diff --git a/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/tools/lldb-mi/variable/TestMiVar.py b/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/tools/lldb-mi/variable/TestMiVar.py
index ff968db973ccc..26f3a9c63bdc7 100644
--- a/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/tools/lldb-mi/variable/TestMiVar.py
+++ b/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/tools/lldb-mi/variable/TestMiVar.py
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ def test_lldbmi_eval(self):
         self.expect("\^done,status=\"editable\"")
         self.runCmd("-var-list-children var2")
         self.expect("\^done,numchild=\"0\",has_more=\"0\"")
+        # Ensure -var-list-children also works with quotes
+        self.runCmd("-var-list-children \"var2\"")
+        self.expect("\^done,numchild=\"0\",has_more=\"0\"")
         self.runCmd("-data-evaluate-expression \"g_MyVar=30\"")
         self.expect("\^done,value=\"30\"")
         self.runCmd("-var-update --all-values var2")
diff --git a/lldb/tools/lldb-mi/MICmdCmdVar.cpp b/lldb/tools/lldb-mi/MICmdCmdVar.cpp
index 80768d7d5dc09..8e30a2ad0da4d 100644
--- a/lldb/tools/lldb-mi/MICmdCmdVar.cpp
+++ b/lldb/tools/lldb-mi/MICmdCmdVar.cpp
@@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ bool
 CMICmdCmdVarListChildren::ParseArgs()
 {
     m_setCmdArgs.Add(new CMICmdArgValPrintValues(m_constStrArgPrintValues, false, true));
-    m_setCmdArgs.Add(new CMICmdArgValString(m_constStrArgName, true, true));
+    m_setCmdArgs.Add(new CMICmdArgValString(m_constStrArgName, true, true, true));
     m_setCmdArgs.Add(new CMICmdArgValNumber(m_constStrArgFrom, false, true));
     m_setCmdArgs.Add(new CMICmdArgValNumber(m_constStrArgTo, false, true));
     return ParseValidateCmdOptions();