diff --git a/scst/README b/scst/README
index 66004be40..6091a9c06 100644
--- a/scst/README
+++ b/scst/README
@@ -807,9 +807,11 @@ Every target should have at least the following entries:
    until rel_tgt_id becomes unique. This attribute initialized unique by
    SCST by default.
 
- - forwarding - if set this target is forwarding target, i.e. does not check
-   any local SCSI events (reservations, etc.). Those event supposed to
-   be checked on the another, requester's side.
+ - forward_dst - if set this target port is a forwarding destination. This means
+   that it does not check any local SCSI events (reservations, etc.). Those
+   event are supposed to be checked at the forwarding source side.
+
+ - forwarding - obsolete synonym for forward_dst.
 
  - *count*, e.g. read_io_count_kb, - statistics about executed
    commands and transferred data. Those attributes have speaking names
diff --git a/scst/include/scst.h b/scst/include/scst.h
index 118629bb6..f64caec8d 100644
--- a/scst/include/scst.h
+++ b/scst/include/scst.h
@@ -479,8 +479,8 @@ enum scst_exec_res {
 /* Cache of acg->acg_black_hole_type */
 #define SCST_TGT_DEV_BLACK_HOLE		1
 
-/* Cache of tgt->tgt_forwarding */
-#define SCST_TGT_DEV_FORWARDING		5
+/* Cache of tgt->tgt_forward_dst */
+#define SCST_TGT_DEV_FORWARD_DST	5
 
 /*************************************************************
  ** I/O grouping types. Changing them don't forget to change
@@ -1688,11 +1688,11 @@ struct scst_tgt {
 	struct list_head tgt_acg_list; /* target ACG groups */
 
 	/*
-	 * Set, if this target is forwarding target, i.e. does not check
-	 * any local SCSI events (reservations, etc.). Those event supposed
-	 * to be checked on the another, requester's side.
+	 * Set, if this target is forwarding destination, i.e. does not check
+	 * any local SCSI events (reservations, etc.). Those events are
+	 * supposed to be checked at the side of the forwarding source.
 	 */
-	unsigned tgt_forwarding:1;
+	unsigned tgt_forward_dst:1;
 
 	/* Per target analog of the corresponding driver's fields */
 	unsigned tgt_dif_supported:1;
diff --git a/scst/src/scst_lib.c b/scst/src/scst_lib.c
index e3c832110..8380794dc 100644
--- a/scst/src/scst_lib.c
+++ b/scst/src/scst_lib.c
@@ -5337,10 +5337,10 @@ static int scst_alloc_add_tgt_dev(struct scst_session *sess,
 	tgt_dev->lun = acg_dev->lun;
 	tgt_dev->acg_dev = acg_dev;
 	tgt_dev->tgt_dev_rd_only = acg_dev->acg_dev_rd_only || dev->dev_rd_only;
-	if (sess->tgt->tgt_forwarding)
-		set_bit(SCST_TGT_DEV_FORWARDING, &tgt_dev->tgt_dev_flags);
+	if (sess->tgt->tgt_forward_dst)
+		set_bit(SCST_TGT_DEV_FORWARD_DST, &tgt_dev->tgt_dev_flags);
 	else
-		clear_bit(SCST_TGT_DEV_FORWARDING, &tgt_dev->tgt_dev_flags);
+		clear_bit(SCST_TGT_DEV_FORWARD_DST, &tgt_dev->tgt_dev_flags);
 	tgt_dev->hw_dif_same_sg_layout_required = sess->tgt->tgt_hw_dif_same_sg_layout_required;
 	tgt_dev->tgt_dev_dif_guard_format = acg_dev->acg_dev_dif_guard_format;
 	if (tgt_dev->tgt_dev_dif_guard_format == SCST_DIF_GUARD_FORMAT_IP)
diff --git a/scst/src/scst_pres.c b/scst/src/scst_pres.c
index b3022c644..99c9e44db 100644
--- a/scst/src/scst_pres.c
+++ b/scst/src/scst_pres.c
@@ -1594,7 +1594,7 @@ static int scst_pr_register_all_tg_pt(struct scst_cmd *cmd, uint8_t *buffer,
 				continue;
 			if (tgt->rel_tgt_id == 0)
 				continue;
-			if (tgt->tgt_forwarding) {
+			if (tgt->tgt_forward_dst) {
 				TRACE_PR("ALL_TG_PT: skipping forwarding "
 					"target %s", tgt->tgt_name);
 				continue;
diff --git a/scst/src/scst_sysfs.c b/scst/src/scst_sysfs.c
index bab2baa00..f47154620 100644
--- a/scst/src/scst_sysfs.c
+++ b/scst/src/scst_sysfs.c
@@ -2513,7 +2513,7 @@ static struct kobj_attribute scst_rel_tgt_id =
 	__ATTR(rel_tgt_id, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, scst_rel_tgt_id_show,
 	       scst_rel_tgt_id_store);
 
-static ssize_t scst_tgt_forwarding_show(struct kobject *kobj,
+static ssize_t scst_tgt_forward_dst_show(struct kobject *kobj,
 	struct kobj_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
 	struct scst_tgt *tgt;
@@ -2523,14 +2523,14 @@ static ssize_t scst_tgt_forwarding_show(struct kobject *kobj,
 
 	tgt = container_of(kobj, struct scst_tgt, tgt_kobj);
 
