diff --git a/hikari/events/message_events.py b/hikari/events/message_events.py
index 242f91a547..19ef51eef6 100644
--- a/hikari/events/message_events.py
+++ b/hikari/events/message_events.py
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ class GuildMessageCreateEvent(MessageCreateEvent):
     # <<inherited docstring from ShardEvent>>
 
     @property
-    def member(self) -> guilds.Member:
+    def author(self) -> guilds.Member:
         """Member object of the user that sent the message.
 
         Returns
diff --git a/tests/hikari/events/test_message_events.py b/tests/hikari/events/test_message_events.py
index edf2c62c8e..b86b25b6c1 100644
--- a/tests/hikari/events/test_message_events.py
+++ b/tests/hikari/events/test_message_events.py
@@ -196,8 +196,8 @@ def test_guild_property(self, event):
         assert result is event.app.cache.get_guild.return_value
         event.app.cache.get_guild.assert_called_once_with(342123123)
 
-    def test_member_property(self, event):
-        assert event.member is event.message.member
+    def test_author_property(self, event):
+        assert event.author is event.message.member
 
 
 class TestGuildMessageUpdateEvent: