diff --git a/lib/binding_rust/bindings.rs b/lib/binding_rust/bindings.rs
index e3d2a300..f6515608 100644
--- a/lib/binding_rust/bindings.rs
+++ b/lib/binding_rust/bindings.rs
@@ -742,8 +742,10 @@ extern "C" {
 extern "C" {
     #[doc = " Get the numerical id for the given node type string."]
     pub fn ts_language_symbol_for_name(
-        arg1: *const TSLanguage,
-        arg2: *const ::std::os::raw::c_char,
+        self_: *const TSLanguage,
+        string: *const ::std::os::raw::c_char,
+        length: u32,
+        is_named: bool,
     ) -> TSSymbol;
 }
 extern "C" {
diff --git a/lib/include/tree_sitter/api.h b/lib/include/tree_sitter/api.h
index 2a23c201..40187e3d 100644
--- a/lib/include/tree_sitter/api.h
+++ b/lib/include/tree_sitter/api.h
@@ -817,7 +817,12 @@ const char *ts_language_symbol_name(const TSLanguage *, TSSymbol);
 /**
  * Get the numerical id for the given node type string.
  */
-TSSymbol ts_language_symbol_for_name(const TSLanguage *, const char *);
+TSSymbol ts_language_symbol_for_name(
+  const TSLanguage *self,
+  const char *string,
+  uint32_t length,
+  bool is_named
+);
 
 /**
  * Get the number of distinct field names in the language.
diff --git a/lib/src/language.c b/lib/src/language.c
index e96a3cbf..3c08bba8 100644
--- a/lib/src/language.c
+++ b/lib/src/language.c
@@ -47,14 +47,19 @@ const char *ts_language_symbol_name(const TSLanguage *language, TSSymbol symbol)
   }
 }
 
-TSSymbol ts_language_symbol_for_name(const TSLanguage *self, const char *name) {
-  if (!strcmp(name, "ERROR")) return ts_builtin_sym_error;
-
+TSSymbol ts_language_symbol_for_name(
+  const TSLanguage *self,
+  const char *string,
+  uint32_t length,
+  bool is_named
+) {
+  if (!strncmp(string, "ERROR", length)) return ts_builtin_sym_error;
   uint32_t count = ts_language_symbol_count(self);
   for (TSSymbol i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-    if (!strcmp(self->symbol_names[i], name)) {
-      return i;
-    }
+    TSSymbolMetadata metadata = ts_language_symbol_metadata(self, i);
+    if (!metadata.visible || metadata.named != is_named) continue;
+    const char *symbol_name = self->symbol_names[i];
+    if (!strncmp(symbol_name, string, length) && !symbol_name[length]) return i;
   }
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/lib/src/query.c b/lib/src/query.c
index 0a613167..6bbf37c2 100644
--- a/lib/src/query.c
+++ b/lib/src/query.c
@@ -322,22 +322,6 @@ static uint16_t symbol_table_insert_name(
  * Query
  *********/
 
-static TSSymbol ts_query_intern_node_name(
-  const TSQuery *self,
-  const char *name,
-  uint32_t length,
-  TSSymbolType symbol_type
-) {
-  if (!strncmp(name, "ERROR", length)) return ts_builtin_sym_error;
-  uint32_t symbol_count = ts_language_symbol_count(self->language);
-  for (TSSymbol i = 0; i < symbol_count; i++) {
-    if (ts_language_symbol_type(self->language, i) != symbol_type) continue;
-    const char *symbol_name = ts_language_symbol_name(self->language, i);
-    if (!strncmp(symbol_name, name, length) && !symbol_name[length]) return i;
-  }
-  return 0;
-}
-
 // The `pattern_map` contains a mapping from TSSymbol values to indices in the
 // `steps` array. For a given syntax node, the `pattern_map` makes it possible
 // to quickly find the starting steps of all of the patterns whose root matches
@@ -592,11 +576,11 @@ static TSQueryError ts_query_parse_pattern(
       const char *node_name = stream->input;
       stream_scan_identifier(stream);
       uint32_t length = stream->input - node_name;
-      symbol = ts_query_intern_node_name(
-        self,
+      symbol = ts_language_symbol_for_name(
+        self->language,
         node_name,
         length,
-        TSSymbolTypeRegular
+        true
       );
       if (!symbol) {
         stream_reset(stream, node_name);
@@ -643,11 +627,11 @@ static TSQueryError ts_query_parse_pattern(
     uint32_t length = stream->input - string_content;
 
     // Add a step for the node
-    TSSymbol symbol = ts_query_intern_node_name(
-      self,
+    TSSymbol symbol = ts_language_symbol_for_name(
+      self->language,
       string_content,
       length,
-      TSSymbolTypeAnonymous
+      false
     );
     if (!symbol) {
       stream_reset(stream, string_content);