diff --git a/plugin/rewrite/name.go b/plugin/rewrite/name.go
index 3be1aec4d..84ba99824 100644
--- a/plugin/rewrite/name.go
+++ b/plugin/rewrite/name.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func (rule *exactNameRule) Rewrite(ctx context.Context, state request.Request) R
 // Rewrite rewrites the current request when the name begins with the matching string.
 func (rule *prefixNameRule) Rewrite(ctx context.Context, state request.Request) Result {
 	if strings.HasPrefix(state.Name(), rule.Prefix) {
-		state.Req.Question[0].Name = rule.Replacement + strings.TrimLeft(state.Name(), rule.Prefix)
+		state.Req.Question[0].Name = rule.Replacement + strings.TrimPrefix(state.Name(), rule.Prefix)
 		return RewriteDone
 	}
 	return RewriteIgnored
diff --git a/plugin/rewrite/name_test.go b/plugin/rewrite/name_test.go
index fe2a2eb06..f2245f448 100644
--- a/plugin/rewrite/name_test.go
+++ b/plugin/rewrite/name_test.go
@@ -32,6 +32,34 @@ func TestRewriteIllegalName(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestRewriteNamePrefix(t *testing.T) {
+	r, err := newNameRule("stop", "prefix", "test", "not-a-test")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected no error, got %s", err)
+	}
+
+	rw := Rewrite{
+		Next:     plugin.HandlerFunc(msgPrinter),
+		Rules:    []Rule{r},
+		noRevert: true,
+	}
+
+	ctx := context.TODO()
+	m := new(dns.Msg)
+	m.SetQuestion("test.example.org.", dns.TypeA)
+
+	rec := dnstest.NewRecorder(&test.ResponseWriter{})
+	_, err = rw.ServeDNS(ctx, rec, m)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected no error, got %s", err)
+	}
+	expected := "not-a-test.example.org."
+	actual := rec.Msg.Question[0].Name
+	if actual != expected {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected rewrite to %v, got %v", expected, actual)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestNewNameRule(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		next         string