diff --git a/Tests/images/variation_adobe_name.png b/Tests/images/variation_adobe_name.png
index 11ceaf6e65b..5168e04b99b 100644
Binary files a/Tests/images/variation_adobe_name.png and b/Tests/images/variation_adobe_name.png differ
diff --git a/Tests/test_imagefont.py b/Tests/test_imagefont.py
index 16da87d469a..e4e3853fc2c 100644
--- a/Tests/test_imagefont.py
+++ b/Tests/test_imagefont.py
@@ -769,12 +769,14 @@ def test_variation_set_by_name(self):
         self._check_text(font, "Tests/images/variation_adobe.png", 11)
         for name in ["Bold", b"Bold"]:
             font.set_variation_by_name(name)
-        self._check_text(font, "Tests/images/variation_adobe_name.png", 11)
+            assert font.getname()[1] == "Bold"
+        self._check_text(font, "Tests/images/variation_adobe_name.png", 29)
 
         font = ImageFont.truetype("Tests/fonts/TINY5x3GX.ttf", 36)
         self._check_text(font, "Tests/images/variation_tiny.png", 40)
         for name in ["200", b"200"]:
             font.set_variation_by_name(name)
+            assert font.getname()[1] == "200"
         self._check_text(font, "Tests/images/variation_tiny_name.png", 40)
 
     def test_variation_set_by_axes(self):
diff --git a/src/PIL/ImageFont.py b/src/PIL/ImageFont.py
index a3b711c6077..9a12ba48d2b 100644
--- a/src/PIL/ImageFont.py
+++ b/src/PIL/ImageFont.py
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@ def set_variation_by_name(self, name):
         names = self.get_variation_names()
         if not isinstance(name, bytes):
             name = name.encode()
-        index = names.index(name)
+        index = names.index(name) + 1
 
         if index == getattr(self, "_last_variation_index", None):
             # When the same name is set twice in a row,