diff --git a/docs/strategy-advanced.md b/docs/strategy-advanced.md
index e00e3d78d..f2d8e4151 100644
--- a/docs/strategy-advanced.md
+++ b/docs/strategy-advanced.md
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ If you're just getting started, please be familiar with the methods described in
 A stoploss can only ever move upwards - so if you set it to an absolute profit of 2%, you can never move it below this price.
 Also, the traditional `stoploss` value serves as an absolute lower level and will be instated as the initial stoploss.
 
-The usage of the custom stoploss method must be enabled by setting `custom_stoploss=True` on the strategy object.
+The usage of the custom stoploss method must be enabled by setting `use_custom_stoploss=True` on the strategy object.
 The method must return a stoploss value (float / number) with a relative ratio below the current price.
 E.g. `current_profit = 0.05` (5% profit) - stoploss returns `0.02` - then you "locked in" a profit of 3% (`0.05 - 0.02 = 0.03`).
 
 ``` python
-    custom_stoploss = True
+    use_custom_stoploss = True
 
     def stoploss_value(self, pair: str, trade: Trade, current_time: datetime, current_rate: float,
                        current_profit: float, **kwargs) -> float:
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Of course, many more things are possible, and all examples can be combined at wi
 Use the initial stoploss for the first 60 minutes, after this change to 10% trailing stoploss, and after 2 hours (120 minutes) we use a 5% trailing stoploss.
 
 ``` python
-    custom_stoploss = True
+    use_custom_stoploss = True
 
     def stoploss_value(self, pair: str, trade: Trade, current_time: datetime, current_rate: float,
                        current_profit: float, **kwargs) -> float:
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ Use a different stoploss depending on the pair.
 In this example, we'll trail the highest price with 10% trailing stoploss for `ETH/BTC` and `XRP/BTC`, with 5% trailing stoploss for `LTC/BTC` and with 15% for all other pairs.
 
 ``` python
-    custom_stoploss = True
+    use_custom_stoploss = True
 
     def stoploss_value(self, pair: str, trade: Trade, current_time: datetime, current_rate: float,
                        current_profit: float, **kwargs) -> float:
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ The below example sets absolute profit levels based on the current profit.
 * Once profit is > 20% - stoploss will be set to 7%.
 
 ``` python
-    custom_stoploss = True
+    use_custom_stoploss = True
 
     def stoploss_value(self, pair: str, trade: Trade, current_time: datetime, current_rate: float,
                        current_profit: float, **kwargs) -> float:
diff --git a/freqtrade/strategy/interface.py b/freqtrade/strategy/interface.py
index 9378f1996..d93dda849 100644
--- a/freqtrade/strategy/interface.py
+++ b/freqtrade/strategy/interface.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class IStrategy(ABC):
     trailing_stop_positive: Optional[float] = None
     trailing_stop_positive_offset: float = 0.0
     trailing_only_offset_is_reached = False
-    custom_stoploss: bool = False
+    use_custom_stoploss: bool = False
 
     # associated timeframe
     ticker_interval: str  # DEPRECATED
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ class IStrategy(ABC):
         For full documentation please go to https://www.freqtrade.io/en/latest/strategy-advanced/
 
         When not implemented by a strategy, returns the initial stoploss value
-        Only called when custom_stoploss is set to True.
+        Only called when use_custom_stoploss is set to True.
 
         :param pair: Pair that's about to be sold.
         :param trade: trade object.
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ class IStrategy(ABC):
         # Initiate stoploss with open_rate. Does nothing if stoploss is already set.
         trade.adjust_stop_loss(trade.open_rate, stop_loss_value, initial=True)
 
-        if self.custom_stoploss:
+        if self.use_custom_stoploss:
             stop_loss_value = strategy_safe_wrapper(self.stoploss_value, default_retval=None
                                                     )(pair=trade.pair, trade=trade,
                                                       current_time=current_time,
diff --git a/freqtrade/templates/subtemplates/strategy_methods_advanced.j2 b/freqtrade/templates/subtemplates/strategy_methods_advanced.j2
index e6ae477b9..0ae3e077c 100644
--- a/freqtrade/templates/subtemplates/strategy_methods_advanced.j2
+++ b/freqtrade/templates/subtemplates/strategy_methods_advanced.j2
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ def bot_loop_start(self, **kwargs) -> None:
     """
     pass
 
-custom_stoploss = True
+use_custom_stoploss = True
 
 def stoploss_value(self, pair: str, trade: 'Trade', current_time: 'datetime', current_rate: float,
                    current_profit: float, **kwargs) -> float:
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def stoploss_value(self, pair: str, trade: 'Trade', current_time: 'datetime', cu
     For full documentation please go to https://www.freqtrade.io/en/latest/strategy-advanced/
 
     When not implemented by a strategy, returns the initial stoploss value
-    Only called when custom_stoploss is set to True.
+    Only called when use_custom_stoploss is set to True.
 
     :param pair: Pair that's about to be sold.
     :param trade: trade object.
diff --git a/tests/strategy/test_interface.py b/tests/strategy/test_interface.py
index e8a3ee8de..5922ad9b2 100644
--- a/tests/strategy/test_interface.py
+++ b/tests/strategy/test_interface.py
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ def test_stop_loss_reached(default_conf, fee, profit, adjusted, expected, traili
     trade.adjust_min_max_rates(trade.open_rate)
     strategy.trailing_stop = trailing
     strategy.trailing_stop_positive = -0.05
-    strategy.custom_stoploss = custom
+    strategy.use_custom_stoploss = custom
     original_stopvalue = strategy.stoploss_value
     if custom_stop:
         strategy.stoploss_value = custom_stop