diff --git a/packages/rum-core/src/common/constants.js b/packages/rum-core/src/common/constants.js
index bfb9c054e..99eaf6a4b 100644
--- a/packages/rum-core/src/common/constants.js
+++ b/packages/rum-core/src/common/constants.js
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ const TRANSACTION_END = 'transaction:end'
 const CONFIG_CHANGE = 'config:change'
 const QUEUE_FLUSH = 'queue:flush'
 const QUEUE_ADD_TRANSACTION = 'queue:add_transaction'
-const TRANSACTION_DISCARD = 'transaction:discard'
+const TRANSACTION_IGNORE = 'transaction:ignore'
 
 /**
  * Events types that are used to toggle auto instrumentations
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ export {
   CONFIG_CHANGE,
   QUEUE_FLUSH,
   QUEUE_ADD_TRANSACTION,
-  TRANSACTION_DISCARD,
+  TRANSACTION_IGNORE,
   XMLHTTPREQUEST,
   FETCH,
   HISTORY,
diff --git a/packages/rum-core/src/common/observers/page-visibility.js b/packages/rum-core/src/common/observers/page-visibility.js
index b3ceee96e..6d928bb5c 100644
--- a/packages/rum-core/src/common/observers/page-visibility.js
+++ b/packages/rum-core/src/common/observers/page-visibility.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 import {
   QUEUE_ADD_TRANSACTION,
   QUEUE_FLUSH,
-  TRANSACTION_DISCARD
+  TRANSACTION_IGNORE
 } from '../constants'
 import { state } from '../../state'
 import { now } from '../utils'
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ export function observePageVisibility(configService, transactionService) {
 function onPageHidden(configService, transactionService) {
   const inpTr = reportInp(transactionService)
   // we don't want to flush the queue for every transaction that is ended when page becomes hidden
-  // and given the async nature of the ending process of transactions
-  // will need to coordinate the flushing process
+  // as transaction ends are scheduled async as microtasks(promise),
+  // so we are coordinating the flushing process
   if (inpTr) {
     const unobserve = configService.observeEvent(QUEUE_ADD_TRANSACTION, () => {
       // At this point the INP transaction is in the queue
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ function endManagedTransaction(configService, transactionService) {
     // Make sure that we still update lastHiddenStart if the managed transaction
     // ends up being discarded
     const unobserveDiscard = configService.observeEvent(
-      TRANSACTION_DISCARD,
+      TRANSACTION_IGNORE,
       () => {
         state.lastHiddenStart = now()
 
diff --git a/packages/rum-core/src/performance-monitoring/performance-monitoring.js b/packages/rum-core/src/performance-monitoring/performance-monitoring.js
index 58c53da26..82c680ab5 100644
--- a/packages/rum-core/src/performance-monitoring/performance-monitoring.js
+++ b/packages/rum-core/src/performance-monitoring/performance-monitoring.js
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ import {
   OUTCOME_SUCCESS,
   OUTCOME_UNKNOWN,
   QUEUE_ADD_TRANSACTION,
-  TRANSACTION_DISCARD
+  TRANSACTION_IGNORE
 } from '../common/constants'
 import {
   truncateModel,
@@ -425,6 +425,6 @@ export default class PerformanceMonitoring {
       return this.createTransactionDataModel(transaction)
     }
 
-    this._configService.dispatchEvent(TRANSACTION_DISCARD)
+    this._configService.dispatchEvent(TRANSACTION_IGNORE)
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/rum-core/src/performance-monitoring/transaction-service.js b/packages/rum-core/src/performance-monitoring/transaction-service.js
index 4a6d4a19d..a69e8ca66 100644
--- a/packages/rum-core/src/performance-monitoring/transaction-service.js
+++ b/packages/rum-core/src/performance-monitoring/transaction-service.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ import {
   NAME_UNKNOWN,
   TRANSACTION_START,
   TRANSACTION_END,
-  TRANSACTION_DISCARD,
+  TRANSACTION_IGNORE,
   TEMPORARY_TYPE,
   TRANSACTION_TYPE_ORDER,
   LARGEST_CONTENTFUL_PAINT,
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ class TransactionService {
               `transaction(${tr.id}, ${name}, ${type}) was discarded! The page was hidden during the transaction!`
             )
           }
-          this._config.dispatchEvent(TRANSACTION_DISCARD)
+          this._config.dispatchEvent(TRANSACTION_IGNORE)
           return
         }
 