-	res = sprintf(buf, "%d\n%s", tgt->tgt_forwarding,
-			tgt->tgt_forwarding ? SCST_SYSFS_KEY_MARK "\n" : "");
+	res = sprintf(buf, "%d\n%s", tgt->tgt_forward_dst,
+			tgt->tgt_forward_dst ? SCST_SYSFS_KEY_MARK "\n" : "");
 
 	TRACE_EXIT_RES(res);
 	return res;
 }
 
-static ssize_t scst_tgt_forwarding_store(struct kobject *kobj,
+static ssize_t scst_tgt_forward_dst_store(struct kobject *kobj,
 	struct kobj_attribute *attr, const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
 	int res = 0;
@@ -2549,14 +2549,14 @@ static ssize_t scst_tgt_forwarding_store(struct kobject *kobj,
 
 	mutex_lock(&scst_mutex);
 
-	old = tgt->tgt_forwarding;
+	old = tgt->tgt_forward_dst;
 
 	switch (buf[0]) {
 	case '0':
-		tgt->tgt_forwarding = 0;
+		tgt->tgt_forward_dst = 0;
 		break;
 	case '1':
-		tgt->tgt_forwarding = 1;
+		tgt->tgt_forward_dst = 1;
 		break;
 	default:
 		PRINT_ERROR("%s: Requested action not understood: %s",
@@ -2565,7 +2565,7 @@ static ssize_t scst_tgt_forwarding_store(struct kobject *kobj,
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
-	if (tgt->tgt_forwarding == old)
+	if (tgt->tgt_forward_dst == old)
 		goto out_unlock;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(sess, &tgt->sess_list, sess_list_entry) {
@@ -2576,18 +2576,22 @@ static ssize_t scst_tgt_forwarding_store(struct kobject *kobj,
 			struct scst_tgt_dev *tgt_dev;
 
 			list_for_each_entry(tgt_dev, head, sess_tgt_dev_list_entry) {
-				if (tgt->tgt_forwarding)
-					set_bit(SCST_TGT_DEV_FORWARDING, &tgt_dev->tgt_dev_flags);
+				if (tgt->tgt_forward_dst)
+					set_bit(SCST_TGT_DEV_FORWARD_DST,
+						&tgt_dev->tgt_dev_flags);
 				else
-					clear_bit(SCST_TGT_DEV_FORWARDING, &tgt_dev->tgt_dev_flags);
+					clear_bit(SCST_TGT_DEV_FORWARD_DST,
+						  &tgt_dev->tgt_dev_flags);
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (tgt->tgt_forwarding)
-		PRINT_INFO("Set target %s as forwarding", tgt->tgt_name);
+	if (tgt->tgt_forward_dst)
+		PRINT_INFO("Set target %s as forwarding destination",
+			   tgt->tgt_name);
 	else
-		PRINT_INFO("Clear target %s as forwarding", tgt->tgt_name);
+		PRINT_INFO("Clear target %s as forwarding destination",
+			   tgt->tgt_name);
 
 out_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&scst_mutex);
@@ -2600,9 +2604,14 @@ out:
 	return res;
 }
 
+static struct kobj_attribute scst_tgt_forward_dst =
+	__ATTR(forward_dst, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, scst_tgt_forward_dst_show,
+	       scst_tgt_forward_dst_store);
+
+// To do: remove the 'forwarding' sysfs attribute and keep 'forward_dst'.
 static struct kobj_attribute scst_tgt_forwarding =
-	__ATTR(forwarding, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, scst_tgt_forwarding_show,
-	       scst_tgt_forwarding_store);
+	__ATTR(forwarding, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, scst_tgt_forward_dst_show,
+	       scst_tgt_forward_dst_store);
 
 static ssize_t scst_tgt_comment_show(struct kobject *kobj,
 	struct kobj_attribute *attr, char *buf)
@@ -2876,6 +2885,7 @@ SCST_TGT_SYSFS_STAT_ATTR(cmd_count, none_cmd_count, SCST_DATA_NONE, >> 0);
 
 static struct attribute *scst_tgt_attrs[] = {
 	&scst_rel_tgt_id.attr,
+	&scst_tgt_forward_dst.attr,
 	&scst_tgt_forwarding.attr,
 	&scst_tgt_comment.attr,
 	&scst_tgt_addr_method.attr,
diff --git a/scst/src/scst_targ.c b/scst/src/scst_targ.c
index 12ea2ce1e..565536286 100644
--- a/scst/src/scst_targ.c
+++ b/scst/src/scst_targ.c
@@ -2363,7 +2363,8 @@ int __scst_check_local_events(struct scst_cmd *cmd, bool preempt_tests_only)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (unlikely(test_bit(SCST_TGT_DEV_FORWARDING, &cmd->tgt_dev->tgt_dev_flags))) {
+	if (unlikely(test_bit(SCST_TGT_DEV_FORWARD_DST,
+			      &cmd->tgt_dev->tgt_dev_flags))) {
 		/*
 		 * All the checks are supposed to be done on the
 		 * forwarding requester's side.