diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/ObjectUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/ObjectUtils.java
index 17d461c295d..0c3084f855a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/ObjectUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/ObjectUtils.java
@@ -229,8 +229,9 @@ public static boolean anyNotNull(final Object... values) {
 
     /**
      * <p>
-     * Invokes the given {@code consumer's} {@link Consumer#accept(Object)} with the first {@code non-null} value from
-     * {@code objects}. If all the values are null, the consumer is not invoked.
+     * Calls the given {@code consumer's} {@link Consumer#accept(Object)} method with the first {@code non-null} value
+     * from {@code objects}. If all the values are null, the consumer is not invoked. This is equivalent to the call
+     * {@code ObjectUtils.acceptIfNonNull(ObjectUtils.firstNonNull(objects), consumer)}
      * </p>
      *
      * <p>
@@ -238,27 +239,27 @@ public static boolean anyNotNull(final Object... values) {
      * </p>
      *
      * <pre>
-     * ObjectUtils.applyFirstNonNull(bean::setValue, null)                 - setValue not invoked
-     * ObjectUtils.applyFirstNonNull(bean::setValue, null, "abc", "def")   - setValue invoked with "abc"
-     * ObjectUtils.applyFirstNonNull(v -&gt; bean.setValue(v), "abc")      - setValue invoked with "abc"
+     * ObjectUtils.acceptFirstNonNull(bean::setValue, null)                 - setValue not invoked
+     * ObjectUtils.acceptFirstNonNull(bean::setValue, null, "abc", "def")   - setValue invoked with "abc"
+     * ObjectUtils.acceptFirstNonNull(v -&gt; bean.setValue(v), "abc")      - setValue invoked with "abc"
      * </pre>
      *
      * @param <T> the type of the object
      * @param objects  the values to test, may be {@code null} or empty
      * @param consumer the consumer operation to invoke with the first non-null {@code objects}.
      * @see #firstNonNull(Object...)
-     * @see #applyIfNonNull(Consumer, Object)
+     * @see #acceptIfNonNull(Object, Consumer)
      * @since 3.12
      */
     @SafeVarargs
-    public static <T> void applyFirstNonNull(final Consumer<T> consumer, final T... objects) {
-        applyIfNonNull(consumer, firstNonNull(objects));
+    public static <T> void acceptFirstNonNull(final Consumer<T> consumer, final T... objects) {
+    	acceptIfNonNull(firstNonNull(objects), consumer);
     }
 
     /**
      * <p>
-     * Invokes the given {@code consumer's} {@link Consumer#accept(Object)} with the {@code object} if it is
-     * {@code non-null}, otherwise the consumer is not invoked.
+     * Calls the given {@code consumer's} {@link Consumer#accept(Object)} method with the {@code object} if it is
+     * {@code non-null}.
      * </p>
      *
      * <p>
@@ -266,18 +267,18 @@ public static <T> void applyFirstNonNull(final Consumer<T> consumer, final T...
      * </p>
      *
      * <pre>
-     * ObjectUtils.applyIfNonNull(bean::setValue, null)             - setValue not invoked
-     * ObjectUtils.applyIfNonNull(bean::setValue, "abc")            - setValue invoked with "abc"
-     * ObjectUtils.applyIfNonNull(v -&gt; bean.setValue(v), "abc")  - setValue invoked with "abc"
+     * ObjectUtils.acceptIfNonNull(null, bean::setValue)             - setValue not invoked
+     * ObjectUtils.acceptIfNonNull("abc", bean::setValue)            - setValue invoked with "abc"
+     * ObjectUtils.acceptIfNonNull("abc", v -&gt; bean.setValue(v))  - setValue invoked with "abc"
      * </pre>
      *
      * @param <T> the type of the object
      * @param object the {@code Object} to test, may be {@code null}
      * @param consumer the consumer operation to invoke with {@code object} if it is {@code non-null}
-     * @see #applyFirstNonNull(Consumer, Object...)
+     * @see #acceptFirstNonNull(Consumer, Object...)
      * @since 3.12
      */
-    public static <T> void applyIfNonNull(final Consumer<T> consumer, final T object) {
+    public static <T> void acceptIfNonNull(final T object, final Consumer<T> consumer) {
         if (object != null) {
             consumer.accept(object);
         }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/ObjectUtilsTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/ObjectUtilsTest.java
index 7a997917dfc..11eb563dcf7 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/ObjectUtilsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/ObjectUtilsTest.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.function.Supplier;
 
@@ -246,30 +247,30 @@ public void testEquals() {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testApplyIfNonNull() {
+    public void testAcceptFirstNonNull() {
         final ApplyIfNonNullBean bean = new ApplyIfNonNullBean();
         bean.setValue(FOO);
 
-        ObjectUtils.applyIfNonNull(bean::setValue, null);
+        ObjectUtils.acceptFirstNonNull(bean::setValue, null, null, null);
         assertEquals(FOO, bean.getValue());
 
-        ObjectUtils.applyIfNonNull(bean::setValue, BAR);
+        ObjectUtils.acceptFirstNonNull(bean::setValue, null, null, BAR, FOO, null);
         assertEquals(BAR, bean.getValue());
-
-        ObjectUtils.applyIfNonNull(v -> bean.setValue(v), FOO);
-        assertEquals(FOO, bean.getValue());
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testApplyFirstNonNull() {
+    public void testAcceptIfNonNull() {
         final ApplyIfNonNullBean bean = new ApplyIfNonNullBean();
         bean.setValue(FOO);
 
-        ObjectUtils.applyFirstNonNull(bean::setValue, null, null, null);
+        ObjectUtils.acceptIfNonNull(null, bean::setValue);
         assertEquals(FOO, bean.getValue());
 
-        ObjectUtils.applyFirstNonNull(bean::setValue, null, null, BAR, FOO, null);
+        ObjectUtils.acceptIfNonNull(BAR, bean::setValue);
         assertEquals(BAR, bean.getValue());
+
+        ObjectUtils.acceptIfNonNull(FOO, v -> bean.setValue(v));
+        assertEquals(FOO, bean.getValue());
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -797,7 +798,7 @@ public String getValue() {
             return value;
         }
         public void setValue(String value) {
-            this.value = value;
+            this.value = Objects.requireNonNull(value, "value");
         }
     }
 }