diff --git a/include/__mutex_base b/include/__mutex_base
index 554ec3f16..d3b2a1be6 100644
--- a/include/__mutex_base
+++ b/include/__mutex_base
@@ -382,11 +382,11 @@ condition_variable::wait_for(unique_lock<mutex>& __lk,
                              const chrono::duration<_Rep, _Period>& __d)
 {
     using namespace chrono;
-    system_clock::time_point     __s_now = system_clock::now();
-    monotonic_clock::time_point  __c_now = monotonic_clock::now();
+    system_clock::time_point __s_now = system_clock::now();
+    steady_clock::time_point __c_now = steady_clock::now();
     __do_timed_wait(__lk, __s_now + __ceil<nanoseconds>(__d));
-    return monotonic_clock::now() - __c_now < __d ? cv_status::no_timeout :
-                                                    cv_status::timeout;
+    return steady_clock::now() - __c_now < __d ? cv_status::no_timeout :
+                                                 cv_status::timeout;
 }
 
 template <class _Rep, class _Period, class _Predicate>
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ condition_variable::wait_for(unique_lock<mutex>& __lk,
                              const chrono::duration<_Rep, _Period>& __d,
                              _Predicate __pred)
 {
-    return wait_until(__lk, chrono::monotonic_clock::now() + __d,
+    return wait_until(__lk, chrono::steady_clock::now() + __d,
                       _STD::move(__pred));
 }
 
diff --git a/include/chrono b/include/chrono
index d41b88f1e..97b0c816d 100644
--- a/include/chrono
+++ b/include/chrono
@@ -223,26 +223,26 @@ public:
     typedef duration::rep                    rep;
     typedef duration::period                 period;
     typedef chrono::time_point<system_clock> time_point;
-    static const bool is_monotonic =          false;
+    static const bool is_steady =            false;
 
     static time_point now();
     static time_t     to_time_t  (const time_point& __t);
     static time_point from_time_t(time_t __t);
 };
 
-class monotonic_clock
+class steady_clock
 {
 public:
     typedef nanoseconds                                   duration;
     typedef duration::rep                                 rep;
     typedef duration::period                              period;
-    typedef chrono::time_point<monotonic_clock, duration> time_point;
-    static const bool is_monotonic =                       true;
+    typedef chrono::time_point<steady_clock, duration>    time_point;
+    static const bool is_steady =                         true;
 
     static time_point now();
 };
 
-typedef monotonic_clock high_resolution_clock;
+typedef steady_clock high_resolution_clock;
 
 }  // chrono
 
@@ -843,26 +843,26 @@ public:
     typedef duration::rep                    rep;
     typedef duration::period                 period;
     typedef chrono::time_point<system_clock> time_point;
-    static const bool is_monotonic =          false;
+    static const bool is_steady =            false;
 
     static time_point now();
     static time_t     to_time_t  (const time_point& __t);
     static time_point from_time_t(time_t __t);
 };
 
-class _LIBCPP_VISIBLE monotonic_clock
+class _LIBCPP_VISIBLE steady_clock
 {
 public:
     typedef nanoseconds                                   duration;
     typedef duration::rep                                 rep;
     typedef duration::period                              period;
-    typedef chrono::time_point<monotonic_clock, duration> time_point;
-    static const bool is_monotonic =                       true;
+    typedef chrono::time_point<steady_clock, duration>    time_point;
+    static const bool is_steady =                         true;
 
     static time_point now();
 };
 
-typedef monotonic_clock high_resolution_clock;
+typedef steady_clock high_resolution_clock;
 
 } // chrono
 
diff --git a/include/condition_variable b/include/condition_variable
index 682fb4582..124d3880b 100644
--- a/include/condition_variable
+++ b/include/condition_variable
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ cv_status
 condition_variable_any::wait_for(_Lock& __lock,
                                  const chrono::duration<_Rep, _Period>& __d)
 {
-    return wait_until(__lock, chrono::monotonic_clock::now() + __d);
+    return wait_until(__lock, chrono::steady_clock::now() + __d);
 }
 
 template <class _Lock, class _Rep, class _Period, class _Predicate>
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ condition_variable_any::wait_for(_Lock& __lock,
                                  const chrono::duration<_Rep, _Period>& __d,
                                  _Predicate __pred)
 {
-    return wait_until(__lock, chrono::monotonic_clock::now() + __d,
+    return wait_until(__lock, chrono::steady_clock::now() + __d,
                       _STD::move(__pred));
 }
 
