diff --git a/cmd/utils/flags.go b/cmd/utils/flags.go
index 9148bdbe8d..fad567cd55 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/flags.go
@@ -1273,7 +1273,7 @@ func setEtherbase(ctx *cli.Context, cfg *ethconfig.Config) {
 		Fatalf("-%s: invalid pending block producer address %q", MinerPendingFeeRecipientFlag.Name, addr)
 		return
 	}
-	cfg.Miner.Etherbase = common.BytesToAddress(b)
+	cfg.Miner.PendingFeeRecipient = common.BytesToAddress(b)
 }
 
 // MakePasswordList reads password lines from the file specified by the global --password flag.
@@ -1783,8 +1783,8 @@ func SetEthConfig(ctx *cli.Context, stack *node.Node, cfg *ethconfig.Config) {
 
 		// Figure out the dev account address.
 		// setEtherbase has been called above, configuring the miner address from command line flags.
-		if cfg.Miner.Etherbase != (common.Address{}) {
-			developer = accounts.Account{Address: cfg.Miner.Etherbase}
+		if cfg.Miner.PendingFeeRecipient != (common.Address{}) {
+			developer = accounts.Account{Address: cfg.Miner.PendingFeeRecipient}
 		} else if accs := ks.Accounts(); len(accs) > 0 {
 			developer = ks.Accounts()[0]
 		} else {
@@ -1795,7 +1795,7 @@ func SetEthConfig(ctx *cli.Context, stack *node.Node, cfg *ethconfig.Config) {
 		}
 		// Make sure the address is configured as fee recipient, otherwise
 		// the miner will fail to start.
-		cfg.Miner.Etherbase = developer.Address
+		cfg.Miner.PendingFeeRecipient = developer.Address
 
 		if err := ks.Unlock(developer, passphrase); err != nil {
 			Fatalf("Failed to unlock developer account: %v", err)
diff --git a/console/console_test.go b/console/console_test.go
index 8dd031ebe6..4c30c1b49c 100644
--- a/console/console_test.go
+++ b/console/console_test.go
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func newTester(t *testing.T, confOverride func(*ethconfig.Config)) *tester {
 	ethConf := &ethconfig.Config{
 		Genesis: core.DeveloperGenesisBlock(11_500_000, nil),
 		Miner: miner.Config{
-			Etherbase: common.HexToAddress(testAddress),
+			PendingFeeRecipient: common.HexToAddress(testAddress),
 		},
 	}
 	if confOverride != nil {
diff --git a/eth/backend.go b/eth/backend.go
index 57e25848d3..9cfef9c633 100644
--- a/eth/backend.go
+++ b/eth/backend.go
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ func New(stack *node.Node, config *ethconfig.Config) (*Ethereum, error) {
 		closeBloomHandler: make(chan struct{}),
 		networkID:         networkID,
 		gasPrice:          config.Miner.GasPrice,
-		etherbase:         config.Miner.Etherbase,
+		etherbase:         config.Miner.PendingFeeRecipient,
 		bloomRequests:     make(chan chan *bloombits.Retrieval),
 		bloomIndexer:      core.NewBloomIndexer(chainDb, params.BloomBitsBlocks, params.BloomConfirms),
 		p2pServer:         stack.Server(),
diff --git a/eth/catalyst/api_test.go b/eth/catalyst/api_test.go
index 94a780b504..5f087c160c 100644
--- a/eth/catalyst/api_test.go
+++ b/eth/catalyst/api_test.go
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ func startEthService(t *testing.T, genesis *core.Genesis, blocks []*types.Block)
 	}
 
 	mcfg := miner.DefaultConfig
-	mcfg.Etherbase = testAddr
+	mcfg.PendingFeeRecipient = testAddr
 	ethcfg := &ethconfig.Config{Genesis: genesis, SyncMode: downloader.FullSync, TrieTimeout: time.Minute, TrieDirtyCache: 256, TrieCleanCache: 256, Miner: mcfg}
 	ethservice, err := eth.New(n, ethcfg)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/miner/miner.go b/miner/miner.go
index 4d47770e96..800ed652cb 100644
--- a/miner/miner.go
+++ b/miner/miner.go
@@ -42,11 +42,12 @@ type Backend interface {
 
 // Config is the configuration parameters of mining.
 type Config struct {
-	Etherbase common.Address `toml:",omitempty"` // Public address for block mining rewards
-	ExtraData hexutil.Bytes  `toml:",omitempty"` // Block extra data set by the miner
-	GasCeil   uint64         // Target gas ceiling for mined blocks.
-	GasPrice  *big.Int       // Minimum gas price for mining a transaction
-	Recommit  time.Duration  // The time interval for miner to re-create mining work.
+	Etherbase           common.Address `toml:"-"`          // Deprecated
+	PendingFeeRecipient common.Address `toml:"-"`          // Address for pending block rewards.
+	ExtraData           hexutil.Bytes  `toml:",omitempty"` // Block extra data set by the miner
+	GasCeil             uint64         // Target gas ceiling for mined blocks.
+	GasPrice            *big.Int       // Minimum gas price for mining a transaction
+	Recommit            time.Duration  // The time interval for miner to re-create mining work.
 }
 
 // DefaultConfig contains default settings for miner.
@@ -132,7 +133,7 @@ func (miner *Miner) BuildPayload(args *BuildPayloadArgs) (*Payload, error) {
 // The result might be nil if pending generation is failed.
 func (miner *Miner) getPending() *newPayloadResult {
 	miner.confMu.RLock()
-	coinbase := miner.config.Etherbase
+	coinbase := miner.config.PendingFeeRecipient
 	miner.confMu.RUnlock()
 
 	header := miner.chain.CurrentHeader()
diff --git a/miner/miner_test.go b/miner/miner_test.go
index bfb49c1454..7c39564240 100644
--- a/miner/miner_test.go
+++ b/miner/miner_test.go
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ func minerTestGenesisBlock(period uint64, gasLimit uint64, faucet common.Address
 func createMiner(t *testing.T) *Miner {
 	// Create Ethash config
 	config := Config{
-		Etherbase: common.HexToAddress("123456789"),
+		PendingFeeRecipient: common.HexToAddress("123456789"),
 	}
 	// Create chainConfig
 	chainDB := rawdb.NewMemoryDatabase()
diff --git a/miner/payload_building_test.go b/miner/payload_building_test.go
index 98b9db27fd..b769ee8121 100644
--- a/miner/payload_building_test.go
+++ b/miner/payload_building_test.go
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ var (
 	newTxs     []*types.Transaction
 
 	testConfig = Config{
-		Etherbase: testBankAddress,
-		Recommit:  time.Second,
-		GasCeil:   params.GenesisGasLimit,
+		PendingFeeRecipient: testBankAddress,
+		Recommit:            time.Second,
+		GasCeil:             params.GenesisGasLimit,
 	}
 )