diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES.md b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
index 3cffd65b6..46ba4a7ab 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 - **Dropdown** - Added `showOnFocus` option
 - **Form** - Added placeholder color rules for IE, `ms-input-placeholder`
 - **Form** - Fix `errored field` dropdown keyboard selection color
+- **Form Validation** - `data-validate` now takes precedence over other validation matching schemes like `name` or `id`
 - **Form Validation** - Form validation now has `minCount`, `maxCount`, and `exactCount` for validating multiple selections
 - **Grid** - `celled grid` now removes internal cells on mobile and tablet when used with `doubling` grid responsive variation
 - **Grid** - `equal width` now works without `row` wrappers
diff --git a/src/definitions/behaviors/form.js b/src/definitions/behaviors/form.js
index 7fa4df42c..4826cba83 100644
--- a/src/definitions/behaviors/form.js
+++ b/src/definitions/behaviors/form.js
@@ -1115,15 +1115,15 @@ $.fn.form.settings = {
         $form = $(this),
         matchingValue
       ;
-      if($form.find('#' + fieldIdentifier).length > 0) {
+      if( $form.find('[data-validate="'+ fieldIdentifier +'"]').length > 0 ) {
+        matchingValue = $form.find('[data-validate="'+ fieldIdentifier +'"]').val();
+      }
+      else if($form.find('#' + fieldIdentifier).length > 0) {
         matchingValue = $form.find('#' + fieldIdentifier).val();
       }
       else if($form.find('[name="' + fieldIdentifier +'"]').length > 0) {
         matchingValue = $form.find('[name="' + fieldIdentifier + '"]').val();
       }
-      else if( $form.find('[data-validate="'+ fieldIdentifier +'"]').length > 0 ) {
-        matchingValue = $form.find('[data-validate="'+ fieldIdentifier +'"]').val();
-      }
       return (matchingValue !== undefined)
         ? ( value.toString() == matchingValue.toString() )
         : false