diff --git a/src/Init/Data/Array/Erase.lean b/src/Init/Data/Array/Erase.lean
index d05ca69268..4100a688e6 100644
--- a/src/Init/Data/Array/Erase.lean
+++ b/src/Init/Data/Array/Erase.lean
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ theorem eraseIdx_eq_take_drop_succ {xs : Array α} {i : Nat} (h) :
   rcases xs with ⟨xs⟩
   simp only [List.size_toArray] at h
   simp only [List.eraseIdx_toArray, List.eraseIdx_eq_take_drop_succ, take_eq_extract,
-    List.extract_toArray, List.extract_eq_drop_take, Nat.sub_zero, List.drop_zero, drop_eq_extract,
+    List.extract_toArray, List.extract_eq_take_drop, Nat.sub_zero, List.drop_zero, drop_eq_extract,
     List.size_toArray, List.append_toArray, mk.injEq, List.append_cancel_left_eq]
   rw [List.take_of_length_le]
   simp
diff --git a/src/Init/Data/Array/Lemmas.lean b/src/Init/Data/Array/Lemmas.lean
index dbaa5b0f4e..ab5b3dfe0d 100644
--- a/src/Init/Data/Array/Lemmas.lean
+++ b/src/Init/Data/Array/Lemmas.lean
@@ -4148,7 +4148,7 @@ variable [LawfulBEq α]
     (xs.replace a b)[i]? = if xs[i]? == some a then if a ∈ xs.take i then some a else some b else xs[i]? := by
   rcases xs with ⟨xs⟩
   simp only [List.replace_toArray, List.getElem?_toArray, List.getElem?_replace, take_eq_extract,
-    List.extract_toArray, List.extract_eq_drop_take, Nat.sub_zero, List.drop_zero, List.mem_toArray]
+    List.extract_toArray, List.extract_eq_take_drop, Nat.sub_zero, List.drop_zero, List.mem_toArray]
 
 theorem getElem?_replace_of_ne {xs : Array α} {i : Nat} (h : xs[i]? ≠ some a) :
     (xs.replace a b)[i]? = xs[i]? := by
diff --git a/src/Init/Data/Array/MinMax.lean b/src/Init/Data/Array/MinMax.lean
index 26c2bc0f30..6bb8a60593 100644
--- a/src/Init/Data/Array/MinMax.lean
+++ b/src/Init/Data/Array/MinMax.lean
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public theorem _root_.List.min_toArray [Min α] {l : List α} {h} :
     · rename_i x xs
       simp only [List.getElem_toArray, List.getElem_cons_zero, List.size_toArray, List.length_cons]
       rw [List.toArray_cons, foldl_eq_foldl_extract]
-      rw [← Array.foldl_toList, Array.toList_extract, List.extract_eq_drop_take]
+      rw [← Array.foldl_toList, Array.toList_extract, List.extract_eq_take_drop]
       simp [List.min]
 
 public theorem _root_.List.min_eq_min_toArray [Min α] {l : List α} {h} :
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ public theorem _root_.List.max_toArray [Max α] {l : List α} {h} :
     · rename_i x xs
       simp only [List.getElem_toArray, List.getElem_cons_zero, List.size_toArray, List.length_cons]
       rw [List.toArray_cons, foldl_eq_foldl_extract]
-      rw [← Array.foldl_toList, Array.toList_extract, List.extract_eq_drop_take]
+      rw [← Array.foldl_toList, Array.toList_extract, List.extract_eq_take_drop]
       simp [List.max]
 
 public theorem _root_.List.max_eq_max_toArray [Max α] {l : List α} {h} :
diff --git a/src/Init/Data/Array/Perm.lean b/src/Init/Data/Array/Perm.lean
index 800b97924c..35036fafe7 100644
--- a/src/Init/Data/Array/Perm.lean
+++ b/src/Init/Data/Array/Perm.lean
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ theorem extract {xs ys : Array α} (h : xs ~ ys) {lo hi : Nat}
   rcases xs with ⟨xs⟩
   rcases ys with ⟨ys⟩
   simp_all only [perm_iff_toList_perm, List.getElem?_toArray, List.extract_toArray,
-    List.extract_eq_drop_take]
+    List.extract_eq_take_drop]
   apply List.Perm.take_of_getElem? (w := fun i h => by simpa using whi (lo + i) (by omega))
   apply List.Perm.drop_of_getElem? (w := wlo)
   exact h
diff --git a/src/Init/Data/List/Basic.lean b/src/Init/Data/List/Basic.lean
index 1fa816369c..f5d8700c0f 100644
--- a/src/Init/Data/List/Basic.lean
+++ b/src/Init/Data/List/Basic.lean
@@ -955,9 +955,13 @@ Examples:
 abbrev extract (l : List α) (start : Nat := 0) (stop : Nat := l.length) : List α :=
   (l.drop start).take (stop - start)
 