diff --git a/include/future b/include/future
index 55b0ead8f..be975f488 100644
--- a/include/future
+++ b/include/future
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ inline _LIBCPP_INLINE_VISIBILITY
 future_status
 __assoc_sub_state::wait_for(const chrono::duration<_Rep, _Period>& __rel_time) const
 {
-    return wait_until(chrono::monotonic_clock::now() + __rel_time);
+    return wait_until(chrono::steady_clock::now() + __rel_time);
 }
 
 template <class _R>
diff --git a/include/mutex b/include/mutex
index 45ce66969..c87d0fdae 100644
--- a/include/mutex
+++ b/include/mutex
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ public:
     template <class _Rep, class _Period>
         _LIBCPP_INLINE_VISIBILITY
         bool try_lock_for(const chrono::duration<_Rep, _Period>& __d)
-            {return try_lock_until(chrono::monotonic_clock::now() + __d);}
+            {return try_lock_until(chrono::steady_clock::now() + __d);}
     template <class _Clock, class _Duration>
         bool try_lock_until(const chrono::time_point<_Clock, _Duration>& __t);
     void unlock();
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ public:
     template <class _Rep, class _Period>
         _LIBCPP_INLINE_VISIBILITY
         bool try_lock_for(const chrono::duration<_Rep, _Period>& __d)
-            {return try_lock_until(chrono::monotonic_clock::now() + __d);}
+            {return try_lock_until(chrono::steady_clock::now() + __d);}
     template <class _Clock, class _Duration>
         bool try_lock_until(const chrono::time_point<_Clock, _Duration>& __t);
     void unlock();
diff --git a/include/thread b/include/thread
index fe671b256..abb56f4cb 100644
--- a/include/thread
+++ b/include/thread
@@ -406,10 +406,10 @@ sleep_until(const chrono::time_point<_Clock, _Duration>& __t)
 template <class _Duration>
 inline _LIBCPP_INLINE_VISIBILITY
 void
-sleep_until(const chrono::time_point<chrono::monotonic_clock, _Duration>& __t)
+sleep_until(const chrono::time_point<chrono::steady_clock, _Duration>& __t)
 {
     using namespace chrono;
-    sleep_for(__t - monotonic_clock::now());
+    sleep_for(__t - steady_clock::now());
 }
 
 inline _LIBCPP_INLINE_VISIBILITY
diff --git a/src/chrono.cpp b/src/chrono.cpp
index fe3c3f603..c3714208b 100644
--- a/src/chrono.cpp
+++ b/src/chrono.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ system_clock::from_time_t(time_t t)
     return system_clock::time_point(seconds(t));
 }
 
-// monotonic_clock
+// steady_clock
 
 #if __APPLE__
 //   mach_absolute_time() * MachInfo.numer / MachInfo.denom is the number of
@@ -58,15 +58,15 @@ system_clock::from_time_t(time_t t)
 #pragma GCC visibility push(hidden)
 
 static
-monotonic_clock::rep
-monotonic_simplified()
+steady_clock::rep
+steady_simplified()
 {
     return mach_absolute_time();
 }
 
 static
 double
-compute_monotonic_factor()
+compute_steady_factor()
 {
     mach_timebase_info_data_t MachInfo;
     mach_timebase_info(&MachInfo);
@@ -74,32 +74,32 @@ compute_monotonic_factor()
 }
 
 static
-monotonic_clock::rep
-monotonic_full()
+steady_clock::rep
+steady_full()
 {
-    static const double factor = compute_monotonic_factor();
-    return static_cast<monotonic_clock::rep>(mach_absolute_time() * factor);
+    static const double factor = compute_steady_factor();
+    return static_cast<steady_clock::rep>(mach_absolute_time() * factor);
 }
 
-typedef monotonic_clock::rep (*FP)();
+typedef steady_clock::rep (*FP)();
 
 static
 FP
-init_monotonic_clock()
+init_steady_clock()
 {
     mach_timebase_info_data_t MachInfo;
     mach_timebase_info(&MachInfo);
     if (MachInfo.numer == MachInfo.denom)
-        return &monotonic_simplified;
-    return &monotonic_full;
+        return &steady_simplified;
+    return &steady_full;
 }
 
 #pragma GCC visibility pop
 
-monotonic_clock::time_point
-monotonic_clock::now()
+steady_clock::time_point
+steady_clock::now()
 {
-    static FP fp = init_monotonic_clock();
+    static FP fp = init_steady_clock();
     return time_point(duration(fp()));
 }
 
@@ -109,12 +109,12 @@ monotonic_clock::now()
 // _POSIX_MONOTONIC_CLOCK and fall back to something else if those
 // don't exist.
 
