diff --git a/doc/hardware/peripherals/stepper.rst b/doc/hardware/peripherals/stepper.rst
index 1790740cd58..be95b8a1c53 100644
--- a/doc/hardware/peripherals/stepper.rst
+++ b/doc/hardware/peripherals/stepper.rst
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ Control Stepper
 - Run continuously with a **constant velocity** in a specific direction until
   a stop is detected using :c:func:`stepper_enable_constant_velocity_mode`.
 - Check if the stepper is **moving** using :c:func:`stepper_is_moving`.
+- Register an **event callback** using :c:func:`stepper_set_event_callback`.
 
 Device Tree
 ===========
diff --git a/drivers/stepper/stepper_shell.c b/drivers/stepper/stepper_shell.c
index 3f9d0523294..05ad2370382 100644
--- a/drivers/stepper/stepper_shell.c
+++ b/drivers/stepper/stepper_shell.c
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ static int cmd_stepper_move(const struct shell *sh, size_t argc, char **argv)
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	err = stepper_set_callback(dev, print_callback, (void *)sh);
+	err = stepper_set_event_callback(dev, print_callback, (void *)sh);
 	if (err != 0) {
 		shell_error(sh, "Failed to set callback: %d", err);
 	}
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ static int cmd_stepper_set_target_position(const struct shell *sh, size_t argc,
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	err = stepper_set_callback(dev, print_callback, NULL);
+	err = stepper_set_event_callback(dev, print_callback, (void *)sh);
 	if (err != 0) {
 		shell_error(sh, "Failed to set callback: %d", err);
 	}
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ static int cmd_stepper_enable_constant_velocity_mode(const struct shell *sh, siz
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	err = stepper_set_callback(dev, print_callback, NULL);
+	err = stepper_set_event_callback(dev, print_callback, (void *)sh);
 	if (err != 0) {
 		shell_error(sh, "Failed to set callback: %d", err);
 	}
diff --git a/include/zephyr/drivers/stepper.h b/include/zephyr/drivers/stepper.h
index 39171513aa8..df784840067 100644
--- a/include/zephyr/drivers/stepper.h
+++ b/include/zephyr/drivers/stepper.h
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ typedef void (*stepper_event_callback_t)(const struct device *dev, const enum st
 /**
  * @brief Set the callback function to be called when a stepper event occurs
  *
- * @see stepper_set_callback() for details.
+ * @see stepper_set_event_callback() for details.
  */
 typedef int (*stepper_set_event_callback_t)(const struct device *dev,
 					    stepper_event_callback_t callback, void *user_data);
@@ -449,11 +449,12 @@ static inline int z_impl_stepper_enable_constant_velocity_mode(
  * @retval -ENOSYS If not implemented by device driver
  * @retval 0 Success
  */
-__syscall int stepper_set_callback(const struct device *dev, stepper_event_callback_t callback,
-				   void *user_data);
+__syscall int stepper_set_event_callback(const struct device *dev,
+					 stepper_event_callback_t callback, void *user_data);
 
-static inline int z_impl_stepper_set_callback(const struct device *dev,
-					      stepper_event_callback_t callback, void *user_data)
+static inline int z_impl_stepper_set_event_callback(const struct device *dev,
+						    stepper_event_callback_t callback,
+						    void *user_data)
 {
 	const struct stepper_driver_api *api = (const struct stepper_driver_api *)dev->api;
 
diff --git a/tests/drivers/stepper/stepper_api/src/main.c b/tests/drivers/stepper/stepper_api/src/main.c
index 8aaf468c0e1..773578801c5 100644
--- a/tests/drivers/stepper/stepper_api/src/main.c
+++ b/tests/drivers/stepper/stepper_api/src/main.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2024 Jilay Sandeep Pandya
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2024 Jilay Sandeep Pandya
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ struct k_poll_event stepper_event;
 void *user_data_received;
 
 static void stepper_print_event_callback(const struct device *dev, enum stepper_event event,
-					void *user_data)
+					 void *user_data)
 {
 	user_data_received = user_data;
 	switch (event) {
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ ZTEST_F(stepper, test_target_position)
 	(void)stepper_set_max_velocity(fixture->dev, 100u);
 
 	/* Pass the function name as user data */
-	(void)stepper_set_callback(fixture->dev, fixture->callback, &fixture);
+	(void)stepper_set_event_callback(fixture->dev, fixture->callback, &fixture);
 
 	(void)stepper_set_target_position(fixture->dev, pos);