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ class TransactionService {
               `transaction(${tr.id}, ${name}, ${type}) is ignored`
             )
           }
-          this._config.dispatchEvent(TRANSACTION_DISCARD)
+          this._config.dispatchEvent(TRANSACTION_IGNORE)
           return
         }
 
diff --git a/packages/rum-core/test/performance-monitoring/performance-monitoring.spec.js b/packages/rum-core/test/performance-monitoring/performance-monitoring.spec.js
index 5f735ddb8..5bbfd0c17 100644
--- a/packages/rum-core/test/performance-monitoring/performance-monitoring.spec.js
+++ b/packages/rum-core/test/performance-monitoring/performance-monitoring.spec.js
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ import {
   CONFIG_SERVICE,
   APM_SERVER,
   PERFORMANCE_MONITORING,
-  TRANSACTION_DISCARD
+  TRANSACTION_IGNORE
 } from '../../src/common/constants'
 import { state } from '../../src/state'
 import patchEventHandler from '../common/patch'
@@ -203,9 +203,7 @@ describe('PerformanceMonitoring', function () {
 
     var payload = performanceMonitoring.createTransactionPayload(tr)
     expect(payload).toBeUndefined()
-    expect(configService.dispatchEvent).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      TRANSACTION_DISCARD
-    )
+    expect(configService.dispatchEvent).toHaveBeenCalledWith(TRANSACTION_IGNORE)
   })
 
   it('should sendPageLoadMetrics', function (done) {
diff --git a/packages/rum-core/test/performance-monitoring/transaction-service.spec.js b/packages/rum-core/test/performance-monitoring/transaction-service.spec.js
index bf8ffaec1..ce511c99f 100644
--- a/packages/rum-core/test/performance-monitoring/transaction-service.spec.js
+++ b/packages/rum-core/test/performance-monitoring/transaction-service.spec.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ import {
   FIRST_INPUT,
   LAYOUT_SHIFT,
   LOCAL_CONFIG_KEY,
-  TRANSACTION_DISCARD
+  TRANSACTION_IGNORE
 } from '../../src/common/constants'
 import { state } from '../../src/state'
 import { isPerfTypeSupported } from '../../src/common/utils'
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ describe('TransactionService', function () {
     expect(logger.debug).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       `transaction(${tr.id}, ${tr.name}, ${tr.type}) was discarded! The page was hidden during the transaction!`
     )
-    expect(config.dispatchEvent).toHaveBeenCalledWith(TRANSACTION_DISCARD)
+    expect(config.dispatchEvent).toHaveBeenCalledWith(TRANSACTION_IGNORE)
 
     state.lastHiddenStart = performance.now() - 1000
     tr = transactionService.startTransaction('test-name', 'test-type')
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ describe('TransactionService', function () {
     expect(logger.debug).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       `transaction(${tr.id}, ${tr.name}, ${tr.type}) is ignored`
     )
-    expect(config.dispatchEvent).toHaveBeenCalledWith(TRANSACTION_DISCARD)
+    expect(config.dispatchEvent).toHaveBeenCalledWith(TRANSACTION_IGNORE)
   })
 
   it('should discard transaction configured to be ignored', async () => {
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ describe('TransactionService', function () {
     expect(logger.debug).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       `transaction(${tr.id}, ${tr.name}, ${tr.type}) is ignored`
     )
-    expect(config.dispatchEvent).toHaveBeenCalledWith(TRANSACTION_DISCARD)
+    expect(config.dispatchEvent).toHaveBeenCalledWith(TRANSACTION_IGNORE)
   })
 
   it('should set session information on transaction', () => {