-// Warning:  If this is not truly monotonic, then it is non-conforming.  It is
+// Warning:  If this is not truly steady, then it is non-conforming.  It is
 //  better for it to not exist and have the rest of libc++ use system_clock
 //  instead.
 
-monotonic_clock::time_point
-monotonic_clock::now()
+steady_clock::time_point
+steady_clock::now()
 {
     struct timespec tp;
     if (0 != clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &tp))
diff --git a/test/thread/thread.condition/thread.condition.condvar/wait_until.pass.cpp b/test/thread/thread.condition/thread.condition.condvar/wait_until.pass.cpp
index 12524c2e1..2fa6345ef 100644
--- a/test/thread/thread.condition/thread.condition.condvar/wait_until.pass.cpp
+++ b/test/thread/thread.condition/thread.condition.condvar/wait_until.pass.cpp
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ struct Clock
     typedef duration::rep             rep;
     typedef duration::period          period;
     typedef std::chrono::time_point<Clock> time_point;
-    static const bool is_monotonic =  true;
+    static const bool is_steady =  true;
 
     static time_point now()
     {
         using namespace std::chrono;
         return time_point(duration_cast<duration>(
-                monotonic_clock::now().time_since_epoch()
+                steady_clock::now().time_since_epoch()
                                                  ));
     }
 };
diff --git a/test/thread/thread.condition/thread.condition.condvar/wait_until_pred.pass.cpp b/test/thread/thread.condition/thread.condition.condvar/wait_until_pred.pass.cpp
index 070087c37..c9efb8d9c 100644
--- a/test/thread/thread.condition/thread.condition.condvar/wait_until_pred.pass.cpp
+++ b/test/thread/thread.condition/thread.condition.condvar/wait_until_pred.pass.cpp
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@ struct Clock
     typedef duration::rep             rep;
     typedef duration::period          period;
     typedef std::chrono::time_point<Clock> time_point;
-    static const bool is_monotonic =  true;
+    static const bool is_steady =  true;
 
     static time_point now()
     {
         using namespace std::chrono;
         return time_point(duration_cast<duration>(
-                monotonic_clock::now().time_since_epoch()
+                steady_clock::now().time_since_epoch()
                                                  ));
     }
 };
diff --git a/test/thread/thread.condition/thread.condition.condvarany/wait_until.pass.cpp b/test/thread/thread.condition/thread.condition.condvarany/wait_until.pass.cpp
index 051447966..7b21660c1 100644
--- a/test/thread/thread.condition/thread.condition.condvarany/wait_until.pass.cpp
+++ b/test/thread/thread.condition/thread.condition.condvarany/wait_until.pass.cpp
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ struct Clock
     typedef duration::rep             rep;
     typedef duration::period          period;
     typedef std::chrono::time_point<Clock> time_point;
-    static const bool is_monotonic =  true;
+    static const bool is_steady =  true;
 
     static time_point now()
     {
         using namespace std::chrono;
         return time_point(duration_cast<duration>(
-                monotonic_clock::now().time_since_epoch()
+                steady_clock::now().time_since_epoch()
                                                  ));
     }
 };
diff --git a/test/thread/thread.condition/thread.condition.condvarany/wait_until_pred.pass.cpp b/test/thread/thread.condition/thread.condition.condvarany/wait_until_pred.pass.cpp
index 8b025a2ef..7c3493198 100644
--- a/test/thread/thread.condition/thread.condition.condvarany/wait_until_pred.pass.cpp
+++ b/test/thread/thread.condition/thread.condition.condvarany/wait_until_pred.pass.cpp
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@ struct Clock
     typedef duration::rep             rep;
     typedef duration::period          period;
     typedef std::chrono::time_point<Clock> time_point;
-    static const bool is_monotonic =  true;
+    static const bool is_steady =  true;
 
     static time_point now()
     {
         using namespace std::chrono;
         return time_point(duration_cast<duration>(
-                monotonic_clock::now().time_since_epoch()
+                steady_clock::now().time_since_epoch()
                                                  ));
     }
 };
diff --git a/test/thread/thread.mutex/thread.lock/thread.lock.unique/thread.lock.unique.cons/mutex_duration.pass.cpp b/test/thread/thread.mutex/thread.lock/thread.lock.unique/thread.lock.unique.cons/mutex_duration.pass.cpp
index 7bf374706..137c913e2 100644
--- a/test/thread/thread.mutex/thread.lock/thread.lock.unique/thread.lock.unique.cons/mutex_duration.pass.cpp
+++ b/test/thread/thread.mutex/thread.lock/thread.lock.unique/thread.lock.unique.cons/mutex_duration.pass.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 std::timed_mutex m;
 
