diff --git a/docs/reference/hooks.rst b/docs/reference/hooks.rst
index 11515129c5..9c7a3f5f1f 100644
--- a/docs/reference/hooks.rst
+++ b/docs/reference/hooks.rst
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ The available hooks are:
             return HttpResponse("<h1>bad googlebot no cookie</h1>")
 
 
-.. _construct_wagtail_edit_bird:
+.. _construct_wagtail_userbar:
 
-``construct_wagtail_edit_bird``
+``construct_wagtail_userbar``
   Add or remove items from the wagtail userbar. Add, edit, and moderation tools are provided by default. The callable passed into the hook must take the ``request`` object and a list of menu objects, ``items``. The menu item objects must have a ``render`` method which can take a ``request`` object and return the HTML string representing the menu item. See the userbar templates and menu item classes for more information.
 
   .. code-block:: python
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ The available hooks are:
         return '<li><a href="http://cuteoverload.com/tag/puppehs/" ' \
         + 'target="_parent" class="action icon icon-wagtail">Puppies!</a></li>'
 
-    @hooks.register('construct_wagtail_edit_bird')
+    @hooks.register('construct_wagtail_userbar')
     def add_puppy_link_item(request, items):
       return items.append( UserbarPuppyLinkItem() )
 
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/views/userbar.py b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/views/userbar.py
index c41b5aed1d..d5689d2cad 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/views/userbar.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/views/userbar.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import warnings
+
 from django.shortcuts import render
 from django.contrib.auth.decorators import permission_required
 
@@ -5,6 +7,8 @@ from wagtail.wagtailadmin.userbar import EditPageItem, AddPageItem, ApproveModer
 from wagtail.wagtailcore import hooks
 from wagtail.wagtailcore.models import Page, PageRevision
 
+from wagtail.utils.deprecation import RemovedInWagtail11Warning
+
 
 @permission_required('wagtailadmin.access_admin', raise_exception=True)
 def for_frontend(request, page_id):
@@ -16,6 +20,14 @@ def for_frontend(request, page_id):
     for fn in hooks.get_hooks('construct_wagtail_edit_bird'):
         fn(request, items)
 
+        warnings.warn(
+            "The 'construct_wagtail_edit_bird' hook has been renamed to 'construct_wagtail_userbar'."
+            "Please update function '%s' in '%s'." % (fn.__name__, fn.__module__), RemovedInWagtail11Warning
+        )
+
+    for fn in hooks.get_hooks('construct_wagtail_userbar'):
+        fn(request, items)
+
     # Render the items
     rendered_items = [item.render(request) for item in items]
 
@@ -40,6 +52,14 @@ def for_moderation(request, revision_id):
     for fn in hooks.get_hooks('construct_wagtail_edit_bird'):
         fn(request, items)
 
+        warnings.warn(
+            "The 'construct_wagtail_edit_bird' hook has been renamed to 'construct_wagtail_userbar'."
+            "Please update function '%s' in '%s'." % (fn.__name__, fn.__module__), RemovedInWagtail11Warning
+        )
+
+    for fn in hooks.get_hooks('construct_wagtail_userbar'):
+        fn(request, items)
+
     # Render the items
     rendered_items = [item.render(request) for item in items]