diff --git a/components/popover/demo/basic.md b/components/popover/demo/basic.md
index c82a51308a..7f89a7611f 100644
--- a/components/popover/demo/basic.md
+++ b/components/popover/demo/basic.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const content = (
 );
 
 ReactDOM.render(
-  <Popover overlay={content} title="标题">
+  <Popover content={content} title="标题">
     <Button type="primary">弹出卡片</Button>
   </Popover>
 , mountNode);
diff --git a/components/popover/demo/control.md b/components/popover/demo/control.md
index e455cee10b..bf49b54f70 100644
--- a/components/popover/demo/control.md
+++ b/components/popover/demo/control.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ const App = React.createClass({
       </div>
     );
     return (
-      <Popover overlay={content} title="标题" trigger="click"
+      <Popover content={content} title="标题" trigger="click"
         visible={this.state.visible} onVisibleChange={this.handleVisibleChange}>
         <Button type="primary">点击弹出卡片</Button>
       </Popover>
diff --git a/components/popover/demo/placement.md b/components/popover/demo/placement.md
index 20c1976ebc..24b474a85f 100644
--- a/components/popover/demo/placement.md
+++ b/components/popover/demo/placement.md
@@ -19,46 +19,46 @@ const content = (
 ReactDOM.render(
   <div>
     <div style={{ marginLeft: 60 }}>
-      <Popover placement="topLeft" title={text} overlay={content} trigger="click">
+      <Popover placement="topLeft" title={text} content={content} trigger="click">
         <Button>上左</Button>
       </Popover>
-      <Popover placement="top" title={text} overlay={content} trigger="click">
+      <Popover placement="top" title={text} content={content} trigger="click">
         <Button>上边</Button>
       </Popover>
-      <Popover placement="topRight" title={text} overlay={content} trigger="click">
+      <Popover placement="topRight" title={text} content={content} trigger="click">
         <Button>上右</Button>
       </Popover>
     </div>
     <div style={{ width: 60, float: 'left' }}>
-      <Popover placement="leftTop" title={text} overlay={content} trigger="click">
+      <Popover placement="leftTop" title={text} content={content} trigger="click">
         <Button>左上</Button>
       </Popover>
-      <Popover placement="left" title={text} overlay={content} trigger="click">
+      <Popover placement="left" title={text} content={content} trigger="click">
         <Button>左边</Button>
       </Popover>
-      <Popover placement="leftBottom" title={text} overlay={content} trigger="click">
+      <Popover placement="leftBottom" title={text} content={content} trigger="click">
         <Button>左下</Button>
       </Popover>
     </div>
     <div style={{ width: 60, marginLeft: 270 }}>
-      <Popover placement="rightTop" title={text} overlay={content} trigger="click">
+      <Popover placement="rightTop" title={text} content={content} trigger="click">
         <Button>右上</Button>
       </Popover>
-      <Popover placement="right" title={text} overlay={content} trigger="click">
+      <Popover placement="right" title={text} content={content} trigger="click">
         <Button>右边</Button>
       </Popover>
-      <Popover placement="rightBottom" title={text} overlay={content} trigger="click">
+      <Popover placement="rightBottom" title={text} content={content} trigger="click">
         <Button>右下</Button>
       </Popover>
     </div>
     <div style={{ marginLeft: 60, clear: 'both' }}>
-      <Popover placement="bottomLeft" title={text} overlay={content} trigger="click">
+      <Popover placement="bottomLeft" title={text} content={content} trigger="click">
         <Button>下左</Button>
       </Popover>
-      <Popover placement="bottom" title={text} overlay={content} trigger="click">
+      <Popover placement="bottom" title={text} content={content} trigger="click">
         <Button>下边</Button>
       </Popover>
-      <Popover placement="bottomRight" title={text} overlay={content} trigger="click">
+      <Popover placement="bottomRight" title={text} content={content} trigger="click">
         <Button>下右</Button>
       </Popover>
     </div>
diff --git a/components/popover/demo/triggerType.md b/components/popover/demo/triggerType.md
index 1b76772a56..e8abd85673 100644
--- a/components/popover/demo/triggerType.md
+++ b/components/popover/demo/triggerType.md
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ const content = (
 
 ReactDOM.render(
   <div>
-    <Popover overlay={content} title="标题" trigger="hover">
+    <Popover content={content} title="标题" trigger="hover">
       <Button>移入</Button>
     </Popover>
-    <Popover overlay={content} title="标题" trigger="focus">
+    <Popover content={content} title="标题" trigger="focus">
       <Button>聚焦</Button>
     </Popover>
-    <Popover overlay={content} title="标题" trigger="click">
+    <Popover content={content} title="标题" trigger="click">
       <Button>点击</Button>
     </Popover>
   </div>
diff --git a/components/popover/index.jsx b/components/popover/index.jsx
index abf4e7c852..273ef1326f 100644
--- a/components/popover/index.jsx
+++ b/components/popover/index.jsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import Tooltip from 'rc-tooltip';
 import getPlacements from './placements';
+import warning from 'warning';
 
 const placements = getPlacements();
 
@@ -45,13 +46,22 @@ export default class Popover extends React.Component {
     return this.refs.tooltip.getPopupDomNode();
   }
 
+  componentDidMount() {
+    if ('overlay' in this.props) {
+      warning(false, '`overlay` prop of Popover is deperated, use `content` instead.');
+    }
+  }
+
   getOverlay() {
-    const { title, prefixCls, overlay } = this.props;
+    // use content replace overlay
+    // keep overlay for compatibility
+    const { title, prefixCls, overlay, content } = this.props;
+
     return (
       <div>
         {title && <div className={`${prefixCls}-title`}>{title}</div>}
         <div className={`${prefixCls}-inner-content`}>
-          {overlay}
+          {content || overlay}
         </div>
       </div>
     );
diff --git a/components/popover/index.md b/components/popover/index.md
index 4ccef1f014..f4a094f8bf 100644
--- a/components/popover/index.md
+++ b/components/popover/index.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ english: Popover
 | trigger   | 触发行为，可选 `hover/focus/click`       | string        | hover  |
 | placement | 气泡框位置，可选 `top/left/right/bottom` `topLeft/topRight/bottomLeft/bottomRight` `leftTop/leftBottom/rightTop/rightBottom` | string        | top    |
 | title     | 卡片标题                                 | React.Element | 无     |
-| overlay   | 卡片内容                            | React.Element | 无     |
+| content   | 卡片内容                            | React.Element | 无     |
 | overlayClassName | 卡片类名                            | string | 无     |
 | overlayStyle | 卡片样式                            | object | 无     |
 | visible   | 用于手动控制浮层显隐                     | boolean       | false  |