diff --git a/packages/dockview/src/__tests__/dockview/dockviewGroupPanel.spec.ts b/packages/dockview/src/__tests__/dockview/dockviewGroupPanel.spec.ts
index 2c4e3e568..c514c133b 100644
--- a/packages/dockview/src/__tests__/dockview/dockviewGroupPanel.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/dockview/src/__tests__/dockview/dockviewGroupPanel.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { DockviewComponent } from '../../dockview/dockviewComponent';
 import { DockviewApi } from '../../api/component.api';
 import { IGroupPanelView } from '../../dockview/defaultGroupPanelView';
-import { DockviewGroupPanel } from '../../dockview/dockviewGroupPanel';
+import { DockviewPanel } from '../../dockview/dockviewPanel';
 import { GroupPanel } from '../../groupview/groupviewPanel';
 
 describe('dockviewGroupPanel', () => {
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ describe('dockviewGroupPanel', () => {
         const api = new dockviewApiMock();
         const accessor = new accessorMock();
         const group = new groupMock();
-        const cut = new DockviewGroupPanel('fake-id', accessor, api, group);
+        const cut = new DockviewPanel('fake-id', accessor, api, group);
 
         let latestTitle: string | undefined = undefined;
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ describe('dockviewGroupPanel', () => {
         const accessor = new accessorMock();
         const group = new groupMock();
 
-        const cut = new DockviewGroupPanel('fake-id', accessor, api, group);
+        const cut = new DockviewPanel('fake-id', accessor, api, group);
 
         const viewMock = jest.fn<IGroupPanelView, []>(() => {
             return {
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ describe('dockviewGroupPanel', () => {
         const api = new dockviewApiMock();
         const accessor = new accessorMock();
         const group = new groupMock();
-        const cut = new DockviewGroupPanel('fake-id', accessor, api, group);
+        const cut = new DockviewPanel('fake-id', accessor, api, group);
 
         expect(cut.params).toEqual(undefined);
 
diff --git a/packages/dockview/src/dockview/dockviewComponent.ts b/packages/dockview/src/dockview/dockviewComponent.ts
index 648c5d77e..0dd8e6735 100644
--- a/packages/dockview/src/dockview/dockviewComponent.ts
+++ b/packages/dockview/src/dockview/dockviewComponent.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {
 import { directionToPosition, Droptarget, Position } from '../dnd/droptarget';
 import { tail, sequenceEquals } from '../array';
 import { GroupviewPanelState, IDockviewPanel } from '../groupview/groupPanel';
-import { DockviewGroupPanel } from './dockviewGroupPanel';
+import { DockviewPanel } from './dockviewPanel';
 import { CompositeDisposable } from '../lifecycle';
 import { Event, Emitter } from '../events';
 import { Watermark } from './components/watermark/watermark';
@@ -921,12 +921,7 @@ export class DockviewComponent
             ),
         });
 
-        const panel = new DockviewGroupPanel(
-            options.id,
-            this,
-            this._api,
-            group
-        );
+        const panel = new DockviewPanel(options.id, this, this._api, group);
         panel.init({
             view,
             title: options.title || options.id,
diff --git a/packages/dockview/src/dockview/dockviewGroupPanel.ts b/packages/dockview/src/dockview/dockviewPanel.ts
similarity index 99%
rename from packages/dockview/src/dockview/dockviewGroupPanel.ts
rename to packages/dockview/src/dockview/dockviewPanel.ts
index bda7c5ec9..5f126018b 100644
--- a/packages/dockview/src/dockview/dockviewGroupPanel.ts
+++ b/packages/dockview/src/dockview/dockviewPanel.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { Parameters } from '../panel/types';
 import { IGroupPanelView } from './defaultGroupPanelView';
 import { DockviewComponent } from './dockviewComponent';
 
-export class DockviewGroupPanel
+export class DockviewPanel
     extends CompositeDisposable
     implements IDockviewPanel
 {
diff --git a/packages/dockview/src/react/deserializer.ts b/packages/dockview/src/react/deserializer.ts
index 0810afdf3..d864d556a 100644
--- a/packages/dockview/src/react/deserializer.ts
+++ b/packages/dockview/src/react/deserializer.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { DockviewComponent } from '../dockview/dockviewComponent';
 import { GroupviewPanelState, IDockviewPanel } from '../groupview/groupPanel';
-import { DockviewGroupPanel } from '../dockview/dockviewGroupPanel';
+import { DockviewPanel } from '../dockview/dockviewPanel';
 import { IPanelDeserializer } from '../dockview/deserializer';
 import { createComponent } from '../panel/componentFactory';
 import { DockviewApi } from '../api/component.api';
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export class ReactPanelDeserialzier implements IPanelDeserializer {
             tab,
         });
 
-        const panel = new DockviewGroupPanel(
+        const panel = new DockviewPanel(
             panelId,
             this.layout,
             new DockviewApi(this.layout),