diff --git a/python/console/__init__.py b/python/console/__init__.py
index e2f7bf4cd4a..a206a3c7ffb 100644
--- a/python/console/__init__.py
+++ b/python/console/__init__.py
@@ -19,5 +19,4 @@ __author__ = "Salvatore Larosa"
 __date__ = "September 2012"
 __copyright__ = "(C) 2012, Salvatore Larosa"
 
-from .console import show_console  # NOQA
-from .console import init_options_widget
+from .console import show_console, init_console  # NOQA
diff --git a/python/console/console.py b/python/console/console.py
index ea614d4390a..c2fdfd8c014 100644
--- a/python/console/console.py
+++ b/python/console/console.py
@@ -106,8 +106,11 @@ def console_displayhook(obj):
     _console_output = obj
 
 
-def init_options_widget():
-    """called from QGIS to add the console options widget"""
+def init_console():
+    """
+    Called from QGIS to initialize the console related options and shortcuts,
+    before the dock is shown
+    """
     global _options_factory
     _options_factory.setTitle(QCoreApplication.translate("PythonConsole", "Python"))
     iface.registerOptionsWidgetFactory(_options_factory)
diff --git a/src/app/qgisapp.cpp b/src/app/qgisapp.cpp
index 41c86478072..96d30c8d9e3 100644
--- a/src/app/qgisapp.cpp
+++ b/src/app/qgisapp.cpp
@@ -3247,7 +3247,7 @@ void QgisApp::showStyleManager()
 void QgisApp::initPythonConsoleOptions()
 {
   QgsPythonRunner::run( QStringLiteral( "import console" ) );
-  QgsPythonRunner::run( QStringLiteral( "console.init_options_widget()" ) );
+  QgsPythonRunner::run( QStringLiteral( "console.init_console()" ) );
 }
 
 void QgisApp::showPythonDialog()