diff --git a/docs/articles/configuration-v4.md b/docs/articles/configuration-v4.md
index 5c2202e..26a8150 100644
--- a/docs/articles/configuration-v4.md
+++ b/docs/articles/configuration-v4.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ builder.Services.AddHtmxToolkit(options =>
     {
         config.History = HtmxHistoryMode.Enabled;
         config.DefaultTimeout = 10_000;
-        config.Mode = HtmxFetchMode.SameOrigin;
+        config.Mode = HtmxRequestMode.SameOrigin;
         config.Transitions = true;
         config.NoSwap = ["204", "304", "4xx", "5xx"];
     });
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ no `HX-*` headers or `hx-headers` values, and no antiforgery token sent in a hea
 and `[HtmxRequest]` does not match. A cross-origin response is opaque, so HTMX cannot read its headers
 and swaps an empty body into the target.
 
+The mode applies to all requests: HTMX ignores a `mode` set on an element with `hx-config`.
 Changing this setting does not configure CORS on the ASP.NET Core server.
 
 ## History behavior
diff --git a/src/Ramstack.HtmxToolkit/Configuration/HtmxFetchMode.cs b/src/Ramstack.HtmxToolkit/Configuration/HtmxRequestMode.cs
similarity index 85%
rename from src/Ramstack.HtmxToolkit/Configuration/HtmxFetchMode.cs
rename to src/Ramstack.HtmxToolkit/Configuration/HtmxRequestMode.cs
index 013c7bc..36f22ca 100644
--- a/src/Ramstack.HtmxToolkit/Configuration/HtmxFetchMode.cs
+++ b/src/Ramstack.HtmxToolkit/Configuration/HtmxRequestMode.cs
@@ -4,14 +4,17 @@ namespace Ramstack.HtmxToolkit.Configuration;
 /// Specifies the request mode used by HTMX.
 /// </summary>
 /// <remarks>
-/// <para>In HTMX 4.x, this is passed as the <c>mode</c> option of the Fetch API.</para>
+/// <para>
+///   In HTMX 4.x, this is passed as the <c>mode</c> option of the Fetch API. The mode applies to all requests:
+///   HTMX ignores a <c>mode</c> set on an element, so it is configured only with <see cref="HtmxV4Config.Mode" />.
+/// </para>
 /// <para>
 ///   HTMX 1.9.x and 2.x use <c>XMLHttpRequest</c> instead of <c>fetch</c>.
 ///   Use <see cref="HtmxV1Config.SelfRequestsOnly" /> or <see cref="HtmxV2Config.SelfRequestsOnly" />
 ///   to restrict requests to the current origin.
 /// </para>
 /// </remarks>
-public enum HtmxFetchMode
+public enum HtmxRequestMode
 {
     /// <summary>
     /// Allows requests only to the current origin.
diff --git a/src/Ramstack.HtmxToolkit/Configuration/HtmxV4Config.cs b/src/Ramstack.HtmxToolkit/Configuration/HtmxV4Config.cs
index 1889704..9ff162d 100644
--- a/src/Ramstack.HtmxToolkit/Configuration/HtmxV4Config.cs
+++ b/src/Ramstack.HtmxToolkit/Configuration/HtmxV4Config.cs
@@ -166,10 +166,10 @@ public int? DefaultTimeout
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets or sets the request mode passed to the Fetch API.
-    /// The HTMX default is <see cref="HtmxFetchMode.SameOrigin" />.
+    /// The HTMX default is <see cref="HtmxRequestMode.SameOrigin" />.
     /// </summary>
-    [JsonConverter(typeof(HtmxFetchModeJsonConverter))]
-    public HtmxFetchMode? Mode
+    [JsonConverter(typeof(HtmxRequestModeJsonConverter))]
+    public HtmxRequestMode? Mode
     {
         get;
         set => SetField(ref field, value);
diff --git a/src/Ramstack.HtmxToolkit/Internal/EnumHelper.cs b/src/Ramstack.HtmxToolkit/Internal/EnumHelper.cs
index 9179602..300c91d 100644
--- a/src/Ramstack.HtmxToolkit/Internal/EnumHelper.cs
+++ b/src/Ramstack.HtmxToolkit/Internal/EnumHelper.cs
@@ -136,43 +136,43 @@ or HtmxHttpVerb.Trace
     }
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Converts a <see cref="HtmxFetchMode" /> value
+    /// Converts a <see cref="HtmxRequestMode" /> value
     /// to the corresponding Fetch API request mode string.
     /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="value">The <see cref="HtmxFetchMode" /> value.</param>
+    /// <param name="value">The <see cref="HtmxRequestMode" /> value.</param>
     /// <returns>
     /// <c>same-origin</c>, <c>cors</c>, or <c>no-cors</c>.
     /// </returns>
-    public static string GetFetchModeValue(this HtmxFetchMode value)
+    public static string GetRequestModeValue(this HtmxRequestMode value)
     {
         Debug.Assert(value
-            is HtmxFetchMode.SameOrigin
-            or HtmxFetchMode.Cors
-            or HtmxFetchMode.NoCors);
+            is HtmxRequestMode.SameOrigin
+            or HtmxRequestMode.Cors
+            or HtmxRequestMode.NoCors);
 
