diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 67e107ce43..c4e7a98877 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Changed
+- **Breaking**: Renamed `WakuStore.QueryOptions`'s `direction` to `pageDirection` (and its type) as it only affects the page ordering,
+  not the ordering of messages with the page.
+
 ## [0.13.1] - 2021-09-21
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/examples/web-chat/src/App.tsx b/examples/web-chat/src/App.tsx
index bebbe23cc5..bc4eaa9e8d 100644
--- a/examples/web-chat/src/App.tsx
+++ b/examples/web-chat/src/App.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { useEffect, useReducer, useState } from 'react';
 import './App.css';
-import { Direction, getBootstrapNodes, Waku, WakuMessage } from 'js-waku';
+import { PageDirection, getBootstrapNodes, Waku, WakuMessage } from 'js-waku';
 import handleCommand from './command';
 import Room from './Room';
 import { WakuContext } from './WakuContext';
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ async function retrieveStoreMessages(
   try {
     const res = await waku.store.queryHistory([ChatContentTopic], {
       pageSize: 5,
-      direction: Direction.FORWARD,
+      pageDirection: PageDirection.FORWARD,
       timeFilter: {
         startTime,
         endTime,
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 69c667b160..324459c865 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ export {
 
 export { WakuRelay, RelayCodecs } from './lib/waku_relay';
 
-export { Direction, WakuStore, StoreCodec } from './lib/waku_store';
+export { PageDirection, WakuStore, StoreCodec } from './lib/waku_store';
 
 export * as proto from './proto';
diff --git a/src/lib/waku_store/history_rpc.ts b/src/lib/waku_store/history_rpc.ts
index cdf328fb57..2e2194c981 100644
--- a/src/lib/waku_store/history_rpc.ts
+++ b/src/lib/waku_store/history_rpc.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { v4 as uuid } from 'uuid';
 
 import * as proto from '../../proto/waku/v2/store';
 
-export enum Direction {
+export enum PageDirection {
   BACKWARD = 'backward',
   FORWARD = 'forward',
 }
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export enum Direction {
 export interface Params {
   contentTopics: string[];
   pubSubTopic: string;
-  direction: Direction;
+  pageDirection: PageDirection;
   pageSize: number;
   startTime?: number;
   endTime?: number;
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export class HistoryRPC {
    * Create History Query.
    */
   static createQuery(params: Params): HistoryRPC {
-    const direction = directionToProto(params.direction);
+    const direction = directionToProto(params.pageDirection);
     const pagingInfo = {
       pageSize: params.pageSize,
       cursor: params.cursor,
@@ -67,11 +67,13 @@ export class HistoryRPC {
   }
 }
 
-function directionToProto(direction: Direction): proto.PagingInfo_Direction {
-  switch (direction) {
-    case Direction.BACKWARD:
+function directionToProto(
+  pageDirection: PageDirection
+): proto.PagingInfo_Direction {
+  switch (pageDirection) {
+    case PageDirection.BACKWARD:
       return proto.PagingInfo_Direction.DIRECTION_BACKWARD_UNSPECIFIED;
-    case Direction.FORWARD:
+    case PageDirection.FORWARD:
       return proto.PagingInfo_Direction.DIRECTION_FORWARD;
     default:
       return proto.PagingInfo_Direction.DIRECTION_BACKWARD_UNSPECIFIED;
diff --git a/src/lib/waku_store/index.node.spec.ts b/src/lib/waku_store/index.node.spec.ts
index b11daf570f..6fb739a0ac 100644
--- a/src/lib/waku_store/index.node.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/waku_store/index.node.spec.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import {
   getPublicKey,
 } from '../waku_message/version_1';
 
-import { Direction } from './history_rpc';
+import { PageDirection } from './history_rpc';
 
 const dbg = debug('waku:test:store');
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ describe('Waku Store', () => {
     });
 
     const messages = await waku.store.queryHistory([], {
-      direction: Direction.FORWARD,
+      pageDirection: PageDirection.FORWARD,
     });
 
     expect(messages?.length).eq(15);
diff --git a/src/lib/waku_store/index.ts b/src/lib/waku_store/index.ts
index 1b2286186f..ffc197b166 100644
--- a/src/lib/waku_store/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/waku_store/index.ts
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ import { hexToBuf } from '../utils';
 import { DefaultPubSubTopic } from '../waku';
 import { WakuMessage } from '../waku_message';
 
-import { Direction, HistoryRPC } from './history_rpc';
+import { HistoryRPC, PageDirection } from './history_rpc';
 
 const dbg = debug('waku:store');
 
 export const StoreCodec = '/vac/waku/store/2.0.0-beta3';
 
-export { Direction };
+export { PageDirection };
 
 export interface CreateOptions {
   /**
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export interface TimeFilter {
 export interface QueryOptions {
   peerId?: PeerId;
   pubSubTopic?: string;
-  direction?: Direction;
+  pageDirection?: PageDirection;
   pageSize?: number;
   timeFilter?: TimeFilter;
   callback?: (messages: WakuMessage[]) => void;
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ export class WakuStore {
     const opts = Object.assign(
       {
         pubSubTopic: this.pubSubTopic,
-        direction: Direction.BACKWARD,
+        pageDirection: PageDirection.BACKWARD,
         pageSize: 10,
       },
       options,