diff --git a/build/generate-style-spec.ts b/build/generate-style-spec.ts
index 303d8de49..d0e3170e2 100644
--- a/build/generate-style-spec.ts
+++ b/build/generate-style-spec.ts
@@ -207,9 +207,7 @@ export type ExpressionSpecification =
     | ['distance', unknown | ExpressionSpecification]
     // Ramps, scales, curves
     | ['interpolate', InterpolationSpecification, number | ExpressionSpecification,
-        ...(number | number[] | ColorSpecification | ExpressionSpecification)[]] // alternating number and number | number[] | ColorSpecification
-    | ['interpolate-projection', InterpolationSpecification, number | ExpressionSpecification,
-        ...(number | string)[]] // alternating Projection
+        ...(number | number[] | ColorSpecification | ExpressionSpecification | ProjectionSpecification )[]] // alternating number and number | number[] | ColorSpecification
     | ['interpolate-hcl', InterpolationSpecification, number | ExpressionSpecification,
         ...(number | ColorSpecification)[]] // alternating number and ColorSpecificaton
     | ['interpolate-lab', InterpolationSpecification, number | ExpressionSpecification,
diff --git a/docs/types.md b/docs/types.md
index 659514271..3de9171f8 100644
--- a/docs/types.md
+++ b/docs/types.md
@@ -176,10 +176,10 @@ output at zoom 11.1: "mercator"
 
 #### Animate between different projections based on zoom level**
 
-Use a [`camera expression`](./expressions.md#camera-expressions), to animate between projections based on zoom, using [`interpolate-projection`](./expressions.md#interpolate-projection) function. The example below will yield an adaptive globe that interpolates from `vertical-perspective` to `mercator` between zoom 10 and 12.
+Use a [`camera expression`](./expressions.md#camera-expressions), to animate between projections based on zoom, using [`interpolate`](./expressions.md#interpolate) function. The example below will yield an adaptive globe that interpolates from `vertical-perspective` to `mercator` between zoom 10 and 12.
 
 ```ts
-type: ["interpolate-projection", ["linear"], ["zoom"],
+type: ["interpolate", ["linear"], ["zoom"],
     10,"vertical-perspective",
     12,"mercator"
 ]
@@ -205,4 +205,4 @@ There are also additional presets that yield commonly used expressions:
 
 | Preset | Full value | Description |
 |--------|------------|-------------|
-| `globe` | `["interpolate-projection", ["linear"], ["zoom"],`<br>`10, "vertical-perspective", 12, "mercator"]` | Adaptive globe: interpolates from vertical-perspective to mercator projection between zoom levels 10 and 12. |
+| `globe` | `["interpolate", ["linear"], ["zoom"],`<br>`10, "vertical-perspective", 12, "mercator"]` | Adaptive globe: interpolates from vertical-perspective to mercator projection between zoom levels 10 and 12. |
diff --git a/src/expression/definitions/coercion.ts b/src/expression/definitions/coercion.ts
index c38d1f998..e4b27c7a4 100644
--- a/src/expression/definitions/coercion.ts
+++ b/src/expression/definitions/coercion.ts
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ class Coercion implements Expression {
                 return Formatted.fromString(valueToString(this.args[0].evaluate(ctx)));
             case 'resolvedImage':
                 return ResolvedImage.fromString(valueToString(this.args[0].evaluate(ctx)));
+            case 'projection':
+                return this.args[0].evaluate(ctx);
             default:
                 return valueToString(this.args[0].evaluate(ctx));
         }
diff --git a/src/expression/definitions/index.ts b/src/expression/definitions/index.ts
index b32766659..8832a0a90 100644
--- a/src/expression/definitions/index.ts
+++ b/src/expression/definitions/index.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ export const expressions: ExpressionRegistry = {
     'interpolate': Interpolate,
     'interpolate-hcl': Interpolate,
     'interpolate-lab': Interpolate,
-    'interpolate-projection': Interpolate,
     'length': Length,
     'let': Let,
     'literal': Literal,
diff --git a/src/expression/definitions/interpolate.ts b/src/expression/definitions/interpolate.ts
index ec0b13760..585f721e6 100644
--- a/src/expression/definitions/interpolate.ts
+++ b/src/expression/definitions/interpolate.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export type InterpolationType = {
     controlPoints: [number, number, number, number];
 };
 type InterpolatedValueType = NumberTypeT | ColorTypeT | ProjectionTypeT | PaddingTypeT | VariableAnchorOffsetCollectionTypeT | ArrayType<NumberTypeT>;
-type InterpolationOperator = 'interpolate' | 'interpolate-hcl' | 'interpolate-lab' | 'interpolate-projection';
+type InterpolationOperator = 'interpolate' | 'interpolate-hcl' | 'interpolate-lab';
 class Interpolate implements Expression {
