diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/enum_variants.rs b/clippy_lints/src/enum_variants.rs
index ea7a378de22..b3dd275f668 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/enum_variants.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/enum_variants.rs
@@ -264,8 +264,17 @@ impl EarlyLintPass for EnumVariantNames {
                         let matching = partial_match(mod_camel, &item_camel);
                         let rmatching = partial_rmatch(mod_camel, &item_camel);
                         let nchars = mod_camel.chars().count();
+
+                        let is_word_beginning = |c: char| {
+                            c == '_' || c.is_uppercase() || c.is_numeric()
+                        };
+
                         if matching == nchars {
-                            span_lint(cx, STUTTER, item.span, "item name starts with its containing module's name");
+                            match item_camel.chars().nth(nchars) {
+                                Some(c) if is_word_beginning(c) =>
+                                    span_lint(cx, STUTTER, item.span, "item name starts with its containing module's name"),
+                                _ => ()
+                            }
                         }
                         if rmatching == nchars {
                             span_lint(cx, STUTTER, item.span, "item name ends with its containing module's name");
diff --git a/tests/ui/stutter.rs b/tests/ui/stutter.rs
index 24612fd3b3e..761339b0a8e 100644
--- a/tests/ui/stutter.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/stutter.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ mod foo {
     pub fn bar_foo() {}
     pub struct FooCake {}
     pub enum CakeFoo {}
+    pub struct Foo7Bar;
+
+    // Should not warn
+    pub struct Foobar;
 }
 
 fn main() {}
diff --git a/tests/ui/stutter.stderr b/tests/ui/stutter.stderr
index 38cbcaa32f5..e6465a2bce9 100644
--- a/tests/ui/stutter.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/stutter.stderr
@@ -24,3 +24,9 @@ error: item name ends with its containing module's name
 11 |     pub enum CakeFoo {}
    |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
+error: item name starts with its containing module's name
+  --> $DIR/stutter.rs:12:5
+   |
+12 |     pub struct Foo7Bar;
+   |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+