diff --git a/library/Zend/Mvc/Controller/Plugin/Forward.php b/library/Zend/Mvc/Controller/Plugin/Forward.php
index 39a7f9df40a..a7eb96b67c5 100644
--- a/library/Zend/Mvc/Controller/Plugin/Forward.php
+++ b/library/Zend/Mvc/Controller/Plugin/Forward.php
@@ -135,11 +135,15 @@ public function dispatch($name, array $params = null)
             }
         }
 
-        // Allow passing parameters to seed the RouteMatch with
+
+        // Allow passing parameters to seed the RouteMatch with & copy matched route name
         if ($params !== null) {
-            $event->setRouteMatch(new RouteMatch($params));
+            $routeMatch = new RouteMatch($params);
+            $routeMatch->setMatchedRouteName($event->getRouteMatch()->getMatchedRouteName());
+            $event->setRouteMatch($routeMatch);
         }
 
+
         if ($this->numNestedForwards > $this->maxNestedForwards) {
             throw new Exception\DomainException("Circular forwarding detected: greater than $this->maxNestedForwards nested forwards");
         }
diff --git a/tests/ZendTest/Mvc/Controller/Plugin/ForwardTest.php b/tests/ZendTest/Mvc/Controller/Plugin/ForwardTest.php
index a8019f5745c..d66f8445acc 100644
--- a/tests/ZendTest/Mvc/Controller/Plugin/ForwardTest.php
+++ b/tests/ZendTest/Mvc/Controller/Plugin/ForwardTest.php
@@ -41,7 +41,10 @@ public function setUp()
         $event->setApplication($mockApplication);
         $event->setRequest(new Request());
         $event->setResponse(new Response());
-        $event->setRouteMatch(new RouteMatch(array('action' => 'test')));
+
+        $routeMatch = new RouteMatch(array('action' => 'test'));
+        $routeMatch->setMatchedRouteName('some-route');
+        $event->setRouteMatch($routeMatch);
 
         $locator = new Locator;
         $locator->add('forward', function() {
@@ -129,17 +132,20 @@ public function testDispatchWillSeedRouteMatchWithPassedParameters()
 
     public function testRouteMatchObjectRemainsSameFollowingForwardDispatch()
     {
-        $routeMatch  = $this->controller->getEvent()->getRouteMatch();
-        $matchParams = $routeMatch->getParams();
+        $routeMatch            = $this->controller->getEvent()->getRouteMatch();
+        $matchParams           = $routeMatch->getParams();
+        $matchMatchedRouteName = $routeMatch->getMatchedRouteName();
         $result = $this->plugin->dispatch('forward', array(
             'action' => 'test-matches',
             'param1' => 'foobar',
         ));
-        $test       = $this->controller->getEvent()->getRouteMatch();
-        $testParams = $test->getParams();
+        $testMatch            = $this->controller->getEvent()->getRouteMatch();
+        $testParams           = $testMatch->getParams();
+        $testMatchedRouteName = $testMatch->getMatchedRouteName();
 
-        $this->assertSame($routeMatch, $test);
+        $this->assertSame($routeMatch, $testMatch);
         $this->assertEquals($matchParams, $testParams);
+        $this->assertEquals($matchMatchedRouteName, $testMatchedRouteName);
     }
 
     public function testAllowsPassingEmptyArrayOfRouteParams()