     type: InterpolatedValueType;
 
@@ -108,8 +108,6 @@ class Interpolate implements Expression {
         let outputType: Type = null;
         if (operator === 'interpolate-hcl' || operator === 'interpolate-lab') {
             outputType = ColorType;
-        } else if (operator === 'interpolate-projection') {
-            outputType = ProjectionType;
         } else if (context.expectedType && context.expectedType.kind !== 'value') {
             outputType = context.expectedType;
         }
@@ -128,7 +126,6 @@ class Interpolate implements Expression {
             if (stops.length && stops[stops.length - 1][0] >= label) {
                 return context.error('Input/output pairs for "interpolate" expressions must be arranged with input values in strictly ascending order.', labelKey) as null;
             }
-
             const parsed = context.parse(value, valueKey, outputType);
             if (!parsed) return null;
             outputType = outputType || parsed.type;
@@ -187,14 +184,13 @@ class Interpolate implements Expression {
                         return interpolate.padding(outputLower, outputUpper, t);
                     case 'variableAnchorOffsetCollection':
                         return interpolate.variableAnchorOffsetCollection(outputLower, outputUpper, t);
+                    case 'projection':
+                        return interpolate.projection(outputLower, outputUpper, t);
                 }
             case 'interpolate-hcl':
                 return interpolate.color(outputLower, outputUpper, t, 'hcl');
             case 'interpolate-lab':
                 return interpolate.color(outputLower, outputUpper, t, 'lab');
-            case 'interpolate-projection': {
-                return interpolate.projection(outputLower, outputUpper, t);
-            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/expression/index.ts b/src/expression/index.ts
index 8df563433..1253baa90 100644
--- a/src/expression/index.ts
+++ b/src/expression/index.ts
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ export function createPropertyExpression(expressionInput: unknown, propertySpec:
 }
 
 import {isFunction, createFunction} from '../function';
-import {Color, VariableAnchorOffsetCollection} from './values';
+import {Color, Projection, VariableAnchorOffsetCollection} from './values';
 
 // serialization wrapper for old-style stop functions normalized to the
 // expression interface
@@ -391,6 +391,8 @@ export function normalizePropertyExpression<T>(
             constant = Padding.parse(value as (number | number[]));
         } else if (specification.type === 'variableAnchorOffsetCollection' && Array.isArray(value)) {
             constant = VariableAnchorOffsetCollection.parse(value as VariableAnchorOffsetCollectionSpecification);
+        } else if (specification.type === 'projection' && typeof value === 'string') {
+            constant = value;
         }
         return {
             kind: 'constant',
@@ -477,6 +479,8 @@ function getDefaultValue(spec: StylePropertySpecification): Value {
         return Padding.parse(spec.default) || null;
     } else if (spec.type === 'variableAnchorOffsetCollection') {
         return VariableAnchorOffsetCollection.parse(spec.default) || null;
+    } else if (spec.type === 'projection') {
+        return Projection.parse(spec.default) || null;
     } else if (spec.default === undefined) {
         return null;
     } else {
diff --git a/src/expression/parsing_context.ts b/src/expression/parsing_context.ts
index 03d6564f4..335dfd4eb 100644
--- a/src/expression/parsing_context.ts
+++ b/src/expression/parsing_context.ts
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class ParsingContext {
                     //
                     if ((expected.kind === 'string' || expected.kind === 'number' || expected.kind === 'boolean' || expected.kind === 'object' || expected.kind === 'array') && actual.kind === 'value') {
                         parsed = annotate(parsed, expected, options.typeAnnotation || 'assert');
-                    } else if ((expected.kind === 'projection') && (actual.kind === 'string')) {
+                    } else if ((expected.kind === 'projection') && (actual.kind === 'string' || actual.kind === 'array')) {
                         parsed = annotate(parsed, expected, options.typeAnnotation || 'coerce');
                     } else if ((expected.kind === 'color' || expected.kind === 'formatted' || expected.kind === 'resolvedImage') && (actual.kind === 'value' || actual.kind === 'string')) {
                         parsed = annotate(parsed, expected, options.typeAnnotation || 'coerce');
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index a15cc7648..ca439a3b4 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -67,6 +67,12 @@ export type StylePropertySpecification = {