-typedef std::chrono::monotonic_clock Clock;
+typedef std::chrono::steady_clock Clock;
 typedef Clock::time_point time_point;
 typedef Clock::duration duration;
 typedef std::chrono::milliseconds ms;
diff --git a/test/thread/thread.mutex/thread.lock/thread.lock.unique/thread.lock.unique.cons/mutex_time_point.pass.cpp b/test/thread/thread.mutex/thread.lock/thread.lock.unique/thread.lock.unique.cons/mutex_time_point.pass.cpp
index 0bdfc565e..21ee88d79 100644
--- a/test/thread/thread.mutex/thread.lock/thread.lock.unique/thread.lock.unique.cons/mutex_time_point.pass.cpp
+++ b/test/thread/thread.mutex/thread.lock/thread.lock.unique/thread.lock.unique.cons/mutex_time_point.pass.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 std::timed_mutex m;
 
-typedef std::chrono::monotonic_clock Clock;
+typedef std::chrono::steady_clock Clock;
 typedef Clock::time_point time_point;
 typedef Clock::duration duration;
 typedef std::chrono::milliseconds ms;
diff --git a/test/thread/thread.mutex/thread.lock/thread.lock.unique/thread.lock.unique.locking/try_lock_until.pass.cpp b/test/thread/thread.mutex/thread.lock/thread.lock.unique/thread.lock.unique.locking/try_lock_until.pass.cpp
index b8c25d688..2b435e06f 100644
--- a/test/thread/thread.mutex/thread.lock/thread.lock.unique/thread.lock.unique.locking/try_lock_until.pass.cpp
+++ b/test/thread/thread.mutex/thread.lock/thread.lock.unique/thread.lock.unique.locking/try_lock_until.pass.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ mutex m;
 
 int main()
 {
-    typedef std::chrono::monotonic_clock Clock;
+    typedef std::chrono::steady_clock Clock;
     std::unique_lock<mutex> lk(m, std::defer_lock);
     assert(lk.try_lock_until(Clock::now()) == true);
     assert(try_lock_until_called == true);
diff --git a/test/thread/thread.mutex/thread.timedmutex.requirements/thread.timedmutex.class/try_lock_for.pass.cpp b/test/thread/thread.mutex/thread.timedmutex.requirements/thread.timedmutex.class/try_lock_for.pass.cpp
index 3cd0775c9..1253659e2 100644
--- a/test/thread/thread.mutex/thread.timedmutex.requirements/thread.timedmutex.class/try_lock_for.pass.cpp
+++ b/test/thread/thread.mutex/thread.timedmutex.requirements/thread.timedmutex.class/try_lock_for.pass.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 std::timed_mutex m;
 
-typedef std::chrono::monotonic_clock Clock;
+typedef std::chrono::steady_clock Clock;
 typedef Clock::time_point time_point;
 typedef Clock::duration duration;
 typedef std::chrono::milliseconds ms;
diff --git a/test/thread/thread.mutex/thread.timedmutex.requirements/thread.timedmutex.class/try_lock_until.pass.cpp b/test/thread/thread.mutex/thread.timedmutex.requirements/thread.timedmutex.class/try_lock_until.pass.cpp
index 147fae16d..ac70d4a98 100644
--- a/test/thread/thread.mutex/thread.timedmutex.requirements/thread.timedmutex.class/try_lock_until.pass.cpp
+++ b/test/thread/thread.mutex/thread.timedmutex.requirements/thread.timedmutex.class/try_lock_until.pass.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 std::timed_mutex m;
 
-typedef std::chrono::monotonic_clock Clock;
+typedef std::chrono::steady_clock Clock;
 typedef Clock::time_point time_point;
 typedef Clock::duration duration;
 typedef std::chrono::milliseconds ms;
diff --git a/test/thread/thread.mutex/thread.timedmutex.requirements/thread.timedmutex.recursive/try_lock_for.pass.cpp b/test/thread/thread.mutex/thread.timedmutex.requirements/thread.timedmutex.recursive/try_lock_for.pass.cpp
index 7214a244a..972fc637f 100644
--- a/test/thread/thread.mutex/thread.timedmutex.requirements/thread.timedmutex.recursive/try_lock_for.pass.cpp
+++ b/test/thread/thread.mutex/thread.timedmutex.requirements/thread.timedmutex.recursive/try_lock_for.pass.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 std::recursive_timed_mutex m;
 
