diff --git a/openpgp.d.ts b/openpgp.d.ts
index b2c4c4ee..9c8e2c98 100644
--- a/openpgp.d.ts
+++ b/openpgp.d.ts
@@ -820,7 +820,9 @@ export namespace enums {
     dsa = 17,
     ecdh = 18,
     ecdsa = 19,
+    /** @deprecated use `eddsaLegacy` instead */
     eddsa = 22,
+    eddsaLegacy = 22,
     aedh = 23,
     aedsa = 24,
   }
diff --git a/src/crypto/crypto.js b/src/crypto/crypto.js
index d04a9765..35bf0bb0 100644
--- a/src/crypto/crypto.js
+++ b/src/crypto/crypto.js
@@ -168,8 +168,7 @@ export function parsePublicKeyParams(algo, bytes) {
       const Q = util.readMPI(bytes.subarray(read)); read += Q.length + 2;
       return { read: read, publicParams: { oid, Q } };
     }
-    case enums.publicKey.eddsa:
-    case enums.publicKey.ed25519Legacy: {
+    case enums.publicKey.eddsaLegacy: {
       const oid = new OID(); read += oid.read(bytes);
       checkSupportedCurve(oid);
       let Q = util.readMPI(bytes.subarray(read)); read += Q.length + 2;
@@ -224,8 +223,7 @@ export function parsePrivateKeyParams(algo, bytes, publicParams) {
       d = util.leftPad(d, curve.payloadSize);
       return { read, privateParams: { d } };
     }
-    case enums.publicKey.eddsa:
-    case enums.publicKey.ed25519Legacy: {
+    case enums.publicKey.eddsaLegacy: {
       const curve = new CurveWithOID(publicParams.oid);
       let seed = util.readMPI(bytes.subarray(read)); read += seed.length + 2;
       seed = util.leftPad(seed, curve.payloadSize);
@@ -331,8 +329,7 @@ export function generateParams(algo, bits, oid) {
         privateParams: { d: secret },
         publicParams: { oid: new OID(oid), Q }
       }));
-    case enums.publicKey.eddsa:
-    case enums.publicKey.ed25519Legacy:
+    case enums.publicKey.eddsaLegacy:
       return publicKey.elliptic.generate(oid).then(({ oid, Q, secret }) => ({
         privateParams: { seed: secret },
         publicParams: { oid: new OID(oid), Q }
@@ -401,8 +398,7 @@ export async function validateParams(algo, publicParams, privateParams) {
       const { d } = privateParams;
       return algoModule.validateParams(oid, Q, d);
     }
-    case enums.publicKey.eddsa:
-    case enums.publicKey.ed25519Legacy: {
+    case enums.publicKey.eddsaLegacy: {
       const { Q, oid } = publicParams;
       const { seed } = privateParams;
       return publicKey.elliptic.eddsaLegacy.validateParams(oid, Q, seed);
diff --git a/src/crypto/public_key/elliptic/oid_curves.js b/src/crypto/public_key/elliptic/oid_curves.js
index af04896f..e8d563ef 100644
--- a/src/crypto/public_key/elliptic/oid_curves.js
+++ b/src/crypto/public_key/elliptic/oid_curves.js
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ const curves = {
   },
   ed25519: {
     oid: [0x06, 0x09, 0x2B, 0x06, 0x01, 0x04, 0x01, 0xDA, 0x47, 0x0F, 0x01],
-    keyType: enums.publicKey.eddsa,
+    keyType: enums.publicKey.eddsaLegacy,
     hash: enums.hash.sha512,
     node: false, // nodeCurves.ed25519 TODO
     payloadSize: 32
diff --git a/src/crypto/signature.js b/src/crypto/signature.js
index fcef95ae..b4d2aed3 100644
--- a/src/crypto/signature.js
+++ b/src/crypto/signature.js
@@ -46,8 +46,7 @@ export function parseSignatureParams(algo, signature) {
     // Algorithm-Specific Fields for legacy EdDSA signatures:
     // -  MPI of an EC point r.
