diff --git a/include/osmocom/sigtran/osmo_ss7.h b/include/osmocom/sigtran/osmo_ss7.h
index 2324532e..155e05a6 100644
--- a/include/osmocom/sigtran/osmo_ss7.h
+++ b/include/osmocom/sigtran/osmo_ss7.h
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ struct osmo_ss7_asp {
 		bool is_server;
 		enum osmo_ss7_asp_role role;
 		bool role_set_by_vty;
-		bool sctp_role_set_by_vty;
+		bool trans_role_set_by_vty;
 
 		struct osmo_ss7_asp_peer local;
 		struct osmo_ss7_asp_peer remote;
diff --git a/src/osmo_ss7_vty.c b/src/osmo_ss7_vty.c
index 42a3383e..890ddedd 100644
--- a/src/osmo_ss7_vty.c
+++ b/src/osmo_ss7_vty.c
@@ -1054,11 +1054,11 @@ DEFUN_ATTR(asp_role, asp_role_cmd,
 	return CMD_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-DEFUN_ATTR(sctp_role, asp_sctp_role_cmd,
-	   "sctp-role (client|server)",
-	   "Specify the SCTP role for this ASP\n"
-	   "Operate as SCTP client; connect to a server\n"
-	   "Operate as SCTP server; wait for client connections\n",
+DEFUN_ATTR(asp_transport_role, asp_transport_role_cmd,
+	   "transport-role (client|server)",
+	   "Specify the transport layer role for this ASP\n"
+	   "Operate as a client; connect to a server\n"
+	   "Operate as a server; wait for client connections\n",
 	   CMD_ATTR_NODE_EXIT)
 {
 	struct osmo_ss7_asp *asp = vty->index;
@@ -1070,10 +1070,17 @@ DEFUN_ATTR(sctp_role, asp_sctp_role_cmd,
 	else
 		OSMO_ASSERT(0);
 
