diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a0b3c1390c5c8aa6eeb43ba74a3e40a66a5bcb10..b8b7ff59c381a6a5253ae431b9ec5e47b4a58416 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Note that since we don't clearly distinguish between a public and private interf
 - Fix and improve ``canRemap`` handling in ``IntraUnitBonds``
 - Reuse occlusion for secondary passes during multi-sampling
 - Check if marking passes are needed before doing them
-- Add ``scaleFactor`` parameter to adjust resolution of occlusion calculation
+- Add ``resolutionScale`` parameter to allow trading quality of occlusion for performance
 
 ## [v3.2.0] - 2022-02-17
 
diff --git a/src/apps/docking-viewer/viewport.tsx b/src/apps/docking-viewer/viewport.tsx
index b988b49e3e3dcf1ae7c89fec944e04bd445dfcfa..78e8412b5ef4dc70f035bf8a3bb03c2f6a379a4e 100644
--- a/src/apps/docking-viewer/viewport.tsx
+++ b/src/apps/docking-viewer/viewport.tsx
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ function occlusionStyle(plugin: PluginContext) {
                 blurKernelSize: 15,
                 radius: 5,
                 samples: 32,
-                scaleFactor: 1
+                resolutionScale: 1
             } },
             outline: { name: 'on', params: {
                 scale: 1.0,
diff --git a/src/examples/lighting/index.ts b/src/examples/lighting/index.ts
index 97b2db364e45c6e590f48684f7749207bc674057..b81118dd72a74befa74870f5beb83f810d9efca9 100644
--- a/src/examples/lighting/index.ts
+++ b/src/examples/lighting/index.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const Canvas3DPresets = {
     illustrative: {
         canvas3d: <Preset>{
             postprocessing: {
-                occlusion: { name: 'on', params: { samples: 32, radius: 6, bias: 1.4, blurKernelSize: 15, scaleFactor: 1 } },
+                occlusion: { name: 'on', params: { samples: 32, radius: 6, bias: 1.4, blurKernelSize: 15, resolutionScale: 1 } },
                 outline: { name: 'on', params: { scale: 1, threshold: 0.33, color: Color(0x000000) } }
             },
             renderer: {
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ const Canvas3DPresets = {
     occlusion: {
         canvas3d: <Preset>{
             postprocessing: {
-                occlusion: { name: 'on', params: { samples: 32, radius: 6, bias: 1.4, blurKernelSize: 15, scaleFactor: 1 } },
+                occlusion: { name: 'on', params: { samples: 32, radius: 6, bias: 1.4, blurKernelSize: 15, resolutionScale: 1 } },
                 outline: { name: 'off', params: {} }
             },
             renderer: {
diff --git a/src/mol-canvas3d/passes/postprocessing.ts b/src/mol-canvas3d/passes/postprocessing.ts
index 2b81018aa0fd8d08d647577a64024c705f368ebe..bf8c53905ee778e46c17fd2e8fa909f3f974e7c2 100644
--- a/src/mol-canvas3d/passes/postprocessing.ts
+++ b/src/mol-canvas3d/passes/postprocessing.ts
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ export const PostprocessingParams = {
             radius: PD.Numeric(5, { min: 0, max: 10, step: 0.1 }, { description: 'Final occlusion radius is 2^x' }),
             bias: PD.Numeric(0.8, { min: 0, max: 3, step: 0.1 }),
             blurKernelSize: PD.Numeric(15, { min: 1, max: 25, step: 2 }),
-            scaleFactor: PD.Numeric(1, { min: 0.1, max: 1, step: 0.05 }, { description: 'Adjust resolution of occlusion calculation' }),
+            resolutionScale: PD.Numeric(1, { min: 0.1, max: 1, step: 0.05 }, { description: 'Adjust resolution of occlusion calculation' }),
         }),
         off: PD.Group({})
     }, { cycle: true, description: 'Darken occluded crevices with the ambient occlusion effect' }),
@@ -446,10 +446,10 @@ export class PostprocessingPass {
                 ValueCell.updateIfChanged(this.ssaoBlurSecondPassRenderable.values.dOcclusionKernelSize, this.blurKernelSize);
             }
 
-            if (this.downsampleFactor !== props.occlusion.params.scaleFactor) {
+            if (this.downsampleFactor !== props.occlusion.params.resolutionScale) {
                 needsUpdateSsao = true;
 
-                this.downsampleFactor = props.occlusion.params.scaleFactor;
+                this.downsampleFactor = props.occlusion.params.resolutionScale;
                 this.ssaoScale = this.calcSsaoScale();
 
                 const sw = Math.floor(w * this.ssaoScale);
diff --git a/src/mol-plugin-ui/structure/quick-styles.tsx b/src/mol-plugin-ui/structure/quick-styles.tsx
index 1449eea3e44c7cabb63573643aa8bcbbb2d1eba0..a0c535acfd2b744d2748585c7a8db80febf23cde 100644
--- a/src/mol-plugin-ui/structure/quick-styles.tsx
+++ b/src/mol-plugin-ui/structure/quick-styles.tsx
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export class QuickStyles extends PurePluginUIComponent {
                     },
                     occlusion: {
                         name: 'on',
-                        params: { bias: 0.8, blurKernelSize: 15, radius: 5, samples: 32, scaleFactor: 1 }
+                        params: { bias: 0.8, blurKernelSize: 15, radius: 5, samples: 32, resolutionScale: 1 }
                     },
                 }
             });
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export class QuickStyles extends PurePluginUIComponent {
                         name: 'on',
                         params: pp.occlusion.name === 'on'
                             ? pp.occlusion.params
-                            : { bias: 0.8, blurKernelSize: 15, radius: 5, samples: 32, scaleFactor: 1 }
+                            : { bias: 0.8, blurKernelSize: 15, radius: 5, samples: 32, resolutionScale: 1 }
                     },
                 }
             });
diff --git a/src/mol-plugin/util/viewport-screenshot.ts b/src/mol-plugin/util/viewport-screenshot.ts
index 722c605fdf5cd2fb93fe790fefe0e2d2721b887c..261ae3708d95a5c428b162b35ff69242d306c30c 100644
--- a/src/mol-plugin/util/viewport-screenshot.ts
+++ b/src/mol-plugin/util/viewport-screenshot.ts
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ class ViewportScreenshotHelper extends PluginComponent {
             postprocessing: {
                 ...c.props.postprocessing,
                 occlusion: aoProps.name === 'on'
-                    ? { name: 'on', params: { ...aoProps.params, samples: 128, scaleFactor: 1 } }
+                    ? { name: 'on', params: { ...aoProps.params, samples: 128, resolutionScale: 1 } }
                     : aoProps
             },
             marking: { ...c.props.marking }
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ class ViewportScreenshotHelper extends PluginComponent {
                 postprocessing: {
                     ...c.props.postprocessing,
                     occlusion: aoProps.name === 'on'
-                        ? { name: 'on', params: { ...aoProps.params, samples: 128, scaleFactor: 1 } }
+                        ? { name: 'on', params: { ...aoProps.params, samples: 128, resolutionScale: 1 } }
                         : aoProps
                 },
                 marking: { ...c.props.marking }