diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index d04378c90..fe44dc340 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@
   This is more consistent with the other asyncdispatch apis, and allows
   `asyncdispatch.drain` to be more efficient.
 - `base64.encode` and `base64.decode` was made faster by about 50%.
-- `htmlgen` adds [MathML](https://wikipedia.org/wiki/MathML) support (ISO 40314).
+- `htmlgen` adds [MathML](https://wikipedia.org/wiki/MathML) support
+  (ISO 40314).
+- `macros.eqIdent` is now invariant to export markers and backtick quotes.
 
 
 
diff --git a/compiler/vm.nim b/compiler/vm.nim
index 4589d3a25..922208034 100644
--- a/compiler/vm.nim
+++ b/compiler/vm.nim
@@ -1644,10 +1644,22 @@ proc rawExecute(c: PCtx, start: int, tos: PStackFrame): TFullReg =
     of opcEqIdent:
       decodeBC(rkInt)
       # aliases for shorter and easier to understand code below
-      let aNode = regs[rb].node
-      let bNode = regs[rc].node
-      # these are cstring to prevent string copy, and cmpIgnoreStyle from
-      # takes cstring arguments
+      var aNode = regs[rb].node
+      var bNode = regs[rc].node
+      # Skipping both, `nkPostfix` and `nkAccQuoted` for both
+      # arguments.  `nkPostfix` exists only to tag exported symbols
+      # and therefor it can be safely skipped. Nim has no postfix
+      # operator. `nkAccQuoted` is used to quote an identifier that
+      # wouldn't be allowed to use in an unquoted context.
+      if aNode.kind == nkPostfix:
+        aNode = aNode[1]
+      if aNode.kind == nkAccQuoted:
+        aNode = aNode[0]
+      if bNode.kind == nkPostfix:
+        bNode = bNode[1]
+      if bNode.kind == nkAccQuoted:
+        bNode = bNode[0]
+      # These vars are of type `cstring` to prevent unnecessary string copy.
       var aStrVal: cstring = nil
       var bStrVal: cstring = nil
       # extract strVal from argument ``a``
@@ -1674,7 +1686,6 @@ proc rawExecute(c: PCtx, start: int, tos: PStackFrame): TFullReg =
         bStrVal = bNode[0].sym.name.s.cstring
       else:
         discard
-      # set result
       regs[ra].intVal =
         if aStrVal != nil and bStrVal != nil:
           ord(idents.cmpIgnoreStyle(aStrVal, bStrVal, high(int)) == 0)
diff --git a/lib/core/macros.nim b/lib/core/macros.nim
index 818b62a40..b513be403 100644
--- a/lib/core/macros.nim
+++ b/lib/core/macros.nim
@@ -1378,16 +1378,22 @@ when defined(nimVmEqIdent):
     ## Style insensitive comparison.
 
   proc eqIdent*(a: NimNode; b: string): bool {.magic: "EqIdent", noSideEffect.}
-    ## Style insensitive comparison.
-    ## ``a`` can be an identifier or a symbol.
+    ## Style insensitive comparison.  ``a`` can be an identifier or a
+    ## symbol. ``a`` may be wrapped in an export marker
+    ## (``nnkPostfix``) or quoted with backticks (``nnkAccQuoted``),
+    ## these nodes will be unwrapped.
 
   proc eqIdent*(a: string; b: NimNode): bool {.magic: "EqIdent", noSideEffect.}
-    ## Style insensitive comparison.
-    ## ``b`` can be an identifier or a symbol.
+    ## Style insensitive comparison.  ``b`` can be an identifier or a
+    ## symbol. ``b`` may be wrapped in an export marker
+    ## (``nnkPostfix``) or quoted with backticks (``nnkAccQuoted``),
+    ## these nodes will be unwrapped.
 
   proc eqIdent*(a: NimNode; b: NimNode): bool {.magic: "EqIdent", noSideEffect.}
-    ## Style insensitive comparison.
-    ## ``a`` and ``b`` can be an identifier or a symbol.
+    ## Style insensitive comparison.  ``a`` and ``b`` can be an
+    ## identifier or a symbol. Both may be wrapped in an export marker
+    ## (``nnkPostfix``) or quoted with backticks (``nnkAccQuoted``),
+    ## these nodes will be unwrapped.
 
 else:
   # this procedure is optimized for native code, it should not be compiled to nimVM bytecode.
diff --git a/tests/macros/tmacro1.nim b/tests/macros/tmacro1.nim
index 7e9120b65..18bbeb53d 100644
--- a/tests/macros/tmacro1.nim
+++ b/tests/macros/tmacro1.nim
@@ -77,6 +77,22 @@ static:
   assert    fooSym.eqIdent("fOO")
   assertNot fooSym.eqIdent("bar")
 
+  # eqIdent on exported and backtick quoted identifiers
+  let procName = ident("proc")
+  let quoted = nnkAccQuoted.newTree(procName)
+  let exported = nnkPostfix.newTree(ident"*", procName)
+  let exportedQuoted = nnkPostfix.newTree(ident"*", quoted)
+
+  let nodes = @[procName, quoted, exported, exportedQuoted]
+
+  for i in 0 ..< nodes.len:
+    for j in 0 ..< nodes.len:
+      doAssert eqIdent(nodes[i], nodes[j])
+
+  for node in nodes:
+    doAssert eqIdent(node, "proc")
+
+
   var empty: NimNode
   var myLit = newLit("str")