diff --git a/python/cugraph/cugraph/structure/convert_matrix.py b/python/cugraph/cugraph/structure/convert_matrix.py
index d905866689c..62a97113816 100644
--- a/python/cugraph/cugraph/structure/convert_matrix.py
+++ b/python/cugraph/cugraph/structure/convert_matrix.py
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ def from_pandas_edgelist(df,
     return G
 
 
-def to_pandas_edgelist(G, source='source', destination='destination'):
+def to_pandas_edgelist(G, source='src', destination='dst'):
     """
     Returns the graph edge list as a Pandas DataFrame.
 
diff --git a/python/cugraph/cugraph/structure/graph_implementation/simpleGraph.py b/python/cugraph/cugraph/structure/graph_implementation/simpleGraph.py
index 2b57736562b..3475e8cbbd1 100644
--- a/python/cugraph/cugraph/structure/graph_implementation/simpleGraph.py
+++ b/python/cugraph/cugraph/structure/graph_implementation/simpleGraph.py
@@ -182,16 +182,19 @@ def __from_edgelist(
         if self.batch_enabled:
             self._replicate_edgelist()
 
-    def to_pandas_edgelist(self, source='source', destination='destination'):
+    def to_pandas_edgelist(self, source='src', destination='dst',
+                           weight='weights'):
         """
         Returns the graph edge list as a Pandas DataFrame.
 
         Parameters
         ----------
-        source : str or array-like, optional (default='source')
+        source : str or array-like, optional (default='src')
             source column name or array of column names
-        destination : str or array-like, optional (default='destination')
+        destination : str or array-like, optional (default='dst')
             destination column name or array of column names
+        weight : str or array-like, optional (default='weight')
+            weight column name or array of column names
 
         Returns
         -------
@@ -199,6 +202,12 @@ def to_pandas_edgelist(self, source='source', destination='destination'):
         """
 
         gdf = self.view_edge_list()
+        if self.properties.weighted:
+            gdf.rename(columns={'src': source, 'dst': destination,
+                       'weight': weight}, inplace=True)
+        else:
+            gdf.rename(columns={'src': source,
+                       'dst': destination}, inplace=True)
         return gdf.to_pandas()
 
     def to_pandas_adjacency(self):
diff --git a/python/cugraph/cugraph/tests/test_convert_matrix.py b/python/cugraph/cugraph/tests/test_convert_matrix.py
index 9d73b756f61..0cd9061883d 100644
--- a/python/cugraph/cugraph/tests/test_convert_matrix.py
+++ b/python/cugraph/cugraph/tests/test_convert_matrix.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def test_to_from_pandas(graph_file):
     # create a cugraph DiGraph and convert to pandas adjacency
     cuG = cugraph.from_pandas_edgelist(
         M, source="0", destination="1", edge_attr="weight",
-        create_using=cugraph.DiGraph
+        create_using=cugraph.Graph(directed=True)
     )
 
     cu_pdf = cugraph.to_pandas_adjacency(cuG)
@@ -65,8 +65,9 @@ def test_to_from_pandas(graph_file):
 
     # Convert pandas adjacency list to graph
     new_nxG = nx.from_pandas_adjacency(nx_pdf, create_using=nx.DiGraph)
-    new_cuG = cugraph.from_pandas_adjacency(cu_pdf,
-                                            create_using=cugraph.DiGraph)
+    new_cuG = cugraph.from_pandas_adjacency(
+                        cu_pdf,
+                        create_using=cugraph.Graph(directed=True))
 
     # Compare pandas edgelist
     exp_pdf = nx.to_pandas_edgelist(new_nxG)
diff --git a/python/cugraph/cugraph/tests/test_graph.py b/python/cugraph/cugraph/tests/test_graph.py
index e2e619cfa55..b6c285fb0a7 100644
--- a/python/cugraph/cugraph/tests/test_graph.py
+++ b/python/cugraph/cugraph/tests/test_graph.py
@@ -666,6 +666,18 @@ def test_neighbors(graph_file):
         assert cu_neighbors == nx_neighbors
 
 
+# Test
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("graph_file", utils.DATASETS)
+def test_to_pandas_edgelist(graph_file):
+    cu_M = utils.read_csv_file(graph_file)
+
+    G = cugraph.Graph()
+    G.from_cudf_edgelist(cu_M, source="0", destination="1")
+
+    assert 's' in G.to_pandas_edgelist('s', 'd').columns
+    assert 's' in G.to_pandas_edgelist(source='s', destination='d').columns
+
+
 def test_graph_init_with_multigraph():
     """
     Ensures only a valid MultiGraph instance can be used to initialize a Graph