diff --git a/UPGRADE.md b/UPGRADE.md
index fdf9f9e6..8a7186db 100644
--- a/UPGRADE.md
+++ b/UPGRADE.md
@@ -64,6 +64,16 @@ PR: https://github.com/laravel/passport/pull/1755
 
 When authenticating users via bearer tokens, the `User` model's `token` method now returns an instance of `Laravel\Passport\AccessToken` class instead of `Laravel\Passport\Token`.
 
+### Renamed Middlewares
+
+PR: https://github.com/laravel/passport/pull/1792
+
+Passport's `CheckClientCredentials` and `CheckClientCredentialsForAnyScope` middleware have been renamed to better reflect their functionality:
+
+* `Laravel\Passport\Http\Middleware\CheckClientCredentials` class has been renamed to `CheckToken`.
+* `Laravel\Passport\Http\Middleware\CheckClientCredentialsForAnyScope` class has been renamed to `CheckTokenForAnyScope`.
+* `Laravel\Passport\Http\Middleware\CheckCredentials` abstract class has been renamed to `ValidateToken`.
+
 ### Personal Access Client Table and Model Removal
 
 PR: https://github.com/laravel/passport/pull/1749, https://github.com/laravel/passport/pull/1780
diff --git a/src/Http/Middleware/CheckClientCredentials.php b/src/Http/Middleware/CheckToken.php
similarity index 75%
rename from src/Http/Middleware/CheckClientCredentials.php
rename to src/Http/Middleware/CheckToken.php
index b29ab3f2..552890f7 100644
--- a/src/Http/Middleware/CheckClientCredentials.php
+++ b/src/Http/Middleware/CheckToken.php
@@ -5,16 +5,16 @@
 use Laravel\Passport\AccessToken;
 use Laravel\Passport\Exceptions\MissingScopeException;
 
-class CheckClientCredentials extends CheckCredentials
+class CheckToken extends ValidateToken
 {
     /**
-     * Validate token scopes.
+     * Determine if the token has all the given scopes.
      *
      * @param  string[]  $scopes
      *
      * @throws \Laravel\Passport\Exceptions\MissingScopeException
      */
-    protected function validateScopes(AccessToken $token, array $scopes): void
+    protected function hasScopes(AccessToken $token, array $scopes): void
     {
         if (in_array('*', $token->oauth_scopes)) {
             return;
diff --git a/src/Http/Middleware/CheckClientCredentialsForAnyScope.php b/src/Http/Middleware/CheckTokenForAnyScope.php
similarity index 73%
rename from src/Http/Middleware/CheckClientCredentialsForAnyScope.php
rename to src/Http/Middleware/CheckTokenForAnyScope.php
index 9a3766b9..b05e142a 100644
--- a/src/Http/Middleware/CheckClientCredentialsForAnyScope.php
+++ b/src/Http/Middleware/CheckTokenForAnyScope.php
@@ -5,16 +5,16 @@
 use Laravel\Passport\AccessToken;
 use Laravel\Passport\Exceptions\MissingScopeException;
 
-class CheckClientCredentialsForAnyScope extends CheckCredentials
+class CheckTokenForAnyScope extends ValidateToken
 {
     /**
-     * Validate token scopes.
+     * Determine if the token has at least one of the given scopes.
      *
      * @param  string[]  $scopes
      *
      * @throws \Laravel\Passport\Exceptions\MissingScopeException
      */
-    protected function validateScopes(AccessToken $token, array $scopes): void
+    protected function hasScopes(AccessToken $token, array $scopes): void
     {
         if (in_array('*', $token->oauth_scopes)) {
             return;
diff --git a/src/Http/Middleware/CheckCredentials.php b/src/Http/Middleware/ValidateToken.php
similarity index 88%
rename from src/Http/Middleware/CheckCredentials.php
rename to src/Http/Middleware/ValidateToken.php
index 3cb12c37..b7f8b7b7 100644
--- a/src/Http/Middleware/CheckCredentials.php
+++ b/src/Http/Middleware/ValidateToken.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 use Symfony\Bridge\PsrHttpMessage\Factory\PsrHttpFactory;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
 
