diff --git a/apps/emqx/src/config/emqx_config_logger.erl b/apps/emqx/src/config/emqx_config_logger.erl
index a7bf54aee..4b9180175 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/src/config/emqx_config_logger.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx/src/config/emqx_config_logger.erl
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ tr_file_handler({HandlerName, SubConf}) ->
         level => conf_get("level", SubConf),
         config => (log_handler_conf(SubConf))#{
             type => wrap,
-            file => conf_get("to", SubConf),
+            file => conf_get("path", SubConf),
             max_no_files => conf_get("rotation_count", SubConf),
             max_no_bytes => conf_get("rotation_size", SubConf)
         },
diff --git a/apps/emqx_conf/src/emqx_conf_schema.erl b/apps/emqx_conf/src/emqx_conf_schema.erl
index 9725c2da9..1fec22715 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_conf/src/emqx_conf_schema.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_conf/src/emqx_conf_schema.erl
@@ -909,13 +909,13 @@ fields("console_handler") ->
     log_handler_common_confs(console);
 fields("log_file_handler") ->
     [
-        {"to",
+        {"path",
             sc(
                 file(),
                 #{
                     desc => ?DESC("log_file_handler_file"),
                     default => <<"${EMQX_LOG_DIR}/emqx.log">>,
-                    aliases => [file],
+                    aliases => [file, to],
                     importance => ?IMPORTANCE_HIGH,
                     converter => fun(Path, Opts) ->
                         emqx_schema:naive_env_interpolation(ensure_unicode_path(Path, Opts))
diff --git a/apps/emqx_conf/test/emqx_conf_logger_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx_conf/test/emqx_conf_logger_SUITE.erl
index ba74ed986..a53a81565 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_conf/test/emqx_conf_logger_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_conf/test/emqx_conf_logger_SUITE.erl
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
                 file {
                 enable = true
                 level = info
-                to = \"log/emqx.log\"
+                path = \"log/emqx.log\"
                 }
              }
     """).
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ t_log_conf(_Conf) ->
         <<"rotation_count">> => 10,
         <<"rotation_size">> => <<"50MB">>,
         <<"time_offset">> => <<"system">>,
-        <<"to">> => <<"log/emqx.log">>
+        <<"path">> => <<"log/emqx.log">>
     },
     ExpectLog1 = #{
         <<"console">> =>
diff --git a/apps/emqx_conf/test/emqx_conf_schema_tests.erl b/apps/emqx_conf/test/emqx_conf_schema_tests.erl
index d274052f9..8e056c018 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_conf/test/emqx_conf_schema_tests.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_conf/test/emqx_conf_schema_tests.erl
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ log_rotation_count_limit_test() ->
     """
     log.file {
     enable = true
-    to = \"log/emqx.log\"
+    path = \"log/emqx.log\"
     formatter = text
     level = debug
     rotation = {count = ~w}
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ log_path_test_() ->
         #{<<"log">> => #{<<"file_handlers">> => #{<<"name1">> => #{<<"file">> => Path}}}}
     end,
     Assert = fun(Name, Path, Conf) ->
-        ?assertMatch(#{log := #{file := #{Name := #{to := Path}}}}, Conf)
+        ?assertMatch(#{log := #{file := #{Name := #{path := Path}}}}, Conf)
     end,
 
     [
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ log_path_test_() ->
                                 "handler_name" :=
                                     #{
                                         kind := validation_error,
-                                        path := "log.file.name1.to",
+                                        path := "log.file.name1.path",
                                         reason := {"bad_file_path_string", _}
                                     }
                             }
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ log_path_test_() ->
                                 "handler_name" :=
                                     #{
                                         kind := validation_error,
-                                        path := "log.file.name1.to",
+                                        path := "log.file.name1.path",
                                         reason := {"not_string", _}
                                     }
                             }
diff --git a/apps/emqx_management/test/emqx_mgmt_api_configs_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx_management/test/emqx_mgmt_api_configs_SUITE.erl
index 8c2be7c9a..7993197ba 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_management/test/emqx_mgmt_api_configs_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_management/test/emqx_mgmt_api_configs_SUITE.erl
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ t_log(_Config) ->
     File = "log/emqx-test.log",
     %% update handler
     Log1 = emqx_utils_maps:deep_put([<<"file">>, <<"default">>, <<"enable">>], Log, true),
-    Log2 = emqx_utils_maps:deep_put([<<"file">>, <<"default">>, <<"to">>], Log1, File),
+    Log2 = emqx_utils_maps:deep_put([<<"file">>, <<"default">>, <<"path">>], Log1, File),
     {ok, #{}} = update_config(<<"log">>, Log2),
     {ok, Log3} = logger:get_handler_config(default),
     ?assertMatch(#{config := #{file := File}}, Log3),
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ t_log(_Config) ->
     Handler = emqx_utils_maps:deep_get([<<"file">>, <<"default">>], Log2),
     NewLog1 = emqx_utils_maps:deep_put([<<"file">>, <<"new">>], Log2, Handler),
     NewLog2 = emqx_utils_maps:deep_put(
-        [<<"file">>, <<"new">>, <<"to">>], NewLog1, File1
+        [<<"file">>, <<"new">>, <<"path">>], NewLog1, File1
     ),
     {ok, #{}} = update_config(<<"log">>, NewLog2),
     {ok, Log4} = logger:get_handler_config(new),
diff --git a/apps/emqx_management/test/emqx_mgmt_api_nodes_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx_management/test/emqx_mgmt_api_nodes_SUITE.erl
index efabe32c8..4154752ab 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_management/test/emqx_mgmt_api_nodes_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_management/test/emqx_mgmt_api_nodes_SUITE.erl
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ init_per_testcase(t_log_path, Config) ->
     Log = emqx_conf:get_raw([log], #{}),
     File = "log/emqx-test.log",
     Log1 = emqx_utils_maps:deep_put([<<"file">>, <<"default">>, <<"enable">>], Log, true),
-    Log2 = emqx_utils_maps:deep_put([<<"file">>, <<"default">>, <<"to">>], Log1, File),
+    Log2 = emqx_utils_maps:deep_put([<<"file">>, <<"default">>, <<"path">>], Log1, File),
     {ok, #{}} = emqx_conf:update([log], Log2, #{rawconf_with_defaults => true}),
     Config;
 init_per_testcase(_, Config) ->
diff --git a/changes/ce/feat-11062.en.md b/changes/ce/feat-11062.en.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1cfc19411
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/ce/feat-11062.en.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Rename `log.file.to` to `log.file.path`.