diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 3b729206..4b14a9a0 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ Examples
             self.users_service = users_service
 
 
-    class Services(di.AbstractCatalog):
+    class Services(di.DeclarativeCatalog):
         """Catalog of service providers."""
 
         database = di.Singleton(sqlite3.connect, ':memory:')
diff --git a/dependency_injector/__init__.py b/dependency_injector/__init__.py
index 97e40afb..24a49858 100644
--- a/dependency_injector/__init__.py
+++ b/dependency_injector/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 """Dependency injector."""
 
+from .catalog import DeclarativeCatalog
 from .catalog import AbstractCatalog
 from .catalog import CatalogBundle
 from .catalog import override
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ VERSION = '0.10.5'
 
 __all__ = (
     # Catalogs
+    'DeclarativeCatalog',
     'AbstractCatalog',
     'CatalogBundle',
     'override',
diff --git a/dependency_injector/catalog.py b/dependency_injector/catalog.py
index d3085678..41ea95b1 100644
--- a/dependency_injector/catalog.py
+++ b/dependency_injector/catalog.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class CatalogBundle(object):
     """Bundle of catalog providers."""
 
     catalog = None
-    """:type: AbstractCatalog"""
+    """:type: DeclarativeCatalog"""
 
     __IS_CATALOG_BUNDLE__ = True
     __slots__ = ('providers', '__dict__')
@@ -67,12 +67,21 @@ class CatalogBundle(object):
     __str__ = __repr__
 
 
+class Catalog(object):
+    """Catalog of providers."""
+
+    def __init__(self, name, **providers):
+        """Initializer."""
+        self.name = name
+        self.providers = providers
+
+
 @six.python_2_unicode_compatible
-class CatalogMetaClass(type):
-    """Catalog meta class."""
+class DeclarativeCatalogMetaClass(type):
+    """Declarative catalog meta class."""
 
     def __new__(mcs, class_name, bases, attributes):
-        """Catalog class factory."""
+        """Declarative catalog class factory."""
         cls_providers = dict((name, provider)
                              for name, provider in six.iteritems(attributes)
                              if is_provider(provider))
@@ -131,9 +140,9 @@ class CatalogMetaClass(type):
     __str__ = __repr__
 
 
-@six.add_metaclass(CatalogMetaClass)
-class AbstractCatalog(object):
-    """Abstract providers catalog.
+@six.add_metaclass(DeclarativeCatalogMetaClass)
+class DeclarativeCatalog(object):
+    """Declarative catalog catalog of providers.
 
     :type Bundle: CatalogBundle
     :param Bundle: Catalog's bundle class
@@ -149,14 +158,14 @@ class AbstractCatalog(object):
     :param inherited_providers: Dict of providers, that are inherited from
         parent catalogs
 
-    :type overridden_by: tuple[AbstractCatalog]
+    :type overridden_by: tuple[DeclarativeCatalog]
     :param overridden_by: Tuple of overriding catalogs
 
     :type is_overridden: bool
     :param is_overridden: Read-only, evaluated in runtime, property that is
         set to True if catalog is overridden
 
-    :type last_overriding: AbstractCatalog | None
+    :type last_overriding: DeclarativeCatalog | None
     :param last_overriding: Reference to the last overriding catalog, if any
     """
 
@@ -188,7 +197,7 @@ class AbstractCatalog(object):
     def override(cls, overriding):
         """Override current catalog providers by overriding catalog providers.
 
-        :type overriding: AbstractCatalog
+        :type overriding: DeclarativeCatalog
         """
         cls.overridden_by += (overriding,)
         for name, provider in six.iteritems(overriding.cls_providers):
@@ -225,6 +234,10 @@ class AbstractCatalog(object):
         return name in cls.providers
 
 
+# Backward compatibility for versions < 0.11.*
+AbstractCatalog = DeclarativeCatalog
+
+
 class ProviderBinding(object):
     """Catalog provider binding."""
 
diff --git a/docs/catalogs/bundles.rst b/docs/catalogs/bundles.rst
index 49e916e2..50c76866 100644
--- a/docs/catalogs/bundles.rst
+++ b/docs/catalogs/bundles.rst
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 Creating catalog provider bundles
 ---------------------------------
 
-``di.AbstractCatalog.Bundle`` is a limited collection of catalog providers. 
+``di.DeclarativeCatalog.Bundle`` is a limited collection of catalog providers. 
 While catalog could be used as a centralized place for particular providers 
 group, such bundles of catalog providers can be used for creating several 
 limited scopes that could be passed to different subsystems.
 
-``di.AbstractCatalog.Bundle`` has exactly the same API as 
-``di.AbstractCatalog`` except of the limitations on getting providers.
+``di.DeclarativeCatalog.Bundle`` has exactly the same API as 
+``di.DeclarativeCatalog`` except of the limitations on getting providers.
 
