diff --git a/synapse/handlers/sync.py b/synapse/handlers/sync.py
index f63c073a20a877e17d9ad6b6c1a973d4bd01121c..64556c5eb8d1cc04644764fb7b0fff108c899eed 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/sync.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/sync.py
@@ -896,7 +896,7 @@ class SyncHandler(BaseHandler):
 
         notifs = []
         if last_unread_event_id:
-            notifs = yield self.store.get_unread_event_actions_by_room_for_user(
+            notifs = yield self.store.get_unread_event_push_actions_by_room_for_user(
                 room_id, sync_config.user.to_string(), last_unread_event_id
             )
         else:
diff --git a/synapse/push/__init__.py b/synapse/push/__init__.py
index 250f22a1680620bfb32eb6a048b5038d0e748b8d..3ab6da06255f51608f0f3d4059c7d38f1d8ef104 100644
--- a/synapse/push/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/push/__init__.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import random
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-# Pushers could now be moved to pull out of the event_actions table instead
+# Pushers could now be moved to pull out of the event_push_actions table instead
 # of listening on the event stream: this would avoid them having to run the
 # rules again.
 class Pusher(object):
diff --git a/synapse/push/action_generator.py b/synapse/push/action_generator.py
index 4ab5d9e1b8c23aae774e9dec4e0fc5438d8fb85b..5526324a6dc041f4205b4cd9f5d01dd996762c97 100644
--- a/synapse/push/action_generator.py
+++ b/synapse/push/action_generator.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class ActionGenerator:
 
         actions_by_user = bulk_evaluator.action_for_event_by_user(event)
 
-        yield self.store.set_actions_for_event_and_users(
+        yield self.store.set_push_actions_for_event_and_users(
             event,
             [
                 (uid, None, actions) for uid, actions in actions_by_user.items()
diff --git a/synapse/storage/__init__.py b/synapse/storage/__init__.py
index a112dd237f4aecb35e3a9f0d009d2085a5aa52ca..43e05f144ac8774554fb838877f2cfb4ccf6d9c5 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/__init__.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ from .pusher import PusherStore
 from .push_rule import PushRuleStore
 from .media_repository import MediaRepositoryStore
 from .rejections import RejectionsStore
-from .event_actions import EventActionsStore
+from .event_push_actions import EventPushActionsStore
 
 from .state import StateStore
 from .signatures import SignatureStore
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class DataStore(RoomMemberStore, RoomStore,
                 SearchStore,
                 TagsStore,
                 AccountDataStore,
-                EventActionsStore
+                EventPushActionsStore
                 ):
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
diff --git a/synapse/storage/event_actions.py b/synapse/storage/event_push_actions.py
similarity index 84%
rename from synapse/storage/event_actions.py
rename to synapse/storage/event_push_actions.py
index fa9cbe71eea59b9e70d48ab83f4334a9219ccbd0..016c0adf8a4d5b26a872b3300fd29fdf9a900b8a 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/event_actions.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/event_push_actions.py
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ import simplejson as json
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class EventActionsStore(SQLBaseStore):
+class EventPushActionsStore(SQLBaseStore):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def set_actions_for_event_and_users(self, event, tuples):
+    def set_push_actions_for_event_and_users(self, event, tuples):
         """
         :param event: the event set actions for
         :param tuples: list of tuples of (user_id, profile_tag, actions)
@@ -42,15 +42,15 @@ class EventActionsStore(SQLBaseStore):
         yield self.runInteraction(
             "set_actions_for_event_and_users",
             self._simple_insert_many_txn,
-            EventActionsTable.table_name,
+            EventPushActionsTable.table_name,
             values
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def get_unread_event_actions_by_room_for_user(
+    def get_unread_event_push_actions_by_room_for_user(
             self, room_id, user_id, last_read_event_id
     ):
-        def _get_unread_event_actions_by_room(txn):
+        def _get_unread_event_push_actions_by_room(txn):
             sql = (
                 "SELECT stream_ordering, topological_ordering"
                 " FROM events"
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class EventActionsStore(SQLBaseStore):
 
             sql = (
                 "SELECT ea.event_id, ea.actions"
-                " FROM event_actions ea, events e"
+                " FROM event_push_actions ea, events e"
                 " WHERE ea.room_id = e.room_id"
                 " AND ea.event_id = e.event_id"
                 " AND ea.user_id = ?"
@@ -88,11 +88,11 @@ class EventActionsStore(SQLBaseStore):
             ]
 
         ret = yield self.runInteraction(
-            "get_unread_event_actions_by_room",
-            _get_unread_event_actions_by_room
+            "get_unread_event_push_actions_by_room",
+            _get_unread_event_push_actions_by_room
         )
         defer.returnValue(ret)
 
 
-class EventActionsTable(object):
-    table_name = "event_actions"
+class EventPushActionsTable(object):
+    table_name = "event_push_actions"
diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/delta/27/event_actions.sql b/synapse/storage/schema/delta/27/event_push_actions.sql
similarity index 82%
rename from synapse/storage/schema/delta/27/event_actions.sql
rename to synapse/storage/schema/delta/27/event_push_actions.sql
index bbdaee990ef76a015a2979af384674838f31ea4b..bdf6ae3f2495f907bc540cf65c2e24d25bdf439e 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/schema/delta/27/event_actions.sql
+++ b/synapse/storage/schema/delta/27/event_push_actions.sql
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS event_actions(
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS event_push_actions(
     room_id TEXT NOT NULL,
     event_id TEXT NOT NULL,
     user_id TEXT NOT NULL,
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS event_actions(
 );
 
 
-CREATE INDEX event_actions_room_id_event_id_user_id_profile_tag on event_actions(room_id, event_id, user_id, profile_tag);
+CREATE INDEX event_push_actions_room_id_event_id_user_id_profile_tag on event_push_actions(room_id, event_id, user_id, profile_tag);