     expression?: ExpressionSpecificationDefinition;
     transition: boolean;
     default?: VariableAnchorOffsetCollectionSpecification;
+} | {
+    type: 'projection';
+    'property-type': ExpressionType;
+    expression?: ExpressionSpecificationDefinition;
+    transition: boolean;
+    default?: ProjectionSpecification;
 };
 
 import v8Spec from './reference/v8.json' with {type: 'json'};
@@ -107,7 +113,7 @@ import {typeOf} from './expression/values';
 import FormatExpression from './expression/definitions/format';
 import Literal from './expression/definitions/literal';
 import CompoundExpression from './expression/compound_expression';
-import {VariableAnchorOffsetCollectionSpecification} from './types.g';
+import {ProjectionSpecification, VariableAnchorOffsetCollectionSpecification} from './types.g';
 import format from './format';
 import validate from './validate/validate';
 import migrate from './migrate';
diff --git a/src/reference/v8.json b/src/reference/v8.json
index 5e083926c..e3c96d3e5 100644
--- a/src/reference/v8.json
+++ b/src/reference/v8.json
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
       "doc": "The projection configuration",
       "example": {
         "type": [
-          "interpolate-projection",
+          "interpolate",
           ["linear"],
           ["zoom"],
           10, "globe",
@@ -3063,24 +3063,6 @@
           }
         }
       },
-      "interpolate-projection": {
-        "doc": "Produces continuous, smooth results by interpolating between pairs of input and output values (\"stops\"). Works like `interpolate`, but the output type must be a [`projection`](./types.md#projection).",
-        "example": {
-          "syntax": {
-            "method": ["[\"linear\"] | [\"exponential\", base] | [\"cubic-bezier\", x1, y1, x2, y2]", "number", "string", "number", "..."],
-            "result": "projection"
-          },
-          "value": ["interpolate-projection", ["linear"], ["zoom"], 10, "vertical-perspective", 12, "mercator"]
-        },
-        "group": "Ramps, scales, curves",
-        "sdk-support": {
-          "basic functionality": {
-            "js": "https://github.com/maplibre/maplibre-gl-js/issues/5039",
-            "ios": "https://github.com/maplibre/maplibre-native/issues/3013",
-            "android": "https://github.com/maplibre/maplibre-native/issues/3013"
-          }
-        }
-      },
       "ln2": {
         "doc": "Returns mathematical constant ln(2).",
         "example": {
@@ -4597,7 +4579,13 @@
       "type": "projection",
       "doc": "The projection type. Can be specified as a string, a transition state, or an expression.",
       "default": "mercator",   
-      "property-type": "data-constant"
+      "property-type": "data-constant",
+      "expression": {
+        "interpolated": true,
+        "parameters": [
+          "zoom"
+        ]
+      }
     }
   },
   "paint": [
diff --git a/src/util/projection.ts b/src/util/projection.ts
index d0e7043c6..ecdcaa814 100644
--- a/src/util/projection.ts
+++ b/src/util/projection.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,19 @@ export default class Projection extends Array {
     toString() {
         return `["${this[0]}", "${this[1]}", ${this[2]}]`;
     }
+
+    static parse(input: any): Projection {
+        if (input instanceof Projection) {
+            return input;
+        }
+        if (Array.isArray(input) && input.length === 3) {
+            return new Projection(input[0], input[1], input[2]);
+        }
+        if (typeof input === 'string') {
+            return new Projection(input, input, 1);
+        }
+        return undefined;
+    }
 }
 
 export function isProjectionConfig(value: unknown): value is ProjectionSpecification {
@@ -23,7 +36,7 @@ export function isProjectionConfig(value: unknown): value is ProjectionSpecifica
 
 export function isPropertyValueSpecification(value: unknown): value is PropertyValueSpecification<ProjectionT> {
 
-    if (['interpolate-projection', 'step', 'literal'].includes(value[0])) {
+    if (['interpolate', 'step', 'literal'].includes(value[0])) {
         return true
     }
     return false
diff --git a/src/validate/validate_projection.test.ts b/src/validate/validate_projection.test.ts
index 30d7789c4..1ab2e30bb 100644
--- a/src/validate/validate_projection.test.ts
+++ b/src/validate/validate_projection.test.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ describe('validateProjection function', () => {
     });
 
     test('Should return no errors when projection is valid interpolation-projection expression', () => {
-        const errors = validateProjection({value: ['interpolate-projection', ['linear'], ['zoom'], 0, 'mercator', 5, 'vertical-perspective'], key});
