diff --git a/core/coreapi/name_test.go b/core/coreapi/name_test.go
index 2b198b9c8ca..fb6ffdccc56 100644
--- a/core/coreapi/name_test.go
+++ b/core/coreapi/name_test.go
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ package coreapi_test
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"math/rand"
+	"path"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -21,45 +23,150 @@ func addTestObject(ctx context.Context, api coreiface.CoreAPI) (coreiface.Path,
 	return api.Unixfs().Add(ctx, files.NewReaderFile("", "", ioutil.NopCloser(&io.LimitedReader{R: rnd, N: 4092}), nil))
 }
 
-func TestBasicPublishResolve(t *testing.T) {
-	ctx := context.Background()
-	nds, apis, err := makeAPISwarm(ctx, true, 5)
+func appendPath(p coreiface.Path, sub string) coreiface.Path {
+	p, err := coreiface.ParsePath(path.Join(p.String(), sub))
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-		return
+		panic(err)
 	}
-	n := nds[0]
-	api := apis[0]
+	return p
+}
 
-	p, err := addTestObject(ctx, api)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-		return
-	}
+func TestPublishResolve(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	init := func() (*core.IpfsNode, coreiface.CoreAPI, coreiface.Path) {
+		nds, apis, err := makeAPISwarm(ctx, true, 5)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+			return nil, nil, nil
+		}
+		n := nds[0]
+		api := apis[0]
 
-	e, err := api.Name().Publish(ctx, p)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-		return
+		p, err := addTestObject(ctx, api)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+			return nil, nil, nil
+		}
+		return n, api, p
 	}
 
-	if e.Name() != n.Identity.Pretty() {
-		t.Errorf("expected e.Name to equal '%s', got '%s'", n.Identity.Pretty(), e.Name())
-	}
+	run := func(t *testing.T, ropts []opt.NameResolveOption) {
+		t.Run("basic", func(t *testing.T) {
+			n, api, p := init()
+			e, err := api.Name().Publish(ctx, p)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+				return
+			}
 
-	if e.Value().String() != p.String() {
-		t.Errorf("expected paths to match, '%s'!='%s'", e.Value().String(), p.String())
-	}
+			if e.Name() != n.Identity.Pretty() {
+				t.Errorf("expected e.Name to equal '%s', got '%s'", n.Identity.Pretty(), e.Name())
+			}
 
-	resPath, err := api.Name().Resolve(ctx, e.Name())
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-		return
-	}
+			if e.Value().String() != p.String() {
+				t.Errorf("expected paths to match, '%s'!='%s'", e.Value().String(), p.String())
+			}
 
-	if resPath.String() != p.String() {
-		t.Errorf("expected paths to match, '%s'!='%s'", resPath.String(), p.String())
+			resPath, err := api.Name().Resolve(ctx, e.Name(), ropts...)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+				return
+			}
+
+			if resPath.String() != p.String() {
+				t.Errorf("expected paths to match, '%s'!='%s'", resPath.String(), p.String())
+			}
+		})
+
+		t.Run("publishPath", func(t *testing.T) {
+			n, api, p := init()
+			e, err := api.Name().Publish(ctx, appendPath(p, "/test"))
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+				return
+			}
+
+			if e.Name() != n.Identity.Pretty() {
+				t.Errorf("expected e.Name to equal '%s', got '%s'", n.Identity.Pretty(), e.Name())
+			}
+
+			if e.Value().String() != p.String()+"/test" {
+				t.Errorf("expected paths to match, '%s'!='%s'", e.Value().String(), p.String())
+			}
+
+			resPath, err := api.Name().Resolve(ctx, e.Name(), ropts...)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+				return
+			}
+
+			if resPath.String() != p.String()+"/test" {
+				t.Errorf("expected paths to match, '%s'!='%s'", resPath.String(), p.String()+"/test")
+			}
+		})
+
+		t.Run("revolvePath", func(t *testing.T) {
+			n, api, p := init()
+			e, err := api.Name().Publish(ctx, p)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+				return
+			}
+
+			if e.Name() != n.Identity.Pretty() {
+				t.Errorf("expected e.Name to equal '%s', got '%s'", n.Identity.Pretty(), e.Name())
+			}
+
+			if e.Value().String() != p.String() {
+				t.Errorf("expected paths to match, '%s'!='%s'", e.Value().String(), p.String())
+			}
+
+			resPath, err := api.Name().Resolve(ctx, e.Name()+"/test", ropts...)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+				return
+			}
+
+			if resPath.String() != p.String()+"/test" {
+				t.Errorf("expected paths to match, '%s'!='%s'", resPath.String(), p.String()+"/test")
+			}
+		})
+
+		t.Run("publishRevolvePath", func(t *testing.T) {
+			n, api, p := init()
+			e, err := api.Name().Publish(ctx, appendPath(p, "/a"))
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+				return
+			}
+
+			if e.Name() != n.Identity.Pretty() {
+				t.Errorf("expected e.Name to equal '%s', got '%s'", n.Identity.Pretty(), e.Name())
+			}
+
+			if e.Value().String() != p.String()+"/a" {
+				t.Errorf("expected paths to match, '%s'!='%s'", e.Value().String(), p.String())
+			}
+
+			resPath, err := api.Name().Resolve(ctx, e.Name()+"/b", ropts...)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+				return
+			}
+
+			if resPath.String() != p.String()+"/a/b" {
+				t.Errorf("expected paths to match, '%s'!='%s'", resPath.String(), p.String()+"/a/b")
+			}
+		})
 	}
+
+	t.Run("default", func(t *testing.T) {
+		run(t, []opt.NameResolveOption{})
+	})
+
+	t.Run("nocache", func(t *testing.T) {
+		run(t, []opt.NameResolveOption{opt.Name.Cache(false)})
+	})
 }
 
 func TestBasicPublishResolveKey(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/namesys/namesys.go b/namesys/namesys.go
index 8d486cdfb19..dddb0dff30a 100644
--- a/namesys/namesys.go
+++ b/namesys/namesys.go
@@ -100,6 +100,14 @@ func (ns *mpns) resolveOnceAsync(ctx context.Context, name string, options opts.
 	key := segments[2]
 
 	if p, ok := ns.cacheGet(key); ok {
+		if len(segments) > 3 {
+			var err error
+			p, err = path.FromSegments("", strings.TrimRight(p.String(), "/"), segments[3])
+			if err != nil {
+				emitOnceResult(ctx, out, onceResult{value: p, err: err})
+			}
+		}
+
 		out <- onceResult{value: p}
 		close(out)
 		return out
@@ -139,7 +147,8 @@ func (ns *mpns) resolveOnceAsync(ctx context.Context, name string, options opts.
 
 				// Attach rest of the path
 				if len(segments) > 3 {
-					p, err := path.FromSegments("", strings.TrimRight(p.String(), "/"), segments[3])
+					var err error
+					p, err = path.FromSegments("", strings.TrimRight(p.String(), "/"), segments[3])
 					if err != nil {
 						emitOnceResult(ctx, out, onceResult{value: p, ttl: res.ttl, err: err})
 					}