-Each ``di.AbstractCatalog`` has a reference to its bundle class - 
-``di.AbstractCatalog.Bundle``. For example, if some concrete catalog has name 
+Each ``di.DeclarativeCatalog`` has a reference to its bundle class - 
+``di.DeclarativeCatalog.Bundle``. For example, if some concrete catalog has name 
 ``SomeCatalog``, then its bundle class could be reached as 
 ``SomeCatalog.Bundle``. 
 
-``di.AbstractCatalog.Bundle`` expects to get the list of its catalog providers
+``di.DeclarativeCatalog.Bundle`` expects to get the list of its catalog providers
 as positional arguments and will limit the scope of created bundle to this 
 list. 
 
diff --git a/docs/catalogs/operating.rst b/docs/catalogs/operating.rst
index 4b344b4e..1841c4a3 100644
--- a/docs/catalogs/operating.rst
+++ b/docs/catalogs/operating.rst
@@ -1,23 +1,24 @@
 Operating with catalogs
 -----------------------
 
-``di.AbstractCatalog`` has several features that could be useful for some kind 
-of operations on catalog's providers:
+``di.DeclarativeCatalog`` has several features that could be useful for some 
+kind of operations on catalog's providers:
 
-- ``di.AbstractCatalog.providers`` is read-only attribute that contains 
+- ``di.DeclarativeCatalog.providers`` is read-only attribute that contains 
   ``dict`` of all catalog providers, including providers that are inherited 
   from parent catalogs, where key is the name of provider and value is 
   provider itself.
-- ``di.AbstractCatalog.cls_providers`` is read-only attribute contains ``dict``
-  of current catalog providers, where key is the name of provider and value is 
-  provider itself.
-- ``di.AbstractCatalog.inherited_providers`` is read-only attribute contains 
-  ``dict`` of all providers that are inherited from parent catalogs, where key 
-  is the name of provider and value is provider itself. 
-- ``di.AbstractCatalog.filter(provider_type=di.Provider)`` is a class method 
-  that could be used for filtering catalog providers by provider types 
+- ``di.DeclarativeCatalog.cls_providers`` is read-only attribute contains 
+  ``dict`` of current catalog providers, where key is the name of provider 
+  and value is provider itself.
+- ``di.DeclarativeCatalog.inherited_providers`` is read-only attribute 
+  contains ``dict`` of all providers that are inherited from parent catalogs, 
+  where key is the name of provider and value is provider itself. 
+- ``di.DeclarativeCatalog.filter(provider_type=di.Provider)`` is a class 
+  method that could be used for filtering catalog providers by provider types 
   (for example, for getting all ``di.Factory`` providers). 
-  ``di.AbstractCatalog.filter()`` method use ``di.AbstractCatalog.providers``.
+  ``di.DeclarativeCatalog.filter()`` method use 
+  ``di.DeclarativeCatalog.providers``.
 
 Example:
 
diff --git a/docs/catalogs/overriding.rst b/docs/catalogs/overriding.rst
index 03ba19e6..feb6dfa5 100644
--- a/docs/catalogs/overriding.rst
+++ b/docs/catalogs/overriding.rst
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@ same names in overridden catalog.
 
 There are two ways to override catalog by another catalog:
 
-- Use ``di.AbstractCatalog.override(AnotherCatalog)`` method.
+- Use ``di.DeclarativeCatalog.override(AnotherCatalog)`` method.
 - Use ``@di.override(AnotherCatalog)`` class decorator.
 
-Example of overriding catalog using ``di.AbstractCatalog.override()`` method:
+Example of overriding catalog using ``di.DeclarativeCatalog.override()`` 
+method:
 
 .. literalinclude:: ../../examples/catalogs/override.py
    :language: python
@@ -23,12 +24,12 @@ Example of overriding catalog using ``@di.override()`` decorator:
 Also there are several useful methods and properties that help to work with 
 catalog overridings:
 
-- ``di.AbstractCatalog.is_overridden`` - read-only, evaluated in runtime, 
+- ``di.DeclarativeCatalog.is_overridden`` - read-only, evaluated in runtime, 
   property that is set to True if catalog is overridden.
-- ``di.AbstractCatalog.last_overriding`` - reference to the last overriding 
+- ``di.DeclarativeCatalog.last_overriding`` - reference to the last overriding 
   catalog, if any.
-- ``di.AbstractCatalog.overridden_by`` - tuple of all overriding catalogs.
-- ``di.AbstractCatalog.reset_last_overriding()`` - reset last overriding 
+- ``di.DeclarativeCatalog.overridden_by`` - tuple of all overriding catalogs.
+- ``di.DeclarativeCatalog.reset_last_overriding()`` - reset last overriding 
   catalog.
-- ``di.AbstractCatalog.reset_override()`` - reset all overridings for all 
+- ``di.DeclarativeCatalog.reset_override()`` - reset all overridings for all 
   catalog providers. 
diff --git a/docs/catalogs/writing.rst b/docs/catalogs/writing.rst
index 1db1c3c4..c6ee929f 100644
--- a/docs/catalogs/writing.rst
+++ b/docs/catalogs/writing.rst
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Writing catalogs
 ----------------
 
