diff --git a/examples/react/src/examples/EdgeRouting/index.tsx b/examples/react/src/examples/EdgeRouting/index.tsx
index 4f1fc97d..a0603582 100644
--- a/examples/react/src/examples/EdgeRouting/index.tsx
+++ b/examples/react/src/examples/EdgeRouting/index.tsx
@@ -151,15 +151,15 @@ const edges: Edge[] = [
     source: '7',
     target: '8',
   },
-  
+
   // Bend Position Examples
   {
     id: 'e9-10',
     source: '9',
     target: '10',
-    label: 'bendPosition: 0.2',
+    label: 'stepPosition: 0.2',
     pathOptions: {
-      bendPosition: 0.2,
+      stepPosition: 0.2,
     },
     interactionWidth: 0,
   },
@@ -167,9 +167,9 @@ const edges: Edge[] = [
     id: 'e11-12',
     source: '11',
     target: '12',
-    label: 'bendPosition: 0.5 (default)',
+    label: 'stepPosition: 0.5 (default)',
     pathOptions: {
-      bendPosition: 0.5,
+      stepPosition: 0.5,
     },
     interactionWidth: 0,
   },
@@ -177,9 +177,9 @@ const edges: Edge[] = [
     id: 'e13-14',
     source: '13',
     target: '14',
-    label: 'bendPosition: 0.8',
+    label: 'stepPosition: 0.8',
     pathOptions: {
-      bendPosition: 0.8,
+      stepPosition: 0.8,
     },
     interactionWidth: 0,
   },
diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/Edges/SmoothStepEdge.tsx b/packages/react/src/components/Edges/SmoothStepEdge.tsx
index 45771496..6d52f6a4 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/Edges/SmoothStepEdge.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/Edges/SmoothStepEdge.tsx
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ function createSmoothStepEdge(params: { isInternal: boolean }) {
         targetPosition,
         borderRadius: pathOptions?.borderRadius,
         offset: pathOptions?.offset,
-        bendPosition: pathOptions?.bendPosition,
+        stepPosition: pathOptions?.stepPosition,
       });
 
       const _id = params.isInternal ? undefined : id;
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/edges/SmoothStepEdge.svelte b/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/edges/SmoothStepEdge.svelte
index ff47d7f5..b8eb2c5b 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/edges/SmoothStepEdge.svelte
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/edges/SmoothStepEdge.svelte
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
       targetPosition,
       borderRadius: pathOptions?.borderRadius,
       offset: pathOptions?.offset,
-      bendPosition: pathOptions?.bendPosition,
+      stepPosition: pathOptions?.stepPosition
     })
   );
 </script>
diff --git a/packages/system/src/types/edges.ts b/packages/system/src/types/edges.ts
index 3acfab99..143e66dd 100644
--- a/packages/system/src/types/edges.ts
+++ b/packages/system/src/types/edges.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export type EdgeBase<
 export type SmoothStepPathOptions = {
   offset?: number;
   borderRadius?: number;
-  bendPosition?: number;
+  stepPosition?: number;
 };
 
 export type StepPathOptions = {
diff --git a/packages/system/src/utils/edges/smoothstep-edge.ts b/packages/system/src/utils/edges/smoothstep-edge.ts
index 8e90e7c8..5eae694c 100644
--- a/packages/system/src/utils/edges/smoothstep-edge.ts
+++ b/packages/system/src/utils/edges/smoothstep-edge.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export interface GetSmoothStepPathParams {
    * 0 = at source, 1 = at target, 0.5 = midpoint
    * @default 0.5
    */
-  bendPosition?: number;
+  stepPosition?: number;
 }
 
 const handleDirections = {
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ function getPoints({
   targetPosition = Position.Top,
   center,
   offset,
-  bendPosition,
+  stepPosition,
 }: {
   source: XYPosition;
   sourcePosition: Position;
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ function getPoints({
   targetPosition: Position;
   center: Partial<XYPosition>;
   offset: number;
-  bendPosition: number;
+  stepPosition: number;
 }): [XYPosition[], number, number, number, number] {
   const sourceDir = handleDirections[sourcePosition];
   const targetDir = handleDirections[targetPosition];
@@ -103,9 +103,9 @@ function getPoints({
     targetY: target.y,
   });
 
-  // Calculate bend position based on the bendPosition parameter
-  const bendX = sourceGapped.x + (targetGapped.x - sourceGapped.x) * bendPosition;
-  const bendY = sourceGapped.y + (targetGapped.y - sourceGapped.y) * bendPosition;
+  // Calculate bend position based on the stepPosition parameter
+  const bendX = sourceGapped.x + (targetGapped.x - sourceGapped.x) * stepPosition;
+  const bendY = sourceGapped.y + (targetGapped.y - sourceGapped.y) * stepPosition;
 
   // opposite handle positions, default case
   if (sourceDir[dirAccessor] * targetDir[dirAccessor] === -1) {
@@ -265,8 +265,8 @@ export function getSmoothStepPath({
   centerX,
   centerY,
   offset = 20,
-  bendPosition = 0.5,
-}: GetSmoothStepPathParams): [path: string, labelX: number, labelY: number, offsetX: number,  offsetY: number] {
+  stepPosition = 0.5,
+}: GetSmoothStepPathParams): [path: string, labelX: number, labelY: number, offsetX: number, offsetY: number] {
   const [points, labelX, labelY, offsetX, offsetY] = getPoints({
     source: { x: sourceX, y: sourceY },
     sourcePosition,
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ export function getSmoothStepPath({
     targetPosition,
     center: { x: centerX, y: centerY },
     offset,
-    bendPosition,
+    stepPosition,
   });
 
   const path = points.reduce<string>((res, p, i) => {