-typedef std::chrono::monotonic_clock Clock;
+typedef std::chrono::steady_clock Clock;
 typedef Clock::time_point time_point;
 typedef Clock::duration duration;
 typedef std::chrono::milliseconds ms;
diff --git a/test/thread/thread.mutex/thread.timedmutex.requirements/thread.timedmutex.recursive/try_lock_until.pass.cpp b/test/thread/thread.mutex/thread.timedmutex.requirements/thread.timedmutex.recursive/try_lock_until.pass.cpp
index aa66c7772..bfda9edce 100644
--- a/test/thread/thread.mutex/thread.timedmutex.requirements/thread.timedmutex.recursive/try_lock_until.pass.cpp
+++ b/test/thread/thread.mutex/thread.timedmutex.requirements/thread.timedmutex.recursive/try_lock_until.pass.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 std::recursive_timed_mutex m;
 
-typedef std::chrono::monotonic_clock Clock;
+typedef std::chrono::steady_clock Clock;
 typedef Clock::time_point time_point;
 typedef Clock::duration duration;
 typedef std::chrono::milliseconds ms;
diff --git a/test/utilities/time/clock.h b/test/utilities/time/clock.h
index 8490188ac..ec99f26dd 100644
--- a/test/utilities/time/clock.h
+++ b/test/utilities/time/clock.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class Clock
     typedef duration::rep                            rep;
     typedef duration::period                         period;
     typedef std::chrono::time_point<Clock, duration> time_point;
-    static const bool is_monotonic =                 false;
+    static const bool is_steady =                    false;
 
     static time_point now();
 };
diff --git a/test/utilities/time/time.clock/time.clock.hires/consistency.pass.cpp b/test/utilities/time/time.clock/time.clock.hires/consistency.pass.cpp
index cd7067ddd..e761c96e4 100644
--- a/test/utilities/time/time.clock/time.clock.hires/consistency.pass.cpp
+++ b/test/utilities/time/time.clock/time.clock.hires/consistency.pass.cpp
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@ int main()
     static_assert((std::is_same<C::rep, C::duration::rep>::value), "");
     static_assert((std::is_same<C::period, C::duration::period>::value), "");
     static_assert((std::is_same<C::duration, C::time_point::duration>::value), "");
-    static_assert(C::is_monotonic || !C::is_monotonic, "");
+    static_assert(C::is_steady || !C::is_steady, "");
 }
diff --git a/test/utilities/time/time.clock/time.clock.monotonic/consistency.pass.cpp b/test/utilities/time/time.clock/time.clock.monotonic/consistency.pass.cpp
index 66d81cd5d..a325fa245 100644
--- a/test/utilities/time/time.clock/time.clock.monotonic/consistency.pass.cpp
+++ b/test/utilities/time/time.clock/time.clock.monotonic/consistency.pass.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 // <chrono>
 
-// monotonic_clock
+// steady_clock
 
 // check clock invariants
 
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
 
 int main()
 {
-    typedef std::chrono::monotonic_clock C;
+    typedef std::chrono::steady_clock C;
     static_assert((std::is_same<C::rep, C::duration::rep>::value), "");
     static_assert((std::is_same<C::period, C::duration::period>::value), "");
     static_assert((std::is_same<C::duration, C::time_point::duration>::value), "");
-    static_assert(C::is_monotonic, "");
+    static_assert(C::is_steady, "");
 }
diff --git a/test/utilities/time/time.clock/time.clock.monotonic/now.pass.cpp b/test/utilities/time/time.clock/time.clock.monotonic/now.pass.cpp
index 6d3b2d06f..0c6ebe6f3 100644
--- a/test/utilities/time/time.clock/time.clock.monotonic/now.pass.cpp
+++ b/test/utilities/time/time.clock/time.clock.monotonic/now.pass.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 // <chrono>
 
-// monotonic_clock
+// steady_clock
 
 // static time_point now();
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 int main()
 {
-    typedef std::chrono::monotonic_clock C;
+    typedef std::chrono::steady_clock C;
     C::time_point t1 = C::now();
     C::time_point t2 = C::now();
     assert(t2 >= t1);
diff --git a/test/utilities/time/time.clock/time.clock.system/consistency.pass.cpp b/test/utilities/time/time.clock/time.clock.system/consistency.pass.cpp
index f804fc28c..5029b55b1 100644
--- a/test/utilities/time/time.clock/time.clock.system/consistency.pass.cpp
+++ b/test/utilities/time/time.clock/time.clock.system/consistency.pass.cpp
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@ int main()
     static_assert((std::is_same<C::period, C::duration::period>::value), "");
     static_assert((std::is_same<C::duration, C::time_point::duration>::value), "");
     static_assert((std::is_same<C::time_point::clock, C>::value), "");
-    static_assert((C::is_monotonic || !C::is_monotonic), "");
+    static_assert((C::is_steady || !C::is_steady), "");
 }