diff --git a/docs/web_api.md b/docs/web_api.md
index f4ca62f..f3e4481 100644
--- a/docs/web_api.md
+++ b/docs/web_api.md
@@ -2340,21 +2340,22 @@ The current state of the job queue:
 }
 ```
 
-#### Resume the job queue
+#### Start the job queue
 
-Sets the job queue state to "resume".  This will set the job
-queue to state to "idle".  If the queue is not empty the next job
-in the queue will be loaded.
+Starts the job queue.  If Klipper is ready to start a print the next
+job in the queue will be loaded.  Otherwise the queue will be put
+into the "ready" state, enabling automatic transition after the next
+completed print.
 
 HTTP request:
 ```http
-POST /server/job_queue/resume
+POST /server/job_queue/start
 ```
 JSON-RPC request:
 ```json
 {
     "jsonrpc": "2.0",
-    "method": "server.job_queue.resume",
+    "method": "server.job_queue.start",
     "id": 4654
 }
 ```
diff --git a/moonraker/components/job_queue.py b/moonraker/components/job_queue.py
index bbb0727..025fd03 100644
--- a/moonraker/components/job_queue.py
+++ b/moonraker/components/job_queue.py
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ class JobQueue:
             "job_state:cancelled", self._on_job_abort)
 
         self.server.register_remote_method("pause_job_queue", self.pause_queue)
-        self.server.register_remote_method("resume_job_queue",
-                                           self.resume_queue)
+        self.server.register_remote_method("start_job_queue",
+                                           self.start_queue)
 
         self.server.register_endpoint(
             "/server/job_queue/job", ['POST', 'DELETE'],
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class JobQueue:
         self.server.register_endpoint(
             "/server/job_queue/pause", ['POST'], self._handle_pause_queue)
         self.server.register_endpoint(
-            "/server/job_queue/resume", ['POST'], self._handle_resume_queue)
+            "/server/job_queue/start", ['POST'], self._handle_start_queue)
         self.server.register_endpoint(
             "/server/job_queue/status", ['GET'], self._handle_queue_status)
 
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ class JobQueue:
         await self.lock.acquire()
         self.lock.release()
 
-    async def resume_queue(self) -> None:
+    async def start_queue(self) -> None:
         async with self.lock:
             if self.queue_state != "loading":
                 if self.queued_jobs and await self._check_can_print():
@@ -235,10 +235,10 @@ class JobQueue:
             'queue_state': self.queue_state
         }
 
-    async def _handle_resume_queue(self,
-                                   web_request: WebRequest
-                                   ) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-        await self.resume_queue()
+    async def _handle_start_queue(self,
+                                  web_request: WebRequest
+                                  ) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        await self.start_queue()
         return {
             'queued_jobs': self._job_map_to_list(),
             'queue_state': self.queue_state