diff --git a/kitty/fonts/common.py b/kitty/fonts/common.py
index 92a5ac0fa..f42417334 100644
--- a/kitty/fonts/common.py
+++ b/kitty/fonts/common.py
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ def get_named_style(face_or_descriptor: Union[Face, Descriptor]) -> Optional[Nam
         d: Descriptor = face_or_descriptor
         vd = get_variable_data_for_descriptor(d)
         if d['descriptor_type'] == 'fontconfig':
-            ns = d.get('named_instance', -1)
+            ns = d.get('named_style', -1)
             if ns > -1 and ns < len(vd['named_styles']):
                 return vd['named_styles'][ns]
             axis_map = {}
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ def get_axis_map(face_or_descriptor: Union[Face, Descriptor]) -> Dict[str, float
         d: Descriptor = face_or_descriptor
         vd = get_variable_data_for_descriptor(d)
         if d['descriptor_type'] == 'fontconfig':
-            ns = d.get('named_instance', -1)
+            ns = d.get('named_style', -1)
             if ns > -1 and ns < len(vd['named_styles']):
                 base_axis_map = vd['named_styles'][ns]['axis_values'].copy()
             axis_map = {}
diff --git a/kitty/fonts/core_text.py b/kitty/fonts/core_text.py
index 0f809d21a..1b5965037 100644
--- a/kitty/fonts/core_text.py
+++ b/kitty/fonts/core_text.py
@@ -248,6 +248,11 @@ def set_named_style(name: str, font: CoreTextFont, vd: VariableData) -> bool:
     for i, ns in enumerate(vd['named_styles']):
         if ns['name'].lower() == q:
             return set_axis_values(ns['axis_values'], font, vd)
+    if vd['elided_fallback_name']:
+        for i, ns in enumerate(vd['named_styles']):
+            eq = ' '.join(ns['name'].replace(vd['elided_fallback_name'], '').strip().split()).lower()
+            if q == eq:
+                return set_axis_values(ns['axis_values'], font, vd)
     return False
 
 
diff --git a/kitty/fonts/fontconfig.py b/kitty/fonts/fontconfig.py
index 0fbec5483..3913bf0d6 100644
--- a/kitty/fonts/fontconfig.py
+++ b/kitty/fonts/fontconfig.py
@@ -245,6 +245,12 @@ def set_named_style(name: str, font: FontConfigPattern, vd: VariableData) -> boo
         if ns['name'].lower() == q:
             font['named_style'] = i
             return True
+    if vd['elided_fallback_name']:
+        for i, ns in enumerate(vd['named_styles']):
+            eq = ' '.join(ns['name'].replace(vd['elided_fallback_name'], '').strip().split()).lower()
+            if q == eq:
+                font['named_style'] = i
+                return True
     return False
 
 
diff --git a/kitty_tests/fonts.py b/kitty_tests/fonts.py
index 3b1d9a9a0..cc7b2dbc9 100644
--- a/kitty_tests/fonts.py
+++ b/kitty_tests/fonts.py
@@ -114,6 +114,11 @@ class Selection(BaseTest):
             self.ae(get_named_style(face)['name'], 'Black')
             face = face_from_descriptor(ff['bi'])
             self.ae(get_named_style(face)['name'], 'Black Italic')
+            opts.font_family = parse_font_spec('family=SourceCodeVF variable_name=SourceCodeUpright wght=470')
+            opts.italic_font = parse_font_spec('family=SourceCodeVF variable_name=SourceCodeItalic style=Black')
+            ff = get_font_files(opts)
+            self.assertFalse(get_named_style(ff['medium']))
+            self.ae(get_named_style(ff['italic'])['name'], 'Black Italic')
         if has('cascadia code'):
             opts = Options()
             opts.font_family = parse_font_spec('family="cascadia code"')