diff --git a/src/buildstream/_stream.py b/src/buildstream/_stream.py
index a475bdb41..e6fe53d60 100644
--- a/src/buildstream/_stream.py
+++ b/src/buildstream/_stream.py
@@ -1152,8 +1152,9 @@ def workspace_reset(self, targets, *, soft):
 
         nonexisting = []
         for element in elements:
-            if not self.workspace_exists(element.name):
-                nonexisting.append(element.name)
+            name = element._get_full_name()
+            if not self.workspace_exists(name):
+                nonexisting.append(name)
         if nonexisting:
             raise StreamError("Workspace does not exist", detail="\n".join(nonexisting))
 
diff --git a/tests/frontend/workspace.py b/tests/frontend/workspace.py
index 8372a17cd..e243dec54 100644
--- a/tests/frontend/workspace.py
+++ b/tests/frontend/workspace.py
@@ -556,6 +556,32 @@ def test_reset_soft(cli, tmpdir, datafiles):
     assert key_1 != key_3
 
 
+@pytest.mark.datafiles(DATA_DIR)
+def test_reset_junction_workspace(cli, tmpdir, datafiles):
+    project = str(datafiles)
+    workspace = os.path.join(str(tmpdir), "junction-workspace")
+    target = "nested.bst:import-etc.bst"
+
+    _yaml.roundtrip_dump(
+        {"kind": "junction", "sources": [{"kind": "local", "path": "files/sub-project"}]},
+        os.path.join(project, "elements", "nested.bst"),
+    )
+
+    result = cli.run(project=project, args=["workspace", "open", "--directory", workspace, target])
+    result.assert_success()
+
+    result = cli.run(project=project, args=["workspace", "reset", target])
+    result.assert_success()
+
+    result = cli.run(project=project, args=["workspace", "list"])
+    result.assert_success()
+    loaded = _yaml.load_data(result.output)
+    workspaces = loaded.get_sequence("workspaces")
+    assert len(workspaces) == 1
+    space = workspaces.mapping_at(0)
+    assert space.get_str("element") == target
+
+
 @pytest.mark.datafiles(DATA_DIR)
 def test_reset_multiple(cli, tmpdir, datafiles):
     # Open the workspaces