diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/reporting/MavenReport.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/reporting/MavenReport.java
index e1867fe..bdfce54 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/reporting/MavenReport.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/reporting/MavenReport.java
@@ -57,8 +57,18 @@ public interface MavenReport {
      * file will be written. The last component is the name of the file without any extension. The
      * actual output extension will by added by the sink implementation.
      *
-     * @return the relative path of this report
+     * @since 4.0.0
+     * @return the relative output path of this report
      */
+    default String getOutputPath() {
+        return getOutputName();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @deprecated Method name does not properly reflect its purpose. Use {@link #getOutputPath()}
+     * instead.
+     */
+    @Deprecated
     String getOutputName();
 
     /**