diff --git a/src/selector.js b/src/selector.js
index f1745e473..4177672eb 100644
--- a/src/selector.js
+++ b/src/selector.js
@@ -332,7 +332,14 @@ var Expr = Sizzle.selectors = {
 		},
 		NAME: function(match, context, isXML){
 			if ( typeof context.getElementsByName !== "undefined" ) {
-				var ret = context.getElementsByName(match[1]);
+				var ret = [], results = context.getElementsByName(match[1]);
+
+				for ( var i = 0, l = results.length; i < l; i++ ) {
+					if ( results[i].getAttribute("name") === match[1] ) {
+						ret.push( results[i] );
+					}
+				}
+
 				return ret.length === 0 ? null : ret;
 			}
 		},
diff --git a/test/unit/selector.js b/test/unit/selector.js
index 72511eb66..419116e6d 100644
--- a/test/unit/selector.js
+++ b/test/unit/selector.js
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ test("class", function() {
 });
 
 test("name", function() {
-	expect(9);
+	expect(11);
 
 	t( "Name selector", "input[name=action]", ["text1"] );
 	t( "Name selector with single quotes", "input[name='action']", ["text1"] );
@@ -158,6 +158,13 @@ test("name", function() {
 
 	isSet( jQuery("#form").find("input[name=action]"), q("text1"), "Name selector within the context of another element" );
 	isSet( jQuery("#form").find("input[name='foo[bar]']"), q("hidden2"), "Name selector for grouped form element within the context of another element" );
+
+	var a = jQuery('<a id="tName1ID" name="tName1">tName1 A</a><a id="tName2ID" name="tName2">tName2 A</a><div id="tName1">tName1 Div</div>').appendTo('#main');
+
+	t( "Find elements that have similar IDs", "[name=tName1]", ["tName1ID"] );
+	t( "Find elements that have similar IDs", "[name=tName2]", ["tName2ID"] );
+
+	a.remove();
 });