diff --git a/cJSON.c b/cJSON.c
index cac1164b..5eb7abc3 100644
--- a/cJSON.c
+++ b/cJSON.c
@@ -2327,6 +2327,22 @@ CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON_bool) cJSON_ReplaceItemViaPointer(cJSON * const parent, cJSON
     replacement->next = item->next;
     replacement->prev = item->prev;
 
+    if (item->string)
+    {
+        /* duplicate name from source to replacement */
+        if (!(replacement->type & cJSON_StringIsConst) && (replacement->string != NULL))
+        {
+            cJSON_free(replacement->string);
+        }
+        replacement->string = (char*)cJSON_strdup((const unsigned char*)item->string, &global_hooks);
+        if (replacement->string == NULL)
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        replacement->type &= ~cJSON_StringIsConst;
+    }
+
     if (replacement->next != NULL)
     {
         replacement->next->prev = replacement;
@@ -2378,19 +2394,6 @@ static cJSON_bool replace_item_in_object(cJSON *object, const char *string, cJSO
         return false;
     }
 
-    /* replace the name in the replacement */
-    if (!(replacement->type & cJSON_StringIsConst) && (replacement->string != NULL))
-    {
-        cJSON_free(replacement->string);
-    }
-    replacement->string = (char*)cJSON_strdup((const unsigned char*)string, &global_hooks);
-    if (replacement->string == NULL)
-    {
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    replacement->type &= ~cJSON_StringIsConst;
-
     return cJSON_ReplaceItemViaPointer(object, get_object_item(object, string, case_sensitive), replacement);
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/misc_tests.c b/tests/misc_tests.c
index 94dd91aa..c444614f 100644
--- a/tests/misc_tests.c
+++ b/tests/misc_tests.c
@@ -345,6 +345,16 @@ static void cjson_replace_item_in_object_should_preserve_name(void)
     TEST_ASSERT_TRUE(root->child == replacement);
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_STRING("child", replacement->string);
 
+    /* now test the same, but with replaceitemviapointer */
+    child = cJSON_GetObjectItemCaseSensitive(root, "child");
+    TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(child);
+    replacement = cJSON_CreateNumber(3);
+    TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(replacement);
+    cJSON_ReplaceItemViaPointer(root, child, replacement);
+
+    TEST_ASSERT_TRUE(root->child == replacement);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_STRING("child", replacement->string);
+
     cJSON_Delete(replacement);
 }