diff --git a/src/reflect/all_test.go b/src/reflect/all_test.go
index 5df228db1a..352b2046e7 100644
--- a/src/reflect/all_test.go
+++ b/src/reflect/all_test.go
@@ -5019,6 +5019,8 @@ var nameTests = []nameTest{
 	{[]D1{}, ""},
 	{(chan D1)(nil), ""},
 	{(func() D1)(nil), ""},
+	{(<-chan D1)(nil), ""},
+	{(chan<- D1)(nil), ""},
 }
 
 func TestNames(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/src/reflect/set_test.go b/src/reflect/set_test.go
index a3b5af55c7..bc35c78e1b 100644
--- a/src/reflect/set_test.go
+++ b/src/reflect/set_test.go
@@ -194,11 +194,13 @@ var assignableTests = []struct {
 	{new(*int), new(IntPtr), true},
 	{new(IntPtr), new(*int), true},
 	{new(IntPtr), new(IntPtr1), false},
+	{new(Ch), new(<-chan interface{}), true},
 	// test runs implementsTests too
 }
 
 type IntPtr *int
 type IntPtr1 *int
+type Ch <-chan interface{}
 
 func TestAssignableTo(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tt := range append(assignableTests, implementsTests...) {
diff --git a/src/reflect/type.go b/src/reflect/type.go
index dd8084ed0f..425b275881 100644
--- a/src/reflect/type.go
+++ b/src/reflect/type.go
@@ -563,10 +563,14 @@ func (t *rtype) Name() string {
 	if hasPrefix(t.string, "chan ") {
 		return ""
 	}
+	if hasPrefix(t.string, "chan<-") {
+		return ""
+	}
 	if hasPrefix(t.string, "func(") {
 		return ""
 	}
-	if t.string[0] == '[' || t.string[0] == '*' {
+	switch t.string[0] {
+	case '[', '*', '<':
 		return ""
 	}
 	i := len(t.string) - 1
diff --git a/src/runtime/type.go b/src/runtime/type.go
index 18c6a32ecb..2312f819ea 100644
--- a/src/runtime/type.go
+++ b/src/runtime/type.go
@@ -42,10 +42,14 @@ func (t *_type) name() string {
 	if hasPrefix(t._string, "chan ") {
 		return ""
 	}
+	if hasPrefix(t._string, "chan<-") {
+		return ""
+	}
 	if hasPrefix(t._string, "func(") {
 		return ""
 	}
-	if t._string[0] == '[' || t._string[0] == '*' {
+	switch t._string[0] {
+	case '[', '*', '<':
 		return ""
 	}
 	i := len(t._string) - 1