diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat-list-item.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat-list-item.tsx
index b091187b2..762270505 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat-list-item.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat-list-item.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { Avatar, HStack, Icon, Stack, Text } from 'soapbox/components/ui';
 import VerificationBadge from 'soapbox/components/verification_badge';
 import DropdownMenuContainer from 'soapbox/containers/dropdown_menu_container';
 import { useAppDispatch } from 'soapbox/hooks';
-import { IChat, IChatSilence, useChat, useChatSilence } from 'soapbox/queries/chats';
+import { IChat, IChatSilence, useChatActions, useChatSilence } from 'soapbox/queries/chats';
 
 import type { Menu } from 'soapbox/components/dropdown_menu';
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ const ChatListItem: React.FC<IChatListItemInterface> = ({ chat, chatSilence, onC
   const intl = useIntl();
 
   const { handleSilence } = useChatSilence(chat);
-  const { deleteChat } = useChat(chat?.id as string);
+  const { deleteChat } = useChatActions(chat?.id as string);
 
   const menu = useMemo((): Menu => {
     const menu: Menu = [];
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat-message-list-intro.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat-message-list-intro.tsx
index 309a018de..790bd5188 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat-message-list-intro.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat-message-list-intro.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { initReport } from 'soapbox/actions/reports';
 import { Avatar, Button, HStack, Icon, Stack, Text } from 'soapbox/components/ui';
 import { useChatContext } from 'soapbox/contexts/chat-context';
 import { useAppDispatch } from 'soapbox/hooks';
-import { useChat } from 'soapbox/queries/chats';
+import { useChatActions } from 'soapbox/queries/chats';
 
 const messages = defineMessages({
   leaveChatHeading: { id: 'chat_message_list_intro.leave_chat.heading', defaultMessage: 'Leave Chat' },
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ const ChatMessageListIntro = () => {
   const intl = useIntl();
 
   const { chat, needsAcceptance } = useChatContext();
-  const { acceptChat, deleteChat } = useChat(chat?.id as string);
+  const { acceptChat, deleteChat } = useChatActions(chat?.id as string);
 
   const handleLeaveChat = () => {
     dispatch(openModal('CONFIRM', {
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat-message-list.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat-message-list.tsx
index 3f842bf35..31810dfb9 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat-message-list.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat-message-list.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import PlaceholderChatMessage from 'soapbox/features/placeholder/components/plac
 import Bundle from 'soapbox/features/ui/components/bundle';
 import { MediaGallery } from 'soapbox/features/ui/util/async-components';
 import { useAppSelector, useAppDispatch, useOwnAccount } from 'soapbox/hooks';
-import { chatKeys, IChat, IChatMessage, useChat, useChatMessages } from 'soapbox/queries/chats';
+import { chatKeys, IChat, IChatMessage, useChatActions, useChatMessages } from 'soapbox/queries/chats';
 import { queryClient } from 'soapbox/queries/client';
 import { onlyEmoji } from 'soapbox/utils/rich_content';
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ const ChatMessageList: React.FC<IChatMessageList> = ({ chat, autosize }) => {
   const [initialLoad, setInitialLoad] = useState(true);
   const [scrollPosition, setScrollPosition] = useState(0);
 
-  const { deleteChatMessage, markChatAsRead } = useChat(chat.id);
+  const { deleteChatMessage, markChatAsRead } = useChatActions(chat.id);
   const {
     data: chatMessages,
     fetchNextPage,
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat-page/components/chat-page-main.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat-page/components/chat-page-main.tsx
index 3f2798c92..87d37e6bd 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat-page/components/chat-page-main.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat-page/components/chat-page-main.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { Avatar, Divider, HStack, Icon, IconButton, Menu, MenuButton, MenuItem,
 import VerificationBadge from 'soapbox/components/verification_badge';
 import { useChatContext } from 'soapbox/contexts/chat-context';
 import { useAppDispatch, useOwnAccount } from 'soapbox/hooks';
-import { useChat, useChatSilence } from 'soapbox/queries/chats';
+import { useChatActions, useChatSilence } from 'soapbox/queries/chats';
 
 import Chat from '../../chat';
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ const ChatPageMain = () => {
 
   const { chat, setChat } = useChatContext();
   const { isSilenced, handleSilence, fetchChatSilence } = useChatSilence(chat);
-  const { deleteChat } = useChat(chat?.id as string);
+  const { deleteChat } = useChatActions(chat?.id as string);
 
   const handleBlockUser = () => {
     dispatch(openModal('CONFIRM', {
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat-settings.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat-settings.tsx
index 69dfbecd6..6d416b319 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat-settings.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat-settings.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import List, { ListItem } from 'soapbox/components/list';
 import { Avatar, Divider, HStack, Icon, Stack, Text, Toggle } from 'soapbox/components/ui';
 import { useChatContext } from 'soapbox/contexts/chat-context';
 import { useAppDispatch } from 'soapbox/hooks';
-import { useChat, useChatSilence } from 'soapbox/queries/chats';
+import { useChatActions, useChatSilence } from 'soapbox/queries/chats';
 
 import ChatPaneHeader from './chat-pane-header';
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ const ChatSettings = () => {
   const { chat, setEditing, toggleChatPane } = useChatContext();
   const { isSilenced, handleSilence, fetchChatSilence } = useChatSilence(chat);
 
-  const { deleteChat } = useChat(chat?.id as string);
+  const { deleteChat } = useChatActions(chat?.id as string);
 
   const closeSettings = () => setEditing(false);
 
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat.tsx
index 2dba86f95..8ab70d1d8 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { HStack, IconButton, Stack, Text, Textarea } from 'soapbox/components/ui
 import UploadProgress from 'soapbox/components/upload-progress';
 import UploadButton from 'soapbox/features/compose/components/upload_button';
 import { useAppDispatch, useOwnAccount } from 'soapbox/hooks';
-import { chatKeys, IChat, useChat } from 'soapbox/queries/chats';
+import { chatKeys, IChat, useChatActions } from 'soapbox/queries/chats';
 import { queryClient } from 'soapbox/queries/client';
 import { truncateFilename } from 'soapbox/utils/media';
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ const Chat: React.FC<ChatInterface> = ({ chat, autosize, inputRef, className })
   const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
   const account = useOwnAccount();
 
-  const { createChatMessage, acceptChat } = useChat(chat.id);
+  const { createChatMessage, acceptChat } = useChatActions(chat.id);
 
   const [content, setContent] = useState<string>('');
   const [attachment, setAttachment] = useState<any>(undefined);
diff --git a/app/soapbox/queries/chats.ts b/app/soapbox/queries/chats.ts
index 0d750fb46..ede4b5714 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/queries/chats.ts
+++ b/app/soapbox/queries/chats.ts
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ const useChats = (search?: string) => {
   return { chatsQuery, getOrCreateChatByAccountId };
 };
 
-const useChat = (chatId: string) => {
+const useChatActions = (chatId: string) => {
   const api = useApi();
   const { setChat, setEditing } = useChatContext();
 
@@ -264,4 +264,4 @@ const useChatSilence = (chat: IChat | null) => {
   return { isSilenced, handleSilence, fetchChatSilence };
 };
 
-export { chatKeys, useChat, useChats, useChatMessages, useChatSilences, useChatSilence };
+export { chatKeys, useChatActions, useChats, useChatMessages, useChatSilences, useChatSilence };