-table.php
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ class WP_Comments_List_Table extends WP_List_Table {
 		if ( 'top' === $which ) {
 			ob_start();
 
-			$this->comment_status_dropdown( $comment_type );
+			$this->comment_type_dropdown( $comment_type );
 
 			/**
 			 * Fires just before the Filter submit button for comment types.
@@ -475,10 +475,11 @@ class WP_Comments_List_Table extends WP_List_Table {
 	 * Displays a comment type drop-down for filtering on the Comments list table.
 	 *
 	 * @since 5.5.0
+	 * @since 5.6.0 Renamed from `comment_status_dropdown()` to `comment_type_dropdown()`.
 	 *
 	 * @param string $comment_type The current comment type slug.
 	 */
-	protected function comment_status_dropdown( $comment_type ) {
+	protected function comment_type_dropdown( $comment_type ) {
 		/**
 		 * Filters the comment types shown in the drop-down menu on the Comments list table.
 		 *
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/admin/includesListTable.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/admin/includesListTable.php
index 6ca5b61a4b..a6b77af5b8 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/admin/includesListTable.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/admin/includesListTable.php
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ class Tests_Admin_includesListTable extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 	/**
 	 * @ticket 40188
 	 */
-	public function test_filter_comment_status_dropdown_should_be_shown_if_there_are_comments() {
+	public function test_filter_comment_type_dropdown_should_be_shown_if_there_are_comments() {
 		$post_id    = self::factory()->post->create();
 		$comment_id = self::factory()->comment->create(
 			array(