-	asp->cfg.sctp_role_set_by_vty = true;
+	asp->cfg.trans_role_set_by_vty = true;
 	return CMD_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+ALIAS_ATTR(asp_transport_role, asp_sctp_role_cmd,
+	   "sctp-role (client|server)",
+	   "Specify the SCTP role for this ASP\n"
+	   "Operate as SCTP client; connect to a server\n"
+	   "Operate as SCTP server; wait for client connections\n",
+	   CMD_ATTR_HIDDEN | CMD_ATTR_NODE_EXIT);
+
 #define ASP_SCTP_PARAM_INIT_DESC \
 	"Configure SCTP parameters\n" \
 	"Configure INIT related parameters\n" \
@@ -1719,7 +1726,7 @@ static void write_one_asp(struct vty *vty, struct osmo_ss7_asp *asp, bool show_d
 		vty_out(vty, "  qos-class %u%s", asp->cfg.qos_class, VTY_NEWLINE);
 	vty_out(vty, "  role %s%s", osmo_str_tolower(get_value_string(osmo_ss7_asp_role_names, asp->cfg.role)),
 		VTY_NEWLINE);
-	vty_out(vty, "  sctp-role %s%s", asp->cfg.is_server ? "server" : "client", VTY_NEWLINE);
+	vty_out(vty, "  transport-role %s%s", asp->cfg.is_server ? "server" : "client", VTY_NEWLINE);
 	if (asp->cfg.sctp_init.num_ostreams_present)
 		vty_out(vty, "  sctp-param init num-ostreams %u%s", asp->cfg.sctp_init.num_ostreams_value, VTY_NEWLINE);
 	if (asp->cfg.sctp_init.max_instreams_present)
@@ -2984,6 +2991,7 @@ static void vty_init_shared(void *ctx)
 	install_lib_element(L_CS7_ASP_NODE, &asp_no_local_ip_cmd);
 	install_lib_element(L_CS7_ASP_NODE, &asp_qos_class_cmd);
 	install_lib_element(L_CS7_ASP_NODE, &asp_role_cmd);
+	install_lib_element(L_CS7_ASP_NODE, &asp_transport_role_cmd);
 	install_lib_element(L_CS7_ASP_NODE, &asp_sctp_role_cmd);
 	install_lib_element(L_CS7_ASP_NODE, &asp_sctp_param_init_cmd);
 	install_lib_element(L_CS7_ASP_NODE, &asp_no_sctp_param_init_cmd);
diff --git a/src/sccp_user.c b/src/sccp_user.c
index b72b2a61..1dd3b301 100644
--- a/src/sccp_user.c
+++ b/src/sccp_user.c
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ osmo_sccp_simple_client_on_ss7_id(void *ctx, uint32_t ss7_id, const char *name,
 			if (!asp)
 				goto out_rt;
 			asp_created = true;
-			/* Ensure that the ASP we use is set to sctp-role client. */
+			/* Ensure that the ASP we use is set to operate as a client. */
 			asp->cfg.is_server = false;
 			/* Ensure that the ASP we use is set to role ASP. */
 			asp->cfg.role = OSMO_SS7_ASP_ROLE_ASP;
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ osmo_sccp_simple_client_on_ss7_id(void *ctx, uint32_t ss7_id, const char *name,
 	/* Extra sanity checks if the ASP asp-clnt-* was pre-configured over VTY: */
 	if (!asp->simple_client_allocated) {
 		/* Forbid ASPs defined through VTY that are not entirely
-		 * configured. "role" and "sctp-role" must be explicitly provided:
+		 * configured. "role" and "transport-role" must be explicitly provided:
 		 */
 		if (!asp->cfg.role_set_by_vty) {
 			LOGP(DLSCCP, LOGL_ERROR,
@@ -663,9 +663,9 @@ osmo_sccp_simple_client_on_ss7_id(void *ctx, uint32_t ss7_id, const char *name,
 			     name, asp->cfg.name);
 			goto out_asp;
 		}
-		if (!asp->cfg.sctp_role_set_by_vty) {
+		if (!asp->cfg.trans_role_set_by_vty) {
 			LOGP(DLSCCP, LOGL_ERROR,
-			     "%s: ASP %s defined in VTY but 'sctp-role' was not set there, please set it.\n",
+			     "%s: ASP %s defined in VTY but 'transport-role' was not set there, please set it.\n",
 			     name, asp->cfg.name);
 			goto out_asp;
 		}
@@ -673,19 +673,19 @@ osmo_sccp_simple_client_on_ss7_id(void *ctx, uint32_t ss7_id, const char *name,
 		/* If ASP was configured through VTY it may be explicitly configured as
 		 * SCTP server. It may be a bit confusing since this function is to create
 		 * a "SCCP simple client", but this allows users of this API such as
-		 * osmo-hnbgw to support SCTP-role server if properly configured through VTY.
+		 * osmo-hnbgw to support transport-role server if properly configured through VTY.
 		*/
 		if (asp->cfg.is_server) {
 			struct osmo_xua_server *xs;
 			LOGP(DLSCCP, LOGL_NOTICE,
-			     "%s: Requesting an SCCP simple client on ASP %s configured with 'sctp-role server'\n",
+			     "%s: Requesting an SCCP simple client on ASP %s configured with 'transport-role server'\n",
 			     name, asp->cfg.name);
 			xs = osmo_ss7_xua_server_find2(ss7,
 						       asp->cfg.trans_proto, prot,
 						       asp->cfg.local.port);
 			if (!xs) {
 				LOGP(DLSCCP, LOGL_ERROR, "%s: Requesting an SCCP simple client on ASP %s configured "
-				     "with 'sctp-role server' but no matching xUA server was configured!\n",
+				     "with 'transport-role server' but no matching xUA server was configured!\n",
 				     name, asp->cfg.name);
 				goto out_asp;
 			}
diff --git a/tests/vty/ss7_asp_test.vty b/tests/vty/ss7_asp_test.vty
index 7b360097..b8df809c 100644
--- a/tests/vty/ss7_asp_test.vty
+++ b/tests/vty/ss7_asp_test.vty
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ ss7_asp_vty_test(config-cs7-asp)# list
   no local-ip (A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X)
   qos-class <0-255>
   role (sg|asp|ipsp)
-  sctp-role (client|server)
+  transport-role (client|server)
   sctp-param init (num-ostreams|max-instreams|max-attempts|timeout) <0-65535>
   no sctp-param init (num-ostreams|max-instreams|max-attempts|timeout)
   block
@@ -266,16 +266,16 @@ ss7_asp_vty_test(config-cs7-asp)# list
 
 ss7_asp_vty_test(config-cs7-asp)# ?
 ...
-  description  Save human-readable description of the object
-  remote-ip    Specify Remote IP Address of ASP
-  no           Negate a command or set its defaults
-  local-ip     Specify Local IP Address from which to contact ASP
-  qos-class    Specify QoS Class of ASP
-  role         Specify the xUA role for this ASP
-  sctp-role    Specify the SCTP role for this ASP
-  sctp-param   Configure SCTP parameters
-  block        Allows a SCTP Association with ASP, but doesn't let it become active
-  shutdown     Terminates SCTP association; New associations will be rejected
+  description     Save human-readable description of the object
+  remote-ip       Specify Remote IP Address of ASP
+  no              Negate a command or set its defaults
+  local-ip        Specify Local IP Address from which to contact ASP
+  qos-class       Specify QoS Class of ASP
+  role            Specify the xUA role for this ASP
+  transport-role  Specify the transport layer role for this ASP
+  sctp-param      Configure SCTP parameters
+  block           Allows a SCTP Association with ASP, but doesn't let it become active
+  shutdown        Terminates SCTP association; New associations will be rejected
 ...
 
 ss7_asp_vty_test(config-cs7-asp)# no ?
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ cs7 instance 0
   remote-ip 127.0.0.200
   remote-ip 127.0.0.201
   role sg
-  sctp-role server
+  transport-role server
  as my-ass m3ua
   asp my-asp
   routing-key 0 3.2.1