diff --git a/packages/survey-core/src/question_matrixdropdown.ts b/packages/survey-core/src/question_matrixdropdown.ts
index ebcedef40a..ae130ffbb8 100644
--- a/packages/survey-core/src/question_matrixdropdown.ts
+++ b/packages/survey-core/src/question_matrixdropdown.ts
@@ -99,19 +99,19 @@ export class QuestionMatrixDropdownModel extends QuestionMatrixDropdownModelBase
     var res = {};
     if (!rows) return res;
     for (var i = 0; i < rows.length; i++) {
-      var rowValue = rows[i].rowName;
-      var val = value[rowValue];
+      var rowName = rows[i].rowName;
+      var val = value[rowName];
       if (!val) continue;
       if (keysAsText) {
         var displayRowValue = ItemValue.getTextOrHtmlByValue(
           this.rows,
-          rowValue
+          rowName
         );
         if (!!displayRowValue) {
-          rowValue = displayRowValue;
+          rowName = displayRowValue;
         }
       }
-      (<any>res)[rowValue] = this.getRowDisplayValue(keysAsText, rows[i], val);
+      (<any>res)[rowName] = this.getRowDisplayValue(keysAsText, rows[i], val);
     }
     return res;
   }
@@ -162,10 +162,10 @@ export class QuestionMatrixDropdownModel extends QuestionMatrixDropdownModelBase
     }
     super.clearGeneratedRows();
   }
-  private getRowValueForCreation(val: any, rowValue: any): any {
-    const res = val[rowValue];
+  private getRowValueForCreation(val: any, rowName: any): any {
+    const res = val[rowName];
     if(!res) return res;
-    const names = this.defaultValuesInRows[rowValue];
+    const names = this.defaultValuesInRows[rowName];
     if(!Array.isArray(names) || names.length === 0) return res;
     names.forEach(name => {
       delete res[name];
@@ -207,8 +207,8 @@ export class QuestionMatrixDropdownModel extends QuestionMatrixDropdownModelBase
     if(!val) val = {};
     for(var i = 0; i < this.rows.length; i ++) {
       const row = this.rows[i];
-      const rowValue = val[row.value];
-      this.updateProgressInfoByRow(res, !!rowValue ? rowValue : {});
+      const rowName = val[row.value];
+      this.updateProgressInfoByRow(res, !!rowName ? rowName : {});
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/survey-core/src/question_matrixdropdownbase.ts b/packages/survey-core/src/question_matrixdropdownbase.ts
index 9b67e0e12b..fa0f356d7b 100644
--- a/packages/survey-core/src/question_matrixdropdownbase.ts
+++ b/packages/survey-core/src/question_matrixdropdownbase.ts
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ class MatrixDropdownRowTextProcessor extends QuestionTextProcessor {
       textValue.value = this.row.rowIndex;
       return true;
     }
-    if (textValue.name == MatrixDropdownRowModelBase.RowValueVariableName) {
+    if ([MatrixDropdownRowModelBase.RowValueVariableName, MatrixDropdownRowModelBase.RowNameVariableName].indexOf(textValue.name) > -1) {
       textValue.isExists = true;
       textValue.value = this.row.rowName;
       return true;
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ export class MatrixDropdownRowModelBase implements ISurveyData, ISurveyImpl, ILo
   public static OwnerVariableName = "self";
   public static IndexVariableName = "rowIndex";
   public static RowValueVariableName = "rowValue";
+  public static RowNameVariableName = "rowName";
 
   private static idCounter: number = 1;
   private static getId(): string {
@@ -412,6 +413,7 @@ export class MatrixDropdownRowModelBase implements ISurveyData, ISurveyImpl, ILo
   private applyRowVariablesToValues(res: any, rowIndex: number): void {
     res[MatrixDropdownRowModelBase.IndexVariableName] = rowIndex;
     res[MatrixDropdownRowModelBase.RowValueVariableName] = this.rowName;
+    res[MatrixDropdownRowModelBase.RowNameVariableName] = this.rowName;
   }
   public runCondition(values: HashTable<any>, properties: HashTable<any>, rowsVisibleIf?: string): void {
     if(!this.data) return;
diff --git a/packages/survey-core/tests/question_matrixdynamictests.ts b/packages/survey-core/tests/question_matrixdynamictests.ts
index 147f0edd00..e34461bbba 100644
--- a/packages/survey-core/tests/question_matrixdynamictests.ts
+++ b/packages/survey-core/tests/question_matrixdynamictests.ts
@@ -2656,7 +2656,7 @@ QUnit.test("rowValue variable, in text processing", function (assert) {
   );
 });
 QUnit.test("rowValue variable in expression", function (assert) {
-  var json = {
+  var survey = new SurveyModel({
     elements: [
       {
         type: "matrixdropdown",
@@ -2667,22 +2667,30 @@ QUnit.test("rowValue variable in expression", function (assert) {
         rows: ["Row 1", "Row 2"],
       },
     ],
-  };
-  var survey = new SurveyModel(json);
-  var question = <QuestionMatrixDynamicModel>survey.getQuestionByName("q1");
-  var rows = question.visibleRows;
-  assert.equal(
-    rows[0].cells[0].question.value,
-    "Row 1",
-    "The first row has rowValue 'Row 1'"
-  );
-  assert.equal(
-    rows[1].cells[0].question.value,
-    "Row 2",
-    "The first row has rowValue 'Row 2'"
-  );
+  });
+  const question = <QuestionMatrixDynamicModel>survey.getQuestionByName("q1");
+  const rows = question.visibleRows;
+  assert.equal(rows[0].cells[0].question.value, "Row 1", "The first row has rowValue 'Row 1'");
+  assert.equal(rows[1].cells[0].question.value, "Row 2", "The first row has rowValue 'Row 2'");
+});
+QUnit.test("rowName variable in expression", function (assert) {
+  var survey = new SurveyModel({
+    elements: [
+      {
+        type: "matrixdropdown",
+        name: "q1",
+        columns: [
+          { name: "column1", cellType: "expression", expression: "{rowName}" },
+        ],
+        rows: ["Row 1", "Row 2"],
+      },
+    ],
+  });
+  const question = <QuestionMatrixDynamicModel>survey.getQuestionByName("q1");
+  const rows = question.visibleRows;
+  assert.equal(rows[0].cells[0].question.value, "Row 1", "The first row has rowName 'Row 1'");
+  assert.equal(rows[1].cells[0].question.value, "Row 2", "The first row has rowName 'Row 2'");
 });
-
 QUnit.test("row property in custom function", function (assert) {
   var rowCustomFunc = function (params: any) {
     var val = this.row.getValue(params[0]);