-abstract class CheckCredentials
+abstract class ValidateToken
 {
     /**
      * Create a new middleware instance.
@@ -59,17 +59,17 @@ public function handle(Request $request, Closure $next, string ...$scopes): Resp
             throw new AuthenticationException;
         }
 
-        $this->validateScopes(AccessToken::fromPsrRequest($psr), $scopes);
+        $this->hasScopes(AccessToken::fromPsrRequest($psr), $scopes);
 
         return $next($request);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Validate token scopes.
+     * Determine if the token has the given scopes.
      *
      * @param  string[]  $scopes
      *
      * @throws \Laravel\Passport\Exceptions\MissingScopeException
      */
-    abstract protected function validateScopes(AccessToken $token, array $scopes): void;
+    abstract protected function hasScopes(AccessToken $token, array $scopes): void;
 }
diff --git a/tests/Feature/ActingAsClientTest.php b/tests/Feature/ActingAsClientTest.php
index f0a92c7d..c08c4d83 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/ActingAsClientTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/ActingAsClientTest.php
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
 
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Routing\Registrar;
 use Laravel\Passport\Client;
-use Laravel\Passport\Http\Middleware\CheckClientCredentials;
-use Laravel\Passport\Http\Middleware\CheckClientCredentialsForAnyScope;
+use Laravel\Passport\Http\Middleware\CheckToken;
+use Laravel\Passport\Http\Middleware\CheckTokenForAnyScope;
 use Laravel\Passport\Passport;
 
 class ActingAsClientTest extends PassportTestCase
 {
-    public function testActingAsClientWhenTheRouteIsProtectedByCheckClientCredentialsMiddleware()
+    public function testActingAsClientWhenTheRouteIsProtectedByCheckTokenMiddleware()
     {
         $this->withoutExceptionHandling();
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public function testActingAsClientWhenTheRouteIsProtectedByCheckClientCredential
 
         $router->get('/foo', function () {
             return 'bar';
-        })->middleware(CheckClientCredentials::class);
+        })->middleware(CheckToken::class);
 
         Passport::actingAsClient(new Client());
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public function testActingAsClientWhenTheRouteIsProtectedByCheckClientCredential
         $response->assertSee('bar');
     }
 
-    public function testActingAsClientWhenTheRouteIsProtectedByCheckClientCredentialsForAnyScope()
+    public function testActingAsClientWhenTheRouteIsProtectedByCheckTokenForAnyScope()
     {
         $this->withoutExceptionHandling();
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public function testActingAsClientWhenTheRouteIsProtectedByCheckClientCredential
 
         $router->get('/foo', function () {
             return 'bar';
-        })->middleware(CheckClientCredentialsForAnyScope::class.':testFoo');
+        })->middleware(CheckTokenForAnyScope::class.':testFoo');
 
         Passport::actingAsClient(new Client(), ['testFoo']);
 
diff --git a/tests/Unit/CheckClientCredentialsForAnyScopeTest.php b/tests/Unit/CheckTokenForAnyScopeTest.php
similarity index 88%
rename from tests/Unit/CheckClientCredentialsForAnyScopeTest.php
rename to tests/Unit/CheckTokenForAnyScopeTest.php
index 1c32a15b..da5ef7d3 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/CheckClientCredentialsForAnyScopeTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/CheckTokenForAnyScopeTest.php
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Illuminate\Http\Response;
 use Laravel\Passport\Exceptions\AuthenticationException;
-use Laravel\Passport\Http\Middleware\CheckClientCredentialsForAnyScope;
+use Laravel\Passport\Http\Middleware\CheckTokenForAnyScope;
 use League\OAuth2\Server\Exception\OAuthServerException;
 use League\OAuth2\Server\ResourceServer;
 use Mockery\Adapter\Phpunit\MockeryPHPUnitIntegration;
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 use Psr\Http\Message\ServerRequestInterface;
 