+        const errors = validateProjection({value: ['interpolate', ['linear'], ['zoom'], 0, 'mercator', 5, 'vertical-perspective'], key});
         expect(errors).toHaveLength(0);
     });
 
diff --git a/src/validate/validate_projectionconfig.test.ts b/src/validate/validate_projectionconfig.test.ts
index 40448ae82..b822c3e88 100644
--- a/src/validate/validate_projectionconfig.test.ts
+++ b/src/validate/validate_projectionconfig.test.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ describe('Validate projectionConfig', () => {
     });
 
     test('should parse iterpolate-projection', () => {
-        const errors = validateProjectionConfig({validateSpec, value: {'type': ['interpolate-projection', ['linear'], ['zoom'], 0, 'mercator', 5, 'vertical-perspective']}, styleSpec: v8, style: {} as any});
+        const errors = validateProjectionConfig({validateSpec, value: {'type': ['interpolate', ['linear'], ['zoom'], 0, 'mercator', 5, 'vertical-perspective']}, styleSpec: v8, style: {} as any});
         expect(errors).toHaveLength(0);
     });
 
diff --git a/test/integration/expression/tests/interpolate-projection/higher-than-stop/test.json b/test/integration/expression/tests/interpolate-projection/higher-than-stop/test.json
index 7e92658e4..5acf555c2 100644
--- a/test/integration/expression/tests/interpolate-projection/higher-than-stop/test.json
+++ b/test/integration/expression/tests/interpolate-projection/higher-than-stop/test.json
@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
 {
+    "propertySpec": {
+      "type": "projection",
+      "property-type": "data-constant",
+      "expression": {
+        "interpolated": true,
+        "parameters": [
+          "zoom"
+        ]
+      }
+    },
     "expression": [
-      "interpolate-projection",
+      "interpolate",
       [
         "linear"
       ],
diff --git a/test/integration/expression/tests/interpolate-projection/linear/test.json b/test/integration/expression/tests/interpolate-projection/linear/test.json
index 8c104c8f1..ced897e9d 100644
--- a/test/integration/expression/tests/interpolate-projection/linear/test.json
+++ b/test/integration/expression/tests/interpolate-projection/linear/test.json
@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
 {
+    "propertySpec": {
+      "type": "projection",
+      "property-type": "data-constant",
+      "expression": {
+        "interpolated": true,
+        "parameters": [
+          "zoom"
+        ]
+      }
+    },
     "expression": [
-      "interpolate-projection",
+      "interpolate",
       [
         "linear"
       ],
diff --git a/test/integration/expression/tests/interpolate-projection/lower-than-stop/test.json b/test/integration/expression/tests/interpolate-projection/lower-than-stop/test.json
index 348227556..1b7bf17da 100644
--- a/test/integration/expression/tests/interpolate-projection/lower-than-stop/test.json
+++ b/test/integration/expression/tests/interpolate-projection/lower-than-stop/test.json
@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
 {
+    "propertySpec": {
+      "type": "projection",
+      "property-type": "data-constant",
+      "expression": {
+        "interpolated": true,
+        "parameters": [
+          "zoom"
+        ]
+      }
+    },
     "expression": [
-      "interpolate-projection",
+      "interpolate",
       [
         "linear"
       ],
diff --git a/test/integration/expression/tests/interpolate-projection/same-from-to/test.json b/test/integration/expression/tests/interpolate-projection/same-from-to/test.json
index 31517dd60..4e3acc6ca 100644
--- a/test/integration/expression/tests/interpolate-projection/same-from-to/test.json
+++ b/test/integration/expression/tests/interpolate-projection/same-from-to/test.json
@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
 {
+    "propertySpec": {
+      "type": "projection",
+      "property-type": "data-constant",
+      "expression": {
+        "interpolated": true,
+        "parameters": [
+          "zoom"
+        ]
+      }
+    },
     "expression": [
-      "interpolate-projection",
+      "interpolate",
       [
         "linear"
       ],
diff --git a/test/integration/expression/tests/zoom/interpolate-projection/test.json b/test/integration/expression/tests/zoom/interpolate-projection/test.json
index 1b7c7c815..35041d3ca 100644
--- a/test/integration/expression/tests/zoom/interpolate-projection/test.json
+++ b/test/integration/expression/tests/zoom/interpolate-projection/test.json
@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
 {
+  "propertySpec": {
+    "type": "projection",
+    "property-type": "data-constant",
+    "expression": {
+      "interpolated": true,
+      "parameters": [
+        "zoom"
+      ]
+    }
+  },
   "expression": [
-    "interpolate-projection",
+    "interpolate",
     [
       "linear"
     ],