diff --git a/src/engine/runtime.js b/src/engine/runtime.js
index 68ab4e64..d634dbc8 100644
--- a/src/engine/runtime.js
+++ b/src/engine/runtime.js
@@ -458,12 +458,11 @@ class Runtime extends EventEmitter {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Event name for requesting an update of the indicator that shows that the
-     * microphone is being used to stream audio.
+     * Event name to indicate that the microphone is being used to stream audio.
      * @const {string}
      */
-    static get UPDATE_MIC_INDICATOR () {
-        return 'UPDATE_MIC_INDICATOR';
+    static get MIC_LISTENING () {
+        return 'MIC_LISTENING';
     }
 
     /**
@@ -998,8 +997,12 @@ class Runtime extends EventEmitter {
         return isConnected;
     }
 
-    requestMicIndicatorUpdate (visible) {
-        this.emit(Runtime.UPDATE_MIC_INDICATOR, visible);
+    /**
+     * Emit an event to indicate that the microphone is being used to stream audio.
+     * @param {boolean} listening - true if the microphone is currently listening.
+     */
+    emitMicListening (listening) {
+        this.emit(Runtime.MIC_LISTENING, listening);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/extensions/scratch3_speech2text/index.js b/src/extensions/scratch3_speech2text/index.js
index fcb5b5ed..184eef5d 100644
--- a/src/extensions/scratch3_speech2text/index.js
+++ b/src/extensions/scratch3_speech2text/index.js
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ class Scratch3Speech2TextBlocks {
      * @private.
      */
     _resetListening () {
-        this.runtime.requestMicIndicatorUpdate(false);
+        this.runtime.emitMicListening(false);
         this._stopListening();
         this._closeWebsocket();
         this._resolveSpeechPromises();
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ class Scratch3Speech2TextBlocks {
      * @private
      */
     _startListening () {
-        this.runtime.requestMicIndicatorUpdate(true);
+        this.runtime.emitMicListening(true);
         this._initListening();
         // Force the block to timeout if we don't get any results back/the user didn't say anything.
         this._speechTimeoutId = setTimeout(this._stopTranscription, listenAndWaitBlockTimeoutMs);