diff --git a/src/Application/LinkGenerator.php b/src/Application/DefaultLinkGenerator.php
similarity index 97%
rename from src/Application/LinkGenerator.php
rename to src/Application/DefaultLinkGenerator.php
index 60d779dcf..13a97c980 100644
--- a/src/Application/LinkGenerator.php
+++ b/src/Application/DefaultLinkGenerator.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 /**
  * Link generator.
  */
-final class LinkGenerator implements ILinkGenerator
+final class DefaultLinkGenerator implements ILinkGenerator
 {
 	use Nette\SmartObject;
 
diff --git a/src/Bridges/ApplicationDI/ApplicationExtension.php b/src/Bridges/ApplicationDI/ApplicationExtension.php
index d658cd63d..03a638ec5 100644
--- a/src/Bridges/ApplicationDI/ApplicationExtension.php
+++ b/src/Bridges/ApplicationDI/ApplicationExtension.php
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public function loadConfiguration()
 
 		$builder->addDefinition($this->prefix('linkGenerator'))
 			->setType(Nette\Application\ILinkGenerator::class)
-			->setFactory(Nette\Application\LinkGenerator::class, [
+			->setFactory(Nette\Application\DefaultLinkGenerator::class, [
 				1 => new Definitions\Statement([new Definitions\Statement('@Nette\Http\IRequest::getUrl'), 'withoutUserInfo']),
 			]);
 
diff --git a/src/compatibility-intf.php b/src/compatibility-intf.php
index fff947040..d4b9d1c8e 100644
--- a/src/compatibility-intf.php
+++ b/src/compatibility-intf.php
@@ -24,6 +24,15 @@ class_alias(\Nette\Routing\Router::class, IRouter::class);
 	class_alias(Response::class, IResponse::class);
 }
 
+if (false) {
+	/** @deprecated use ILinkGenerator */
+	interface LinkGenerator
+	{
+	}
+} elseif (!interface_exists(LinkGenerator::class)) {
+	class_alias(\Nette\Application\ILinkGenerator::class, LinkGenerator::class);
+}
+
 namespace Nette\Application\UI;
 
 if (false) {
diff --git a/tests/Bridges.DI/ApplicationExtension.basic.phpt b/tests/Bridges.DI/ApplicationExtension.basic.phpt
index 7f31806fc..cfda062b2 100644
--- a/tests/Bridges.DI/ApplicationExtension.basic.phpt
+++ b/tests/Bridges.DI/ApplicationExtension.basic.phpt
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@ test('', function () {
 	$container = new Container1;
 	Assert::type(Nette\Application\Application::class, $container->getService('application'));
 	Assert::type(Nette\Application\PresenterFactory::class, $container->getService('nette.presenterFactory'));
-	Assert::type(Nette\Application\LinkGenerator::class, $container->getService('application.linkGenerator'));
+	Assert::type(Nette\Application\DefaultLinkGenerator::class, $container->getService('application.linkGenerator'));
 });
diff --git a/tests/Routers/LinkGenerator.phpt b/tests/Routers/LinkGenerator.phpt
index 6761e67a9..b99313eec 100644
--- a/tests/Routers/LinkGenerator.phpt
+++ b/tests/Routers/LinkGenerator.phpt
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ namespace ModuleModule {
 
 namespace {
 
-	use Nette\Application\LinkGenerator;
+	use Nette\Application\DefaultLinkGenerator;
 	use Nette\Application\PresenterFactory;
 	use Nette\Application\Routers;
 	use Nette\Http;
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ namespace {
 
 
 	test('', function () use ($pf) {
-		$generator = new LinkGenerator(new Routers\SimpleRouter, new Http\UrlScript('http://nette.org/en/'), $pf);
+		$generator = new DefaultLinkGenerator(new Routers\SimpleRouter, new Http\UrlScript('http://nette.org/en/'), $pf);
 		Assert::same('http://nette.org/en/?action=default&presenter=Homepage', $generator->link('Homepage:default'));
 		Assert::same('http://nette.org/en/?action=default&presenter=Module%3AMy', $generator->link('Module:My:default'));
 		Assert::same('http://nette.org/en/?presenter=Module%3AMy', $generator->link('Module:My:'));
@@ -63,25 +63,25 @@ namespace {
 
 
 	Assert::exception(function () use ($pf) {
-		$generator = new LinkGenerator(new Routers\SimpleRouter, new Http\UrlScript('http://nette.org/en/'), $pf);
+		$generator = new DefaultLinkGenerator(new Routers\SimpleRouter, new Http\UrlScript('http://nette.org/en/'), $pf);
 		$generator->link('default');
 	}, Nette\Application\UI\InvalidLinkException::class, "Invalid link destination 'default'.");
 
 
 	Assert::exception(function () use ($pf) {
-		$generator = new LinkGenerator(new Routers\Route('/', 'Product:'), new Http\UrlScript('http://nette.org/en/'), $pf);
+		$generator = new DefaultLinkGenerator(new Routers\Route('/', 'Product:'), new Http\UrlScript('http://nette.org/en/'), $pf);
 		$generator->link('Homepage:default', ['id' => 10]);
 	}, Nette\Application\UI\InvalidLinkException::class, 'No route for Homepage:default(id=10)');
 
 
 	Assert::exception(function () use ($pf) {
-		$generator = new LinkGenerator(new Routers\Route('/', 'Homepage:'), new Http\UrlScript('http://nette.org/en/'), $pf);
+		$generator = new DefaultLinkGenerator(new Routers\Route('/', 'Homepage:'), new Http\UrlScript('http://nette.org/en/'), $pf);
 		$generator->link('Homepage:missing', [10]);
 	}, Nette\Application\UI\InvalidLinkException::class, "Unable to pass parameters to action 'Homepage:missing', missing corresponding method.");
 
 
 	test('', function () {
-		$generator = new LinkGenerator(new Routers\SimpleRouter, new Http\UrlScript('http://nette.org/en/'));
+		$generator = new DefaultLinkGenerator(new Routers\SimpleRouter, new Http\UrlScript('http://nette.org/en/'));
 		Assert::same('http://nette.org/en/?action=default&presenter=Homepage', $generator->link('Homepage:default'));
 		Assert::same('http://nette.org/en/?action=default&presenter=Module%3AMy', $generator->link('Module:My:default'));
 		Assert::same('http://nette.org/en/?presenter=Module%3AMy', $generator->link('Module:My:'));
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ namespace {
 
 
 	test('', function () {
-		$generator = new LinkGenerator(new Routers\SimpleRouter, new Http\UrlScript('http://nette.org/en/'));
+		$generator = new DefaultLinkGenerator(new Routers\SimpleRouter, new Http\UrlScript('http://nette.org/en/'));
 		$generator2 = $generator->withReferenceUrl('http://nette.org/cs/');
 		Assert::same('http://nette.org/en/?action=default&presenter=Homepage', $generator->link('Homepage:default'));
 		Assert::same('http://nette.org/cs/?action=default&presenter=Homepage', $generator2->link('Homepage:default'));