diff --git a/DOCS/interface-changes.rst b/DOCS/interface-changes.rst
index f9cc1cd956..3ef1b9e427 100644
--- a/DOCS/interface-changes.rst
+++ b/DOCS/interface-changes.rst
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ Interface changes
     - disable `--allow-delayed-peak-detect` by default
     - rename `--fps` to `--container-fps-override`
     - rename `--override-display-fps` to `--display-fps-override`
+    - rename `--sub-ass-force-style` to `--sub-ass-style-overrides`
  --- mpv 0.36.0 ---
     - add `--target-contrast`
     - Target luminance value is now also applied when ICC profile is used.
diff --git a/DOCS/man/options.rst b/DOCS/man/options.rst
index d93493487b..3aee640800 100644
--- a/DOCS/man/options.rst
+++ b/DOCS/man/options.rst
@@ -2399,15 +2399,15 @@ Subtitles
         ``--sub-speed=25/23.976`` plays frame based subtitles which have been
         loaded assuming a framerate of 23.976 at 25 FPS.
 
-``--sub-ass-force-style=<[Style.]Param=Value[,...]>``
+``--sub-ass-style-overrides=<[Style.]Param=Value[,...]>``
     Override some style or script info parameters.
 
     This is a string list option. See `List Options`_ for details.
 
     .. admonition:: Examples
 
-        - ``--sub-ass-force-style=FontName=Arial,Default.Bold=1``
-        - ``--sub-ass-force-style=PlayResY=768``
+        - ``--sub-ass-style-overrides=FontName=Arial,Default.Bold=1``
+        - ``--sub-ass-style-overrides=PlayResY=768``
 
     .. note::
 
diff --git a/options/options.c b/options/options.c
index fdf787cbf6..25dc84ad32 100644
--- a/options/options.c
+++ b/options/options.c
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ const struct m_sub_options mp_subtitle_sub_opts = {
             {"no", 0}, {"basic", 1}, {"full", 2}, {"force-601", 3})},
         {"sub-ass-vsfilter-blur-compat", OPT_BOOL(ass_vsfilter_blur_compat)},
         {"embeddedfonts", OPT_BOOL(use_embedded_fonts), .flags = UPDATE_SUB_HARD},
-        {"sub-ass-force-style", OPT_STRINGLIST(ass_force_style_list),
+        {"sub-ass-style-overrides", OPT_STRINGLIST(ass_style_override_list),
             .flags = UPDATE_SUB_HARD},
         {"sub-ass-styles", OPT_STRING(ass_styles_file),
             .flags = M_OPT_FILE | UPDATE_SUB_HARD},
@@ -323,6 +323,7 @@ const struct m_sub_options mp_subtitle_sub_opts = {
         {"sub-clear-on-seek", OPT_BOOL(sub_clear_on_seek)},
         {"teletext-page", OPT_INT(teletext_page), M_RANGE(1, 999)},
         {"sub-past-video-end", OPT_BOOL(sub_past_video_end)},
+        {"sub-ass-force-style", OPT_REPLACED("sub-ass-style-overrides")},
         {0}
     },
     .size = sizeof(OPT_BASE_STRUCT),
diff --git a/options/options.h b/options/options.h
index 0dcbe0adef..3c1e947622 100644
--- a/options/options.h
+++ b/options/options.h
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ struct mp_subtitle_opts {
     int ass_vsfilter_color_compat;
     bool ass_vsfilter_blur_compat;
     bool use_embedded_fonts;
-    char **ass_force_style_list;
+    char **ass_style_override_list;
     char *ass_styles_file;
     int ass_style_override;
     int ass_hinting;
diff --git a/sub/sd_ass.c b/sub/sd_ass.c
index 2b41214153..b24e228119 100644
--- a/sub/sd_ass.c
+++ b/sub/sd_ass.c
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ static void assobjects_init(struct sd *sd)
     add_subtitle_fonts(sd);
 
     if (opts->ass_style_override)
-        ass_set_style_overrides(ctx->ass_library, opts->ass_force_style_list);
+        ass_set_style_overrides(ctx->ass_library, opts->ass_style_override_list);
 
     ctx->ass_track = ass_new_track(ctx->ass_library);
     ctx->ass_track->track_type = TRACK_TYPE_ASS;
@@ -452,9 +452,9 @@ static void configure_ass(struct sd *sd, struct mp_osd_res *dim,
 #endif
     if (converted) {
         bool override_playres = true;
-        char **ass_force_style_list = opts->ass_force_style_list;
-        for (int i = 0; ass_force_style_list && ass_force_style_list[i]; i++) {
-            if (bstr_find0(bstr0(ass_force_style_list[i]), "PlayResX") >= 0)
+        char **ass_style_override_list = opts->ass_style_override_list;
+        for (int i = 0; ass_style_override_list && ass_style_override_list[i]; i++) {
+            if (bstr_find0(bstr0(ass_style_override_list[i]), "PlayResX") >= 0)
                 override_playres = false;
         }