diff --git a/src/core/primitives.js b/src/core/primitives.js
index ee4d5e4ea..6a17e990a 100644
--- a/src/core/primitives.js
+++ b/src/core/primitives.js
@@ -267,8 +267,8 @@ var RefSetCache = (function RefSetCacheClosure() {
   return RefSetCache;
 })();
 
-function isName(v) {
-  return v instanceof Name;
+function isName(v, name) {
+  return v instanceof Name && (name === undefined || v.name === name);
 }
 
 function isCmd(v, cmd) {
@@ -276,14 +276,8 @@ function isCmd(v, cmd) {
 }
 
 function isDict(v, type) {
-  if (!(v instanceof Dict)) {
-    return false;
-  }
-  if (!type) {
-    return true;
-  }
-  var dictType = v.get('Type');
-  return isName(dictType) && dictType.name === type;
+  return v instanceof Dict &&
+         (type === undefined || isName(v.get('Type'), type));
 }
 
 function isRef(v) {
diff --git a/test/unit/primitives_spec.js b/test/unit/primitives_spec.js
index 68cd86542..5e344b759 100644
--- a/test/unit/primitives_spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/primitives_spec.js
@@ -244,6 +244,12 @@ describe('primitives', function() {
       var name = Name.get('Font');
       expect(isName(name)).toEqual(true);
     });
+
+    it('handles names with name check', function () {
+      var name = Name.get('Font');
+      expect(isName(name, 'Font')).toEqual(true);
+      expect(isName(name, 'Subtype')).toEqual(false);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('isCmd', function () {