diff --git a/akka-actor/src/main/mima-filters/2.6.19.backward.excludes/31055-actorContext-cancelReceiveTimeout.excludes b/akka-actor/src/main/mima-filters/2.6.19.backward.excludes/31055-actorContext-cancelReceiveTimeout.excludes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..00916cc86e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/akka-actor/src/main/mima-filters/2.6.19.backward.excludes/31055-actorContext-cancelReceiveTimeout.excludes
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# internal actor class
+ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("akka.actor.dungeon.ReceiveTimeout.cancelReceiveTimeout")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/dungeon/ReceiveTimeout.scala b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/dungeon/ReceiveTimeout.scala
index c70799decd..797131ece2 100644
--- a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/dungeon/ReceiveTimeout.scala
+++ b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/dungeon/ReceiveTimeout.scala
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ private[akka] trait ReceiveTimeout { this: ActorCell =>
         if (reschedule || (task eq emptyCancellable))
           rescheduleReceiveTimeout(f)
 
-      case _ => cancelReceiveTimeout()
+      case _ => cancelReceiveTimeoutTask()
     }
   }
 
@@ -60,12 +60,12 @@ private[akka] trait ReceiveTimeout { this: ActorCell =>
 
   protected def cancelReceiveTimeoutIfNeeded(message: Any): (Duration, Cancellable) = {
     if (hasTimeoutData && !message.isInstanceOf[NotInfluenceReceiveTimeout])
-      cancelReceiveTimeout()
+      cancelReceiveTimeoutTask()
 
     receiveTimeoutData
   }
 
-  override final def cancelReceiveTimeout(): Unit =
+  private def cancelReceiveTimeoutTask(): Unit =
     if (receiveTimeoutData._2 ne emptyCancellable) {
       receiveTimeoutData._2.cancel()
       receiveTimeoutData = (receiveTimeoutData._1, emptyCancellable)
diff --git a/akka-docs/src/test/java/jdocs/actor/ActorDocTest.java b/akka-docs/src/test/java/jdocs/actor/ActorDocTest.java
index 3b6c7cc1dd..3e1353623f 100644
--- a/akka-docs/src/test/java/jdocs/actor/ActorDocTest.java
+++ b/akka-docs/src/test/java/jdocs/actor/ActorDocTest.java
@@ -585,6 +585,46 @@ public class ActorDocTest extends AbstractJavaTest {
     };
   }
 
+  static class ReceiveTimeoutWithCancelActor extends AbstractActor {
+    private ActorRef target = getContext().getSystem().deadLetters();
+
+    public ReceiveTimeoutWithCancelActor() {
+      getContext().setReceiveTimeout(Duration.ofSeconds(1));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Receive createReceive() {
+      return receiveBuilder()
+          .matchEquals(
+              "Hello",
+              s -> {
+                target = getSender();
+                target.tell("Hello world", getSelf());
+                getContext().setReceiveTimeout(Duration.ofMillis(200));
+              })
+          .match(
+              ReceiveTimeout.class,
+              r -> {
+                getContext().cancelReceiveTimeout();
+                target.tell("timeout", getSelf());
+              })
+          .build();
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void cancel_receiveTimeout() {
+    final ActorRef myActor = system.actorOf(Props.create(ReceiveTimeoutWithCancelActor.class));
+    new TestKit(system) {
+      {
+        myActor.tell("Hello", getRef());
+        expectMsgEquals("Hello world");
+        expectMsgEquals("timeout");
+        expectNoMessage(Duration.ofMillis(400));
+      }
+    };
+  }
+
   public
   // #hot-swap-actor
   static class HotSwapActor extends AbstractActor {