diff --git a/packages/gatsby-transformer-remark/src/gatsby-node.js b/packages/gatsby-transformer-remark/src/gatsby-node.js
index 97d50d35857db..f5c1d64afd7c0 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-transformer-remark/src/gatsby-node.js
+++ b/packages/gatsby-transformer-remark/src/gatsby-node.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-const { onCreateNode, shouldOnCreateNode } = require(`./on-node-create`)
+const { onCreateNode, unstableShouldOnCreateNode } = require(`./on-node-create`)
 exports.onCreateNode = onCreateNode
-exports.shouldOnCreateNode = shouldOnCreateNode
+exports.unstableShouldOnCreateNode = unstableShouldOnCreateNode
 exports.createSchemaCustomization = require(`./create-schema-customization`)
 exports.setFieldsOnGraphQLNodeType = require(`./extend-node-type`)
 
diff --git a/packages/gatsby-transformer-remark/src/on-node-create.js b/packages/gatsby-transformer-remark/src/on-node-create.js
index f8fad4797fb28..d588afb01d09d 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-transformer-remark/src/on-node-create.js
+++ b/packages/gatsby-transformer-remark/src/on-node-create.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const grayMatter = require(`gray-matter`)
 const _ = require(`lodash`)
 
-function shouldOnCreateNode(node) {
+function unstableShouldOnCreateNode(node) {
   return (
     node.internal.mediaType === `text/markdown` ||
     node.internal.mediaType === `text/x-markdown`
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ module.exports.onCreateNode = async function onCreateNode(
   const { createNode, createParentChildLink } = actions
 
   // We only care about markdown content.
-  if (!shouldOnCreateNode(node)) {
+  if (!unstableShouldOnCreateNode(node)) {
     return {}
   }
 
@@ -81,4 +81,4 @@ module.exports.onCreateNode = async function onCreateNode(
   }
 }
 
-module.exports.shouldOnCreateNode = shouldOnCreateNode
+module.exports.unstableShouldOnCreateNode = unstableShouldOnCreateNode
diff --git a/packages/gatsby-transformer-sharp/src/gatsby-node.js b/packages/gatsby-transformer-sharp/src/gatsby-node.js
index 22e30bcbfcc45..9328f3b1358e4 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-transformer-sharp/src/gatsby-node.js
+++ b/packages/gatsby-transformer-sharp/src/gatsby-node.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-const { onCreateNode, shouldOnCreateNode } = require(`./on-node-create`)
+const { onCreateNode, unstableShouldOnCreateNode } = require(`./on-node-create`)
 exports.onCreateNode = onCreateNode
-exports.shouldOnCreateNode = shouldOnCreateNode
+exports.unstableShouldOnCreateNode = unstableShouldOnCreateNode
 exports.createSchemaCustomization = require(`./customize-schema`)
 exports.createResolvers = require(`./create-resolvers`)
diff --git a/packages/gatsby-transformer-sharp/src/on-node-create.js b/packages/gatsby-transformer-sharp/src/on-node-create.js
index 2d75b0a97f440..aa8f6ef697cbf 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-transformer-sharp/src/on-node-create.js
+++ b/packages/gatsby-transformer-sharp/src/on-node-create.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const { supportedExtensions } = require(`./supported-extensions`)
 
-function shouldOnCreateNode(node) {
+function unstableShouldOnCreateNode(node) {
   return !!supportedExtensions[node.extension]
 }
 
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ module.exports.onCreateNode = async function onCreateNode({
 }) {
   const { createNode, createParentChildLink } = actions
 
-  if (!shouldOnCreateNode(node)) {
+  if (!unstableShouldOnCreateNode(node)) {
     return
   }
 
@@ -31,4 +31,4 @@ module.exports.onCreateNode = async function onCreateNode({
   return
 }
 
-module.exports.shouldOnCreateNode = shouldOnCreateNode
+module.exports.unstableShouldOnCreateNode = unstableShouldOnCreateNode
diff --git a/packages/gatsby/index.d.ts b/packages/gatsby/index.d.ts
index 39ed24b4db943..05b60169ac9b0 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby/index.d.ts
+++ b/packages/gatsby/index.d.ts
@@ -311,11 +311,11 @@ export interface GatsbyNode {
    * then Gatsby will not schedule the `onCreateNode` callback for this node for this plugin.
    * Note: this API does not receive the regular `api` that other callbacks get as first arg.
    *
-   * @gatsbyVersion 2.24.79
+   * @gatsbyVersion 2.24.80
    * @example
-   * exports.shouldOnCreateNode = (node, pluginOptions) => node.internal.type === 'Image'
+   * exports.unstableShouldOnCreateNode = (node, pluginOptions) => node.internal.type === 'Image'
    */
-  shouldOnCreateNode?<TNode extends object = {}>(
+  unstableShouldOnCreateNode?<TNode extends object = {}>(
     node: TNode,
   ): boolean
 
diff --git a/packages/gatsby/scripts/__tests__/api.js b/packages/gatsby/scripts/__tests__/api.js
index ef90801d52e45..485ee7b235127 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby/scripts/__tests__/api.js
+++ b/packages/gatsby/scripts/__tests__/api.js
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ it("generates the expected api output", done => {
           "preprocessSource": Object {},
           "resolvableExtensions": Object {},
           "setFieldsOnGraphQLNodeType": Object {},
-          "shouldOnCreateNode": Object {
-            "version": "2.24.79",
+          "unstableShouldOnCreateNode": Object {
+            "version": "2.24.80",
           },
           "sourceNodes": Object {},
         },
diff --git a/packages/gatsby/src/utils/api-node-docs.ts b/packages/gatsby/src/utils/api-node-docs.ts
index ebc907636c081..d14630bc56664 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby/src/utils/api-node-docs.ts
+++ b/packages/gatsby/src/utils/api-node-docs.ts
@@ -138,11 +138,11 @@ export const onCreateNode = true
  * then Gatsby will not schedule the `onCreateNode` callback for this node for this plugin.
  * Note: this API does not receive the regular `api` that other callbacks get as first arg.
  *
- * @gatsbyVersion 2.24.79
+ * @gatsbyVersion 2.24.80
  * @example
- * exports.shouldOnCreateNode = (node, pluginOptions) => node.internal.type === 'Image'
+ * exports.unstableShouldOnCreateNode = (node, pluginOptions) => node.internal.type === 'Image'
  */
-export const shouldOnCreateNode = true
+export const unstableShouldOnCreateNode = true
 
 /**
  * Called when a new page is created. This extension API is useful
diff --git a/packages/gatsby/src/utils/api-runner-node.js b/packages/gatsby/src/utils/api-runner-node.js
index 313d413e36f0c..53e2503261c4b 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby/src/utils/api-runner-node.js
+++ b/packages/gatsby/src/utils/api-runner-node.js
@@ -539,8 +539,8 @@ module.exports = async (api, args = {}, { pluginSource, activity } = {}) =>
       // TODO: rethink createNode API to handle this better
       if (
         api === `onCreateNode` &&
-        gatsbyNode?.shouldOnCreateNode && // Don't bail if this api is not exported
-        !gatsbyNode.shouldOnCreateNode(args.node, plugin.pluginOptions)
+        gatsbyNode?.unstableShouldOnCreateNode && // Don't bail if this api is not exported
+        !gatsbyNode.unstableShouldOnCreateNode(args.node, plugin.pluginOptions)
       ) {
         // Do not try to schedule an async event for this node for this plugin
         return null