         return value switch
         {
-            HtmxFetchMode.SameOrigin => "same-origin",
-            HtmxFetchMode.Cors => "cors",
+            HtmxRequestMode.SameOrigin => "same-origin",
+            HtmxRequestMode.Cors => "cors",
             _ => "no-cors"
         };
     }
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Parses a string into a <see cref="HtmxFetchMode" /> value.
+    /// Parses a string into a <see cref="HtmxRequestMode" /> value.
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="expression">The string to parse.</param>
     /// <returns>
-    /// The parsed <see cref="HtmxFetchMode" /> value if successful;
+    /// The parsed <see cref="HtmxRequestMode" /> value if successful;
     /// otherwise, <see langword="null" />.
     /// </returns>
-    public static HtmxFetchMode? ParseHtmxFetchMode(string? expression)
+    public static HtmxRequestMode? ParseHtmxRequestMode(string? expression)
     {
         return expression switch
         {
-            "same-origin" => HtmxFetchMode.SameOrigin,
-            "cors" => HtmxFetchMode.Cors,
-            "no-cors" => HtmxFetchMode.NoCors,
+            "same-origin" => HtmxRequestMode.SameOrigin,
+            "cors" => HtmxRequestMode.Cors,
+            "no-cors" => HtmxRequestMode.NoCors,
             _ => null
         };
     }
diff --git a/src/Ramstack.HtmxToolkit/Serialization/HtmxFetchModeJsonConverter.cs b/src/Ramstack.HtmxToolkit/Serialization/HtmxRequestModeJsonConverter.cs
similarity index 55%
rename from src/Ramstack.HtmxToolkit/Serialization/HtmxFetchModeJsonConverter.cs
rename to src/Ramstack.HtmxToolkit/Serialization/HtmxRequestModeJsonConverter.cs
index 73542f2..2ba879e 100644
--- a/src/Ramstack.HtmxToolkit/Serialization/HtmxFetchModeJsonConverter.cs
+++ b/src/Ramstack.HtmxToolkit/Serialization/HtmxRequestModeJsonConverter.cs
@@ -7,19 +7,19 @@
 namespace Ramstack.HtmxToolkit.Serialization;
 
 /// <summary>
-/// Represents a <see cref="JsonConverter{T}" /> for nullable <see cref="HtmxFetchMode" /> values.
+/// Represents a <see cref="JsonConverter{T}" /> for nullable <see cref="HtmxRequestMode" /> values.
 /// </summary>
-internal sealed class HtmxFetchModeJsonConverter : JsonConverter<HtmxFetchMode?>
+internal sealed class HtmxRequestModeJsonConverter : JsonConverter<HtmxRequestMode?>
 {
     /// <inheritdoc />
-    public override HtmxFetchMode? Read(ref Utf8JsonReader reader, Type typeToConvert, JsonSerializerOptions options) =>
+    public override HtmxRequestMode? Read(ref Utf8JsonReader reader, Type typeToConvert, JsonSerializerOptions options) =>
         throw new NotSupportedException();
 
     /// <inheritdoc />
-    public override void Write(Utf8JsonWriter writer, HtmxFetchMode? value, JsonSerializerOptions options)
+    public override void Write(Utf8JsonWriter writer, HtmxRequestMode? value, JsonSerializerOptions options)
     {
         // NOTE: value is never null here: null-valued properties are omitted
         // by JsonIgnoreCondition.WhenWritingNull before this converter is invoked.
-        writer.WriteStringValue(value.GetValueOrDefault().GetFetchModeValue());
+        writer.WriteStringValue(value.GetValueOrDefault().GetRequestModeValue());
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Ramstack.HtmxToolkit.Tests/Internal/EnumHelperTests.cs b/tests/Ramstack.HtmxToolkit.Tests/Internal/EnumHelperTests.cs
index e764bcb..5a8398a 100644
--- a/tests/Ramstack.HtmxToolkit.Tests/Internal/EnumHelperTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Ramstack.HtmxToolkit.Tests/Internal/EnumHelperTests.cs
@@ -101,9 +101,9 @@ public void GetWsBinaryTypeValue_ReturnsExpectedString(HtmxBinaryType value, str
     public void GetScrollBehaviorValue_ReturnsExpectedString(HtmxScrollBehavior value, string expected) =>
         Assert.That(value.GetScrollBehaviorValue(), Is.EqualTo(expected));
 
-    [TestCase(HtmxFetchMode.SameOrigin, "same-origin")]
-    [TestCase(HtmxFetchMode.Cors, "cors")]
-    [TestCase(HtmxFetchMode.NoCors, "no-cors")]
-    public void GetFetchModeValue_ReturnsExpectedString(HtmxFetchMode value, string expected) =>
-        Assert.That(value.GetFetchModeValue(), Is.EqualTo(expected));
+    [TestCase(HtmxRequestMode.SameOrigin, "same-origin")]
+    [TestCase(HtmxRequestMode.Cors, "cors")]
+    [TestCase(HtmxRequestMode.NoCors, "no-cors")]
+    public void GetRequestModeValue_ReturnsExpectedString(HtmxRequestMode value, string expected) =>
+        Assert.That(value.GetRequestModeValue(), Is.EqualTo(expected));
 }
diff --git a/tests/Ramstack.HtmxToolkit.Tests/TagHelpers/HtmxConfigTagHelperTests.cs b/tests/Ramstack.HtmxToolkit.Tests/TagHelpers/HtmxConfigTagHelperTests.cs
index 69cf25d..75ac172 100644
--- a/tests/Ramstack.HtmxToolkit.Tests/TagHelpers/HtmxConfigTagHelperTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Ramstack.HtmxToolkit.Tests/TagHelpers/HtmxConfigTagHelperTests.cs
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ public async Task ProcessAsync_SerializesOnlyHtmx4Options()
             htmx.Extensions = "sse, ws";
             htmx.ImplicitInheritance = false;
             htmx.DefaultTimeout = 5000;
-            htmx.Mode = HtmxFetchMode.NoCors;
+            htmx.Mode = HtmxRequestMode.NoCors;
             htmx.DefaultFocusScroll = true;
             htmx.Transitions = true;
             htmx.MorphIgnore = ["data-htmx-powered"];