-@[simp] theorem extract_eq_drop_take {l : List α} {start stop : Nat} :
+@[simp] theorem extract_eq_take_drop {l : List α} {start stop : Nat} :
     l.extract start stop = (l.drop start).take (stop - start) := rfl
 
+set_option linter.missingDocs false in
+@[deprecated extract_eq_take_drop (since := "2026-02-06")]
+def extract_eq_drop_take := @extract_eq_take_drop
+
 /-! ### takeWhile -/
 
 /--
diff --git a/src/Init/Data/List/Nat/TakeDrop.lean b/src/Init/Data/List/Nat/TakeDrop.lean
index 568a83b057..d6146cb9f6 100644
--- a/src/Init/Data/List/Nat/TakeDrop.lean
+++ b/src/Init/Data/List/Nat/TakeDrop.lean
@@ -387,6 +387,22 @@ theorem drop_take : ∀ {i j : Nat} {l : List α}, drop i (take j l) = take (j -
   rw [drop_take]
   simp
 
+set_option doc.verso true in
+/--
+This lemma will be renamed to {lit}`List.extract_eq_drop_take` as soon as the current deprecated
+lemma {name}`List.extract_eq_drop_take` has been removed.
+-/
+theorem extract_eq_drop_take' {l : List α} {start stop : Nat} :
+    l.extract start stop = (l.take stop).drop start := by
+  simp only [take_drop]
+  by_cases start ≤ stop
+  · rw [add_sub_of_le ‹_›]
+  · have h₁ : stop - start = 0 := by omega
+    have h₂ : min stop l.length ≤ stop := by omega
+    simp only [Nat.add_zero, List.drop_take_self, List.nil_eq, List.drop_eq_nil_iff,
+      List.length_take, ge_iff_le, h₁]
+    omega
+
 @[simp]
 theorem drop_eq_drop_iff :
     ∀ {l : List α} {i j : Nat}, l.drop i = l.drop j ↔ min i l.length = min j l.length
diff --git a/src/Init/Data/List/TakeDrop.lean b/src/Init/Data/List/TakeDrop.lean
index 9f519ac2ed..6deba2cc57 100644
--- a/src/Init/Data/List/TakeDrop.lean
+++ b/src/Init/Data/List/TakeDrop.lean
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ theorem drop_eq_extract {l : List α} {k : Nat} :
     | 0 => simp
     | _ + 1 =>
       simp only [List.drop_succ_cons, List.length_cons, ih]
-      simp only [List.extract_eq_drop_take, List.drop_succ_cons, Nat.succ_sub_succ]
+      simp only [List.extract_eq_take_drop, List.drop_succ_cons, Nat.succ_sub_succ]
 
 /-! ### takeWhile and dropWhile -/
 
diff --git a/src/Init/Data/Slice/Array/Lemmas.lean b/src/Init/Data/Slice/Array/Lemmas.lean
index 98085f0655..43ec1e3bf6 100644
--- a/src/Init/Data/Slice/Array/Lemmas.lean
+++ b/src/Init/Data/Slice/Array/Lemmas.lean
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ public theorem toList_mkSlice_rco {xs : Array α} {lo hi : Nat} :
 public theorem toArray_mkSlice_rco {xs : Array α} {lo hi : Nat} :
     xs[lo...hi].toArray = xs.extract lo hi := by
   simp only [← Subarray.toArray_toList, toList_mkSlice_rco]
-  rw [show xs = xs.toList.toArray by simp, List.extract_toArray, List.extract_eq_drop_take]
+  rw [show xs = xs.toList.toArray by simp, List.extract_toArray, List.extract_eq_take_drop]
   simp only [List.take_drop, mk.injEq]
   by_cases h : lo ≤ hi
   · congr 1
diff --git a/tests/lean/run/grind_qsort.lean b/tests/lean/run/grind_qsort.lean
index a4ef413bb8..8845a477d6 100644
--- a/tests/lean/run/grind_qsort.lean
+++ b/tests/lean/run/grind_qsort.lean
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ theorem _root_.Array.Perm.extract' {xs ys : Array α} (h : xs ~ ys) {lo hi : Nat
   rcases xs with ⟨xs⟩
   rcases ys with ⟨ys⟩
   simp_all only [perm_iff_toList_perm, List.getElem?_toArray, List.extract_toArray,
-    List.extract_eq_drop_take]
+    List.extract_eq_take_drop]
   apply List.Perm.take_of_getElem (w := fun i h₁ h₂ => by simpa using whi (lo + i) (by omega) sorry)
   apply List.Perm.drop_of_getElem (w := wlo)
   simpa using List.perm_iff_toArray_perm.mpr h