diff --git a/command/acl/acl_helpers.go b/command/acl/acl_helpers.go
index b07a819b8726..ac1f1c0e99a7 100644
--- a/command/acl/acl_helpers.go
+++ b/command/acl/acl_helpers.go
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ func GetTokenAccessorIDFromPartial(client *api.Client, partialAccessorID string)
 
 func GetPolicyIDFromPartial(client *api.Client, partialID string) (string, error) {
 	// try the builtin policies (by name) first
+	for _, policy := range structs.ACLBuiltinPolicies {
+		if partialID == policy.Name {
+			return policy.ID, nil
+		}
+	}
+
 	if policy, ok := structs.ACLBuiltinPolicies[partialID]; ok {
 		return policy.ID, nil
 	}