diff --git a/src/analysis/context.ml b/src/analysis/context.ml
index 34259f79af..829e7f959c 100644
--- a/src/analysis/context.ml
+++ b/src/analysis/context.ml
@@ -131,22 +131,34 @@ let inspect_browse_tree ?disambiguate ~cursor lid browse : t option =
     let node = Browse_tree.of_browse enclosings in
     log ~title:"inspect_context" "current enclosing node is: %s"
       (string_of_node node.Browse_tree.t_node);
-    match node.Browse_tree.t_node with
-    | Pattern p -> inspect_pattern ~cursor ~lid p
-    | Value_description _
-    | Type_declaration _
-    | Extension_constructor _
-    | Module_binding_name _
-    | Module_declaration_name _
-    | Label_declaration _
-    | Constructor_declaration _ -> None
-    | Module_expr _ | Open_description _ -> Some Module_path
-    | Module_type _ -> Some Module_type
-    | Core_type { ctyp_desc = Ttyp_package _; _ } -> Some Module_type
-    | Core_type _ -> Some Type
-    | Record_field (_, lbl, _) when Longident.last lid = lbl.lbl_name ->
-      (* if we stopped here, then we're on the label itself, and whether or
-            not punning is happening is not important *)
-      Some (Label lbl)
-    | Expression e -> Some (inspect_expression ~cursor ~lid e)
-    | _ -> Some Unknown)
+
+    let declared_name =
+      match node.Browse_tree.t_node with
+      | Value_description vd -> Some vd.val_name.txt
+      | Type_declaration td -> Some td.typ_name.txt
+      | _ -> None
+    in
+
+    match declared_name with
+    | Some name when name = Longident.last lid -> None
+    | Some _ -> Some Unknown
+    | None -> (
+      match node.Browse_tree.t_node with
+      | Pattern p -> inspect_pattern ~cursor ~lid p
+      | Value_description _
+      | Type_declaration _
+      | Extension_constructor _
+      | Module_binding_name _
+      | Module_declaration_name _
+      | Label_declaration _
+      | Constructor_declaration _ -> None
+      | Module_expr _ | Open_description _ -> Some Module_path
+      | Module_type _ -> Some Module_type
+      | Core_type { ctyp_desc = Ttyp_package _; _ } -> Some Module_type
+      | Core_type _ -> Some Type
+      | Record_field (_, lbl, _) when Longident.last lid = lbl.lbl_name ->
+        (* if we stopped here, then we're on the label itself, and whether or
+           not punning is happening is not important *)
+        Some (Label lbl)
+      | Expression e -> Some (inspect_expression ~cursor ~lid e)
+      | _ -> Some Unknown))
diff --git a/tests/test-dirs/locate/issue2033.t b/tests/test-dirs/locate/issue2033.t
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c908afed5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test-dirs/locate/issue2033.t
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+  $ cat >main.mli <<EOF
+  > type typ =
+  >   | A
+  >   | B
+  >   | C
+  > 
+  > val string_of_type : typ -> string
+  > EOF
+
+  $ $MERLIN single locate -prefix typ -position 6:10 -context unknown -look-for mli -filename main.mli <main.mli
+  {
+    "class": "return",
+    "value": {
+      "file": "$TESTCASE_ROOT/main.mli",
+      "pos": {
+        "line": 1,
+        "col": 5
+      }
+    },
+    "notifications": []
+  }
+
+  $ $MERLIN single locate -prefix string_of_type -position 6:10 -context unknown -look-for mli -filename main.mli <main.mli
+  {
+    "class": "return",
+    "value": "Already at definition point",
+    "notifications": []
+  }
+
+
+  $ cat >main.mli <<EOF
+  > type first = A
+  > type second = first
+  > EOF
+
+  $ $MERLIN single locate -prefix first -position 2:6 -context unknown -look-for mli -filename main.mli <main.mli
+  {
+    "class": "return",
+    "value": {
+      "file": "$TESTCASE_ROOT/main.mli",
+      "pos": {
+        "line": 1,
+        "col": 5
+      }
+    },
+    "notifications": []
+  }
+