diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index 2d96666..fcf43eb 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pub enum Error {
     DuplicateNameSpaceDeclaration(NamespaceDeclaration),
     DuplicateAttribute(String),
     UnqualifiedNamespace(String),
-    MismatchedEndTag(String, String),
+    MismatchedEndTag(Name, Name),
     NotInElement(String),
     ExtraData(String),
 }
diff --git a/src/reader.rs b/src/reader.rs
index a05e73b..abc3354 100644
--- a/src/reader.rs
+++ b/src/reader.rs
@@ -392,51 +392,49 @@ impl<R> Reader<R> {
 
     fn end_tag_from_xml(
         depth: &mut Vec<Name>,
-        namespaces: &mut Vec<HashSet<NamespaceDeclaration>>,
-        e_tag: xml::ETag,
+        namespace_declarations: &mut Vec<HashSet<NamespaceDeclaration>>,
+        xml_e_tag: xml::ETag,
     ) -> Result<()> {
         if let Some(s_tag_name) = depth.pop() {
-            let (namespace, name);
-            let namespace_declarations: Vec<_> = namespaces.iter().flatten().collect();
-            match e_tag.name {
-                xml::QName::PrefixedName(ref prefixed_name) => {
-                    namespace = namespace_declarations
+            let e_tag_namespace_declaration;
+            let e_tag_local_name = xml_e_tag.name.local_part().to_string();
+            let namespace_declarations_stack: Vec<_> =
+                namespace_declarations.iter().flatten().collect();
+
+            match xml_e_tag.name.prefix() {
+                Some(prefix) => {
+                    e_tag_namespace_declaration = namespace_declarations_stack
                         .iter()
-                        .rfind(|namespace| {
-                            namespace.prefix.as_deref() == Some(**prefixed_name.prefix)
-                        })
-                        .map(|namespace_decl| namespace_decl.namespace.clone())
-                        .ok_or_else(|| {
-                            return Error::UnqualifiedNamespace((&e_tag.name).to_string());
-                        })?;
-                    name = prefixed_name.local_part.to_string();
+                        .rfind(|namespace| namespace.prefix.as_deref() == Some(prefix));
                 }
-                xml::QName::UnprefixedName(ref unprefixed_name) => {
-                    namespace = namespace_declarations
+                None => {
+                    e_tag_namespace_declaration = namespace_declarations_stack
                         .iter()
-                        .rfind(|namespace| namespace.prefix.as_deref() == None)
-                        .map(|namespace_decl| namespace_decl.namespace.clone())
-                        .ok_or_else(|| {
-                            return Error::UnqualifiedNamespace(e_tag.name.to_string());
-                        })?;
-                    name = unprefixed_name.to_string();
+                        .rfind(|namespace| namespace.prefix == None);
                 }
             }
+
+            let e_tag_namespace = e_tag_namespace_declaration
+                .ok_or_else(|| Error::UnqualifiedNamespace(xml_e_tag.name.to_string()))?
+                .namespace
+                .clone();
+
             let e_tag_name = Name {
-                namespace,
-                local_name: name,
+                namespace: e_tag_namespace,
+                local_name: e_tag_local_name,
             };
+
+            if e_tag_name != s_tag_name {
+                return Err(Error::MismatchedEndTag(s_tag_name, e_tag_name));
+            }
             if s_tag_name == e_tag_name {
-                namespaces.pop();
+                namespace_declarations.pop();
                 return Ok(());
             } else {
-                return Err(Error::MismatchedEndTag(
-                    s_tag_name.local_name,
-                    e_tag.name.to_string(),
-                ));
+                return Err(Error::MismatchedEndTag(s_tag_name, e_tag_name));
             }
         } else {
-            return Err(Error::NotInElement(e_tag.name.to_string()));
+            return Err(Error::NotInElement(xml_e_tag.name.to_string()));
         }
     }
 
@@ -524,6 +522,40 @@ impl<R> Reader<R> {
             local_name: element_local_name,
         };
 
+        // end tag name match check
+
+        if let Some(xml_e_name) = xml_e_name {
+            let e_tag_namespace_declaration;
+            let e_tag_local_name = xml_e_name.local_part().to_string();
+
+            match xml_e_name.prefix() {
+                Some(prefix) => {
+                    e_tag_namespace_declaration = namespace_declarations_stack
+                        .iter()
+                        .rfind(|namespace| namespace.prefix.as_deref() == Some(prefix));
+                }
+                None => {
+                    e_tag_namespace_declaration = namespace_declarations_stack
+                        .iter()
+                        .rfind(|namespace| namespace.prefix == None);
+                }
+            }
+
+            let e_tag_namespace = e_tag_namespace_declaration
+                .ok_or_else(|| Error::UnqualifiedNamespace(xml_name.to_string()))?
+                .namespace
+                .clone();
+
+            let e_tag_name = Name {
+                namespace: e_tag_namespace,
+                local_name: e_tag_local_name,
+            };
+
+            if e_tag_name != element_name {
+                return Err(Error::MismatchedEndTag(element_name, e_tag_name));
+            }
+        }
+
         // attributes
 
         let mut attributes = HashMap::new();