-Catalogs have to extend base catalog class ``di.AbstractCatalog``.
+Catalogs have to extend base catalog class ``di.DeclarativeCatalog``.
 
 Providers have to be defined like catalog's attributes. Every provider in
 catalog has name. This name should follow ``some_provider`` convention, 
diff --git a/docs/images/catalogs/bundles.png b/docs/images/catalogs/bundles.png
index 14a20d22..29ff4e48 100644
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diff --git a/docs/images/catalogs/operating_with_providers.png b/docs/images/catalogs/operating_with_providers.png
index 7c1a9ac7..759ce094 100644
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diff --git a/docs/images/catalogs/writing_catalogs.png b/docs/images/catalogs/writing_catalogs.png
index a2bc6791..fdc84ec5 100644
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diff --git a/docs/main/changelog.rst b/docs/main/changelog.rst
index f7aa28f3..6bcb2693 100644
--- a/docs/main/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/main/changelog.rst
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ that were made in every particular version.
 From version 0.7.6 *Dependency Injector* framework strictly 
 follows `Semantic versioning`_
 
+Development version
+-------------------
+- Rename ``di.AbstractCatalog`` to ``di.DeclarativeCatalog`` 
+  (with backward compatibility).
+
 0.10.5
 ------
 - Add more representable implementation for ``di.AbstractCatalog`` and 
diff --git a/examples/catalogs/bundles/catalogs.py b/examples/catalogs/bundles/catalogs.py
index 0b30db2d..2a9a7056 100644
--- a/examples/catalogs/bundles/catalogs.py
+++ b/examples/catalogs/bundles/catalogs.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import views
 
 
 # Declaring services catalog:
-class Services(di.AbstractCatalog):
+class Services(di.DeclarativeCatalog):
     """Example catalog of service providers."""
 
     users = di.Factory(services.UsersService)
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class Services(di.AbstractCatalog):
 
 
 # Declaring views catalog:
-class Views(di.AbstractCatalog):
+class Views(di.DeclarativeCatalog):
     """Example catalog of web views."""
 
     auth = di.Factory(views.AuthView,
diff --git a/examples/catalogs/operating_with_providers.py b/examples/catalogs/operating_with_providers.py
index c978c41b..ebbac118 100644
--- a/examples/catalogs/operating_with_providers.py
+++ b/examples/catalogs/operating_with_providers.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import dependency_injector as di
 
 
-class CatalogA(di.AbstractCatalog):
+class CatalogA(di.DeclarativeCatalog):
     """Example catalog A."""
 
     provider1 = di.Factory(object)
diff --git a/examples/catalogs/override.py b/examples/catalogs/override.py
index a77982cd..5f5648c4 100644
--- a/examples/catalogs/override.py
+++ b/examples/catalogs/override.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Object2 = collections.namedtuple('Object2', ['object1'])
 ExtendedObject2 = collections.namedtuple('ExtendedObject2', [])
 
 
-class Catalog(di.AbstractCatalog):
+class Catalog(di.DeclarativeCatalog):
     """Providers catalog."""
 
     object1_factory = di.Factory(Object1,
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class Catalog(di.AbstractCatalog):
     """:type: di.Provider -> Object2"""
 
 
-class AnotherCatalog(di.AbstractCatalog):
+class AnotherCatalog(di.DeclarativeCatalog):
     """Another providers catalog."""
 
     object2_factory = di.Factory(ExtendedObject2)
diff --git a/examples/catalogs/override_decorator.py b/examples/catalogs/override_decorator.py
index cba9b464..423d95e1 100644
--- a/examples/catalogs/override_decorator.py
+++ b/examples/catalogs/override_decorator.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Object2 = collections.namedtuple('Object2', ['object1'])
 ExtendedObject2 = collections.namedtuple('ExtendedObject2', [])
 
 
-class Catalog(di.AbstractCatalog):
+class Catalog(di.DeclarativeCatalog):
     """Providers catalog."""
 
     object1_factory = di.Factory(Object1,
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class Catalog(di.AbstractCatalog):
 
 # Overriding `Catalog` with `AnotherCatalog`:
 @di.override(Catalog)
-class AnotherCatalog(di.AbstractCatalog):
+class AnotherCatalog(di.DeclarativeCatalog):
     """Another providers catalog."""
 
