diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b001da59c43..9e5d8faeaf3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 ### Enhancements
 
+* Rename `allow_comments` to `comments` for more consistent naming [#3695][] by [@pranas][]
 * Unify DSL for index `actions` and `actions dropdown: true` [#3463][] by [@timoschilling][]
 * Add DSL method `includes` for `ActiveRecord::Relation#includes` [#3464][] by [@timoschilling][]
 * BOM (byte order mark) configurable for CSV download [#3519][] by [@timoschilling][]
@@ -982,6 +983,7 @@ of the highlights. 250 commits. Enough said.
 [#3464]: https://github.com/activeadmin/activeadmin/issues/3464
 [#3486]: https://github.com/activeadmin/activeadmin/issues/3486
 [#3519]: https://github.com/activeadmin/activeadmin/issues/3519
+[#3695]: https://github.com/activeadmin/activeadmin/issues/3695
 [@Bishop]: https://github.com/Bishop
 [@BoboFraggins]: https://github.com/BoboFraggins
 [@DMajrekar]: https://github.com/DMajrekar
@@ -1055,6 +1057,7 @@ of the highlights. 250 commits. Enough said.
 [@pcreux]: https://github.com/pcreux
 [@per_page]: https://github.com/per_page
 [@potatosalad]: https://github.com/potatosalad
+[@pranas]: https://github.com/pranas
 [@psy-q]: https://github.com/psy-q
 [@ptn]: https://github.com/ptn
 [@randym]: https://github.com/randym
diff --git a/docs/1-general-configuration.md b/docs/1-general-configuration.md
index 8e100e00fbe..5fda24c5933 100644
--- a/docs/1-general-configuration.md
+++ b/docs/1-general-configuration.md
@@ -103,13 +103,13 @@ undesired. To disable comments:
 ```ruby
 # For the entire application:
 ActiveAdmin.setup do |config|
-  config.allow_comments = false
+  config.comments = false
 end
 
 # For a namespace:
 ActiveAdmin.setup do |config|
   config.namespace :admin do |admin|
-    admin.allow_comments = false
+    admin.comments = false
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/features/comments/commenting.feature b/features/comments/commenting.feature
index 8cacf3a23ca..26ff1a8f744 100644
--- a/features/comments/commenting.feature
+++ b/features/comments/commenting.feature
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Feature: Commenting
   Scenario: View a resource in a namespace that doesn't have comments
     Given a configuration of:
     """
-      ActiveAdmin.application.namespace(:new_namespace).allow_comments = false
+      ActiveAdmin.application.namespace(:new_namespace).comments = false
       ActiveAdmin.register Post,      :namespace => :new_namespace
       ActiveAdmin.register AdminUser, :namespace => :new_namespace
     """
diff --git a/lib/active_admin/application.rb b/lib/active_admin/application.rb
index 37944683711..e21e6b9b43e 100644
--- a/lib/active_admin/application.rb
+++ b/lib/active_admin/application.rb
@@ -109,7 +109,9 @@ def initialize
 
     # == Deprecated Settings
 
-    # (none currently)
+    def allow_comments=
+      raise "`config.allow_comments` is no longer provided in ActiveAdmin 1.x. Use `config.comments` instead."
+    end
 
     include AssetRegistration
 
diff --git a/lib/active_admin/orm/active_record/comments.rb b/lib/active_admin/orm/active_record/comments.rb
index a82ff15f3ae..67740893047 100644
--- a/lib/active_admin/orm/active_record/comments.rb
+++ b/lib/active_admin/orm/active_record/comments.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 require 'active_admin/orm/active_record/comments/resource_helper'
 
 # Add the comments configuration
-ActiveAdmin::Application.inheritable_setting :allow_comments,             true
+ActiveAdmin::Application.inheritable_setting :comments,                   true
 ActiveAdmin::Application.inheritable_setting :show_comments_in_menu,      true
 ActiveAdmin::Application.inheritable_setting :comments_registration_name, 'Comment'
 
diff --git a/lib/active_admin/orm/active_record/comments/namespace_helper.rb b/lib/active_admin/orm/active_record/comments/namespace_helper.rb
index 9a32dea3b6a..3c64559bdd0 100644
--- a/lib/active_admin/orm/active_record/comments/namespace_helper.rb
+++ b/lib/active_admin/orm/active_record/comments/namespace_helper.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ module NamespaceHelper
 
       # Returns true if the namespace allows comments
       def comments?
-        allow_comments == true
+        comments == true
       end
 
     end
diff --git a/lib/generators/active_admin/install/templates/active_admin.rb.erb b/lib/generators/active_admin/install/templates/active_admin.rb.erb
index 484911719ac..1590b7090cc 100644
--- a/lib/generators/active_admin/install/templates/active_admin.rb.erb
+++ b/lib/generators/active_admin/install/templates/active_admin.rb.erb
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ ActiveAdmin.setup do |config|
   # This allows your users to comment on any resource registered with Active Admin.
   #
   # You can completely disable comments:
-  # config.allow_comments = false
+  # config.comments = false
   #
   # You can disable the menu item for the comments index page:
   # config.show_comments_in_menu = false
diff --git a/spec/unit/application_spec.rb b/spec/unit/application_spec.rb
index d048927680b..9d77a86d0b9 100644
--- a/spec/unit/application_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/application_spec.rb
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
   end
 
   it "should allow comments by default" do
-    expect(application.allow_comments).to eq true
+    expect(application.comments).to eq true
   end
 
   describe "authentication settings" do
diff --git a/spec/unit/comments_spec.rb b/spec/unit/comments_spec.rb
index 5e05e3df9a3..5097e6cf0a1 100644
--- a/spec/unit/comments_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/comments_spec.rb
@@ -136,13 +136,13 @@
 
       it "should have comments when the namespace allows comments" do
         ns = ActiveAdmin::Namespace.new(application, :admin)
-        ns.allow_comments = true
+        ns.comments = true
         expect(ns.comments?).to be_truthy
       end
 
       it "should not have comments when the namespace does not allow comments" do
         ns = ActiveAdmin::Namespace.new(application, :admin)
-        ns.allow_comments = false
+        ns.comments = false
         expect(ns.comments?).to be_falsey
       end
     end