     // -  EdDSA value s, in MPI, in the little endian representation
-    case enums.publicKey.eddsa:
-    case enums.publicKey.ed25519Legacy: {
+    case enums.publicKey.eddsaLegacy: {
       // When parsing little-endian MPI data, we always need to left-pad it, as done with big-endian values:
       // https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-ietf-openpgp-rfc4880bis-10.html#section-3.2-9
       let r = util.readMPI(signature.subarray(read)); read += r.length + 2;
@@ -103,8 +102,7 @@ export async function verify(algo, hashAlgo, signature, publicParams, data, hash
       const s = util.leftPad(signature.s, curveSize);
       return publicKey.elliptic.ecdsa.verify(oid, hashAlgo, { r, s }, data, Q, hashed);
     }
-    case enums.publicKey.eddsa:
-    case enums.publicKey.ed25519Legacy: {
+    case enums.publicKey.eddsaLegacy: {
       const { oid, Q } = publicParams;
       // signature already padded on parsing
       return publicKey.elliptic.eddsaLegacy.verify(oid, hashAlgo, signature, data, Q, hashed);
@@ -158,8 +156,7 @@ export async function sign(algo, hashAlgo, publicKeyParams, privateKeyParams, da
       const { d } = privateKeyParams;
       return publicKey.elliptic.ecdsa.sign(oid, hashAlgo, data, Q, d, hashed);
     }
-    case enums.publicKey.eddsa:
-    case enums.publicKey.ed25519Legacy: {
+    case enums.publicKey.eddsaLegacy: {
       const { oid, Q } = publicKeyParams;
       const { seed } = privateKeyParams;
       return publicKey.elliptic.eddsaLegacy.sign(oid, hashAlgo, data, Q, seed, hashed);
diff --git a/src/enums.js b/src/enums.js
index 1ac86d53..ad7ec96d 100644
--- a/src/enums.js
+++ b/src/enums.js
@@ -111,8 +111,11 @@ export default {
     ecdsa: 19,
     /** EdDSA (Sign only) - deprecated by crypto-refresh (replaced by `ed25519` identifier below)
      * [{@link https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-koch-eddsa-for-openpgp-04|Draft RFC}] */
-    ed25519Legacy: 22, // NB: this is declared before `eddsa` to translate 22 to 'eddsa' for backwards compatibility
-    eddsa: 22, // to be deprecated in v6
+    eddsaLegacy: 22, // NB: this is declared before `eddsa` to translate 22 to 'eddsa' for backwards compatibility
+    /** @deprecated use `eddsaLegacy` instead */
+    ed25519Legacy: 22,
+    /** @deprecated use `eddsaLegacy` instead */
+    eddsa: 22,
     /** Reserved for AEDH */
     aedh: 23,
     /** Reserved for AEDSA */
diff --git a/src/key/helper.js b/src/key/helper.js
index bb89a537..5eb7f442 100644
--- a/src/key/helper.js
+++ b/src/key/helper.js
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ export async function getPreferredHashAlgo(key, keyPacket, date = new Date(), us
       switch (keyPacket.algorithm) {
         case enums.publicKey.ecdh:
         case enums.publicKey.ecdsa:
-        case enums.publicKey.eddsa:
+        case enums.publicKey.eddsaLegacy:
           prefAlgo = crypto.publicKey.elliptic.getPreferredHashAlgo(keyPacket.publicParams.oid);
       }
   }
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ export function sanitizeKeyOptions(options, subkeyDefaults = {}) {
         options.curve = options.sign ? enums.curve.ed25519 : enums.curve.curve25519;
       }
       if (options.sign) {
-        options.algorithm = options.curve === enums.curve.ed25519 ? enums.publicKey.eddsa : enums.publicKey.ecdsa;
+        options.algorithm = options.curve === enums.curve.ed25519 ? enums.publicKey.eddsaLegacy : enums.publicKey.ecdsa;
       } else {
         options.algorithm = enums.publicKey.ecdh;
       }
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ export function isValidEncryptionKeyPacket(keyPacket, signature) {
   return keyAlgo !== enums.publicKey.dsa &&
     keyAlgo !== enums.publicKey.rsaSign &&
     keyAlgo !== enums.publicKey.ecdsa &&
-    keyAlgo !== enums.publicKey.eddsa &&
+    keyAlgo !== enums.publicKey.eddsaLegacy &&
     keyAlgo !== enums.publicKey.ed25519 &&
     (!signature.keyFlags ||
       (signature.keyFlags[0] & enums.keyFlags.encryptCommunication) !== 0 ||
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ export function checkKeyRequirements(keyPacket, config) {
       }
       break;
     case enums.publicKey.ecdsa:
-    case enums.publicKey.eddsa:
+    case enums.publicKey.eddsaLegacy:
     case enums.publicKey.ecdh:
       if (config.rejectCurves.has(algoInfo.curve)) {
         throw new Error(`Support for ${algoInfo.algorithm} keys using curve ${algoInfo.curve} is disabled.`);
diff --git a/test/general/config.js b/test/general/config.js
index f36f7cc6..47f3dcb8 100644
--- a/test/general/config.js
+++ b/test/general/config.js
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ n9/quqtmyOtYOA6gXNCw0Fal3iANKBmsPmYI
         showComment: true,
         preferredCompressionAlgorithm: openpgp.enums.compression.zip,
         preferredHashAlgorithm: openpgp.enums.hash.sha512,
-        rejectPublicKeyAlgorithms: new Set([openpgp.enums.publicKey.eddsa]) // should not matter in this context
+        rejectPublicKeyAlgorithms: new Set([openpgp.enums.publicKey.eddsaLegacy]) // should not matter in this context
       };
       const opt2 = { privateKey: origKey, userIDs, config };
       const { privateKey: refKeyArmored2 } = await openpgp.reformatKey(opt2);
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ n9/quqtmyOtYOA6gXNCw0Fal3iANKBmsPmYI
     await expect(openpgp.sign(opt2)).to.be.rejectedWith(/Insecure hash algorithm/);
 
     await expect(openpgp.sign({
-      message, signingKeys: [key], config: { rejectPublicKeyAlgorithms: new Set([openpgp.enums.publicKey.eddsa]) }
+      message, signingKeys: [key], config: { rejectPublicKeyAlgorithms: new Set([openpgp.enums.publicKey.eddsaLegacy]) }
     })).to.be.eventually.rejectedWith(/eddsa keys are considered too weak/);
     await expect(openpgp.sign({
       message, signingKeys: [key], config: { rejectCurves: new Set([openpgp.enums.curve.ed25519]) }
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ n9/quqtmyOtYOA6gXNCw0Fal3iANKBmsPmYI
     const opt4 = {
       message: await openpgp.readMessage({ armoredMessage: signed }),
       verificationKeys: [key],
-      config: { rejectPublicKeyAlgorithms: new Set([openpgp.enums.publicKey.eddsa]) }
+      config: { rejectPublicKeyAlgorithms: new Set([openpgp.enums.publicKey.eddsaLegacy]) }
     };
     const { signatures: [sig4] } = await openpgp.verify(opt4);
     await expect(sig4.verified).to.be.rejectedWith(/eddsa keys are considered too weak/);