diff --git a/collects/redex/private/reduction-semantics.ss b/collects/redex/private/reduction-semantics.ss
index b914baafc5..c082c6546d 100644
--- a/collects/redex/private/reduction-semantics.ss
+++ b/collects/redex/private/reduction-semantics.ss
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@
                       ;; are (morally) the same as the compile-pattern-bindings
                       (bind-withs orig-name
                                   #'#t 
-                                  lang
+                                  #'lang-id2
                                   lang-nts
                                   sides/withs/freshs
                                   'predicate
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@
                                      (loop (cdr mtchs) acc)]))]))
                            other-matches)))))
                name
-               (λ (lang) (let (test-case-compile-pattern-bindings ...) `lhs-w/extras))
+               (λ (lang-id2) (let (test-case-compile-pattern-bindings ...) `lhs-w/extras))
                lhs-source
                case-id)))))))
   
diff --git a/collects/redex/private/tl-test.ss b/collects/redex/private/tl-test.ss
index bda6a715f0..e6c82aa862 100644
--- a/collects/redex/private/tl-test.ss
+++ b/collects/redex/private/tl-test.ss
@@ -1203,6 +1203,17 @@
          '(x y z))
         (list '(x1 y1 z1 x y z)))
   
+  ;; test that redex match can be used in a side-condition 
+  ;; with the same language that is used to define the 
+  ;; reduction relation.
+  (test (apply-reduction-relation
+         (reduction-relation
+          empty-language
+          (--> any_1 3
+               (side-condition (redex-match empty-language (any_1 any_2) (term any_1)))))
+         '(a b))
+        '(3))
+  
   (test (apply-reduction-relation
          (reduction-relation
           empty-language