diff --git a/changelog.d/11370.misc b/changelog.d/11370.misc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..13d9f36bf3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/11370.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Rename `get_refresh_token_for_user_id` to `create_refresh_token_for_user_id` to better describe what it does.
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/auth.py b/synapse/handlers/auth.py
index b2c84a0fce..4b66a9862f 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/auth.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/auth.py
@@ -790,7 +790,7 @@ class AuthHandler:
         (
             new_refresh_token,
             new_refresh_token_id,
-        ) = await self.get_refresh_token_for_user_id(
+        ) = await self.create_refresh_token_for_user_id(
             user_id=existing_token.user_id, device_id=existing_token.device_id
         )
         access_token = await self.create_access_token_for_user_id(
@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ class AuthHandler:
 
         return True
 
-    async def get_refresh_token_for_user_id(
+    async def create_refresh_token_for_user_id(
         self,
         user_id: str,
         device_id: str,
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/register.py b/synapse/handlers/register.py
index 6b5c3d1974..b5664e9fde 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/register.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/register.py
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ class RegistrationHandler:
                 (
                     refresh_token,
                     refresh_token_id,
-                ) = await self._auth_handler.get_refresh_token_for_user_id(
+                ) = await self._auth_handler.create_refresh_token_for_user_id(
                     user_id,
                     device_id=registered_device_id,
                 )