diff --git a/doc/components.txt b/doc/components.txt
index 2d184544c..d217812fb 100644
--- a/doc/components.txt
+++ b/doc/components.txt
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ Separate components
 :'libports/src/server/acpi_input':
   A component that transforms ACPI events into Genode input events.
 
-:'gems/src/server/nit_fader':
+:'gems/src/server/gui_fader':
   A wrapper for nitpicker's session interface that applies alpha-blending to
   the of views a nitpicker client.
 
diff --git a/repos/gems/recipes/pkg/sculpt/archives b/repos/gems/recipes/pkg/sculpt/archives
index 50811ee8b..614505ad6 100644
--- a/repos/gems/recipes/pkg/sculpt/archives
+++ b/repos/gems/recipes/pkg/sculpt/archives
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ _/src/fs_report
 _/src/nitpicker
 _/src/global_keys_handler
 _/src/gui_fb
-_/src/nit_fader
+_/src/gui_fader
 _/src/rtc_drv
 _/src/rom_filter
 _/src/terminal_log
diff --git a/repos/gems/recipes/src/nit_fader/content.mk b/repos/gems/recipes/src/gui_fader/content.mk
similarity index 64%
rename from repos/gems/recipes/src/nit_fader/content.mk
rename to repos/gems/recipes/src/gui_fader/content.mk
index 0b57bc66b..20ccdf1f4 100644
--- a/repos/gems/recipes/src/nit_fader/content.mk
+++ b/repos/gems/recipes/src/gui_fader/content.mk
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-SRC_DIR = src/server/nit_fader
+SRC_DIR = src/server/gui_fader
 include $(GENODE_DIR)/repos/base/recipes/src/content.inc
diff --git a/repos/gems/recipes/src/nit_fader/hash b/repos/gems/recipes/src/gui_fader/hash
similarity index 100%
rename from repos/gems/recipes/src/nit_fader/hash
rename to repos/gems/recipes/src/gui_fader/hash
diff --git a/repos/gems/recipes/src/nit_fader/used_apis b/repos/gems/recipes/src/gui_fader/used_apis
similarity index 100%
rename from repos/gems/recipes/src/nit_fader/used_apis
rename to repos/gems/recipes/src/gui_fader/used_apis
diff --git a/repos/gems/run/nit_fader.run b/repos/gems/run/gui_fader.run
similarity index 93%
rename from repos/gems/run/nit_fader.run
rename to repos/gems/run/gui_fader.run
index 2c1972c30..d98e74d82 100644
--- a/repos/gems/run/nit_fader.run
+++ b/repos/gems/run/gui_fader.run
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ install_config {
 		<resource name="RAM" quantum="4M"/>
 		<provides><service name="ROM"/></provides>
 		<config verbose="yes">
-			<rom name="nit_fader.config">
+			<rom name="gui_fader.config">
 				<inline description="initial state">
 					<config />
 				</inline>
@@ -90,12 +90,12 @@ install_config {
 		</config>
 	</start>
 
-	<start name="nit_fader">
+	<start name="gui_fader">
 		<resource name="RAM" quantum="5M"/>
 		<provides><service name="Gui"/></provides>
 		<route>
 			<service name="ROM" label="config">
-				<child name="dynamic_rom" label="nit_fader.config"/>
+				<child name="dynamic_rom" label="gui_fader.config"/>
 			</service>
 			<service name="Gui"> <child name="nitpicker" /> </service>
 			<any-service> <parent/> <any-child/> </any-service>
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ install_config {
 	<start name="scout">
 		<resource name="RAM" quantum="10M"/>
 		<route>
-			<service name="Gui"> <child name="nit_fader" /> </service>
+			<service name="Gui"> <child name="gui_fader" /> </service>
 			<any-service> <parent/> <any-child/> </any-service>
 		</route>
 	</start>
@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@ install_config {
 	</start>
 </config>}
 
-build { server/nit_fader }
+build { server/gui_fader }
 
-build_boot_image { nit_fader }
+build_boot_image { gui_fader }
 
 run_genode_until forever
diff --git a/repos/gems/run/leitzentrale.run b/repos/gems/run/leitzentrale.run
index 33154b461..c8f93c4eb 100644
--- a/repos/gems/run/leitzentrale.run
+++ b/repos/gems/run/leitzentrale.run
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import_from_depot [depot_user]/src/[base_src] \
                   [depot_user]/src/themed_decorator \
                   [depot_user]/src/nic_router \
                   [depot_user]/src/gui_fb \
-                  [depot_user]/src/nit_fader \
+                  [depot_user]/src/gui_fader \
                   [depot_user]/src/libpng \
                   [depot_user]/src/zlib \
                   [depot_user]/src/menu_view \
diff --git a/repos/gems/run/sculpt/leitzentrale.config b/repos/gems/run/sculpt/leitzentrale.config
index 630bde1ca..d0fb426c7 100644
--- a/repos/gems/run/sculpt/leitzentrale.config
+++ b/repos/gems/run/sculpt/leitzentrale.config
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 			<then>
 				<inline>
 					<start name="fader">
-						<binary name="nit_fader"/>
+						<binary name="gui_fader"/>
 						<resource name="RAM" quantum="50M"/>
 						<provides> <service name="Gui"/> </provides>
 						<config initial_fade_in_steps="100" fade_in_steps="20" alpha="210"/>
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 			<else>
 				<inline>
 					<start name="fader">
-						<binary name="nit_fader"/>
+						<binary name="gui_fader"/>
 						<resource name="RAM" quantum="50M"/>
 						<provides> <service name="Gui"/> </provides>
 						<config fade_out_steps="30" alpha="0"/>
diff --git a/repos/gems/src/server/nit_fader/alpha_dither_painter.h b/repos/gems/src/server/gui_fader/alpha_dither_painter.h
similarity index 100%
rename from repos/gems/src/server/nit_fader/alpha_dither_painter.h
rename to repos/gems/src/server/gui_fader/alpha_dither_painter.h
diff --git a/repos/gems/src/server/nit_fader/main.cc b/repos/gems/src/server/gui_fader/main.cc
similarity index 100%
rename from repos/gems/src/server/nit_fader/main.cc
rename to repos/gems/src/server/gui_fader/main.cc
diff --git a/repos/gems/src/server/nit_fader/target.mk b/repos/gems/src/server/gui_fader/target.mk
similarity index 74%
rename from repos/gems/src/server/nit_fader/target.mk
rename to repos/gems/src/server/gui_fader/target.mk
index 2f0133baa..b7b0ebad2 100644
--- a/repos/gems/src/server/nit_fader/target.mk
+++ b/repos/gems/src/server/gui_fader/target.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-TARGET   = nit_fader
+TARGET   = gui_fader
 SRC_CC   = main.cc
 LIBS     = base blit
 INC_DIR += $(PRG_DIR)