diff --git a/packages/astro/src/actions/runtime/middleware.ts b/packages/astro/src/actions/runtime/middleware.ts
index 5452d65ab5..c17558c3e8 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/actions/runtime/middleware.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/actions/runtime/middleware.ts
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ import {
 } from './virtual/shared.js';
 import { ACTION_QUERY_PARAMS } from '../consts.js';
 
-type ActionPayload = {
+export type ActionPayload = {
 	actionResult: SerializedActionResult;
 	actionName: string;
 };
 
 export type Locals = {
-	_actionsInternal: ActionPayload;
+	_actionPayload: ActionPayload;
 };
 
 export const onRequest = defineMiddleware(async (context, next) => {
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ export const onRequest = defineMiddleware(async (context, next) => {
 	const { request } = context;
 	// Actions middleware may have run already after a path rewrite.
 	// See https://github.com/withastro/roadmap/blob/feat/reroute/proposals/0047-rerouting.md#ctxrewrite
-	// `_actionsInternal` is the same for every page,
+	// `_actionPayload` is the same for every page,
 	// so short circuit if already defined.
-	if (locals._actionsInternal) return next();
+	if (locals._actionPayload) return next();
 
 	const actionPayload = context.cookies.get(ACTION_QUERY_PARAMS.actionPayload)?.json();
 	if (actionPayload) {
@@ -74,14 +74,14 @@ async function renderResult({
 }) {
 	const locals = context.locals as Locals;
 
-	locals._actionsInternal = { actionResult, actionName };
+	locals._actionPayload = { actionResult, actionName };
 	const response = await next();
 	context.cookies.delete(ACTION_QUERY_PARAMS.actionPayload);
 
-	if (locals._actionsInternal.actionResult.type === 'error') {
+	if (locals._actionPayload.actionResult.type === 'error') {
 		return new Response(response.body, {
-			status: locals._actionsInternal.actionResult.status,
-			statusText: locals._actionsInternal.actionResult.type,
+			status: locals._actionPayload.actionResult.status,
+			statusText: locals._actionPayload.actionResult.type,
 			headers: response.headers,
 		});
 	}
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/actions/utils.ts b/packages/astro/src/actions/utils.ts
index b08146e8ae..5cf7862660 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/actions/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/actions/utils.ts
@@ -3,19 +3,19 @@ import type { Locals } from './runtime/middleware.js';
 import { type ActionAPIContext } from './runtime/utils.js';
 import { deserializeActionResult, getActionQueryString } from './runtime/virtual/shared.js';
 
-export function hasActionsInternal(locals: APIContext['locals']): locals is Locals {
-	return '_actionsInternal' in locals;
+export function hasActionPayload(locals: APIContext['locals']): locals is Locals {
+	return '_actionPayload' in locals;
 }
 
 export function createGetActionResult(locals: APIContext['locals']): APIContext['getActionResult'] {
 	return (actionFn): any => {
 		if (
-			!hasActionsInternal(locals) ||
-			actionFn.toString() !== getActionQueryString(locals._actionsInternal.actionName)
+			!hasActionPayload(locals) ||
+			actionFn.toString() !== getActionQueryString(locals._actionPayload.actionName)
 		) {
 			return undefined;
 		}
-		return deserializeActionResult(locals._actionsInternal.actionResult);
+		return deserializeActionResult(locals._actionPayload.actionResult);
 	};
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/core/render-context.ts b/packages/astro/src/core/render-context.ts
index 97e1b25d92..a572215744 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/core/render-context.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/core/render-context.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import type {
 } from '../@types/astro.js';
 import type { ActionAPIContext } from '../actions/runtime/utils.js';
 import { deserializeActionResult } from '../actions/runtime/virtual/shared.js';
-import { createCallAction, createGetActionResult, hasActionsInternal } from '../actions/utils.js';
+import { createCallAction, createGetActionResult, hasActionPayload } from '../actions/utils.js';
 import {
 	computeCurrentLocale,
 	computePreferredLocale,
@@ -314,8 +314,8 @@ export class RenderContext {
 			},
 		} satisfies AstroGlobal['response'];
 
-		const actionResult = hasActionsInternal(this.locals)
-			? deserializeActionResult(this.locals._actionsInternal.actionResult)
+		const actionResult = hasActionPayload(this.locals)
+			? deserializeActionResult(this.locals._actionPayload.actionResult)
 			: undefined;
 
 		// Create the result object that will be passed into the renderPage function.