diff --git a/apps/web/src/modules/ComposerApi.ts b/apps/web/src/modules/ComposerApi.ts
index 5c83de4eb0..c3cce62485 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/modules/ComposerApi.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/modules/ComposerApi.ts
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ import type { ComposerInsertPayload } from "../dispatcher/payloads/ComposerInser
 export class ComposerApi implements ModuleComposerApi {
     public constructor(private readonly dispatcher: MatrixDispatcher) {}
 
-    public insertTextIntoComposer(text: string): void {
+    public insertPlaintextIntoComposer(plaintext: string): void {
         this.dispatcher.dispatch({
             action: Action.ComposerInsert,
-            text,
+            text: plaintext,
         } satisfies ComposerInsertPayload);
     }
 }
diff --git a/apps/web/test/unit-tests/modules/ComposerApi-test.ts b/apps/web/test/unit-tests/modules/ComposerApi-test.ts
index 37e6a0906e..af70ce0125 100644
--- a/apps/web/test/unit-tests/modules/ComposerApi-test.ts
+++ b/apps/web/test/unit-tests/modules/ComposerApi-test.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ describe("ComposerApi", () => {
             dispatch: jest.fn(),
         } as unknown as MatrixDispatcher;
         const api = new ComposerApi(dispatcher);
-        api.insertTextIntoComposer("Hello world");
+        api.insertPlaintextIntoComposer("Hello world");
         expect(dispatcher.dispatch).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
             action: Action.ComposerInsert,
             text: "Hello world",
diff --git a/packages/module-api/element-web-module-api.api.md b/packages/module-api/element-web-module-api.api.md
index 53c3597e21..8ac22978f9 100644
--- a/packages/module-api/element-web-module-api.api.md
+++ b/packages/module-api/element-web-module-api.api.md
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ export interface ComponentVisibilityCustomisations {
 
 // @alpha
 export interface ComposerApi {
-    insertTextIntoComposer(text: string): void;
+    insertPlaintextIntoComposer(plaintext: string): void;
 }
 
 // @public
diff --git a/packages/module-api/src/api/composer.ts b/packages/module-api/src/api/composer.ts
index 2ba4b90065..6080110992 100644
--- a/packages/module-api/src/api/composer.ts
+++ b/packages/module-api/src/api/composer.ts
@@ -6,15 +6,15 @@ Please see LICENSE files in the repository root for full details.
 */
 
 /**
- * API to alter the message composer.
+ * API to interact with the message composer.
  * @alpha Likely to change
  */
 export interface ComposerApi {
     /**
      * Insert plaintext into the current composer.
-     * @param text - The plain text to insert
+     * @param plaintext - The plain text to insert
      * @returns Returns immediately, does not await action.
      * @alpha Likely to change
      */
-    insertTextIntoComposer(text: string): void;
+    insertPlaintextIntoComposer(plaintext: string): void;
 }