diff --git a/beets/config_default.yaml b/beets/config_default.yaml
index 0a80f77f2..c0bab8056 100644
--- a/beets/config_default.yaml
+++ b/beets/config_default.yaml
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ match:
         missing_tracks: medium
         unmatched_tracks: medium
     distance_weights:
-        source: 2.0
+        data_source: 2.0
         artist: 3.0
         album: 3.0
         media: 1.0
diff --git a/beets/metadata_plugins.py b/beets/metadata_plugins.py
index 3da137b51..780fe30b7 100644
--- a/beets/metadata_plugins.py
+++ b/beets/metadata_plugins.py
@@ -133,7 +133,9 @@ def _get_distance(
 
     dist = Distance()
     if info.data_source == data_source:
-        dist.add("source", config["data_source_mismatch_penalty"].as_number())
+        dist.add(
+            "data_source", config["data_source_mismatch_penalty"].as_number()
+        )
     return dist
 
 
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index b56413ee9..7418b51db 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ Other changes:
   disambiguation stripping.
 - When installing ``beets`` via git or locally the version string now reflects
   the current git branch and commit hash. :bug:`4448`
+- :ref:`match-config`: ``match.distance_weights.source`` configuration has been
+  renamed to ``match.distance_weights.data_source`` for consistency with the
+  name of the field it refers to.
 
 For developers and plugin authors:
 
diff --git a/docs/reference/config.rst b/docs/reference/config.rst
index bc823ded4..30582d12c 100644
--- a/docs/reference/config.rst
+++ b/docs/reference/config.rst
@@ -935,7 +935,7 @@ can be one of ``none``, ``low``, ``medium`` or ``strong``. When the maximum
 recommendation is ``strong``, no "downgrading" occurs. The available penalty
 names here are:
 
-- source
+- data_source
 - artist
 - album
 - media
diff --git a/test/autotag/test_distance.py b/test/autotag/test_distance.py
index e3ce9f891..ffbb24eca 100644
--- a/test/autotag/test_distance.py
+++ b/test/autotag/test_distance.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class TestDistance:
 
     @pytest.fixture
     def dist(self, config):
-        config["match"]["distance_weights"]["source"] = 2.0
+        config["match"]["distance_weights"]["data_source"] = 2.0
         config["match"]["distance_weights"]["album"] = 4.0
         config["match"]["distance_weights"]["medium"] = 2.0
 
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ class TestDistance:
         assert dist["media"] == 1 / 6
 
     def test_operators(self, dist):
-        dist.add("source", 0.0)
+        dist.add("data_source", 0.0)
         dist.add("album", 0.5)
         dist.add("medium", 0.25)
         dist.add("medium", 0.75)