     object2_factory = di.Factory(ExtendedObject2)
diff --git a/examples/catalogs/writing_catalogs.py b/examples/catalogs/writing_catalogs.py
index 5b82050d..ebb89746 100644
--- a/examples/catalogs/writing_catalogs.py
+++ b/examples/catalogs/writing_catalogs.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import dependency_injector as di
 
 
-class Catalog(di.AbstractCatalog):
+class Catalog(di.DeclarativeCatalog):
     """Providers catalog."""
 
     factory1 = di.Factory(object)
diff --git a/examples/concept.py b/examples/concept.py
index 84c56f2a..af357c55 100644
--- a/examples/concept.py
+++ b/examples/concept.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class AuthService(object):
         self.users_service = users_service
 
 
-class Services(di.AbstractCatalog):
+class Services(di.DeclarativeCatalog):
     """Catalog of service providers."""
 
     database = di.Singleton(sqlite3.connect, ':memory:')
diff --git a/tests/test_catalog.py b/tests/test_catalog.py
index 779a343d..5a28d050 100644
--- a/tests/test_catalog.py
+++ b/tests/test_catalog.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import unittest2 as unittest
 import dependency_injector as di
 
 
-class CatalogA(di.AbstractCatalog):
+class CatalogA(di.DeclarativeCatalog):
     """Test catalog A."""
 
     p11 = di.Provider()
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class CatalogsInheritanceTests(unittest.TestCase):
     """Catalogs inheritance tests."""
 
     def test_cls_providers(self):
-        """Test `di.AbstractCatalog.cls_providers` contents."""
+        """Test `di.DeclarativeCatalog.cls_providers` contents."""
         self.assertDictEqual(CatalogA.cls_providers,
                              dict(p11=CatalogA.p11,
                                   p12=CatalogA.p12))
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class CatalogsInheritanceTests(unittest.TestCase):
                                   p32=CatalogC.p32))
 
     def test_inherited_providers(self):
-        """Test `di.AbstractCatalog.inherited_providers` contents."""
+        """Test `di.DeclarativeCatalog.inherited_providers` contents."""
         self.assertDictEqual(CatalogA.inherited_providers, dict())
         self.assertDictEqual(CatalogB.inherited_providers,
                              dict(p11=CatalogA.p11,
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class CatalogsInheritanceTests(unittest.TestCase):
                                   p22=CatalogB.p22))
 
     def test_providers(self):
-        """Test `di.AbstractCatalog.inherited_providers` contents."""
+        """Test `di.DeclarativeCatalog.inherited_providers` contents."""
         self.assertDictEqual(CatalogA.providers,
                              dict(p11=CatalogA.p11,
                                   p12=CatalogA.p12))
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ class CatalogProvidersBindingTests(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_provider_rebinding(self):
         """Test that provider could not be bound twice."""
-        self.assertRaises(di.Error, type, 'TestCatalog', (di.AbstractCatalog,),
+        self.assertRaises(di.Error, type, 'TestCatalog',
+                          (di.DeclarativeCatalog,),
                           dict(some_name=CatalogA.p11))
 
 
@@ -136,7 +137,7 @@ class CatalogBundleTests(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_create_bundle_with_another_catalog_provider(self):
         """Test that bundle can not contain another catalog's provider."""
-        class TestCatalog(di.AbstractCatalog):
+        class TestCatalog(di.DeclarativeCatalog):
             """Test catalog."""
 
             provider = di.Provider()
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ class CatalogBundleTests(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_create_bundle_with_another_catalog_provider_with_same_name(self):
         """Test that bundle can not contain another catalog's provider."""
-        class TestCatalog(di.AbstractCatalog):
+        class TestCatalog(di.DeclarativeCatalog):
             """Test catalog."""
 
             p31 = di.Provider()
@@ -200,7 +201,7 @@ class CatalogTests(unittest.TestCase):
 class OverrideTests(unittest.TestCase):
     """Catalog overriding and override decorator test cases."""
 
-    class Catalog(di.AbstractCatalog):
+    class Catalog(di.DeclarativeCatalog):
         """Test catalog."""
 
         obj = di.Object(object())
@@ -295,3 +296,11 @@ class OverrideTests(unittest.TestCase):
 
         self.assertIsInstance(self.Catalog.obj(), object)
         self.assertIsInstance(self.Catalog.another_obj(), object)
+
+
+class AbstractCatalogCompatibilityTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Test backward compatibility with di.AbstractCatalog."""
+
+    def test_compatibility(self):
+        """Test that di.AbstractCatalog is available."""
+        self.assertIs(di.DeclarativeCatalog, di.AbstractCatalog)