diff --git a/api/krusty/diamondpatchref_test.go b/api/krusty/diamondpatchref_test.go
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+// Copyright 2019 The Kubernetes Authors.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+package krusty_test
+
+// In the following structure `top` patches `left-deploy` and `right-deploy` to reference the
+// configMap in `bottom`. This test verifies `configMapRef.name` in `left-deploy` and
+// `right-deploy` is modified correctly.
+//
+//                       top
+//                 /            \
+//           left                   right
+//          /   \                  /    \
+// left-service  bottom        bottom right-service
+//         |          \       /          |
+// left-deploy          bottom        right-deploy
+//                        |
+//                     configMap
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	kusttest_test "sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api/testutils/kusttest"
+)
+
+func TestConfMapNameResolutionInDiamondWithPatches(t *testing.T) {
+	th := kusttest_test.MakeHarness(t)
+
+	th.WriteK("bottom", `
+configMapGenerator:
+- name: bottom
+  literals:
+  - KEY=value
+`)
+
+	th.WriteK("left-service", `
+resources:
+- deployment.yaml
+`)
+
+	th.WriteF("left-service/deployment.yaml", `
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: left-deploy
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: left-deploy
+spec:
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app.kubernetes.io/name: left-pod
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app.kubernetes.io/name: left-pod
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - image: left-image:v1.0
+        name: service
+`)
+
+	th.WriteK("right-service", `
+resources:
+- deployment.yaml
+`)
+
+	th.WriteF("right-service/deployment.yaml", `
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: right-deploy
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: right-deploy
+spec:
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app.kubernetes.io/name: right-pod
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app.kubernetes.io/name: right-pod
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - image: right-image:v1.0
+        name: service
+`)
+
+	th.WriteK("top", `
+resources:
+- ./left
+- ./right
+`)
+
+	th.WriteK("top/left", `
+resources:
+- ../../left-service
+- ./bottom
+
+patches:
+- target:
+    kind: Deployment
+    name: left-deploy
+  patch: |-
+    apiVersion: apps/v1
+    kind: Deployment
+    metadata:
+      name: ignored-by-kustomize
+    spec:
+      template:
+        spec:
+          containers:
+          - name: service
+            env:
+            - name: MAPPED_CONFIG_ITEM
+              valueFrom:
+                configMapKeyRef:
+                  name: left-bottom
+                  key: KEY
+`)
+
+	th.WriteK("top/left/bottom", `
+namePrefix: left-
+
+resources:
+- ../../../bottom
+`)
+
+	th.WriteK("top/right", `
+resources:
+- ../../right-service
+- ./bottom
+
+patches:
+- target:
+    kind: Deployment
+    name: right-deploy
+  patch: |-
+    apiVersion: apps/v1
+    kind: Deployment
+    metadata:
+      name: ignored-by-kustomize
+    spec:
+      template:
+        spec:
+          containers:
+          - name: service
+            env:
+            - name: MAPPED_CONFIG_ITEM
+              valueFrom:
+                configMapKeyRef:
+                  name: right-bottom
+                  key: KEY
+`)
+
+	th.WriteK("top/right/bottom", `
+namePrefix: right-
+
+resources:
+- ../../../bottom
+`)
+
+	m := th.Run("top", th.MakeDefaultOptions())
+	// Desired behaviour: configMapKeyRef should reference ConfigMap names.
+	th.AssertActualEqualsExpected(m, `apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: left-deploy
+  name: left-deploy
+spec:
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app.kubernetes.io/name: left-pod
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app.kubernetes.io/name: left-pod
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - env:
+        - name: MAPPED_CONFIG_ITEM
+          valueFrom:
+            configMapKeyRef:
+              key: KEY
+              name: left-bottom
+        image: left-image:v1.0
+        name: service
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+data:
+  KEY: value
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: left-bottom-9f2t6f5h6d
+---
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: right-deploy
+  name: right-deploy
+spec:
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app.kubernetes.io/name: right-pod
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app.kubernetes.io/name: right-pod
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - env:
+        - name: MAPPED_CONFIG_ITEM
+          valueFrom:
+            configMapKeyRef:
+              key: KEY
+              name: right-bottom
+        image: right-image:v1.0
+        name: service
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+data:
+  KEY: value
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: right-bottom-9f2t6f5h6d
+`)
+}