diff --git a/beetsplug/ftintitle.py b/beetsplug/ftintitle.py
index c10fdada5..dd681a972 100644
--- a/beetsplug/ftintitle.py
+++ b/beetsplug/ftintitle.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class FtInTitlePlugin(plugins.BeetsPlugin):
                 "drop": False,
                 "format": "feat. {}",
                 "keep_in_artist": False,
-                "skip_if_artist_and_album_artists_is_the_same": True,
+                "preserve_album_artist": True,
                 "custom_words": [],
             }
         )
@@ -134,9 +134,9 @@ class FtInTitlePlugin(plugins.BeetsPlugin):
             self.config.set_args(opts)
             drop_feat = self.config["drop"].get(bool)
             keep_in_artist_field = self.config["keep_in_artist"].get(bool)
-            skip_if_artist_and_album_artists_is_the_same = self.config[
-                "skip_if_artist_and_album_artists_is_the_same"
-            ].get(bool)
+            preserve_album_artist = self.config["preserve_album_artist"].get(
+                bool
+            )
             custom_words = self.config["custom_words"].get(list)
             write = ui.should_write()
 
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ class FtInTitlePlugin(plugins.BeetsPlugin):
                     item,
                     drop_feat,
                     keep_in_artist_field,
-                    skip_if_artist_and_album_artists_is_the_same,
+                    preserve_album_artist,
                     custom_words,
                 ):
                     item.store()
@@ -159,9 +159,7 @@ class FtInTitlePlugin(plugins.BeetsPlugin):
         """Import hook for moving featuring artist automatically."""
         drop_feat = self.config["drop"].get(bool)
         keep_in_artist_field = self.config["keep_in_artist"].get(bool)
-        skip_if_artist_and_album_artists_is_the_same = self.config[
-            "skip_if_artist_and_album_artists_is_the_same"
-        ].get(bool)
+        preserve_album_artist = self.config["preserve_album_artist"].get(bool)
         custom_words = self.config["custom_words"].get(list)
 
         for item in task.imported_items():
@@ -169,7 +167,7 @@ class FtInTitlePlugin(plugins.BeetsPlugin):
                 item,
                 drop_feat,
                 keep_in_artist_field,
-                skip_if_artist_and_album_artists_is_the_same,
+                preserve_album_artist,
                 custom_words,
             ):
                 item.store()
@@ -219,7 +217,7 @@ class FtInTitlePlugin(plugins.BeetsPlugin):
         item: Item,
         drop_feat: bool,
         keep_in_artist_field: bool,
-        skip_if_artist_and_album_artists_is_the_same: bool,
+        preserve_album_artist: bool,
         custom_words: list[str],
     ) -> bool:
         """Look for featured artists in the item's artist fields and move
@@ -234,11 +232,7 @@ class FtInTitlePlugin(plugins.BeetsPlugin):
         # Check whether there is a featured artist on this track and the
         # artist field does not exactly match the album artist field. In
         # that case, we attempt to move the featured artist to the title.
-        if (
-            skip_if_artist_and_album_artists_is_the_same
-            and albumartist
-            and artist == albumartist
-        ):
+        if preserve_album_artist and albumartist and artist == albumartist:
             return False
 
         _, featured = split_on_feat(artist, custom_words=custom_words)
diff --git a/docs/plugins/ftintitle.rst b/docs/plugins/ftintitle.rst
index 3b5d3ca85..b0e69af88 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/ftintitle.rst
+++ b/docs/plugins/ftintitle.rst
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ file. The available options are:
 - **keep_in_artist**: Keep the featuring X part in the artist field. This can be
   useful if you still want to be able to search for features in the artist
   field. Default: ``no``.
-- **skip_if_artist_and_album_artists_is_the_same**: If the artist and the album
+- **preserve_album_artist**: If the artist and the album
   artist are the same, skip the ftintitle processing. Default: ``yes``.
 - **custom_words**: List of additional words that will be treated as a marker
   for artist features. Default: ``[]``.
diff --git a/test/plugins/test_ftintitle.py b/test/plugins/test_ftintitle.py
index 9fc771e89..56c82b9d2 100644
--- a/test/plugins/test_ftintitle.py
+++ b/test/plugins/test_ftintitle.py
@@ -205,11 +205,11 @@ def add_item(
             ("Alice med Bob", "Song 1"),
             id="custom-feat-words-keep-in-artists-drop-from-title",
         ),
-        # ---- skip_if_artist_and_album_artists_is_the_same variants ----
+        # ---- preserve_album_artist variants ----
         pytest.param(
             {
                 "format": "feat. {}",
-                "skip_if_artist_and_album_artists_is_the_same": True,
+                "preserve_album_artist": True,
             },
             ("ftintitle",),
             ("Alice feat. Bob", "Song 1", "Alice"),
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ def add_item(
         pytest.param(
             {
                 "format": "feat. {}",
-                "skip_if_artist_and_album_artists_is_the_same": False,
+                "preserve_album_artist": False,
             },
             ("ftintitle",),
             ("Alice feat. Bob", "Song 1", "Alice"),
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ def add_item(
         pytest.param(
             {
                 "format": "feat. {}",
-                "skip_if_artist_and_album_artists_is_the_same": True,
+                "preserve_album_artist": True,
             },
             ("ftintitle",),
             ("Alice feat. Bob", "Song 1", "Alice feat. Bob"),
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ def add_item(
         pytest.param(
             {
                 "format": "feat. {}",
-                "skip_if_artist_and_album_artists_is_the_same": False,
+                "preserve_album_artist": False,
             },
             ("ftintitle",),
             ("Alice feat. Bob", "Song 1", "Alice feat. Bob"),