diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/crate.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/crate.py
index f091200dd9..2889e39c73 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/crate.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/crate.py
@@ -56,8 +56,10 @@ class Crate(Wget):
         if len(parts) < 5:
             raise bb.fetch2.ParameterError("Invalid URL: Must be crate://HOST/NAME/VERSION", ud.url)
 
-        # last field is version
-        version = parts[len(parts) - 1]
+        # version is expected to be the last token
+        # but ignore possible url parameters which will be used
+        # by the top fetcher class
+        version, _, _ = parts[len(parts) -1].partition(";")
         # second to last field is name
         name = parts[len(parts) - 2]
         # host (this is to allow custom crate registries to be specified
@@ -69,7 +71,8 @@ class Crate(Wget):
 
         ud.url = "https://%s/%s/%s/download" % (host, name, version)
         ud.parm['downloadfilename'] = "%s-%s.crate" % (name, version)
-        ud.parm['name'] = name
+        if 'name' not in ud.parm:
+            ud.parm['name'] = name
 
         logger.debug2("Fetching %s to %s" % (ud.url, ud.parm['downloadfilename']))
 
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/tests/fetch.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/tests/fetch.py
index 73eefc5938..1533d52b1e 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/tests/fetch.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/tests/fetch.py
@@ -2384,6 +2384,30 @@ class CrateTest(FetcherTest):
         self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(self.tempdir + "/cargo_home/bitbake/glob-0.2.11/.cargo-checksum.json"))
         self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(self.tempdir + "/cargo_home/bitbake/glob-0.2.11/src/lib.rs"))
 
+    @skipIfNoNetwork()
+    def test_crate_url_params(self):
+
+        uri = "crate://crates.io/aho-corasick/0.7.20;name=aho-corasick-renamed"
+        self.d.setVar('SRC_URI', uri)
+
+        uris = self.d.getVar('SRC_URI').split()
+        d = self.d
+
+        fetcher = bb.fetch2.Fetch(uris, self.d)
+        ud = fetcher.ud[fetcher.urls[0]]
+
+        self.assertIn("name", ud.parm)
+        self.assertEqual(ud.parm["name"], "aho-corasick-renamed")
+        self.assertIn("downloadfilename", ud.parm)
+        self.assertEqual(ud.parm["downloadfilename"], "aho-corasick-0.7.20.crate")
+
+        fetcher.download()
+        fetcher.unpack(self.tempdir)
+        self.assertEqual(sorted(os.listdir(self.tempdir)), ['cargo_home', 'download' , 'unpacked'])
+        self.assertEqual(sorted(os.listdir(self.tempdir + "/download")), ['aho-corasick-0.7.20.crate', 'aho-corasick-0.7.20.crate.done'])
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(self.tempdir + "/cargo_home/bitbake/aho-corasick-0.7.20/.cargo-checksum.json"))
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(self.tempdir + "/cargo_home/bitbake/aho-corasick-0.7.20/src/lib.rs"))
+
     @skipIfNoNetwork()
     def test_crate_url_multi(self):