diff --git a/sleekxmpp/xmlstream/stanzabase.py b/sleekxmpp/xmlstream/stanzabase.py
index af74919e..d38eb295 100644
--- a/sleekxmpp/xmlstream/stanzabase.py
+++ b/sleekxmpp/xmlstream/stanzabase.py
@@ -478,7 +478,8 @@ class ElementBase(object):
         tag = components[0]
         attributes = components[1:]
         
-        if tag not in (self.name, self.plugins, self.plugin_attrib):
+        if tag not in (self.name, "{%s}%s" % (self.namespace, self.name),
+                       self.plugins, self.plugin_attrib):
             # The requested tag is not in this stanza, so no match.
             return False
 
@@ -499,7 +500,8 @@ class ElementBase(object):
 
         # Attempt to continue matching the XPath using the stanza's plugins.
         if not matched_substanzas and len(xpath) > 1:
-            next_tag = xpath[1].split('@')[0]
+            # Convert {namespace}tag@attribs to just tag
+            next_tag = xpath[1].split('@')[0].split('}')[-1]
             if next_tag in self.plugins:
                 return self.plugins[next_tag].match(xpath[1:])
             else:
diff --git a/tests/test_elementbase.py b/tests/test_elementbase.py
index d749f08e..0eddd30b 100644
--- a/tests/test_elementbase.py
+++ b/tests/test_elementbase.py
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ class TestElementBase(SleekTest):
 
         class TestSubStanza(ElementBase):
             name = "sub"
-            namespace = "foo"
+            namespace = "baz"
             interfaces = set(('attrib',))
 
         class TestStanza(ElementBase):
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ class TestElementBase(SleekTest):
 
         class TestStanzaPlugin(ElementBase):
             name = "plugin"
-            namespace = "foo"
+            namespace = "bar"
             interfaces = set(('attrib',))
 
         registerStanzaPlugin(TestStanza, TestStanzaPlugin)
@@ -453,6 +453,9 @@ class TestElementBase(SleekTest):
         self.failUnless(stanza.match("foo"), 
             "Stanza did not match its own tag name.")
 
+        self.failUnless(stanza.match("{foo}foo"),
+            "Stanza did not match its own namespaced name.")
+
         stanza['bar'] = 'a'
         self.failUnless(stanza.match("foo@bar=a"),
             "Stanza did not match its own name with attribute value check.")
@@ -465,11 +468,17 @@ class TestElementBase(SleekTest):
         self.failUnless(stanza.match("foo/plugin@attrib=c"),
             "Stanza did not match with plugin and attribute.")
 
+        self.failUnless(stanza.match("foo/{bar}plugin"),
+            "Stanza did not match with namespaced plugin.")
+
         substanza = TestSubStanza()
         substanza['attrib'] = 'd'
         stanza.append(substanza)
         self.failUnless(stanza.match("foo/sub@attrib=d"),
             "Stanza did not match with substanzas and attribute.")
+
+        self.failUnless(stanza.match("foo/{baz}sub"),
+            "Stanza did not match with namespaced substanza.")
             
 
 suite = unittest.TestLoader().loadTestsFromTestCase(TestElementBase)