-class CheckClientCredentialsForAnyScopeTest extends TestCase
+class CheckTokenForAnyScopeTest extends TestCase
 {
     use MockeryPHPUnitIntegration;
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public function test_request_is_passed_along_if_token_is_valid()
             'oauth_scopes' => ['*'],
         ]);
 
-        $middleware = new CheckClientCredentialsForAnyScope($resourceServer);
+        $middleware = new CheckTokenForAnyScope($resourceServer);
 
         $request = Request::create('/');
         $request->headers->set('Authorization', 'Bearer token');
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public function test_request_is_passed_along_if_token_has_any_required_scope()
             'oauth_scopes' => ['foo', 'bar', 'baz'],
         ]);
 
-        $middleware = new CheckClientCredentialsForAnyScope($resourceServer);
+        $middleware = new CheckTokenForAnyScope($resourceServer);
 
         $request = Request::create('/');
         $request->headers->set('Authorization', 'Bearer token');
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public function test_exception_is_thrown_when_oauth_throws_exception()
             new OAuthServerException('message', 500, 'error type')
         );
 
-        $middleware = new CheckClientCredentialsForAnyScope($resourceServer);
+        $middleware = new CheckTokenForAnyScope($resourceServer);
 
         $request = Request::create('/');
         $request->headers->set('Authorization', 'Bearer token');
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public function test_exception_is_thrown_if_token_does_not_have_required_scope()
             'oauth_scopes' => ['foo', 'bar'],
         ]);
 
-        $middleware = new CheckClientCredentialsForAnyScope($resourceServer);
+        $middleware = new CheckTokenForAnyScope($resourceServer);
 
         $request = Request::create('/');
         $request->headers->set('Authorization', 'Bearer token');
diff --git a/tests/Unit/CheckClientCredentialsTest.php b/tests/Unit/CheckTokenTest.php
similarity index 90%
rename from tests/Unit/CheckClientCredentialsTest.php
rename to tests/Unit/CheckTokenTest.php
index 6c69686e..555293e0 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/CheckClientCredentialsTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/CheckTokenTest.php
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Illuminate\Http\Response;
 use Laravel\Passport\Exceptions\AuthenticationException;
-use Laravel\Passport\Http\Middleware\CheckClientCredentials;
+use Laravel\Passport\Http\Middleware\CheckToken;
 use League\OAuth2\Server\Exception\OAuthServerException;
 use League\OAuth2\Server\ResourceServer;
 use Mockery\Adapter\Phpunit\MockeryPHPUnitIntegration;
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 use Psr\Http\Message\ServerRequestInterface;
 
-class CheckClientCredentialsTest extends TestCase
+class CheckTokenTest extends TestCase
 {
     use MockeryPHPUnitIntegration;
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public function test_request_is_passed_along_if_token_is_valid()
             'oauth_scopes' => ['*'],
         ]);
 
-        $middleware = new CheckClientCredentials($resourceServer);
+        $middleware = new CheckToken($resourceServer);
 
         $request = Request::create('/');
         $request->headers->set('Authorization', 'Bearer token');
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public function test_request_is_passed_along_if_token_and_scope_are_valid()
             'oauth_scopes' => ['see-profile'],
         ]);
 
-        $middleware = new CheckClientCredentials($resourceServer);
+        $middleware = new CheckToken($resourceServer);
 
         $request = Request::create('/');
         $request->headers->set('Authorization', 'Bearer token');
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public function test_exception_is_thrown_when_oauth_throws_exception()
             new OAuthServerException('message', 500, 'error type')
         );
 
-        $middleware = new CheckClientCredentials($resourceServer);
+        $middleware = new CheckToken($resourceServer);
 
         $request = Request::create('/');
         $request->headers->set('Authorization', 'Bearer token');
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public function test_exception_is_thrown_if_token_does_not_have_required_scopes(
             'oauth_scopes' => ['foo', 'notbar'],
         ]);
 
-        $middleware = new CheckClientCredentials($resourceServer);
+        $middleware = new CheckToken($resourceServer);
 
         $request = Request::create('/');
         $request->headers->set('Authorization', 'Bearer token');