diff --git a/examples/shutters_widget.py b/examples/shutter_widget.py
similarity index 79%
rename from examples/shutters_widget.py
rename to examples/shutter_widget.py
index de17db106..28e82b6bc 100644
--- a/examples/shutters_widget.py
+++ b/examples/shutter_widget.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 from pymmcore_plus import CMMCorePlus, DeviceType
 from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication, QHBoxLayout, QWidget
 
-from pymmcore_widgets import ShuttersWidget
+from pymmcore_widgets import ShutterWidget
 
 app = QApplication([])
 
@@ -24,7 +24,12 @@
 for idx, shutter_dev in enumerate(shutter_dev_list):
     # bool to display the autoshutter checkbox only with the last shutter
     autoshutter = bool(idx >= len(shutter_dev_list) - 1)
-    shutter = ShuttersWidget(shutter_dev, autoshutter=autoshutter)
+    shutter = ShutterWidget(
+        shutter_dev,
+        autoshutter=autoshutter,
+        button_text_open=shutter_dev,
+        button_text_closed=shutter_dev,
+    )
     wdg.layout().addWidget(shutter)
 
 wdg.show()
diff --git a/src/pymmcore_widgets/__init__.py b/src/pymmcore_widgets/__init__.py
index 3e6ce9c9c..626977470 100644
--- a/src/pymmcore_widgets/__init__.py
+++ b/src/pymmcore_widgets/__init__.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     "PropertiesWidget",
     "PropertyBrowser",
     "PropertyWidget",
-    "ShuttersWidget",
+    "ShutterWidget",
     "SnapButton",
     "StageExplorer",
     "StageWidget",
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
     LiveButton,
     ObjectivesWidget,
     PresetsWidget,
-    ShuttersWidget,
+    ShutterWidget,
     SnapButton,
     StageExplorer,
     StageWidget,
@@ -137,4 +137,11 @@ def __getattr__(name: str) -> object:
             stacklevel=2,
         )
         return ObjectivesPixelConfigurationWidget
+    if name == "ShuttersWidget":
+        warnings.warn(
+            "'ShuttersWidget' is deprecated, use 'ShutterWidget' instead.",
+            DeprecationWarning,
+            stacklevel=2,
+        )
+        return ShutterWidget
     raise AttributeError(f"module {__name__} has no attribute {name}")
diff --git a/src/pymmcore_widgets/control/__init__.py b/src/pymmcore_widgets/control/__init__.py
index 27c088fa3..75f3a6c2f 100644
--- a/src/pymmcore_widgets/control/__init__.py
+++ b/src/pymmcore_widgets/control/__init__.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 from ._load_system_cfg_widget import ConfigurationWidget
 from ._objective_widget import ObjectivesWidget
 from ._presets_widget import PresetsWidget
-from ._shutter_widget import ShuttersWidget
+from ._shutter_widget import ShutterWidget
 from ._snap_button_widget import SnapButton
 from ._stage_explorer import StageExplorer
 from ._stage_widget import StageWidget
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     "LiveButton",
     "ObjectivesWidget",
     "PresetsWidget",
-    "ShuttersWidget",
+    "ShutterWidget",
     "SnapButton",
     "StageExplorer",
     "StageWidget",
diff --git a/src/pymmcore_widgets/control/_shutter_widget.py b/src/pymmcore_widgets/control/_shutter_widget.py
index 08ea2f330..9782a8e45 100644
--- a/src/pymmcore_widgets/control/_shutter_widget.py
+++ b/src/pymmcore_widgets/control/_shutter_widget.py
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 ]
 
 
-class ShuttersWidget(QWidget):
-    """A Widget to control shutters and Micro-Manager autoshutter.
+class ShutterWidget(QWidget):
+    """A Widget to control a Micro-Manager shutter.
 
     Parameters
     ----------
diff --git a/tests/test_core_state.py b/tests/test_core_state.py
index a0c85c3cb..d7ffd3592 100644
--- a/tests/test_core_state.py
+++ b/tests/test_core_state.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     pmmw.PropertiesWidget: {},
     pmmw.PropertyBrowser: {},
     pmmw.PropertyWidget: {"device_label": "Camera", "prop_name": "Binning"},
-    pmmw.ShuttersWidget: {"shutter_device": "Shutter"},
+    pmmw.ShutterWidget: {"shutter_device": "Shutter"},
     pmmw.SnapButton: {},
     pmmw.StageWidget: {"device": "XY"},
     pmmw.TimePlanWidget: {},
diff --git a/tests/test_shutter_widget.py b/tests/test_shutter_widget.py
index 19ddbeab0..ea8ae4b01 100644
--- a/tests/test_shutter_widget.py
+++ b/tests/test_shutter_widget.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 import pytest
 
-from pymmcore_widgets.control._shutter_widget import ShuttersWidget
+from pymmcore_widgets.control._shutter_widget import ShutterWidget
 from tests._utils import wait_signal
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ def _make_shutter(
     mmcore: CMMCorePlus,
     device: str = "Shutter",
     autoshutter: bool = True,
-) -> ShuttersWidget:
-    wdg = ShuttersWidget(
+) -> ShutterWidget:
+    wdg = ShutterWidget(
         device,
         autoshutter=autoshutter,
         button_text_open=f"{device} opened",