diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3b7d97a53..187ec7267 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 Change Log
 ==========
 
+Version 1.3.3-SNAPSHOT
+* Fixed scan filtering by name on API <21 (https://github.com/Polidea/RxAndroidBle/pull/243)
+
 Version 1.3.2
 * Fixed completing the `Observable<byte[]>` emitted by `RxBleConnection.setupNotification()`/`RxBleConnection.setupIndication()` when unsubscribed (https://github.com/Polidea/RxAndroidBle/issues/231)
 
diff --git a/rxandroidble/src/main/java/com/polidea/rxandroidble/scan/ScanFilter.java b/rxandroidble/src/main/java/com/polidea/rxandroidble/scan/ScanFilter.java
index f0b49ba64..8ef2761bf 100644
--- a/rxandroidble/src/main/java/com/polidea/rxandroidble/scan/ScanFilter.java
+++ b/rxandroidble/src/main/java/com/polidea/rxandroidble/scan/ScanFilter.java
@@ -277,8 +277,10 @@ public boolean matches(RxBleInternalScanResult scanResult) {
         }
 
         // Local name match.
-        if (mDeviceName != null && !mDeviceName.equals(scanRecord.getDeviceName())) {
-            return false;
+        if (mDeviceName != null) {
+            if (!(mDeviceName.equals(scanRecord.getDeviceName()) || mDeviceName.equals(device.getName()))) {
+                return false;
+            }
         }
 
         // UUID match.
diff --git a/rxandroidble/src/test/groovy/com/polidea/rxandroidble/scan/ScanFilterTest.groovy b/rxandroidble/src/test/groovy/com/polidea/rxandroidble/scan/ScanFilterTest.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c176e730e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rxandroidble/src/test/groovy/com/polidea/rxandroidble/scan/ScanFilterTest.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+package com.polidea.rxandroidble.scan
+
+import android.bluetooth.BluetoothDevice
+import com.polidea.rxandroidble.internal.scan.RxBleInternalScanResult
+import spock.lang.Specification
+
+class ScanFilterTest extends Specification {
+
+    RxBleInternalScanResult mockInternalScanResult = Mock RxBleInternalScanResult
+
+    BluetoothDevice mockBluetoothDevice = Mock BluetoothDevice
+
+    ScanRecord mockScanRecord = Mock ScanRecord
+
+    ScanFilter objectUnderTest
+
+    def setup() {
+        mockInternalScanResult.getBluetoothDevice() >> mockBluetoothDevice
+        mockInternalScanResult.getScanRecord() >> mockScanRecord
+    }
+
+    def "should match by device name if the name is present in ScanRecord"() {
+
+        given:
+        String name = "xxx"
+        givenScanRecordWith deviceName: name
+        objectUnderTest = new ScanFilter.Builder().setDeviceName(name).build()
+
+        expect:
+        objectUnderTest.matches(mockInternalScanResult)
+    }
+
+    def "should match by device name if the name is present in BluetoothDevice"() {
+
+        given:
+        String name = "xxx"
+        mockBluetoothDevice.getName() >> name
+        objectUnderTest = new ScanFilter.Builder().setDeviceName(name).build()
+
+        expect:
+        objectUnderTest.matches(mockInternalScanResult)
+    }
+
+    def "should not match by device name if the name is not present in BluetoothDevice nor ScanRecord"() {
+
+        given:
+        String name = "xxx"
+        objectUnderTest = new ScanFilter.Builder().setDeviceName(name).build()
+
+        expect:
+        !objectUnderTest.matches(mockInternalScanResult)
+    }
+
+    private void givenScanRecordWith(Map scanRecordMap) {
+        mockScanRecord.getDeviceName() >> (scanRecordMap['deviceName'] ?: null)
+        mockScanRecord.getServiceUuids() >> (scanRecordMap['serviceUuids'] ?: null)
+        mockScanRecord.getServiceData(_) >> (scanRecordMap['serviceData'] ?: null)
+        mockScanRecord.getManufacturerSpecificData(_) >> (scanRecordMap['manufacturerSpecificData'] ?: null)
+    }
+}