diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index fbb5c0e1f3..edb68f9eb0 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+3952.	[bug]		dns_name_fullcompare failed to set *nlabelsp when the
+			two name pointers were the same. [RT #37176]
+
 3951.	[func]		Add the ability to set yet-to-be-defined EDNS flags
 			to dig (+ednsflags=#). [RT #37142]
 
diff --git a/lib/dns/name.c b/lib/dns/name.c
index af4cb044fc..9b2c6b3d98 100644
--- a/lib/dns/name.c
+++ b/lib/dns/name.c
@@ -619,6 +619,7 @@ dns_name_fullcompare(const dns_name_t *name1, const dns_name_t *name2,
 
 	if (name1 == name2) {
 		*orderp = 0;
+		*nlabelsp = name1->labels;
 		return (dns_namereln_equal);
 	}
 
diff --git a/lib/dns/tests/Makefile.in b/lib/dns/tests/Makefile.in
index 86e11df781..559979a0e4 100644
--- a/lib/dns/tests/Makefile.in
+++ b/lib/dns/tests/Makefile.in
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ SRCS =		db_test.c \
 		gost_test.c \
 		keytable_test.c \
 		master_test.c \
+		name_test.c \
 		nsec3_test.c \
 		peer_test.c \
 		private_test.c \
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ TARGETS =	db_test@EXEEXT@ \
 		gost_test@EXEEXT@ \
 		keytable_test@EXEEXT@ \
 		master_test@EXEEXT@ \
+		name_test@EXEEXT@ \
 		nsec3_test@EXEEXT@ \
 		peer_test@EXEEXT@ \
 		private_test@EXEEXT@ \
@@ -149,6 +151,11 @@ zt_test@EXEEXT@: zt_test.@O@ dnstest.@O@ \
 			zt_test.@O@ dnstest.@O@ ${DNSLIBS} \
 				${ISCLIBS} ${LIBS}
 
+name_test@EXEEXT@: name_test.@O@ dnstest.@O@ ${ISCDEPLIBS} ${DNSDEPLIBS}
+	${LIBTOOL_MODE_LINK} ${PURIFY} ${CC} ${CFLAGS} ${LDFLAGS} -o $@ \
+			name_test.@O@ dnstest.@O@ ${DNSLIBS} \
+				${ISCLIBS} ${LIBS}
+
 nsec3_test@EXEEXT@: nsec3_test.@O@ dnstest.@O@ ${ISCDEPLIBS} ${DNSDEPLIBS}
 	${LIBTOOL_MODE_LINK} ${PURIFY} ${CC} ${CFLAGS} ${LDFLAGS} -o $@ \
 			nsec3_test.@O@ dnstest.@O@ ${DNSLIBS} \
diff --git a/lib/dns/tests/name_test.c b/lib/dns/tests/name_test.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ec264feea2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/dns/tests/name_test.c
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2012, 2014  Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")
+ *
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
+ * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
+ * copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND ISC DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH
+ * REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
+ * AND FITNESS.  IN NO EVENT SHALL ISC BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT,
+ * INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM
+ * LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE
+ * OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR
+ * PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+/* $Id$ */
+
+/*! \file */
+
+#include <config.h>
+
+#include <atf-c.h>
+
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include <dns/name.h>
+#include <dns/fixedname.h>
+#include "dnstest.h"
+
+/*
+ * Individual unit tests
+ */
+
+ATF_TC(fullcompare);
+ATF_TC_HEAD(fullcompare, tc) {
+	atf_tc_set_md_var(tc, "descr", "dns_name_fullcompare test");
+}
+ATF_TC_BODY(fullcompare, tc) {
+	dns_fixedname_t fixed1;
+	dns_fixedname_t fixed2;
+	dns_name_t *name1;
+	dns_name_t *name2;
+	dns_namereln_t relation;
+	int i;
+	isc_result_t result;
+	struct {
+		const char *name1;
+		const char *name2;
+		dns_namereln_t relation;
+		int order;
+		unsigned int nlabels;
+	} data[] = {
+		/* relative */
+		{ "", "", dns_namereln_equal, 0, 0 },
+		{ "foo", "", dns_namereln_subdomain, 1, 0 },
+		{ "", "foo", dns_namereln_contains, -1, 0 },
+		{ "foo", "bar", dns_namereln_none, 4, 0 },
+		{ "bar", "foo", dns_namereln_none, -4, 0 },
+		{ "bar.foo", "foo", dns_namereln_subdomain, 1, 1 },
+		{ "foo", "bar.foo", dns_namereln_contains, -1, 1 },
+		{ "baz.bar.foo", "bar.foo", dns_namereln_subdomain, 1, 2 },
+		{ "bar.foo", "baz.bar.foo", dns_namereln_contains, -1, 2 },
+		{ "foo.example", "bar.example", dns_namereln_commonancestor,
+		  4, 1 },
+
+		/* absolute */
+		{ ".", ".", dns_namereln_equal, 0, 1 },
+		{ "foo.", "bar.", dns_namereln_commonancestor, 4, 1 },
+		{ "bar.", "foo.", dns_namereln_commonancestor, -4, 1 },
+		{ "foo.example.", "bar.example.", dns_namereln_commonancestor,
+		  4, 2 },
+		{ "bar.foo.", "foo.", dns_namereln_subdomain, 1, 2 },
+		{ "foo.", "bar.foo.", dns_namereln_contains, -1, 2 },
+		{ "baz.bar.foo.", "bar.foo.", dns_namereln_subdomain, 1, 3 },
+		{ "bar.foo.", "baz.bar.foo.", dns_namereln_contains, -1, 3 },
+		{ NULL, NULL, dns_namereln_none, 0, 0 }
+	};
+
+	UNUSED(tc);
+
+	dns_fixedname_init(&fixed1);
+	name1 = dns_fixedname_name(&fixed1);
+	dns_fixedname_init(&fixed2);
+	name2 = dns_fixedname_name(&fixed2);
+	for (i = 0; data[i].name1 != NULL; i++) {
+		int order = 3000;
+		unsigned int nlabels = 3000;
+
+		if (data[i].name1[0] == 0) {
+			dns_fixedname_init(&fixed1);
+		} else {
+			result = dns_name_fromstring2(name1, data[i].name1,
+						      NULL, 0, NULL);
+			ATF_REQUIRE_EQ(result, ISC_R_SUCCESS);
+		}
+		if (data[i].name2[0] == 0) {
+			dns_fixedname_init(&fixed2);
+		} else {
+			result = dns_name_fromstring2(name2, data[i].name2,
+						      NULL, 0, NULL);
+			ATF_REQUIRE_EQ(result, ISC_R_SUCCESS);
+		}
+		relation = dns_name_fullcompare(name1, name1, &order, &nlabels);
+		ATF_REQUIRE_EQ(relation, dns_namereln_equal);
+		ATF_REQUIRE_EQ(order, 0);
+		ATF_REQUIRE_EQ(nlabels, name1->labels);
+
+		/* Some random initializer */
+		order = 3001;
+		nlabels = 3001;
+
+		relation = dns_name_fullcompare(name1, name2, &order, &nlabels);
+		ATF_REQUIRE_EQ(relation, data[i].relation);
+		ATF_REQUIRE_EQ(order, data[i].order);
+		ATF_REQUIRE_EQ(nlabels, data[i].nlabels);
+	}
+}
+
+/*
+ * Main
+ */
+ATF_TP_ADD_TCS(tp) {
+	ATF_TP_ADD_TC(tp, fullcompare);
+
+	return (atf_no_error());
+}
+