diff --git a/docs/Getting_Started.md b/docs/Getting_Started.md
index ab7464e..fee0c48 100644
--- a/docs/Getting_Started.md
+++ b/docs/Getting_Started.md
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ keyboard = KMKKeyboard()
 
 keyboard.col_pins = (board.GP0,)
 keyboard.row_pins = (board.GP1,)
-keyboard.diode_orientation = DiodeOrientation.COLUMNS
+keyboard.diode_orientation = DiodeOrientation.COL2ROW
 
 keyboard.keymap = [
     [KC.A,]
diff --git a/docs/config_and_keymap.md b/docs/config_and_keymap.md
index 1e2c272..63e3b76 100644
--- a/docs/config_and_keymap.md
+++ b/docs/config_and_keymap.md
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ from kmk.matrix import DiodeOrientation
 col_pins = (board.SCK, board.MOSI, board.MISO, board.RX, board.TX, board.D4)
 row_pins = (board.D10, board.D11, board.D12, board.D13, board.D9, board.D6, board.D5, board.SCL)
 rollover_cols_every_rows = 4
-diode_orientation = DiodeOrientation.COLUMNS
+diode_orientation = DiodeOrientation.COL2ROW
 ```
 
 The pins should be based on whatever CircuitPython calls pins on your particular
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ print(dir(board))
 ```
 
 > Note: `rollover_cols_every_rows` is only supported with
-> `DiodeOrientation.COLUMNS`, not `DiodeOrientation.ROWS`. It is used for boards
+> `DiodeOrientation.COLUMNS`/`DiodeOrientation.COL2ROW`, not `DiodeOrientation.ROWS`/`DiodeOrientation.ROW2COL`. It is used for boards
 > such as the Planck Rev6 which reuse column pins to simulate a 4x12 matrix in
 > the form of an 8x6 matrix
 
diff --git a/docs/ja/Getting_Started.md b/docs/ja/Getting_Started.md
index ef155b5..74cc28d 100644
--- a/docs/ja/Getting_Started.md
+++ b/docs/ja/Getting_Started.md
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ keyboard = KMKKeyboard()
 
 keyboard.col_pins = (board.GP0,)
 keyboard.row_pins = (board.GP1,)
-keyboard.diode_orientation = DiodeOrientation.COLUMNS
+keyboard.diode_orientation = DiodeOrientation.COL2ROW
 
 keyboard.keymap = [
     [KC.A,]
diff --git a/docs/porting_to_kmk.md b/docs/porting_to_kmk.md
index 912e53a..467035c 100644
--- a/docs/porting_to_kmk.md
+++ b/docs/porting_to_kmk.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ colums and the diode direction (if any), should be defined like this
 ```python
     row_pins = [board.p0_31, board.p0_29, board.p0_02, board.p1_15]
     col_pins = [board.p0_22, board.p0_24, board.p1_00, board.p0_11, board.p1_04]
-    diode_orientation = DiodeOrientation.COLUMNS
+    diode_orientation = DiodeOrientation.COL2ROW
 ```
 
 ## Additional pins for extensions
diff --git a/docs/ptBR/Getting_Started.md b/docs/ptBR/Getting_Started.md
index 8bc35ec..53f15c6 100644
--- a/docs/ptBR/Getting_Started.md
+++ b/docs/ptBR/Getting_Started.md
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ keyboard = KMKKeyboard()
 
 keyboard.col_pins = (board.GP0,)
 keyboard.row_pins = (board.GP1,)
-keyboard.diode_orientation = DiodeOrientation.COLUMNS
+keyboard.diode_orientation = DiodeOrientation.COL2ROW
 
 keyboard.keymap = [
     [KC.A,]
diff --git a/docs/ptBR/config_and_keymap.md b/docs/ptBR/config_and_keymap.md
index 3241adf..1ef00bf 100644
--- a/docs/ptBR/config_and_keymap.md
+++ b/docs/ptBR/config_and_keymap.md
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ from kmk.matrix import DiodeOrientation
 col_pins = (board.SCK, board.MOSI, board.MISO, board.RX, board.TX, board.D4)
 row_pins = (board.D10, board.D11, board.D12, board.D13, board.D9, board.D6, board.D5, board.SCL)
 rollover_cols_every_rows = 4
-diode_orientation = DiodeOrientation.COLUMNS
+diode_orientation = DiodeOrientation.COL2ROW
 ```
 
 Os pinos devem ser baseados naquilo que o CircuitPython chama de pinos na sua
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ print(dir(board))
 ```
 
 > Note: `rollover_cols_every_rows` só é suportado com
-> `DiodeOrientation.COLUMNS`, não `DiodeOrientation.ROWS`. Este é usado em
+> `DiodeOrientation.COLUMNS`/`DiodeOrientation.COL2ROW`, não `DiodeOrientation.ROWS`/`DiodeOrientation.ROW2COL`. Este é usado em
 > placas como a Planck Rev6 que reusa pinos de coluna para simular uma matriz
 > 4x12 na forma de uma matriz 8x6.
 
diff --git a/docs/ptBR/porting_to_kmk.md b/docs/ptBR/porting_to_kmk.md
index 63e2b04..a372b60 100644
--- a/docs/ptBR/porting_to_kmk.md
+++ b/docs/ptBR/porting_to_kmk.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ forma:
 ```python
     row_pins = [board.p0_31, board.p0_29, board.p0_02, board.p1_15]
     col_pins = [board.p0_22, board.p0_24, board.p1_00, board.p0_11, board.p1_04]
-    diode_orientation = DiodeOrientation.COLUMNS
+    diode_orientation = DiodeOrientation.COL2ROW
 ```
 
 ## Pinos Adicionais para Extensões
diff --git a/kmk/matrix.py b/kmk/matrix.py
index 7f2b6e9..48c45a9 100644
--- a/kmk/matrix.py
+++ b/kmk/matrix.py
@@ -10,10 +10,14 @@ class DiodeOrientation:
     Orientation of diodes on handwired boards. You can think of:
     COLUMNS = vertical
     ROWS = horizontal
+
+    COL2ROW and ROW2COL are equivalent to their meanings in QMK.
     '''
 
     COLUMNS = 0
     ROWS = 1
+    COL2ROW = COLUMNS
+    ROW2COL = ROWS
 
 
 class MatrixScanner: