diff --git a/cmake/linker_script/common/common-rom.cmake b/cmake/linker_script/common/common-rom.cmake
index e2173c54f34..77cd911ab4f 100644
--- a/cmake/linker_script/common/common-rom.cmake
+++ b/cmake/linker_script/common/common-rom.cmake
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ if (CONFIG_HTTP_SERVER)
 endif()
 
 if(CONFIG_INPUT)
-  zephyr_iterable_section(NAME input_listener KVMA RAM_REGION GROUP RODATA_REGION SUBALIGN 4)
+  zephyr_iterable_section(NAME input_callback KVMA RAM_REGION GROUP RODATA_REGION SUBALIGN 4)
 endif()
 
 if(CONFIG_USBD_MSC_CLASS)
diff --git a/include/zephyr/input/input.h b/include/zephyr/input/input.h
index eb1b798d15c..32e9bf9fa8e 100644
--- a/include/zephyr/input/input.h
+++ b/include/zephyr/input/input.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ struct input_event {
 /**
  * @brief Report a new input event.
  *
- * This causes all the listeners for the specified device to be triggered,
+ * This causes all the callbacks for the specified device to be executed,
  * either synchronously or through the input thread if utilized.
  *
  * @param dev Device generating the event or NULL.
@@ -118,9 +118,9 @@ static inline int input_report_abs(const struct device *dev,
 bool input_queue_empty(void);
 
 /**
- * @brief Input listener callback structure.
+ * @brief Input callback structure.
  */
-struct input_listener {
+struct input_callback {
 	/** @ref device pointer or NULL. */
 	const struct device *dev;
 	/** The callback function. */
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@ struct input_listener {
  * @param _callback The callback function.
  */
 #define INPUT_CALLBACK_DEFINE(_dev, _callback)                                 \
-	static const STRUCT_SECTION_ITERABLE(input_listener,                   \
-					     _input_listener__##_callback) = { \
+	static const STRUCT_SECTION_ITERABLE(input_callback,                   \
+					     _input_callback__##_callback) = { \
 		.dev = _dev,                                                   \
 		.callback = _callback,                                         \
 	}
diff --git a/include/zephyr/linker/common-rom/common-rom-misc.ld b/include/zephyr/linker/common-rom/common-rom-misc.ld
index 189a9e31885..6c03bfb79a4 100644
--- a/include/zephyr/linker/common-rom/common-rom-misc.ld
+++ b/include/zephyr/linker/common-rom/common-rom-misc.ld
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_INPUT)
-	ITERABLE_SECTION_ROM(input_listener, 4)
+	ITERABLE_SECTION_ROM(input_callback, 4)
 #endif
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_EMUL)
diff --git a/subsys/input/input.c b/subsys/input/input.c
index 5e9f45d8de7..907788e1853 100644
--- a/subsys/input/input.c
+++ b/subsys/input/input.c
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ K_MSGQ_DEFINE(input_msgq, sizeof(struct input_event),
 
 static void input_process(struct input_event *evt)
 {
-	STRUCT_SECTION_FOREACH(input_listener, listener) {
-		if (listener->dev == NULL || listener->dev == evt->dev) {
-			listener->callback(evt);
+	STRUCT_SECTION_FOREACH(input_callback, callback) {
+		if (callback->dev == NULL || callback->dev == evt->dev) {
+			callback->callback(evt);
 		}
 	}
 }