diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 6b53c6eb3..52745c9e3 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -240,6 +240,8 @@
    to Paul-Gheorghe Barbu).
  + Fixed bug #901, which was preventing multiple IDs and UUIDs from being used
    as a filter (thanks to Bryce Harrington).
+ + Fixed bug #906, which caused problems with inverted project matching (thanks
+   to Uli Martens).
  + Fixed bug #910, which caused unexpected behavior when duplicating a recurring
    task (thanks to Jennifer Cormier).
  + Fixed bug #917, which mis-encoded quotes (thanks to Uli Martens).
diff --git a/src/A3.cpp b/src/A3.cpp
index 891e97c7d..5c3bb0010 100644
--- a/src/A3.cpp
+++ b/src/A3.cpp
@@ -1341,8 +1341,8 @@ bool A3::is_attmod (Nibbler& n, Arg& arg)
 // TODO Need more things recognized before it falls through to getUntilEOS.
 //              n.getDate     (context.config.get ("dateformat"), date)  ||
 //              need Duration too.
-              n.getName     (value)       ||
               n.getUntilWS  (value)       ||
+              n.getName     (value)       ||
               n.getUntilEOS (value)       ||  // Redundant?
               n.depleted ())
           {
@@ -1355,7 +1355,7 @@ bool A3::is_attmod (Nibbler& n, Arg& arg)
 */
 
             arg._raw      = name + '.' + modifier + ':' + value;
-            Column* col = context.columns[name];
+            Column* col   = context.columns[name];
             arg._type     = col ? Arg::type_id (col->type ()) : Arg::type_pseudo;
             arg._category = Arg::cat_attmod;
             return true;
diff --git a/test/bug.906.t b/test/bug.906.t
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..7e6d1d031
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/bug.906.t
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+#! /usr/bin/perl
+################################################################################
+## taskwarrior - a command line task list manager.
+##
+## Copyright 2006-2012, Paul Beckingham, Federico Hernandez.
+##
+## Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+## of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+## in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+## to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+## copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+## furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+##
+## The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
+## in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+##
+## THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
+## OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+## FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+## THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+## LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+## OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+## SOFTWARE.
+##
+## http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php
+##
+################################################################################
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+use Test::More tests => 17;
+
+# Create the rc file.
+if (open my $fh, '>', 'bug.rc')
+{
+  print $fh "data.location=.\n",
+            "confirmation=off\n";
+  close $fh;
+  ok (-r 'bug.rc', 'Created bug.rc');
+}
+
+# Bug 906: escaping runs amok
+qx{../src/task rc:bug.rc add zero};
+qx{../src/task rc:bug.rc add one  pro:a.b};
+qx{../src/task rc:bug.rc add two  pro:a};
+my $output = qx{../src/task rc:bug.rc list};
+like   ($output, qr/zero/, 'list - zero included');
+like   ($output, qr/one/,  'list - one included');
+like   ($output, qr/two/,  'list - two included');
+
+$output = qx{../src/task rc:bug.rc list pro:a};
+unlike ($output, qr/zero/, 'list - zero excluded');
+like   ($output, qr/one/,  'list - one included');
+like   ($output, qr/two/,  'list - two included');
+
+$output = qx{../src/task rc:bug.rc list pro:a.b};
+unlike ($output, qr/zero/, 'list - zero included');
+like   ($output, qr/one/,  'list - one excluded');
+unlike ($output, qr/two/,  'list - two included');
+
+$output = qx{../src/task rc:bug.rc list pro.not:a};
+like   ($output, qr/zero/, 'list - zero included');
+unlike ($output, qr/one/,  'list - one excluded');
+unlike ($output, qr/two/,  'list - two excluded');
+
+$output = qx{../src/task rc:bug.rc list pro.not:a.b};
+like   ($output, qr/zero/, 'list - zero included');
+unlike ($output, qr/one/,  'list - one excluded');
+like   ($output, qr/two/,  'list - two included');
+
+# Cleanup.
+unlink qw(pending.data completed.data undo.data backlog.data synch.key bug.rc);
+ok (! -r 'pending.data'   &&
+    ! -r 'completed.data' &&
+    ! -r 'undo.data'      &&
+    ! -r 'backlog.data'   &&
+    ! -r 'synch.key'      &&
+    ! -r 'bug.rc', 'Cleanup');
+
+exit 0;
+