diff --git a/src/Symfony/Components/Console/Application.php b/src/Symfony/Components/Console/Application.php
index 0c93c814d8..0596a7b83c 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Components/Console/Application.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Components/Console/Application.php
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ class Application
   {
     // namespace
     $namespace = '';
-    if (false !== $pos = strpos($name, ':'))
+    if (false !== $pos = strrpos($name, ':'))
     {
       $namespace = $this->findNamespace(substr($name, 0, $pos));
       $name = substr($name, $pos + 1);
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Components/Console/Command/Command.php b/src/Symfony/Components/Console/Command/Command.php
index adca4d895c..e14fcc84f8 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Components/Console/Command/Command.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Components/Console/Command/Command.php
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ class Command
    */
   public function setName($name)
   {
-    if (false !== $pos = strpos($name, ':'))
+    if (false !== $pos = strrpos($name, ':'))
     {
       $namespace = substr($name, 0, $pos);
       $name = substr($name, $pos + 1);