diff --git a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/config/ConstructorArgumentValues.java b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/config/ConstructorArgumentValues.java
index 9a57c7aef3..6f7d2d904a 100644
--- a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/config/ConstructorArgumentValues.java
+++ b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/config/ConstructorArgumentValues.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2013 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2016 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ public class ConstructorArgumentValues {
 	 * @param requiredType the type to match (can be {@code null} to match
 	 * untyped values only)
 	 * @param requiredName the type to match (can be {@code null} to match
-	 * unnamed values only)
+	 * unnamed values only, or empty String to match any name)
 	 * @return the ValueHolder for the argument, or {@code null} if none set
 	 */
 	public ValueHolder getIndexedArgumentValue(int index, Class<?> requiredType, String requiredName) {
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ public class ConstructorArgumentValues {
 		if (valueHolder != null &&
 				(valueHolder.getType() == null ||
 						(requiredType != null && ClassUtils.matchesTypeName(requiredType, valueHolder.getType()))) &&
-				(valueHolder.getName() == null ||
+				(valueHolder.getName() == null || "".equals(requiredName) ||
 						(requiredName != null && requiredName.equals(valueHolder.getName())))) {
 			return valueHolder;
 		}
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ public class ConstructorArgumentValues {
 	 * @param requiredType the type to match (can be {@code null} to find
 	 * an arbitrary next generic argument value)
 	 * @param requiredName the name to match (can be {@code null} to not
-	 * match argument values by name)
+	 * match argument values by name, or empty String to match any name)
 	 * @param usedValueHolders a Set of ValueHolder objects that have already been used
 	 * in the current resolution process and should therefore not be returned again
 	 * @return the ValueHolder for the argument, or {@code null} if none found
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ public class ConstructorArgumentValues {
 			if (usedValueHolders != null && usedValueHolders.contains(valueHolder)) {
 				continue;
 			}
-			if (valueHolder.getName() != null &&
+			if (valueHolder.getName() != null && !"".equals(requiredName) &&
 					(requiredName == null || !valueHolder.getName().equals(requiredName))) {
 				continue;
 			}
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ public class ConstructorArgumentValues {
 	 * @param requiredType the parameter type to match (can be {@code null}
 	 * to find an untyped argument value)
 	 * @param requiredName the parameter name to match (can be {@code null}
-	 * to find an unnamed argument value)
+	 * to find an unnamed argument value, or empty String to match any name)
 	 * @param usedValueHolders a Set of ValueHolder objects that have already
 	 * been used in the current resolution process and should therefore not
 	 * be returned again (allowing to return the next generic argument match
diff --git a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/ConstructorResolver.java b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/ConstructorResolver.java
index ff7d4d8b07..00437ae86b 100644
--- a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/ConstructorResolver.java
+++ b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/ConstructorResolver.java
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ class ConstructorResolver {
 
 		for (int paramIndex = 0; paramIndex < paramTypes.length; paramIndex++) {
 			Class<?> paramType = paramTypes[paramIndex];
-			String paramName = (paramNames != null ? paramNames[paramIndex] : null);
+			String paramName = (paramNames != null ? paramNames[paramIndex] : "");
 			// Try to find matching constructor argument value, either indexed or generic.
 			ConstructorArgumentValues.ValueHolder valueHolder =
 					resolvedValues.getArgumentValue(paramIndex, paramType, paramName, usedValueHolders);
diff --git a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/xml/XmlBeanFactoryTests.java b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/xml/XmlBeanFactoryTests.java
index 88d1cb09f3..e526b0d001 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/xml/XmlBeanFactoryTests.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/xml/XmlBeanFactoryTests.java
@@ -1612,12 +1612,14 @@ public class XmlBeanFactoryTests {
 		assertEquals(0, ((String[]) bean.array).length);
 	}
 
-	@Test @Ignore  // TODO: SPR-13987
+	@Test
 	public void testConstructorWithUnresolvableParameterName() {
 		DefaultListableBeanFactory xbf = new DefaultListableBeanFactory();
 		new XmlBeanDefinitionReader(xbf).loadBeanDefinitions(CONSTRUCTOR_ARG_CONTEXT);
 		AtomicInteger bean = (AtomicInteger) xbf.getBean("constructorUnresolvableName");
 		assertEquals(1, bean.get());
+		bean = (AtomicInteger) xbf.getBean("constructorUnresolvableNameWithIndex");
+		assertEquals(1, bean.get());
 	}
 
 	@Test
diff --git a/spring-context/src/test/resources/org/springframework/beans/factory/xml/XmlBeanFactoryTests-constructorArg.xml b/spring-context/src/test/resources/org/springframework/beans/factory/xml/XmlBeanFactoryTests-constructorArg.xml
index b26bee540a..d7241c9c92 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/test/resources/org/springframework/beans/factory/xml/XmlBeanFactoryTests-constructorArg.xml
+++ b/spring-context/src/test/resources/org/springframework/beans/factory/xml/XmlBeanFactoryTests-constructorArg.xml
@@ -231,4 +231,8 @@
 		<constructor-arg name="initialValue" value="1"/>
 	</bean>
 
+	<bean id="constructorUnresolvableNameWithIndex" class="java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger" scope="prototype">
+		<constructor-arg index="0" name="initialValue" value="1"/>
+	</bean>
+
 </beans>