diff --git a/arch/sandbox/dts/sandbox_pmic.dtsi b/arch/sandbox/dts/sandbox_pmic.dtsi
index ce261b9..acb4799 100644
--- a/arch/sandbox/dts/sandbox_pmic.dtsi
+++ b/arch/sandbox/dts/sandbox_pmic.dtsi
@@ -75,4 +75,10 @@
 		regulator-min-microvolt = <3300000>;
 		regulator-max-microvolt = <3300000>;
 	};
+
+	no_match_by_nodename {
+		regulator-name = "buck_SUPPLY_1.5V";
+		regulator-min-microvolt = <1500000>;
+		regulator-max-microvolt = <1500000>;
+	};
 };
diff --git a/doc/device-tree-bindings/regulator/regulator.txt b/doc/device-tree-bindings/regulator/regulator.txt
index 918711e..65b69c4 100644
--- a/doc/device-tree-bindings/regulator/regulator.txt
+++ b/doc/device-tree-bindings/regulator/regulator.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ Voltage/Current regulator
 
 Binding:
 The regulator devices don't use the "compatible" property. The binding is done
-by the prefix of regulator node's name. Usually the pmic I/O driver will provide
+by the prefix of regulator node's name, or, if this fails, by the prefix of the
+regulator's "regulator-name" property. Usually the pmic I/O driver will provide
 the array of 'struct pmic_child_info' with the prefixes and compatible drivers.
 The bind is done by calling function: pmic_bind_childs().
 Example drivers:
@@ -15,8 +16,19 @@ For the node name e.g.: "prefix[:alpha:]num { ... }":
 
 Example the prefix "ldo" will pass for: "ldo1", "ldo@1", "ldoreg@1, ...
 
+Binding by means of the node's name is preferred. However if the node names
+would produce ambiguous prefixes (like "regulator@1" and "regualtor@11") and you
+can't or do not want to change them then binding against the "regulator-name"
+property is possible. The syntax for the prefix of the "regulator-name" property
+is the same as the one for the regulator's node name.
+Use case: a regulator named "regulator@1" to be bound to a driver named
+"LDO_DRV" and a regulator named "regualator@11" to be bound to an other driver
+named "BOOST_DRV". Using prefix "regualtor@1" for driver matching would load
+the same driver for both regulators, hence the prefix is ambiguous.
+
 Optional properties:
-- regulator-name: a string, required by the regulator uclass
+- regulator-name: a string, required by the regulator uclass, used for driver
+                  binding if binding by node's name prefix fails
 - regulator-min-microvolt: a minimum allowed Voltage value
 - regulator-max-microvolt: a maximum allowed Voltage value
 - regulator-min-microamp: a minimum allowed Current value
diff --git a/drivers/power/pmic/pmic-uclass.c b/drivers/power/pmic/pmic-uclass.c
index 64964e4..9347b40 100644
--- a/drivers/power/pmic/pmic-uclass.c
+++ b/drivers/power/pmic/pmic-uclass.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ int pmic_bind_children(struct udevice *pmic, ofnode parent,
 	struct driver *drv;
 	struct udevice *child;
 	const char *node_name;
+	const char *reg_name;
 	int bind_count = 0;
 	ofnode node;
 	int prefix_len;
@@ -44,8 +45,14 @@ int pmic_bind_children(struct udevice *pmic, ofnode parent,
 			debug("  - compatible prefix: '%s'\n", info->prefix);
 
 			prefix_len = strlen(info->prefix);
-			if (strncmp(info->prefix, node_name, prefix_len))
-				continue;
+			if (strncmp(info->prefix, node_name, prefix_len)) {
+				reg_name = ofnode_read_string(node,
+							      "regulator-name");
+				if (!reg_name)
+					continue;
+				if (strncmp(info->prefix, reg_name, prefix_len))
+					continue;
+			}
 
 			drv = lists_driver_lookup_name(info->driver);
 			if (!drv) {
diff --git a/include/power/sandbox_pmic.h b/include/power/sandbox_pmic.h
index 7fdbfb9..c5e6fda 100644
--- a/include/power/sandbox_pmic.h
+++ b/include/power/sandbox_pmic.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #define SANDBOX_BUCK_DRIVER		"sandbox_buck"
 #define SANDBOX_OF_BUCK_PREFIX		"buck"
 
-#define SANDBOX_BUCK_COUNT	2
+#define SANDBOX_BUCK_COUNT	3
 #define SANDBOX_LDO_COUNT	2
 /*
  * Sandbox PMIC registers:
@@ -109,6 +109,9 @@ enum {
 #define SANDBOX_BUCK1_PLATNAME	"SUPPLY_1.2V"
 #define SANDBOX_BUCK2_DEVNAME	"buck2"
 #define SANDBOX_BUCK2_PLATNAME	"SUPPLY_3.3V"
+/* BUCK3: for testing fallback regulator prefix matching during bind */
+#define SANDBOX_BUCK3_DEVNAME	"no_match_by_nodename"
+#define SANDBOX_BUCK3_PLATNAME	"buck_SUPPLY_1.5V"
 /* LDO names */
 #define SANDBOX_LDO1_DEVNAME	"ldo1"
 #define SANDBOX_LDO1_PLATNAME	"VDD_EMMC_1.8V"
diff --git a/test/dm/regulator.c b/test/dm/regulator.c
index 3d0056f..395381d 100644
--- a/test/dm/regulator.c
+++ b/test/dm/regulator.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 enum {
 	BUCK1,
 	BUCK2,
+	BUCK3,
 	LDO1,
 	LDO2,
 	OUTPUT_COUNT,
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ static const char *regulator_names[OUTPUT_COUNT][OUTPUT_NAME_COUNT] = {
 	/* devname, platname */
 	{ SANDBOX_BUCK1_DEVNAME, SANDBOX_BUCK1_PLATNAME },
 	{ SANDBOX_BUCK2_DEVNAME, SANDBOX_BUCK2_PLATNAME },
+	{ SANDBOX_BUCK3_DEVNAME, SANDBOX_BUCK3_PLATNAME },
 	{ SANDBOX_LDO1_DEVNAME, SANDBOX_LDO1_PLATNAME},
 	{ SANDBOX_LDO2_DEVNAME, SANDBOX_LDO2_PLATNAME},
 };
